obituaries

Nov 21, 2007

Mr. J.D. Ashley Jr., 78, of Sheridan, died Nov. 21, 2007. He was born Dec. 1, 1928 to J.D. & Ivy McFarland Ashley Sr. in Ganado. He married Theresa Morgan Ashley on Oct. 5, 1998 in Galveston. He was a practicing Baptist.

J.D. is survived by is wife Theresa of Sheridan, son John Charles Ashley of Shiner, daughter Vickie...

Nov 20, 2007

Mrs. Dorothy Kutach Beyer Havran, 71, of Houston, died Nov. 20, 2007. She was born April 26, 1936 to John F. & Jenovefa Recek Kutach in Wied, Texas. She grew up on their family farm in the Wied Community with her parents, one sister Henrietta, and one brother Jerome "Jerry". Dorothy attended Wied School, and in her spare time, learned...

Nov 16, 2007

Mrs. Catherine T. Cristanelli, 79, of Hallettsville, died Nov. 16, 2007. She was born on April 1, 1928 to Henry & Olive Meyers Ehlers in Kingsford, Michigan. She married Florian K. Cristanelli on Feb. 4, 1950 in Kingsford, Michigan. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.

Catherine is survived by son Louis Cristanelli &...

Nov 11, 2007

Marilyn McGehearty Hrncir, 84 of Schulenburg, Texas, passed away on November 11, 2007 Marilyn was born September 23, 1923 in Fort Worth Texas. Marilyn's happy, and demure demeanor easily obscured her inner strengths of determination, perseverance and responsibility that enabled her to raise six children and to have a positive influence on everyone she met.

Marilyn was preceded in...

Nov 7, 2007

Mrs. Betty Jean Prasek, 84, of Cuero, died Nov. 7, 2007. She was born on Sept. 19, 1923 to Joseph & Ludmila Recek Jalufka in Lavaca County, Texas. She married Robert J. Prasek on Dec. 27, 1943 at St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Betty is survived by long life friend Franklin Trojcak, son Robert J. Prasek of McAllen, ½ brother...

Nov 7, 2007

Mr. Edwin Joe Schaefer, 85, of Shiner, died Nov. 7, 2007. He was born on Jan. 2, 1922 to Louis & Christina Tesar Schaefer in Shiner. He was baptized and confirmed a Catholic.

Edwin left home at an early age and worked in the oilfield before joining the US Navy in 1942. He made the Navy a career, and...

Nov 3, 2007

Mr. Anton Adolf Srp, 83, of Beeville, formerly of Hallettsville, died Nov. 3, 2007. He was born on July 11, 1924 to John & Frances Matula Srp in Lavaca County, Texas.

Anton worked for nearly 50 year in Sinton and Taft area for the families of Paul Hill, and Melvin Muthcler, were he devoted his life to farming. He...

Nov 1, 2007

Mr. Victor W. Prause, 87, of Hallettsville, died Nov. 1, 2007. He was born Nov. 26, 1919 to Gus & Minnie Glause Prause in Witting, Texas. He married Justine Kutach Prause on Oct. 26, 1942 in St. Mary's Church. He farmed most of his life, and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Victor is survived by: son...

Oct 29, 2007

Mr. Leonard L. Dominic, 83, of Hallettsville, died Oct. 29, 2007. He was born April 1, 1924 to John & Lucy DiGiacomo Dominic in Krebs, OK. He was a long time Houston resident until his retirement from Continental Oil Company. He married Marion McLendon Dominic on Aug. 4, 1984 in Houston. Leonard was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic...

Oct 23, 2007

Mr. Stacey Edward Rabel, 47, of Hallettsville, died Oct. 23, 2007. He was born on Mar. 8, 1960 to Marvin & Lillian Cernoch Rabel in Houston. He was a member of KJT #6 of New Dubina, SPJST, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Stacey attended St. Charles Borromes Catholic School, then Sam Houston High, and graduated in the Class of...

Oct 20, 2007

Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Lorfing, 63, of Hallettsville, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2007. She was born on December 27, 1943 in Shiner, Texas to the late Edmund P. and Bessie Kusak Kremling. She was the third of five children growing up in Dilworth outside of Shiner. As a young girl, Pat worked along side her family on their farm....

Oct 19, 2007

Mrs. Lois Driver Kubena, 82, of Houston, moved home to Heaven on October 19, 2007. Lois was born on Feb. 9, 1925 in Arp, Texas to James H. and Molly Chappell Driver, their third child and oldest daughter. On August 7, 1959, Lois and Travis Kubena were joined in holy wedlock in Houston, Texas, where they continued to make their...

Oct 17, 2007

Mr. Ernest John Bohuslav, 88, of Hallettsville, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. He was born March 22, 1919 to Tom and Mary Migl Bohuslav in Komensky, Texas. He was the second eldest of 6 children in the family.

On May 5, 1942, Ernest married Anita J. Matejek at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. In 1942 he began to...

Oct 15, 2007

Mr. Joe S. Kostelnik, 81, of Hallettsville, died Oct. 15, 2007. He was born on Aug. 6, 1926 to Steve & Karolina Bujnoch Kostelnik Sr., in the Wied Community of Lavaca County, Texas. He married Lydia Pivonka Kostelnik on July 29, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Joe was a veteran of WWII; a member of the V.F.W., American...

Oct 13, 2007

Mrs. Joyce Rother Wagner, 81, of Hallettsville, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at her home where she grew up and loved so much. She passed away surrounded by her husband and children after a brief illness.

She was born in Lavaca County on November 19, 1925 to the late Louis Ambrose and Mary Stanzel Rother. She was a member...

Oct 8, 2007

Dolly Iona Brown, 89, of Hallettsville, Texas, died Oct. 8, 2007. She was born Dec. 7, 1917 to Benjamin and Sarah Briggs Evans in Gravity, Iowa. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church in Hallettsville. Dolly worked with the Sheriff's office as a dispatcher and for the ambulance service for many years.

Dolly is survived by one...

Oct 4, 2007

Edwin John Chovanetz, 93, of Hallettsville, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2007.

Edwin was born on August 4, 1914 in Hallettsville to John and Teresa Chovanetz. He attended Hallettsville High School and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville. He married Leona Pesek on September 16, 1940. They first made a living by working at Imperial Sugar in...

Oct 2, 2007

Mr. James Joseph Grahmann, 54, of Houston, TX, died Oct. 2, 2007. He was born June 8, 1953 to Robert and Julie Castecka Grahmann in Hallettsville, TX. He was a member of St. Ambrose church of Houston, TX and Sacred Heart church of Hallettsville, TX. James was employed with Cryogenic Industries in Houston, TX as the office manager for the...

Sep 28, 2007

Mrs. Jacqueline Turman, 73, of Highlands, Texas, died Sept. 28, 2007. She was born on Aug. 17, 1934 ton Carl & Margie Goode Adams in Wharton County, Texas. She married Emmett R. Turman on Oct. 26, 1954.

Jackie is survived by: 3 sons, Randy, Adam, and David Turman of Highlands; 2 daughters, Joy Murphy of Highland, and Gaye Jordan...

Sep 26, 2007

Mrs. Julia A. Olsovsky, 93, of Moravia, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. She was born Nov. 24, 1913 in Moravia to Louis and Agnes Jalufka. On June 7, 1932, she married Henry R. Olsovsky in Moravia. She was a member of the Moravia KJZT, the Moravia Altar Society, and she worked at the Bel-Air Restaurant for 26 years.

Julia's...