obituaries

Aug 25, 2006

Mrs. Mildred C. Chambers, 80, of Cleveland, Alabama, died August 25, 2006. She was born on April 20, 1926 to Ray & Sally Paulsen in Los Angeles, California. She married Marvin Kelly Chambers on September 25, 1943 in Los Angeles.

Mildred is survived by: daughter Sandra C. Chambers of Yorba Linda, California; son John Allen Chambers of Cleveland, Alabama;...

Aug 18, 2006

Royce W. Evans Sr., 59, of Hope Community, died August 18, 2006. He was born to Bethel & Nellie Rucker Evans on November 3 1946 in Hallettsville, Texas. He married Edna Mae Loos on September 23, 1967 at the First Baptist Church in Hallettsville.

Royce was a member of the First Baptist Church of Yoakum. He worked in the...

Aug 17, 2006

Henry G. Ulcak, 87, of Hallettsville, died August 17, 2006. He was born on April 30, 1919 to Willie "Bill" & Mary Konvicka Ulcak in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Anita Spies Koehler on July 31, 1965 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hallettsville.

Henry was a veteran of WWII and received the American Theater Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign...

Aug 16, 2006

Joseph Paul Zappe (Joe P. Zappe), 81, of Hallettsville, joined the Lord Wednesday, August 16, 2006. He was born on December 7, 1924 in Hallettsville, Texas to Joe F. Zappe and Lena Rother Zappe.

Joe retired from Shell Oil Company after 35 years of service as a mechanic and operator.

Joe was also a veteran of WWII....

Aug 13, 2006

Bernice Morkovsky Morgenroth, 69, of Victoria, TX, passes away peacefully on Sunday, August 13 in Houston, TX, at the Texas Heart Institute. She was born in Hallettsville, TX on July 2, 1937 to Alphons and Pauline Morkovsky. Her father passed away when she was an infant, so she was raised by Pauline and her stepfather, Vaclav "Jim" Najvar. She had...

Aug 12, 2006

Mrs. Mary Jane Janak, 90, of Hallettsville, died August 12, 2006. Mary was born on June 24, 1916, the fifth of twelve children to Louis and Marie Cahloupka Kutach. She was born at home in Worthing, Texas and attended Vysehrad School and CCD classes at St. Mary's Church near Hallettsville.

Mary, as a young girl, cooked along with her...

Aug 6, 2006

Ms Terrie Lynn Wehman, 35, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died August 6, 2006, due to injuries sustain from an automobile accident. She was born on July 26, 1971 to Royce W. & Edna Loos Evans Sr., in Yoakum, Texas.

Terrie graduated from Yoakum High School in May 1989. She worked for Eye Masters for 15 years. At the time...

Aug 6, 2006

Mr. Johnnie C. Mitchell, 75, of Sublime, Texas, died August 6, 2006. He was born on June 23, 1931 to Johnnie Cecil & Zula Pugh Mitchell in Hallettsville, Texas. He married Pearl Gips Mitchell on January 15, 1974 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Johnnie was a member of the American Legion. He served over 15 years of active duty in...

Aug 5, 2006

Mr. Marvin Daniel Fertsch, 89, of San Antonio, Texas, died August 5, 2006. He was born on October 20, 1916 in Hallettsville, Texas to Charles Louis Fertsch, Jr. and Hermine (Bonorden) Fertsch. He married Gladys Schlitzkus in a double wedding ceremony with her sister Florence Schlitzkus and Leon Adkison, Sr. on December 19, 1940, in Austin, TX.

Marvin obtained...

Aug 2, 2006

Miss Mary L. Janak, 94, of Hallettsville, Texas, died August 2, 2006. She was born November 12, 1911 to Valentine J. and Marie Prasek Janak Sr., in Lavaca County, Texas, near St. Mary's Community.

Mary was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Mary is survived by friends and distant relatives.

Mary was preceded in...

