obituaries

Nov 24, 2023

Stanley Joseph Klekar of Brenham, Texas passed away on November 24, 2023, at the age of 72.  He was born on August 14th to Frankie P. and Lucille Klekar.  Stanley graduated from St. Paul Catholic High School in Shiner, was a veteran of the Army and a parishioner of St. Mary's Immaculate Conception in Brenham.

Stanley was...

Nov 20, 2023

Doris Faye Allee passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on November 20, 2023, at the age of 86.  She was born on July 17,1937, in Vienna, Lavaca County, Texas, to Daniel and Mary Lucille Kelley.

Doris married J. W. (Dub) Allee on August 31,1957, at the First Baptist Church in Hallettsville, TX.  She and...

Oct 8, 2023

Sharon Ruth Grahmann, 79, of Rock Island, passed away peacefully October 8, 2023.  She was born August 5, 1944, to Ruth & Lawrence Grubert in Yoakum, Texas.  She was preceded in death by her parents and granddaughter, Cecilia Grahmann.

Sharon is survived by:  her husband of 58 years, Fred Grahmann; her children, Tina Stavinoha (Leroy), Michael Grahmann...

Sep 30, 2023

Lena Partida, 92, of Hallettsville, passed away September 30, 2023.  She was born on July 6, 1931, to Martin and Felipa Rivera Aldaco, in Hallettsville, TX.  She married Lupe Partida on June 13, 1949, in Hallettsville.  She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Lena adored her family. She loved to take rides through the country...

Sep 13, 2023

Reta East (ORetabelle Mary Goodrich, Connor, East), 102 years old, of Hallettsville, died peacefully at her residence at the Hallettsville Rehab and Nursing Home on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

Reta was born in Sour Lake, Texas, to Arthur Butler Goodrich & Marie Benoit Goodrich on July 30, 1921.  She spent much of her early years in the...

Sep 3, 2023

Larry John Kopecky, 72, of Washington, TX, passed away September 3, 2023.  He was born on August 28, 1951, to Fred F. & Tonie Pekar Kopecky, in Yoakum, TX.  He graduated from Spring Branch High School in 1970.  After graduating, he went to work for Cameron Iron Works and then Texas Department of Transportation, where he retired after thirty-five...

Aug 28, 2023

Mildred Lillian Davenport Boethel, age 103 years and 8 months, of Hallettsville, Texas, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, in Beehive Homes Assisted Living Center of Spring, Texas. where she had been residing since December 2022.

Mildred was born on December 23, 1919, in Vienna, Lavaca County, Texas to Albert and Mary Jane Davenport.  She grew up...

Aug 16, 2023

Bert Hermes, 70, of Lake Jackson, was called to the Lord on August 16, 2023, in Lake Jackson, TX.  He was born on October 10, 1952, to Hubert Hermes & Lelia Faye Hermes, in Glasgow, Montana.  He graduated from Calhoun High School in 1971.  He attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1975.  ...

Aug 11, 2023

Jerry Allen Stokley, 75, of Columbus, passed away August 11, 2023.  He was born on March 11, 1948, to Alfred L. & Zelda Daughenty Stokley, in Nome, TX.  He was married to Elizabeth Conard.

Jerry served in the U.S. Navy from1968 to 1973, and was honorable discharged.  He received the National Defense and Vietnam Service Medals.

Aug 10, 2023

Helen Pavliska Bender of El Campo, passed away on August 10, 2023, at the age of 91, just 1 day shy of 92.  She was born August 11, 1931, in Lavaca County, to John & Martha Frazer Pavliska Sr.

Helen was a hard worker who attended church regularly and believed in God.  She was a stay-at-home mom...

Aug 8, 2023

Raydelle Mitchell Anderson, 74, of Hallettsville passed away Tuesday August 8, 2023.

Raydelle was born December 25, 1948, in Williamsburg, Lavaca County Texas to Ray and Berline Mitchell.

Raydelle graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1967.  She moved to Houston.  After moving back home she worked doing Home Health with the elderly.  She was very...

Aug 7, 2023

Jo Anne Matula, 70, of Hallettsville, passed away August 7, 2023.  She was born on July 30, 1953, to William & Lou Ann Myers Luehrmann Sr., in Dallas, TX.  She married Anthony Matula on August 31, 1985, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Hallettsville.  She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Jo Anne is survived...

Aug 5, 2023

Tiffany Pfuhl passed away August 5, 2023, at the age of 48, after a brief medical condition.  She was born on April 9, 1975, to Oscar Lee Nagelmueller & Margaret "Larson" Nagelmueller.  She attended Hallettsville High School and graduated in 1993.

Tiffany worked at the local Dairy Queen in Hallettsville, where she met and later married Ronald...

Jul 26, 2023

Rita Mae Grahmann Kominczak, 72, of Houston, passed away unexpectedly in the late afternoon of July 26, 2023.  She was born in Hallettsville, Texas, on July 9, 1951, to the late Alois & Lucille Grahmann, as the second in their family of thirteen children.  She grew up on the family farm helping her parents with the daily tasks that...

Jul 25, 2023

Sylvester Enrique Garza (Uncle Vester), 70, of Hallettsville, passed away July 25, 2023, after a long battle with heart and lung disease.  He was born at home on December 31, 1952, to Henry and Elvira Garza in Hallettsville.  He attended Ezzell School and later attended Hallettsville High School.  He joined the Job Corps in San Marcos and trained to...

Jul 23, 2023

Gladys Devall, age 90, of Hallettsville, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023; in the Guadalupe Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Seguin where she had been residing since October 2022.

Gladys Schaefer Devall was born March 27, 1933, at Appelt's Hill to Alfred and Vera Schultz Schaefer.  She attended grade school at New Kinkler and Pleasant Grove....

Jul 21, 2023

Jerome Stanley Pesek, 85, of Hallettsville, passed away July 21, 2023.  He was born on August 9, 1937, to the late Charles & Bohdanka Pesek, in St. Mary's Community.  He served 2 years in the United States Army and was stationed at Ellison Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska.  After serving in the army, he returned to Hallettsville and...

Jul 15, 2023

Rubie Allene Crandall, 89, of Hallettsville, passed away, July 15, 2023; she was known as "Cookie" by all those who loved her.  She was born on September 29, 1933, to Jack & Nora Pohl Guthrie in Hallettsville.  She was Valedictorian of her Hallettsville High School class of 1951.

Cookie met her husband, Bill, who was a veterinarian...

Jul 12, 2023

Kenneth Wayne Mau, 51, of Houston, passed away July 12, 2023.  He was born on September 29, 1971, to Rubin & Jeanette Cinadr Mau, in Houston.  He was an only child.

Kenneth graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in 1990.  Things Kenneth like doing includes; watching all sports such as football, basketball and wresting.  Listening to various...

Jul 11, 2023

Susan Evans, 57, of Houston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, July 11, 2023, it was the greatest sadness to the Flood family.  She was born on May 4, 1966, to Henry & Catherine McMillion Flood, in South Shields, England.  Her family then moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where she lived for seven years, until her family immigrated to...