Carlton Rudolph West
Jul 16, 2026
Carlton Rudolph West, 91, went to his heavenly rest on July 16, 2026.
Carlton was born in Waco on September 13, 1934, to Elmer Lee West and Hazel Harwood West. Carlton married Shirley Louise Hildebrandt on March 7, 1954, in Cuero. To their marriage, God blessed them with four children, Patricia, Carl, Ricky, and Shirl.
Carlton worked as a Roughneck and Derrick...
Glenn E Ruschhaupt
Jul 12, 2026
Glenn Edward Ruschhaupt was born to Edward and Lucille Ruschhaupt on May 26, 1946. He was baptized at St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Meyersville on July 14, 1946. Glenn went to school in Meyersville and Cuero where he graduated in 1964. He married Linda K. Spinks at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Cuero on August 24, 1969. He passed...
Jimmy Ralph Coppedge
Jul 8, 2026
Jimmy Ralph Coppedge, 83, of Cuero, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, July 8, 2026. He was born on October 13, 1942, in Cuero to the late Ralph and Lillian Coppedge. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corp and was a proud Vietnam Veteran. He married Carolyn Veronica Filip on January 13, 1969 in Laredo, Mexico....
Enrique Rick Saenz
Jul 2, 2026
Enrique Rick Saenz, 71, of Cuero passed away Thursday, July 2, 2026. He was born November 29, 1954 in Cuero to the late Guadalupe Munoz and Eusebio Saenz Sr. He married his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, Shirley Fox on October 26, 1974 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. They shared forty-one years together before...
Vivian Pearl Terrell
Jun 30, 2026
Vivian Pearl Hotz Terrell passed away June 30, 2026. She was born July 11, 1929, in Gonzales, TX. Vivian lived in the Gonzales and Luling community in her younger life and in Cuero during her later years. She was the second child to her father, Thomas Winfred Hotz and her mother, Alma Saloma May Hotz.
Vivian worked as a Nurse Aid...
Paul Wayne Holcomb
Jun 29, 2026
Paul Wayne Holcomb, 81, passed away on June 29, 2026, in Cuero.
Born on August 9, 1944, in Houston, Paul built a successful career in sales before turning his lifelong passion for automobiles into the ownership and operation of several automobile dealerships. His unwavering work ethic, integrity, and commitment to excellence earned him the respect and admiration of colleagues, employees, and...
Alton Ray Meyer
Jun 25, 2026
Alton Ray Meyer, 84, of Cuero passed away Thursday, June 25, 2026. Alton was born April 4, 1942 in Yorktown to Charles Fritz and Alice Jossie Huebner Meyer. He graduated from Yorktown High School and Victoria College before proudly serving his country in the United States Navy. Following his military service, he began a distinguished 34-year career with CITGO Petroleum...
Frederick Augustus Murphy, Jr.
Jun 23, 2026
Frederick Augustus Murphy, Jr.
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, scientist, and teacher, Dr. Frederick Augustus Murphy, Jr., passed away at the age of 92 on June 23, 2026, in Bethesda, Maryland, surrounded by loved ones.
Fred was the devoted husband of Irene May Warwas Murphy of Cuero, Texas, whom he married in 1960. Together they shared 40 years of marriage before Irene’s passing...
Bryan Keith Saenz
Jun 23, 2026
Bryan Keith Saenz, 42 of South Bend, Indiana, formerly of Cuero passed away June 23, 2026. He was born March 10, 1984, to Raul Saenz and Kathy Hanna. While attending Cuero High School, he was an A/B honor student and played the clarinet in the Cuero High School Marching Band. He received many awards in his curriculum and while in...
Oralia "Lottie" Navarro
Jun 23, 2026
Oralia "Lottie" Navarro, 90, of Cuero passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2026. She was born January 10, 1936 in Cuero to Maria Chavez and Delfino Navarro Sr.
She is survived by her nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Elvira Dimas; brothers, Thomas Navarro, Isidro Navarro, Delfino Navarro Jr., Steven Navarro and Raymond Navarro.
Pallbearers include Brian Gomez,...
