Doris Elois Rabke Prewett
Dec 11, 2011
Doris Elois Rabke Prewett, 91, of Cuero passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011. She was born October 30, 1920 in DeWitt County to the late Edward Theodore Rabke & Nannie Elizabeth Murray Rabke. She married the late Marshall E. Prewett on December 19, 1954 at Rabke Methodist Church in Ratcliff. She taught elementary school for 40 years and enjoyed painting...
James Koenig
Nov 26, 2011
James Koenig, 63, of Cuero passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011. He was born January 12, 1948 in Cuero to the late Roosevelt John and Clara Geffert Koenig. James graduated Yorktown High School in 1966. He was president of Farm Bureau, vice-president of Texas Young Framers, president of Cuero Young Farmers, served on the Stockshow board of directors for 32...
Marie Romagno Palmer
Nov 19, 2011
Marie Romagno Palmer, 83, of Cuero passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011. She was born May 13, 1928 in San Antonio to the late Jeanette Jaeger and Thomas Romagno. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and friends and reading novels. She is survived by her daughter, Fern Palmer Lane and husband, Bobby; sons, Kenneth Palmer and fiancé,...
Gene 'Big Pops' Lamar Finney Jr.
Nov 18, 2011
Gene 'Big Pops' Finney Jr., 89, of Cuero bucked out for his last ride over the Great Divide on Friday, November 18, 2011. He was born February 18, 1922 to the late Mary Elizabeth McCarthy and Eugene Lamar Finney Sr. He married the late Jacquelyn Wood on June 30, 1947 in San Antonio. Gene and Jackie enjoyed traveling the Western...
Wanda Reuss
Nov 13, 2011
Mrs. Wanda Proctor Reuss, 82, of Cuero passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011. She was born October 6, 1929 in Texon to the late Jewel Agnes and Frank Proctor Sr. Wanda married Joe B. Reuss on July 5, 1958 at First United Methodist Church in Cuero. Prior to retirement she was co-owner of Reuss and ValuMart Pharmacies and homemaker. She...
Mary R. Puente
Nov 13, 2011
Mary R. Puente, 79, of Cuero, formerly of Yorktown, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011. She was born July 31, 1932 in Yorktown to the late Ed & Julia Rodriguez Ramos. She married the late Albert 'Preacher' Puente on July 15, 1950 in Cuero. She was a lifelong member of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and was known...
Anita Johanna Boethel
Nov 13, 2011
Anita Johanna Afflerbach Boethel, 94, of Cuero passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011. She was born October 21, 1917 in DeWitt County to the late Edward C. & Anna Bade Afflerbach. She married the late Woodrow F. Boethel on November 30, 1940. She worked for J.C. Penney for over 14 years. She is survived by her sons, Woodrow H. Boethel...
Frank Wildon Kuecker
Nov 8, 2011
Frank Wildon Kuecker, 86, of Cuero passed away Tuesday, November 08, 2011. He was born August 12, 1925 in Cuero to the late Rudolph & Natalie Scheffler Kuecker. He married Pauline Whitehead on October 14, 1950 in Cuero. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946 during WWII, coached little league baseball for 12 years, loved ranching and woodworking, and...
Marvin Fetters
Nov 7, 2011
Marvin William Fetters, 83, of Cuero passed away Monday, November 07, 2011. He was born December 27, 1927 in Mission Valley to the late Ervin and Lillie Wendel Fetters. He married the late Virginia Dreyer Fetters on October 5, 1947 in Cuero. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII and was active with the Boy Scouts in the 60's...
Jose Manuel Gonzalez
Oct 31, 2011
Jose 'Joey' Manuel Gonzalez, 23, of Yoakum passed away Monday, October 31, 2011. He was born August 11, 1988 in Brownsville to Audra Alaniz and the late Manuel Gonzalez. Joey loved football, playing with his children, spending time with his family, and his mom's good cooking. He is survived by his wife, Casey Gonzalez of Cuero; mother, Audra Alaniz of...
Virgil Fregia
Oct 17, 2011
Virgil Fregia, 88, of Cuero passed away Monday, October 17, 2011. He was born on November 21, 1922 in Batson to the late John Asa and Mary Fregia. Virgil received the Good Conduct Medal after serving in the United States Coast Guard from 1941 to 1946. He was a carpenter and enjoyed many hobbies including fishing, hunting, dancing, and leather...
Lasaro Campos
Oct 16, 2011
Lasaro Campos, 71, of Cuero passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011. Services pending at Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343.
Ralph Glen Kueker
Oct 10, 2011
Ralph Glen Kueker, 84, of McGregor, formally of Cuero passed away Monday, October 10, 2011. He was born October 9, 1927 in Lindenau to the late Robert and Laura Cunningham Kueker. Ralph was a veteran serving in the United States Army from January of 1946 to March of 1947. He married Janie Winters McCarty on March 23, 1984 in Burton,...
Milton 'Bud' Monroe Hobbs
Oct 5, 2011
Milton M. "Bud" Hobbs, 63, of Yorktown, formerly of Inez, went home to Jesus on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. He was born January 5, 1948 in Refugio to the late Monroe Gene Hobbs and Sadie Pauline Edwards Hobbs. Bud served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970 and received a National Defense Service Medal. He married Lynda Walton on...
Donald Kagey Funkhouser
Sep 25, 2011
Donald Kagey Funkhouser, 78, of Cuero passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011. He was born August 19, 1933 in Edinburg, Virginia to the late Silas Alvin and Sarah Louise Kagey Funkhouser. He was a United States Air Force veteran and served as a member of the House of Representatives in Virginia for many years. Donald was a broadcaster for 35...
Joe Kenan Boston
Sep 24, 2011
Joe K. Boston, 86, of Westhoff passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011. He was born November 9, 1924 in La Grange to the late Mary Etta Boston. He attended Thomas Jefferson in San Antonio before joining the US Marine Corps in 1941. Joe married Elaine Wilkinson on July 2, 1948. Joe retired from the City Public Service in 1982 after...
'L.C.' Lee Cleveland Boothe
Sep 24, 2011
Lee Cleveland (L.C.) Boothe Jr., 85, of Cuero, passed away Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. He was born Dec. 18, 1925, in Cuero, to the late Lee C. Boothe Sr. and Willie Bertie Morrow Boothe. He married Evelyn Frisbie Boothe on March 8, 1947, in Cuero. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy and was retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone....
Dottie Jean Strain
Sep 20, 2011
Dottie Jean Strain, 84, made her final journey to her heavenly home September 20, 2011. Dottie was born Aug. 21, 1927 in Jefferson County, Missouri to Adam Hadley Jones and Lela L. Christian Jones. Dottie accompanied husband Don on his overseas career from 1969-93 in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, North Africa, West Africa, Columbia, Ecuador, and Oman. After retiring, Don...
Volus Lynn Bowman
Sep 16, 2011
Volus Lynn Bowman, 88, of Cuero passed away Friday, September 16, 2011. He was born December 20, 1922 in Burkburnett to the late Claude L. and Grace Mae Hobdy Bowman and lived there until joining the Navy in 1942. He married Barbara Brooks on April 30, 1949 in Corpus Christi. He served as a radioman on board ship during World...
Arturo G Munoz
Sep 15, 2011
Arturo G. Munoz, 87, of Cuero passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011. He was born July 18, 1924 in Corpus Christi to the late Pablo and Eceila Garza Munoz. There will be a private family service held at a later date. Freund Funeral Home, 361.275.2343.
