Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Cuero, Texas

Dora Agnes Hilbrich

Dora Agnes Hilbrich

Mar 17, 2009

Corpus Christi – Dora Agnes Hilbrich, 80, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Dora was born July 6, 1928 in Milburn, West Virginia to the late George W. and Lula Rollins McGuire. She married Lee Roy Hilbrich on September 6, 1953 in Westhoff, Texas. Lee Roy and Dora had 36 wonderful years together before the Lord called him home on...

Mary Trevino

Mary Trevino

Mar 16, 2009

CUERO - Mary Trevino, 65, of Cuero, passed away Monday, March 16, 2009. She was born March 6, 1944, in Los Indios. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She married Sanford Trevino Sr. on Feb. 16, 1966 in Lamesa. She is survived by her mother, Stephena Zungia of Los Indios; stepmother, Victoria Medrano...

Dorothy Elaine Striedel Lane

Dorothy Elaine Striedel Lane

Mar 11, 2009

CUERO - Dorothy Elaine Striedel Lane, 65, of Cuero, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009. She was born April 17, 1943, in Victoria, to the late John Albert Striedel and Elsie Clara Kirchner, both of Cuero. She married J.H. "Sonny" Lane on Sept. 21, 1961, in Callan. She was house supervisor for HMHR Services Gulf Bend and a homemaker. She enjoyed...

John R. Ruiz

John R. Ruiz

Mar 9, 2009

CUERO - John Robert Ruiz, 66, passed away Monday, March 9, 2009. He was born Jan. 27, 1943, in Cuero, to Ramon Ruiz and Consuelo Tamez Ruiz. He was a heavy equipment operator for the City of Cuero and was previously employed with Cage-Dalbert Auto Repair, L & M Salvage Yard, Traffic Signs, and Coke Bottling Company. He was also...

Paula Torres

Paula Torres

Mar 5, 2009

Graveside Service ~ Friday, March 6, 2009, 9:30 a.m., Hillside Cemetery Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343

Adaoise Meadows Holster

Adaoise Meadows Holster

Mar 4, 2009

CUERO - Adaoise "Ada" Holster of Cuero passed away March 4, 2009. She was born in Dickens County on Dec. 31, 1918 to John Carroll Meadows and Altha Rocelia Manning Meadows. She moved to Cuero in the late 1930's where she met and married Harry Boyd Holster. Ada was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was also a loving...

Bessie Adeliade Roy

Bessie Adeliade Roy

Mar 3, 2009

VICTORIA - Bessie Adelaide Roy of Victoria, formally of Cuero passed away on March 3, 2009 at the age of 97. She was the second child born to the late Ross E. Jones and Mary Ella Wimbish, in Cuero, Texas on February 25, 1912. Family and friends lovingly called her Sister or Adelaide. She valued life, was a loving mother...

Calvin Henry Bennett

Calvin Henry Bennett

Feb 27, 2009

CUERO - Calvin Henry Bennett, 84, of Cuero, passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. He was born Aug. 20, 1924, in Cuero, to the late Dale E. Bennett and Lizzie Kelly. He was a boilermaker in the petrochemical industry and was in the U.S. Navy having served our country during WWII. He is survived by his daughter, Joan Bennett Bell...

Gilbert 'Gene' Eugene Mauer Sr.

Gilbert 'Gene' Eugene Mauer Sr.

Feb 27, 2009

CUERO - Gilbert Eugene "Gene" Mauer Sr. passed away on Feb. 27, 2009 at the age of 65. He was born on May 24, 1943 in Cuero. Gilbert was known as Gene and grew up in the Cuero-Victoria area. He was a graduate of the Victoria High School class of 1961. He was an avid sports fan and played high...

Hugh T. Freeland, Jr.

Hugh T. Freeland, Jr.

Feb 26, 2009

CUERO - Hugh Thomas Freeland, 76, of Cuero, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. He was born June 30, 1932, in Hubbard (Hill County), to the late Linnie Pearl Spinks and Hugh Thomas Freeland. He was an upholsterer's assistant. He enjoyed playing dominoes, watching westerns on T.V., kept up with current events, and enjoyed going to the Cuero Country Opry....

Calvin L Massey, Sr.

