Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Cuero, Texas

Melissa Carmona

Melissa Carmona

Jan 23, 2011

Melissa Ann Carmona, 42, of Victoria went to be with her Lord on January 23, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a graduate of St. Michaels School, Cuero High School, and Victoria College. Melissa was a loving daughter, mother, sister, and friend to all. She was a licensed cosmetician at America Hair Studio. She is survived by...

Thomas Gohmert

Thomas Gohmert

Jan 18, 2011

Thomas "Tommy" Gohmert, 58, of Meyersville passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011. He was born November 11, 1952 in Cuero to Joan Gohmert and the late Charles Gohmert. He married his beloved wife of 32 years, Sandy Grafe, at St. Michael's Catholic Church on September 30, 1978. When Tommy wasn't hard at work at HB Zachary as an Electrical Sketch,...

Ella Dean Wiggins

Ella Dean Wiggins

Jan 11, 2011

Ella Dean Wiggins went peacefully to be with her Heavenly Father January 11, 2011 in Arlington, Texas, her family at her side. Dean was born near Shallowater, Texas, November 18, 1926 to the late Josie Dunn and Bob Taylor Cox. During World War II she moved to San Antonio to work in a war munitions plant. Dean later worked as...

Dianna Kay Hunnam Laging

Dianna Kay Hunnam Laging

Jan 11, 2011

Dianna Kay Hunnam Laging, 65, of Cuero passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011. She was born on May 4, 1945 in Del Rio to the late Henry and Elorine Mueller Hunnam. She married her beloved husband, Carwin 'Dutch' Laging, on January 30, 1965 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Cuero. Dianna and Dutch were business owners in the oil and...

Rosa Saenz Garcia

Rosa Saenz Garcia

Jan 6, 2011

Rosa Saenz Garcia, 73, of Rosenberg passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 in Katy. She was born April 18, 1937 in Nordheim to Rosa Saenz and the late Emilio Saenz. Rosa married Gumesindo Garcia in Shiner. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her mother, Rosa Saenz of Cuero; sons, Victor Garcia of Houston, David Garcia of Houston, Gumesindo...

Sophie Waltersdorf

Sophie Waltersdorf

Jan 2, 2011

Sophie Waltersdorf, 91, of Yorktown passed away January 2, 2011. She was born August 26, 1919 in Yorktown to the late Chester and Tecla Miller Lukey. She worked at the Yorktown Motel until retirement, was a homemaker, and a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Yorktown. She is survived by daughters, Mary Ann Waltersdorf of Yoakum and Jane...

Lewis R Kleinecke, Jr.

Lewis R Kleinecke, Jr.

Dec 30, 2010

Lewis R. 'L.R.' Kleinecke, Jr. 87, of Victoria, passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Twin Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 10, 1923 in DeWitt County to yhe late Lewis R. Kleinecke, Sr. and Beulah S. Kleinecke. He was a retired route salesman and former owner of a local candy distribution service. He was...

John Archie Young, Jr.

John Archie Young, Jr.

Dec 29, 2010

John Archie Young, Jr., 83, left this world to be with our loving God on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. He was born on July 12, 1927 in San Antonio where he grew up building model airplanes and taking art lessons. He graduated from Vocational & Technical High School in 1944 where he majored in architectural drafting. At age 17, in...

Betty Jo Garland

Betty Jo Garland

Dec 18, 2010

Betty Jo Garland, 80, of Victoria passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010. She was born June 27, 1930 in San Antonio to the late Julius J. Biediger and Jospehine Biediger Tschirhart. She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company after 30 years of service. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers, the Altar Society, and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church....

Patsy Marie Russell

Patsy Marie Russell

Dec 14, 2010

Patsy Marie Morrow Russell, 69, of Cuero passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2010. She was preceded in death by her father, William Terry Morrow; sister, Marilyn L. Balch; and niece, Emily M. Morrow. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, William Wayne Russell; mother, Gladys Morrow; sisters, Terlene Ocean and Rosemary Morrow of Austin; brother, William Morrow and...

Lillie Frances Kleinecke

Lillie Frances Kleinecke

Dec 9, 2010

Lillie Frances Kleinecke, 85, of Victoria, passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at Twin Pines Nursing & Rehabilitation in Victoria. She was born Sept. 19, 1925, in Mercedes, to the late George Augustus Fikes and Stella Frances Jordan Fikes. She married Lewis R. Kleinecke Jr. in August 1947 in Corpus Christi. She was secretary to the field director of Red...

