Obituaries
Herman Weigelt
Jan 16, 2014
Herman Charles Weigelt, 89, of Round Top, died January 16, 2014 from complications of a Christmas Eve stroke. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 20th at 11:00 a.m. in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Round Top with Rev. John David Nedbalek officiating, with interment at Florida Chapel Cemetery. Born in Round Top, Texas on July 9, 1924, the son of...
Violet Markwardt
Jan 15, 2014
Violet Bernice Markwardt, age 95, of Round Top, passed away on January 15th, 2014, at Monument Hill Nursing Center. She was a lifelong resident of the Round Top area. She was born on January 6th, 1919 to Otto Wendland and Hester (Keng) Wendland. She married Aubrey Ralph Markwardt on November 25th, 1951 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top. Violet...
Aline Mitchell
Jan 11, 2014
Aline R. Mitchell of Flatonia, Texas passed away the evening of Saturday, January 11, 2014 at age 99 while under hospice care at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange, Texas. Born Aline Marie Rank on November 22, 1914 in Memphis, Tenn. Where in 1943 she met and fell in love with her future husband George W. Mitchell, a Sergeant...
Lawrence Hoehne
Jan 10, 2014
Lawrence C Hoehne, 81, of LaGrange died January 10, 2014. He was a twin, his brother and him were born May 2, 1932, at home on the farm in Hostyn , son to Edwin C Hoehne and Lillie Hoehne. He married Shirley Mae Watson, January 3, 1958 in Houston, Texas. Retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. and moved back to...
Marvin Otto
Jan 8, 2014
Marvin Lee (Bobby) Otto, age 92 of La Grange, passed away at his home on January 8, 2014. Marvin was born on November 11, 1921 in La Grange to Fred Vastine Otto and Addie Dornwell. Marvin married Mildred Light on December 24, 1942 at Carmine. He was a retired dairy farmer, a member of St, Paul’s Lutheran Church, First United...
Jerry Kallus
Dec 17, 2013
Jerry V. Kallus, age 92 of La Grange passed away on December 17, 2013. Jerry was born on January 26, 1921 in La Grange to Richard J. Kallus and Frances Janda. He married Annie Humplik on January 24, 1949 in Corpus Christi. He was a retired aircraft mechanic and served his country in the United States Army. He was a...
Larry Wied
Dec 16, 2013
Larry Lee Wied, age 57, of Pasadena, Texas, died recently. Larry was born on February 19, 1956 in Smithville, Texas to Alex W. Wied and Leona Coufal Wied. He is survived by two brothers: Alex F. Wied and wife, Melba, and John W. Wied and wife, Joyce; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of extended family and friends. He...
John Iii
Dec 9, 2013
John Taylor Cook III parked the John Deere one last time on Monday December 9, 2013. He was surrounded by his family and friends. John was born in Galveston, Texas on October 13, 1937. He attended Elementary and middle school there before going off to Andover for prep school. He later graduated in the last class of Rice Institute, now...
Firman Amberg
Dec 5, 2013
Firman David Amberg, 76, of Columbus, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at his home. He was born March 6, 1937, in Portsmouth, Ohio the son of Firman Ware Amberg and Reba Menefee. David is survived by his wife of 46 years, Wadene Amberg and their six children: Christine Voorhees of Houston, Susan Jones of Conroe, Firman Amberg of Huffman,...
Kenneth Ullrich
Dec 3, 2013
Kenneth Wayne (Kenny) Ullrich, age 74 passed away on December 3, 2013 in La Grange. Kenny was born on March 24, 1939 at Carmine, Texas to Willie A. Ullrich and Verlie Albers Ullrich. He was the founder and owner of Electric Motor Service in La Grange, member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, EASA, Farm Bureau, La Grange Volunteer...
Robert Gayken
Nov 29, 2013
Robert W. (Bob) Gayken, age 61 of Schulenburg, passed away on November 29, 2013. Robert was born on October 9, 1952 in Oakland, CA. to Lester William Gayken and Lois Fay Clark Gayken. He served in the United States Air Force and was a retired carpenter. Memorial services are scheduled for Wednesday December 4, 2013, at 3:00 PM at Fayette...
Dennis Powell
Nov 25, 2013
On November 25, 2013 God called home His saint, Dennis L. Powell. He passed away quietly in La Grange, Texas after a long battle with multiple illnesses, the most debilitating being osteoarthritis. He was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas and raised in Brewer Bottoms, Arkansas. He graduated from Stuttgart High School in 1960. His working career, which consisted of four decades,...
Emilie Ritter
Nov 23, 2013
Emilie Mae Ritter, 92, of La Grange TX, died Nov 23, 2013. Emilie Mae Schubert Ritter was born on December 10, 1920 in La Grange TX, the daughter of the late Gustav and Mary Schubert. On March 6, 1945 she was united in marriage with Willie Otto Ritter. They were married almost 57 years. She was a homemaker who loved...
Franklin Boultinghouse
Nov 22, 2013
Franklin Eugene Boultinghouse, age 81 of La Grange, passed away on November 22, 2013. Memorial services are to be held at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Mary Madden; brother, Ralph Boultinghouse of Weimar; sister, Betty Hicks of Bryan; three step-children, Tessa Lopez of Alvin, Hope Wells of La Grange and Steven Hunter of Alvin.
Evelyn Vecera
Nov 20, 2013
Evelyn Rainosek Vecera departed this world on November 20, 2013 surrounded by her husband, Edwin of 66 years and her loving family. Just 2 weeks shy of her 86th birthday, Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Anton and Elizabeth Svrcek Rainosek and her only sibling, brother Daniel Rainosek. Left to cherish her memory are children Eugene Vecera and...
John Cox
Nov 16, 2013
John Patrick Cox, age 68, of Round Top passed away on November 16, 2013 at his home. John's final wish was to be cremated and cremation has taken place.
Eugene Polasek
Nov 14, 2013
Eugene Walter Polasek, age 71, of La Grange, passed away on November 14, 2013 in La Grange. Gene was born on September 13, 1942. He was a self-employed handyman and a member of St, John Lutheran Church in Ellinger. He served his country in the United States Navy. He is survived by three sons; Wesley Polasek and wife Debbie of...
Elsie Weishuhn
Nov 13, 2013
Elsie A. Weishuhn age 95, of La Grange, passed away on November 13, 2013. Elsie Minnie (Albers) Weishuhn was born on June 17, 1918 at Waldeck, the daughter of the late Adolph and Marie Fiedler Albers. She was baptized on January 1, 1923 by the Rev. Carl Baer, who confirmed her on September 6, 1931 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church...
Wilma Piwetz
Nov 3, 2013
Wilma L. Piwetz, age 89, passed away on November 3, 2013 in La Grange. Wilma was born on June 27, 1924, in the farm home near Weimar to William Rahlwes and Lenora Engels Rahlwes. She was a homemaker and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in La Grange. She married James J. Piwetz, Sr. on May 7, 1945 in Weimar....
Carole Halla
Nov 2, 2013
Carole Bunge Halla passed away comfortably at her home on November 2, 2013, after a short but valiant battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born on February 6, 1942 in El Campo, Texas, the oldest child of Margaret and Lester Bunge, Sr.. She was raised in Garwood, Tx., but graduated from high school as one of the first boarder...
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