Calvin L Massey, Sr.

Feb 24, 2009

CUERO - Calvin L. Massey, 87, of Cuero, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, at his home. He was born Nov. 28, 1921, and married the late Elsie Gerhold in San Antonio. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his sons, Calvin L. Massey Jr., Donald E. Massey, Stephen D. Massey, and Royce A. Massey; sister, Lorrain Bolding;...

Baldemar 'Balde' M Saenz

Baldemar 'Balde' M Saenz

Feb 23, 2009

CUERO - Baldemar "Balde" M. Saenz Sr., 67, of Cuero, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 in Victoria. He was born July 31, 1941, in Yorktown, to the late Guadalupe Munoz and Eusebio Saenz Sr. He married Helen Solis on Sept. 14, 1963 in Cuero. He was a carpenter, a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, and had...

Eleanor Marie Diebel

Eleanor Marie Diebel

Feb 21, 2009

CUERO - Eleanor Marie Diebel, 90, of Cuero, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. She was born March 13, 1918, in Yorktown, to the late Casper Migura and Susie Bednorz Migura. She was a homemaker. She is survived by many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Edgar T. Diebel. Funeral service will be...

Keith Rickman

Keith Rickman

Feb 13, 2009

CUERO - Keith Richard Rickman, 38, of Cuero, passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. He was born April 20, 1970, in Yoakum, to Georgia Rickman of Yoakum and the late Ronald Rickman Sr. He married Lisa Rickman on March 27, 1991, in Cuero. He is survived by his mother; wife; daughters, Maddison Rickman of Cuero, Makayla Rickman of Cuero, Terinna...

Guadalupe 'Lupe' Ann Echavarria Chavira

Guadalupe 'Lupe' Ann Echavarria Chavira

Feb 11, 2009

VICTORIA - Guadalupe Medellin Echavarria Chavira, 74, of Victoria, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. She was born Feb. 3, 1935, in Cuero, to the late Rafael Medellin and Maria Delores Flores. She married Jose Chavira on Oct. 28, 1993. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband; daughters, Mary Jane Perez of Victoria, Annie Churan of Victoria, Dora...

Milton Dale Brandes, Sr.

Milton Dale Brandes, Sr.

Feb 8, 2009

Cuero, Milton Brandes Sr., 63, of Cuero, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009. He was born Sept. 16, 1945, in Edna, to the late Carl Robert Brandes Sr. and Lether B. Brandes. He worked in the oilfield. He was a Vietnam War veteran and served as a military police corporal in the U.S. Army. He was in the DASA Joint...

Lavaughn Barfield

Lavaughn Barfield

Feb 7, 2009

Visitation ~ Wednesday, February 11, 2009 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Freund Funeral Home Chapel Service ~ Thursday, February 12, 2009, 2 p.m., at Mt Bethany in Thomaston with Rev. Kevin Washington officiating Interment ~ Thomaston Cemetery Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343.

Julia Fay Calhoun

Julia Fay Calhoun

Feb 6, 2009

Cuero, Julia Fay Calhoun, 92, of Cuero, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 in Victoria. She was born April 3, 1916 in Stratton, Texas to the late John Wesley and Delilah Irene Matthew Alexander. She was a Cuero native, a postmaster in Thomaston for twenty years and a member of the American Legion Auxillary and First Presbyterian Church, Cuero. She...

Jessie 'Jake' C Parker

Jessie 'Jake' C Parker

Feb 5, 2009

Cuero - Jessie 'Jake' C. Parker, 84, of Cuero, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009. He was born May 8, 1924 in Stratton, Texas to the late Clem and Lillie Rice Parker. He was an avid wolf hunter, a US Navy WWII veteran, a Cuero postman for 34 years and a member of the Hebron Baptist Church in Bear Creek....

Everett Ray Spittler

Everett Ray Spittler

Feb 5, 2009

Cuero, Everett Ray Spittler, 86, of Cuero passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 in Eagle Lake. He was born January 23, 1923 in Sheridan, Texas to the late Howard Bascom and Christine Isabel Briscoe Spittler. He was a US Army WWII Veteran, worked for the Texaco Refinery in Port Neches for 38 years, and was a member of the American...

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