Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Cuero, Texas

Walter Gawlik

Walter Gawlik

May 8, 2010

Walter Lee Gawlik, 70, of Cuero, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010. He was born May 3, 1940, in Cuero, to the late J.A. Gawlik and Ruby Gawlik. He married Joan Marie (Wilken) Gawlik on Oct. 27, 1962, in Bartelso, Ill. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of American Legion. He was a retired...

John R. Kahlich

John R. Kahlich

May 4, 2010

John R. Kahlich, 86, peacefully passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born November 1, 1923 in Cuero to the late Anton R. and Stephanie A. (Till) Kahlich. John served in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Nelda Ruth Wagner on August 17, 1947 at St. John Lutheran...

Ella Martha Born Baros

Ella Martha Born Baros

May 4, 2010

Ella Martha Born Baros Ella Martha Born Baros was born January 30th, 1922 to Henry & Lydia Schulle Born. Ella went to her Lord on May 4th, 2010 at the age of 88. Ella was married to Bennie Baros on Christmas Day, 1941 and they were happily married for 63 years. Together they had two children; a son, David Baros...

Geraldine 'Gerry' H Smith

Geraldine 'Gerry' H Smith

May 1, 2010

Geraldine Beatrice Smith, 85, of Cuero passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010. She was born October 17, 1924 in Austin to the late Edgar G. and Edna (Forsvall) Hoppe. She married her late husband, Langdon M. Smith, on March 5, 1944 in Austin. She was the District Clerk for DeWitt County from 1974 until her retirement in 1992. Geraldine "Gerry"...

Joetta Gawlik

Joetta Gawlik

Apr 28, 2010

Joetta Clare Gawlik, 75, of Cuero, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010. She was born Aug. 1, 1934, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Joseph and Hilda Kowats Stubits. She married the late Jerome Gawlik Jr. on March 2, 1957, in St. Louis, Mo. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughters, Debra Garner (Jerry La Grange)...

Mardelle V Arnold

Mardelle V Arnold

Apr 28, 2010

Mardelle V. Arnold, 87, of Cuero, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010. She was born Jan. 5, 1923, in Beaukiss, to the late Myrtle Hargrove and James Allen Carter. She married Bernie Arnold on Nov. 12, 1945 in Cuero. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Arnold of Cuero and Catherine Berger of Huxley, Iowa; sister, Joyce DeGlandon of Austin;...

Lauriano Alvarado

Lauriano Alvarado

Apr 24, 2010

CUERO - Lauriano Alvarado, 77, of Cuero, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010. He was born July 4, 1932, in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to the late Brijido Alvarado and Maria Valdez Alvarado. He is survived by his daughters, Rebecca Pompa of Cuero, Nancy Brennan of Independence, Kan., and Maria England of Amarillo; sons, Dale Alvarado and Faustino Alvarado, both of...

Karon High

Karon High

Apr 19, 2010

Karon High, 55, of Euless passed away Monday, April 19, 2010. She was born Feb. 13, 1955, in Fort Worth, to Paula Jane Grubb High and the late Dr. Harold Rutledge High. She was a gate agent for American Airlines. She is survived by her mother, Paula High of Cuero; brother, Harold R. 'Ace' High II and wife Karen of...

Ralph Douglas Leggett

Ralph Douglas Leggett

Apr 15, 2010

Ralph Douglas Leggett, 86, passed away on Thursday, April 15, at his home in Anahuac, Texas. He was born on July 13, 1923 in Goliad, Texas, to Otis L. and Mary Jane (Shaw) Leggett. After graduating from Yorktown High School, he served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II. Upon returning from war, he attended...

Geno Hogan

Geno Hogan

Apr 15, 2010

Geno Hogan, 92, of Cuero passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010 in Cuero. He was born on November 24, 1917 in Oakdale, Louisiana to the late John and Lydia Hogan. He was a mechanic and a ranch hand, and served his community as a volunteer fireman. He married his late wife, Bernice, on May 11, 1940 in Cuero. He is...

