Obituaries

Feb 23, 2018

A Funeral Mass for Sylvester Bernard Sivek, 101, of La Grange will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Grange, Texas. Interment will follow in La Grange City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 26, 2018 in the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with...

Feb 16, 2018

Marion Gene Lueders, Sr. (80) a son of La Grange, TX passed peacefully from this life to the next on February 16, 2018. The family history in La Grange dates back to the 1700’s, and as his ancestors before him, Mr. Lueders lived a life dedicated to serving God, country and community. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and...

Feb 13, 2018

Sanford Quest Schmid, age 98, of La Grange, formerly of the Shelby, Texas area, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

Sanford was born in the Schoeneau Area of Austin County on November 20, 1919, the son of Rudolph and Annie Dockel Schmid.  He was the grandson of John and Emily White Schmid and John Dockel and Emilie...

Feb 12, 2018

Bernard Muras passed away peacefully at his home on February 12, 2018 in the company of his wife and family.  Born August 20, 1930, Bernard was raised in the Black Jack community – present day O’Quinn area.  He was the eldest of seven children born to Martha Svec and Cyril Muras, Sr.  While valuing education, Bernard valued family more...

Feb 11, 2018

Royce Henry Meiners, age 78 of Ledbetter passed away on February 11, 2018.

Royce was born on April 24, 1939 in La Grange to Willie F. Meiners and Esther A. Schlabach Meiners.  He served his country in the United States Army and was a retired machinist.

He enjoyed saltwater  and freshwater fishing and was an...

Feb 8, 2018

Janice Irene Parks, 80, of La Grange passed away on Thursday February 8, 2018 in Austin. Janice was born on August 30, 1937 in Greenwood, SC to Toliver and Sue (Maye) Cox. She was the youngest of two children. Janice and her brother Phillip were raised by their grandmother in Greenwood, SC after their father died at the age...

Feb 8, 2018

Roy Lee Baker, age 69 of La Grange passed away on February 8, 2018.

Roy was born on January 19, 1949 to Roy Tillman Baker and Gladys Cockburn Baker

He was a certified welder, truck driver, dozer and heavy equipment operator and an all-around handyman.

He loved his wife, his five children, numerous...

Feb 6, 2018

​ Funeral services for Lorine Erna Biehle, 88, of La Grange will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, Texas. Interment will follow in the Warda Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday February 9, 2018 in the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with the...

Feb 2, 2018

​Born December 27,1927, Died February 2, 2018. A visitation for Genell (Eilers) Rohde, 90, of Warrenton will be Tuesday, February 6, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in La Grange. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 7, at...

Jan 30, 2018

Edith Brown, age 91, of La Grange passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Edith was born on July 5, 1926 in San Antonio to William and Mary Ellen St. Leger. She was...

Jan 26, 2018

Edline Christine Bittner Weishuhn, 95, of La Grange, died January 26, 2018 in La Grange, Texas. Edline was born in Warda, Texas on October 19, 1922, the daughter of Ernst and Laura (Kasper) Bittner. She was baptized October 29, 1922 and confirmed on April 5, 1936 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda. Her confirmation verse was Isaiah 43:1,...

Jan 23, 2018

FRANKLIN EUGENE WALTHER A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR Franklin Eugene Walther, 79, of Houston will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, Texas. Franklin was born August 21, 1938 in Warda, Texas to Albert Paul and Alma Zoch Walther. Franklin served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Viet...

Jan 18, 2018

Graveside services for Terry Joan Force, 74, of Fayetteville will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Florida Chapel Cemetery Pavillion in Round Top, Texas with Rev. Marcia Kifer, officiating. Terry was born born to March 14, 1943 in Providence, Rhode Island to Danny and Hattie Katznelson Feinstein. She married Charles Force in December of...

Jan 14, 2018

Nettie Cordes Markwardt Nettie Cordes Markwardt was born Aug. 4, 1920 to Rudolph & Alma Schmidt Cordes near Roznov, TX. She was baptized Oct. 31, 1920 at St. John Lutheran Church in Haw Creek, TX. She got her education at Haw Creek, Roznov & Shelby Schools. She acquired her GED in 1977 at the age of 57. Her first...

Jan 13, 2018

DONNA JEAN SCHIELACK Visitation for Donna Jean Schielack, 67, of La Grange will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 19, 2018 in the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in La Grange. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 20 at St. John the Baptist...

Jan 10, 2018

WARREN HENRY HERZOG Funeral services for Warren Herzog, 75, of Bellaire, will be held Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Candis O’Meara, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in La Grange officiating. Warren was born February 10, 1942 in La Grange, Texas to Hans and Bernice Hausmann Herzog. He graduated from...

Jan 1, 2018

Crispin aka Speedy Tamez, was called to his heavenly home on January 1, 2018, surrounded by his loving, caring and ever-faithful family.

He was born on May 23, 1928, in Combes, Texas.

Mr.Tamez was preceded in death by his parents, Crispin Tamez and Margarita Elizondo and grandparents, Margarito Elizondo and Isabel Nunez de Elizondo and his brothers Ramon...

Dec 12, 2017

BESSIE CARRIE ALDIS

Bessie Carrie Aldis was born September 18, 1927 IN Winnsboro, Texas to Daisy White and James Ramsey and passed away on December  12, 2017 at Golden Years Nursing & Rehab in Marlin, Texas.

Visitation will be on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 10:00AM - 1:00PM at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home...

Dec 8, 2017

LUCILLE T. CHILEK

A visitation for Lucille T. Chilek, 78, of La Grange will be held Monday, December 11, 2017 in the Fayette Memorial Home Chapel from Noon until 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00...

Nov 20, 2017

James Clarion Chernosky was born August 28, 1946 and passed away on November 20, 2017 at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center at the age of 71.

Visitation 10 A.M. – 12 P.M. on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange

A Graveside service will be held on Friday, November...