Obituaries

Trinidad De León

Dec 23, 2020

A Celebration of Life for Trinidad Ibarra De León, 85, of Paige, Texas is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., on Monday, December 28th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Grange, Texas. Interment will follow at the La Grange City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La...

Jerry Zurita

Dec 14, 2020

Jerry Lane Zurita was born in Bryan, Texas to Jerry Zurita and Vanessa Liliana Rodriguez.  He was baptized December 2015. He resided in Plum, Texas and was a student at La Grange Elementary School.

Lane loved bacon, cheeseburgers from McDonald’s, pizza from Subway, chocolate and Chinese noodles.  Lane loved being outside playing with his dog Red, riding...

Emilio Ruiz

Dec 12, 2020

Emilio Ruiz of Flatonia went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2020. He was born in Mexico to Juanita Rodriguez Alvarado and Pedro Ruiz Armendariz. He moved to Houston in 1970 and later married Mary Helen Tenorio Ruiz on January 26, 1977. They had one son and one daughter.

At the tender age of 7...

Lorine Fischer

Nov 28, 2020

LORINE FISCHER A visitation for Lorine Ruth Fischer, 98, of La Grange will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 30, 2020 in the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in La Grange with interment to follow in the...

John Brewster

Nov 26, 2020

John Franklin Brewster, 68 yrs of age, left this life and joined the Lord on November 26, 2020 after a courageous battle with PSP – progressive supranuclear palsey.    John  was born to Albert Frank Brewster and Ellen Irene Morgan Brewster on November 25, 1952.  He was preceeded in death by both of his parents and his younger brother,...

Nancy Crouch

Nov 25, 2020

In loving memory

Rose Shimek

Nov 16, 2020

September 28, 1938 – November 16, 2020

Rose Mary Shimek (82), was born in Hostyn, Texas on September 28, 1938 to John Anton Cernoch and Lillie Kana Cernoch. Rose Mary married Melvin Daniel Shimek on October 14, 1956.

Rose Mary was known for her love of children. She was a housewife and raised her five...

Jerry Stanley. Jr.

Oct 21, 2020

Jerry Alvin Stanley, Jr., “Alvin", was born on July 28, 1931 in Houston, Texas to Jerry Alvin Stanley, Sr. and Vernona Peirsol Stanley. Alvin married Carolyn Fehrenkamp on November 12, 1972 and they resided in Houston for nine years, moved to Canyon Lake for ten years and later moved to Fayette County, Texas in 1994 where they called home....

Terry Larson

Oct 17, 2020

Terry Neal Larson, 59, passed away on October 17, 2020 after a brief, but brutal battle with cancer.

Terry was born October 24, 1960. On November 3, 1979 he was united in marriage with Tracie Ray. They made their home in the Bellville and surrounding areas.

He is survived by his mother, Doyce Neal Larson,...

Eugene McGill

Oct 9, 2020

Eugene William McGill, 92, passed away on October 9, 2020 in the care of his granddaughter Victoria Gandy.  Eugene was born in San Antonio, Texas on January 3, 1928 to A.P and Josephine McGill.  September 3, 1958 Deloise married Deloise Etzel, they had one daughter, Terrie.

Eugene began working at Southwestern Bell in 1954. After dedicating 29...

Henry Cernota

Oct 5, 2020

Henry “Sonny” Clarence Cernota Jr. 84, of La Grange went to be with the Lord on October 5, 2020. Henry was born in La Grange, Texas on February 9, 1936, the only child of Henry and Annie Cernota. He married Marion Frances Vavra of Fayetteville on November 12, 1956 and together they had 5 children. Henry was a devoted...

Lanum Norsworthy

Sep 18, 2020

Lanum Norsworthy was born to Nathan and Brandy Norsworthy on September 22, 1998 in Brenham, Texas. Lanum attended La Grange High School and later moved to Corpus Christi, Texas where he worked as a first mate on the Dolphin Express for Dolphin Docks. Lanum lived his life with so much love in his heart. He never met a stranger...

Glen Hartmann

Sep 5, 2020

Glen Roy Hartmann was born to Lee Roy Ernest Hartmann and Doris Lydia (Mueller) Hartmann on November 19, 1950 in Victoria, Texas. Glen was baptized January 21, 1951 and was confirmed March 28, 1965 at St. John Lutheran Church in Rutersville. Glen graduated from La Grange High School in 1969. Upon graduation he went to work for the Texas...

Alece Egan

Sep 4, 2020

Alece Blanche Egan (affectionately known to her family as Moma, Bebe, Momee and Drinka) was born to Edwin  and Alece (née Poirier) Blanche on July 21, 1934 in Dallas, Texas. She spent her youth in Dallas, Abilene and New Orleans with her sisters and brother prior to beginning her education at Tulane University. Much of her adult life was...

James "Jim" Davenport

Sep 4, 2020

James “Jim” Morgan Davenport was peacefully called home on Friday, September 4, 2020 to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 76.

Jim was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 22, 1943. He served 3 years (1963-1966) in the U.S. Army in the 82nd Airborne Division/Combat Engineer as a Green Beret & Paratrooper. Packing to...

Sandra Tomanec

Aug 28, 2020

Sandra A. Tomanec

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Sandra A. Tiedt Tomanec, a life- long resident of La Grange, Tx.  She was born on November 13, 1951 to the parents of Carlie Tiedt and Ruby (Michael) Kovar.  She gained her wings to soar on Friday, August 28, 2020...

Delois McGill

Aug 12, 2020

Deloise Julia Etzel McGill, 87, passed away on August 12, 2020 in Houston, Texas.  Deloise was born in Round Top, Texas on August 6, 1933 to Werner and Hattie Etzel.  Deloise married Eugene “Jeep” McGill September 3, 1958 and had one daughter, Terrie.

Deloise and Eugene were faithful supporters of the AWANA Club (Approved Workmen Not Ashamed)...

Shirley Ottmer

Aug 9, 2020

January 21, 1946 – August, 2020

Shirley Ann Ottmer, 74, passed away on August 9, 2020 in Cat Spring, Texas.  She was born on January 21, 1946.

Shirley was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon and married Johnnie Lee Ottmer on July 21, 1963. They had a son and two daughters,Troy, Carmen and Sally. Shirley worked...

John Rosales

Aug 7, 2020

JOHN ROSALES

Graveside services for John Rosales, 83, of La Grange will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2020 in the Powell Cemetery near Smithville.

John was born February 9, 1937 in Cuero, Texas to Thomas and Manuella Sanchez Rosales. He was a laborer.

John is survived by 4 daughters and...

Gertrude Schlabach

Aug 2, 2020

Gertrude Louise Schlabach, 95, passed away on August 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas.  She was born on October 10, 1924 to Paul Gerhard and Mary (Zindler) Kilian in Lee County, Texas near Lincoln.

Growing up she worked on the family farm.  She took on any task that needed doing.  As a young woman, she and her sister...