Mary Agnes 'Sis' Aldis

Mary Agnes 'Sis' Aldis

Apr 5, 2010

Mary Agnes "Sis" Aldis, 88, of Cuero, passed away Monday, April 5, 2010. She was born Aug. 4, 1921 in Cuero to the late Johnnie P. Harryman and Katherine J. Fuchs Harryman. She was married to the late Ira L. Aldis on Jan. 16, 1943 in Little Rock, Ark. She was a homemaker, who enjoyed gardening, cooking, spending time with...

Jeanette Boenig

Jeanette Boenig

Apr 4, 2010

Jeanette Irene Boenig, 79, of Yoakum passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010. She was born February 9, 1931 in Yoakum to the late Adam and Hilda Frels Frank. She married Alvin Boenig on February 9, 1951 in Yoakum. Jeanette was a registered nurse, a real estate broker, and an antique dealer. She is survived by her husband, Alvin Boenig; daughters,...

David A Martinez

David A Martinez

Apr 4, 2010

David A. Martinez, 47, of Cuero, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010 at DeTar Hospital in Victoria. He was born Jan. 31, 1963, in Cuero, to the late Anselmo "Sam" Martinez Sr. and Isabel Martinez. He was a general laborer. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Martinez of Cuero; son, Matthew J. Martinez of Seguin; and sisters, Helen Villarreal...

Susie Mae Jenkins

Susie Mae Jenkins

Apr 3, 2010

Susie Mae Jenkins, 87, of Hallettsville passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010. She was born June 11, 1922 in Lindenau to the late Percy and Elizabeth Denson Parks. She is survived by her sons, Walter, Jesse, Billy, Eugene, Clarence, and Troy Jenkins; nieces, Joyce Mosley and Alice Sanders; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; other relatives; and friends. She is preceded in...

Edna (Kay) Farmer

Edna (Kay) Farmer

Mar 31, 2010

Edna (Kay) Farmer of Cuero was surrounded by her loving family when she was called home on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 after a long, hard, courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 25, 1950 in Cuero to John Arnold Moore and the late Mary Crone. Kay was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and daughter. She made the world a...

Dr. Harold Rutledge High

Dr. Harold Rutledge High

Mar 25, 2010

Dr. Harold Rutledge High, 85, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 in Victoria. He was born May 20, 1924 in Canton to the late Bonnie Dillard and Lilla Quinlen High. After serving in the United States Army Air Force during World War II, Dr. High attended the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston and began his career as a physician...

Joe Knowles Wallis

Joe Knowles Wallis

Mar 25, 2010

Joe Knowles Wallis, 82, of Houston passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010. He was born August 30, 1927 in Hutto to the late Joe Sr. and Alice Ruth Anderson Wallis. He married Carolyn Wallis in Houston in 1958. Joe served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He was a University of Houston graduate...

Tom D. Cole

Tom D. Cole

Mar 18, 2010

Tom D. Cole, 92, of Cuero passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010. He was born in Fort Sumner, New Mexico on December 4, 1917 to the late Stuben Douglas and Irene Alan Sanders Cole. He married Avis M. Lawrence on November 28, 1943 in Donna, Texas. He was a farmer and a member of First Baptist Church, Cuero. He is...

Rico Angel Zamora, Jr.

Rico Angel Zamora, Jr.

Mar 16, 2010

Rico Angel Zamora, Jr. passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010. He was born December 9, 2009 in Victoria to Rico Zamora Sr. and April Parr of Cuero. He is survived by his parents; his paternal grandparents, Mamie Soto and Fidencio Zamora; maternal grandparents, Renee Parr and Casper Silgero, Sr.; and godfather, Abundio Arguellez. A graveside service will be held Tuesday,...

Jackie (Hall) Marler

Jackie (Hall) Marler

Mar 12, 2010

Jackie (Hall) Marler passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 12, 2010, in Denver, Colorado, where she had been living with her daughter. Jackie was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 15, 1920, to Charles and Florence Mahood Dresser. Jackie's mother died shortly after giving childbirth, so she was raised by her paternal grandparents. During World War II, she...

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