Gregory Charles Nagel
Jun 21, 2026
Gregory Charles “Greg” Nagel, 63, of San Antonio, passed away after a courageous year-long journey with illness, surrounded by love.
Greg was born on August 16, 1962, in Cuero, Texas, to Charles and Jean Nagel. He was raised alongside his siblings, Jeff Nagel and Ann Nagel Pratt, and remained deeply connected to his family roots throughout his life—especially the N7 multi-generational...
Pete L. Flores Sr.
Jun 14, 2026
"Pedro" Pete L. Flores Sr., 82 of Haltom City, Texas passed away Sunday, June 14, 2026. He was born February 23, 1944 in Cuero to Lucio and Benita Hernandez Flores. He was employed by Tandy Corporation as a carpenter and worked for Radio Shack. He married the late Eva Villa on May 10, 1963 in Cuero. He was a member...
Marilynn Dietze
Jun 12, 2026
Marilynn Mood Dietze, 88, passed away Friday, June 12, 2026 in Boulder, Colorado. She was born July 9, 1937 in Austin, TX. She was the daughter of Mary Lee McCrabb Mood and Francis Asbury "Penny" Mood, the granddaughter of Gladys Estelle Brown McCrabb and John Samuel McCrabb of DeWitt County, TX. She attended schools in Georgetown, TX and Cuero, TX...
Martin T. Torres Sr.
Jun 10, 2026
Our beloved Dad, Grandpa, and friend, Martin Torres Sr., passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family as he went to meet his beautiful wife, Helen, his son, Marty, and his beloved mother, Carolina, at Heaven's gate.
He was born on November 11, 1936, in Gonzales County to Guadalupe and Carolina Trevino Torres. Martin proudly served in the United States Navy from...
Hugh Mason Murphree
Jun 9, 2026
Hugh Mason Murphree, age 44, of Thomaston, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2026. Born on August 16, 1981 in Victoria, Texas, Hugh was the son of Robert Mace and Deanna (Dee) Murphree. Hugh had a fulfilling career in Information Technology as a Network Administrator II for Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance.
In 2008, Hugh met the love of his life,...
Marilyn Grace Cates
Jun 9, 2026
Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Marilyn Grace Cates passed away on June 9th, 2026 at the age of 82. Marilyn was born in Oregon on May 24, 1944 to Cloyd and Ruby Hessong. She grew up in Banquete, Texas and attended Mary Hardin Baylor University where she played basketball and volleyball. Marilyn found her true vocation as a homemaker and...
Velma Jean Hoffman
Jun 6, 2026
Velma Jean Hoffman, 85, passed away on June 6, 2026.
Velma was born December 24, 1940, to Geno and Bernice Hogan in Cuero, Texas. She was in the first graduating class of the current site of Cuero High School in 1959. She married Vilous (Vic) Hoffman in 1960 and they lived together near Cuero on a small acreage where they grew...
Norma Lee Webster
Jun 2, 2026
Norma Lee Webster, 83, of Cuero passed away June 2, 2026. She was born April 1, 1943 in Tucson, Arizona to the late Phillip and Donna Camp. Norma married the late Calvin D. Webster on April 6, 1963 in Tucson, Arizona. She dedicated her career to serving others as a registered nurse, was an avid animal lover, and loved to...
Janis Dee Reinhardt
Jun 1, 2026
Janis Dee Reinhardt, 75, of Cuero passed away Monday, June 1, 2026. Janis was born January 1, 1951 in Cuero to the late Dorothy Evelyn West Cox and Sylvan Earl Cox. She loved working outdoors, driving the tractor, mowing, and riding the mule. Janis was a devoted homemaker and an amazing full-time mother that never missed her daughter Amber’s basketball...
Thomas F. Kahlich
Jun 1, 2026
Thomas Franklin Kahlich, 93, of Cuero passed away Monday, June 1, 2026. He was born August 2, 1932 in Lindenau to the late Edwin Jacob and Erna Henrietta Olle Kahlich. After graduating Cuero High School, he served in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Cuero VFW, American Legion, Grand Lodge of the Sons of Hermann...