Aug 1, 2006

Miss Martha Tomsu, 92, of Hallettsville, Texas, died August 1, 2006. She was born on September 4, 1913 to Florian Tomsu and Anna Oppinger Tomsu Pastucha in Lavaca County, Texas.

Martha was a member of KJZT, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville.

Martha is survived by sister Antonia Jahn of Hallettsville.

Martha was preceded...

Jul 25, 2006

Anna Sainz Luna , 76, of Hallettsville, Texas, died July 25, 2006. She was born on Feb. 11, 1930 to Isidor & Otilia Leyendecker Sainz in Dawson, Texas. She married Jose G. Luna Sr., on Dec. 23, 1950 in Rosenberg, Texas.

Anna is survived by: 1-son Patrick Luna of San Antonio, Texas; 4-daughters Mary Gaitan of Hallettsville,Texas,  ...

Jul 23, 2006

Lillian Agnes Laas, 81, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away at home on July 23, 2006. She was born October 4, 1924 in Hallettsville, TX to Joseph Frank Gerlich and Agnes Magdeline Navjar Gerlich.

Lillian was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Ben Gerlich, Vladislaw "Sonny" Gerlich, Dan Gerlich, and Stanley Gerlich; husband,...

Jul 18, 2006

James T. Koonce, 79, of Ezzell, Texas, died July 18, 2006. He was born on September 2, 1926 to James & Louise Matula Koonce Sr. He married Joyce Anderson on November 16, 1951 in Houston, Texas.

James was baptized Catholic, veteran of WWII, life member of the V.F.W., member of the Lions Club, and former member of the Lavaca...

Jul 13, 2006

Willie Mae Kahanek, 95, of Hallettsville, died July 13, 2006. She was born on March 28, 1911 to John & Mary Bitala Kalcak. She married Jim L. Kahanek on June 3, 1929.

Willie Mae was a member of the Catholic Daughters of Americas, and Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.

Willie Mae is survived by: son Jesse...

Jul 12, 2006

Louis "LJ" Prasek, 86, of Hallettsville, died July 12, 2006. He was born on February 25, 1920 to John R. & Albina Klekar Prasek in Lavaca County, Texas. He married Jane Recek Prasek on November 4, 1946 in the St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Louis was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville, V.F.W., American Legion, Commander...

Jul 8, 2006

Sybil Helen Sitka was born December 21, 1917, to John and Albina Steffek Sitka in St Mary's. She attended Brown School. She met the one love of her life, Melvin August Janak and they were married on November 5, 1941. Melvin was called off to WWII and Sybil lived with her family like most veteran wives did at that...

Jul 6, 2006

Lillie Cervenka Mucala, 90, of Hallettsville, died July 6, 2006. Lillie was born November 18, 1915 to Frank & Agnes Krauskopf Cervenka in Sweet Home, Texas. She married John Mucala on October 10, 1939 in Sweet Home.

Lillie is survived by: 2-sisters-in-law, Ella Cervenka and Lillie Cervenka both from El Campo; nephews/nieces, Larry Cervenka & wife Cynthia of Angleton,...

Jul 3, 2006

Rose Marie Kloppenburg, 76, of Hallettsville, Texas, died July 3, 2006. She was born on February 10, 1930 to Emil & Tracy Martisek Trlica in Eagle Lake, Texas, and was raised in the Vsetin Community.

After graduating from Hallettsville High School, Rose Marie married Robert H. Kloppenburg. Over the years she held several jobs in the Hallettsville area. They...

Jun 28, 2006

Jack C. Jackson, 85, of Hallettsville, Texas, died June 28, 2006. He was born on September 8, 1920 to Terrell & Lula Abna Jackson in Tyler, Texas. He was a veteran of WWII. Jack married Gladys Louise Benefield on March 6, 1983 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jack is survived by: wife Gladys; 2-daughters, Angela Torbit of Phoenix, Arizona, and...