Murle 'Bill' Howell
May 29, 2023
Murle (Bill) Howell, MSG (Ret.), 85, of Cuero left this Earth to be with his heavenly Father the morning of May 29, 2023. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Bill suffered a major stroke two weeks prior and never recovered. He smiled and was compassionate all the way to the end.
Bill was born...
Rodney Dale Dumford
May 26, 2023
Rodney Dale Dumford, 64, of Cuero passed away May 26, 2023. He was born March 2, 1959 in Georgetown, Ohio to Sandra Leisure and the late Ronnie S. Dumford. Rod, better known as "Hot Rod", was a loving son, brother, husband, father, uncle and grandfather. He was loved by many nationwide. Rodney had his own construction company and everyone...
Frank A Taylor
May 24, 2023
Frank A. Taylor, 41, of Cuero passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023. He was born November 27, 1981 in Cuero to Frank Taylor and Diane Olguin Taylor. Frank was a fun loving, kind soul and always wore a smile on his face.
He is survived by his grandparents, Domingo and Elpidia Olguin; father, Frank Taylor of Ft....
Hanna Paula Marie Knapp
May 21, 2023
Hanna Marie Knapp (b. Hanna Marie Paula Ernst) of Cuero, Texas, age 93, passed away Sunday May 21, 2023. She was born in 1930 in the city of Güstrow, in the state of Mecklenburg-Verpommern, Germany, to the late Anna and Friedrich Ernst. She attended the technical school of the Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1947 – 1949 and was employed as...
Willene Dewitt
May 15, 2023
Willene Shedd DeWitt went to be with the Lord Jesus on Monday, May 15, 2023. She was born November 5, 1936 to the late William Edgar and Lela Gossett Shedd in Taft, Texas. She married Bob Stafford in 1954 at the age of 17. Together they had three children; William Allen Stafford, Sharon Renee Stafford (deceased), and Stephanie Ann...
Emily J. Reinhardt
May 10, 2023
Emily J. Reinhardt, 78, of Port Lavaca passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023. She was born on January 18, 1945 in Hallettsville. Emily retired from HEB after many years of service.
She is survived by her children, Lisa (Charles) Cobbs of San Antonio and David Reinhardt of Cibolo; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Emily was...
Maria Antonia 'Toni' Gonzales
May 4, 2023
Maria Antonia 'Toni' Gonzales, 86, of Cuero peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at her daughters home in Dickinson. She was born on March 18, 1937 in Cheapside to Jose and Maria Gonzales Cervantes. She was a member of the Guadalupanas at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She was a loving wife, mother, aunt, sister, grandmother...
James 'Jim' Arthur Hall
May 4, 2023
James "Jim/Pawpaw" Arthur Hall, 74, of Cuero, went to fix the fields of Heaven, early Wednesday morning, May 4th, 2023 in DeTar ICU, just a day after his newest grandson Lennox Hall entered into the world. Jim was born and raised in Tomball to Andrew and Lucille Hall on June 4, 1948.
Travis 'Peewee' Lee Spears
Apr 28, 2023
Travis Lee "PeeWee" Spears, 67, of Cuero passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 after a 14 month battle with Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Cancer. He was born July 2, 1955 in Cuero to William Travis Spears and Vernell Klaus Audilet. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Cuero. He married Lorey Henderson Spears on November 15,...
James 'Butch' Angerstein
Apr 24, 2023
James 'Butch' Angerstein, 64, of Victoria passed away Monday, April 24, 2023. He was born August 18, 1958 in Victoria to James and Kathy Wagner Angerstein. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, cooking and riding his motorcycle.
He is survived by his daughter, Megan Angerstein of San Marcos; sons, Dustin Angerstein of Victoria and Jason Angerstein...
Glenn L Boldt
Apr 24, 2023
Glenn L. Boldt, 77, of Cuero passed away Monday, April 24, 2023. He was born April 16, 1946 in Cuero to Norman and Grace Ackerman Boldt. He married Faye Shows on May 30, 1969 and they shared forty-seven wonderful years together until her passing in 2016. Glenn proudly served four years in the United States Air Force during...
Edwin W Haas
Apr 23, 2023
Edwin Walter Haas, 82, of Seabrook passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023. He was born August 1, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky to the late Edwin Haas and Helen Farnsworth Hecox. He married his beloved wife, Margaret Wild on February 21, 1964 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lindenau. Ed graduated from Victoria High School...
Gladdie Barber Rusche
Apr 20, 2023
Gladdie Barber Rusche, 91, of Cuero passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023. She was born December 16, 1931 in Cuero to Ferdie and Alma Hare Barber. She was the owner and operator of the Green Garden Grocery Store. She was later employed by The City of Cuero Municipal Golf Course and Ryan's Flower Shop. She enjoyed golf tournaments,...
Myrna Blackwell Davis
Apr 17, 2023
Myrna L. Blackwell Davis, 86, of Cuero passed away Monday, April 17, 2023. She was born May 9, 1936 in Del Rio to Bedford Forrest 'Blackie' and Aline Carter Blackwell. She married Robert 'Bob' Clinton Davis on April 9, 1955 in Uvalde. She worked for Cuero Community Hospital as a nurse as well as the Director of Nursing for...
Freda D. Nelsson
Apr 17, 2023
Freda D. Nelsson, 80, of Cuero passed away Monday, April 17, 2023. She was born January 10, 1943 in Woburn, MA to Fred and Leola Ireland Carpenter. She was a devoted wife to Karl Nelsson for sixty-one years, a devoted Mother and Daughter. She lived a life of service. She had a career of over thirty-five years with...
Rachel Cortez Ruiz
Apr 9, 2023
Rachel Cortez Ruiz, 92, of Cuero passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023 in Kenosha, Wisconsin surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 1, 1930 in DeWitt County to Jose and Ernestina Peña Cortez. She married the love of her life, Frank Ruiz Jr. on January 7, 1958 in Waukegan, IL.
Rachel was very fortunate to...
David Bastian
Apr 5, 2023
David Bastian, 74, of Victoria passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023. He was born January 28, 1949 in Port Lavaca to the late Robert and Eloise Haywood Bastian. David married the love of his life, Linda Garner, on March 11, 1973. He was a veteran who proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. After many years of service...
John C. Sudderth
Apr 2, 2023
John C. Sudderth, 82, of Cuero passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023. He was born December 24, 1940 in Sherman to the late Ray and Lorene Bailey Sudderth. John was a Commercial Construction Superintendent completing countless construction projects around the nation. Among some of his best projects were the Chevrolet race team dealerships up and down the east...
James Ray Faulkner
Apr 1, 2023
Captain James Ray Faulkner, 78, of Port Lavaca passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023. He was born in a dirt floor shanty by a mid-wife on November 5, 1944 in Haskell to James Elise and Louise Katherine Miller Faulkner. He grew up in Haskell his first seven years. Then the family moved to Dimmit following the cotton harvest. Water...
Angelene Gardner Campbell
Mar 31, 2023
Angelene Gardner Campbell was the youngest child born on December 18, 1948 to the late Ira Gardner Sr. and Leola Mae Barefield Gardner in Cuero. She peacefully passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at the age of 74. Angelene accepted and professed a belief in Christ at an early age and united with Brothers Chapel United Methodist Church...