Benjamin T. Earp, Jr.

Benjamin T. Earp, Jr.

Dec 7, 2010

Benjamin T. Earp Jr., 56, of Madisonville, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 in Dallas. He was born Sept. 4, 1954, in Kingsville, to Norma Louise Lovelady Earp of Woodsboro and the late Benjamin T. Earp. He married Susan Kay Luker on Dec. 13, 1975 in Cuero. He was a maintenance tech at Southern Methodist University. He is survived by...

Dolphie Marie Kubecka

Dolphie Marie Kubecka

Dec 5, 2010

Dolphie M. Kubecka, 78, of Cuero, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. She was born Dec. 27, 1931, in Sweethome, to the late Rudolph Salena and Mary Zalubek Salena. She married Albert A. Kubecka on Aug. 8, 1950 in Sweet Home. She was a clerk with Lifecheck Pharmacy for 40 years. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Alice Klaus...

Nazario Salvador Barbontin Iii

Nazario Salvador Barbontin Iii

Nov 28, 2010

Nazario Barbontin III, 50, of Cuero, passed away Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010 in Victoria. He was born June 15, 1960 in Cuero, to Santos Maria Ruiz and the late Nazario Barbontin Jr. He is survived by his mother; his wife, Diana M. Barbontin; daughters, Carmen and Maggie; stepdaughters, Alyse, Christina and Misty; sons, Joe and Frankie; stepson, Marcos; sisters,...

Nevaeh Nichole Jimenez

Nevaeh Nichole Jimenez

Nov 28, 2010

Our little angel, Nevaeh N. Jimenez went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 28, 2010. She was born in Victoria on Sunday, November 28, 2010 to Alberto Jimenez Jr. and Sarah E. Migl of Yorktown. Visitation will be held Friday,December 3, 2010 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Freund Funeral Home. Sevrices will begin at 11 a.m. with...

Carey C Whitten

Carey C Whitten

Nov 27, 2010

Carey C. Whitten, born in Bodcaw, Arkansas on January 27, 1931 went to be with our Lord and Savior on November 27, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty Porter Whitten, daughter and son-in-law, Camille and David Smolik, and grandson, Russell Smolik and wife, Amber, all of Cuero; daughter, Cindy Whitten of Plano; sisters, Evelyn Story...

Christopher M. Langenberg

Christopher M. Langenberg

Nov 17, 2010

Chris Langenberg, formally of Victoria, went to be with our Heavenly Father on November 17, 2010 at the age of 64. Born in Washington, Missouri on November 5, 1946 to the late Melvin Langenberg and Anne Berger, he came to reside in Victoria in 1952, graduated in 1964 from Victoria High School and attended Victoria College prior to enlisting in...

Louis David Fellers

Louis David Fellers

Nov 10, 2010

Louis D. Fellers, 88, of Cuero passed away November 10, 2010 in Cuero. He was born January 1, 1922 in Columbus to the late Sam and Vera Fellers. He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Ruby Lea Swaing, Mary Lea Norton, and Eveleyn Scheels. He is survived by four brothers, Ellis Fellers, Henry Fellers, and Leon...

Emalee Hartman

Emalee Hartman

Nov 7, 2010

Emalee Wells Hartman, 91, died in San Antonio, Sunday, November 7, 2010. She was born in Bay City, Texas on October 28, 1919. She was the loving wife of Judge Wayne L. Hartman, the daughter of Letitia Lewis and Edgar B Wells, and the sister of Letitia Geiger. Mrs. Hartman attended boarding school at Our Lady of the Lake and...

Eliceo 'Cheo' Mendez

Eliceo 'Cheo' Mendez

Nov 7, 2010

Eliceo 'Cheo' Mendez, 67, of Cuero passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 in Victoria. He was born January 11, 1943 in Nixon to Dora G. Mendez and the late Francisco Mendez. He was an auto mechanic. He is survived by his mother; daughters, Rachel Mendez of Yorktown, Brandi Fisher of Beeville, and Pamela Mendez of Cuero; sons, Robert Mendez of...

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