Nancy Jane Hardt
May 13, 2003
Nancy Jane Hardt was born August 25, 1929 in Dundee, Texas. She passed away May 13, 2003 in Houston at the age of 73 years 8 months and 18 days. Surviving are her husband: Calvin Pete Hardt; daughter: Terry Lee Sarques and husband George of Washington, DC; son: Kenneth Harper Hardt and wife Angie of Port Lavaca; brother Dan Harper...
Shirley M. Saathoff
May 11, 2003
Shirley Haby Saathoff of Hondo, Texas, passed away May 11, 2003, at the age of 81. She was a housewife, farmer and former telephone operator. Her quiet support was felt in many areas of the community and she will be missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Saathoff; parents, Sterling and Lena (Schuehle) Haby; and sister, Darvine...
Thelma Lee Felts
May 6, 2003
Thelma Lee Felts was born December 21, 1904 in Utopia, Texas. She passed away May 6, 2003 in Hondo at the age of 98 years 4 months and 15 days. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents: Daniel & Gillie (Rogers) Boultinghouse; husband: Jack B. Felts; son: James Felts; brothers: Charles, George, Joe, and Arlie Boultinghouse; sister: Mae Clifton....
Bobby Joe Cortez
May 1, 2003
Jose Roberto "Bobby Joe" Cortez was born January 21, 1953 in Hondo. He passed away May 1, 2003 in D'Hanis at the age of 50 years 3 months and 10 days. Bobby was preceded in death by his father: Loreto V. Cortez. Surviving are his wife: Delia Zapata Cortez; daughter: Jo Anne Cortez; grand daughter: Marivelle Cortez; sisters: Rachel DeLeon,...
Jewel Riff
May 1, 2003
E. Jewell Cloud Riff was born October 2, 1921 in Connehata, MS. She passed away May 1, 2003 in Hondo at the age of 82 years 6 months and 29 days. Jewell was preceded in death by her parents: James LaFayette & Emma Bell (Anderson) Cloud; husband: Nick Garrison Riff; sister: Pansy Sommers; brothers; Bill Cloud and Vernon Cloud. Surviving...
Isidra Martinez Contreras
Apr 29, 2003
Isidra Contreras was born May 15, 1938 in Hondo. She passed away April 29, 2003 in San Antonio at the age of 64 years 11 months and 14 days. Isidra was preceded in death by her parents: Victoriano & Malaquias (Rico) Martinez; daughter-in-law: Janie Martinez; son-in-law: Jesse Lara. Surviving are her husband: Juan Contreras, Jr.; daughter: Mary E. Rodriguez and...
Marguerite Bendele
Apr 28, 2003
Marguerite Bendele, age 93, passed away April 28, 2003 in Pearsall. She is survived by sons; Patrick Holt Bendele of Sapulpa, OK, and Danny Bendele, sister; Glenda H. Murphy of El Paso, and brother Albert Russell Holt of CA. She is preceded in death by her husband, the former night watchman of Hondo, George Jacob Bendele; brother Joseph Milton Holt;...
Isaiah Arias
Apr 23, 2003
Isaiah Arias was born October 10, 2002 in San Antonio, Texas. He passed away April 23, 2003 in Hondo at the age of 6 months and 13 days. Isaiah was preceded in death by his grandfather: Luis Arias, Jr.. Surviving are his parents Rene Antonio & Christine (Martinez) Arias, sister Catherine Rene Arias, brother Rene Antonio Arias, Jr. all of...
Hulda N. Wiemers
Apr 21, 2003
Hulda N. Wiemers, age 102, was born April 22, 1900 in Castel, Texas. She passed away April 21, 2003 in Hondo, Texas. Surviving are son: Franklin T. Wiemers, Daughters: Frances Leinweber, June Fuos, LaVerne Schulte and husband Jerome, and Imogene Meyers and husband Wm. C. all of Hondo, 9 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. She was...
Edward William Lutz
Apr 20, 2003
Edward William Lutz, age 84 was born November 15, 1918 in D'Hanis, Texas. He passed away April 20, 2003 in Hondo. Edward was preceded in death by his brothers: Hubert Joseph Lutz, Raymond Lutz, and Alphonse S. Lutz. Surviving are his brother: Alfred Lutz, sisters: Mary Ann Morgan, and Margaret M. Ackermann. The Rosary will be at the Holy Cross...
Thomas William Meredith
Apr 19, 2003
Thomas William Meredith, age 74 was born November 4, 1927 in McKees Port, PA. He passed away April 19, 2003 in Big Pine Key, FL. Surviving are his wife: Mary Ella (Hesse) Meredith, and sister-in-law: Martha M. Barchfield. The Funeral Service will be at the Guinn-Horger Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 22. Interment will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Eliezer Anthony Bernal
Apr 17, 2003
Eliezer Anthony Bernal, age 39 was born June 13, 1963 in Hondo, Texas. He passed away April 17, 2003 in D'Hanis. Surviving are his wife: Luz Aguinaga, son: Eliezer Anthony Bernal, Jr., of Hondo, brothers: .Esteban Bernal, III and wife Dora of Lubbock, Reynaldo Bernal and wife Leticia of Hondo, and parents Esteban & Anita (Treviño) Bernal, Jr. of Hondo....
Estella G. Gonzales
Apr 12, 2003
Estella G. Gonzales was born February 27, 1922 in Hondo, Texas. She passed away April 12, 2003. Estella was preceded in death by her parents: Pablo and Juanita (Dominguez).Gutierrez; first husband: Jesus S. Reyes; brothers: Ernesto Gutierrez, Pedro Gutierrez; sister: Alicia Reyes; son: Robert Reyes; son-in-law: David G. Ybarra Sr.; and grandson: Rockey Conde. Surviving are her husband: Cleto S....
Betty Jo Lancaster
Apr 8, 2003
Betty Jo Lancaster, age 66, of Luling, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2003. Funeral service will be held Friday, Apr. 11, 10 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Luling. Interment at the Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section, next to her mother Ida Mae (Saathoff) Cole, will be at 3 p.m. Arrangements are by O'Bannon Funeral Home, Luling, and, locally by Guinn-Horger...
Harry Henry Rabe
Apr 2, 2003
Mr. Harry Henry Rabe was born September 13, 1905 at Berclair in Goliad County, Texas. He passed away April 1, 2003, in the homes of his family in La Feria, Texas. His parents were Mr. Herman Ernest Rabe and Mrs. Bertha Schulenburg Rabe. His step-mother was Mrs. Dora Pahmiyer Rabe. Mr. Harry Rabe was baptized in the Lutheran Church and...
William Bryan Martin
Apr 2, 2003
William Bryan Martin, age 79, of Hondo passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2003. He was born in Vera (Knox Co.), Nov. 2, 1923, to Dolph and Jossie Spears Martin. His family moved to Gilliland in January 1925, all childhood years were spent there. After graduating from school, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps being stationed in Wyoming until Sept. 1942....
Gerhardt Henry Weynand
Mar 29, 2003
Gerhardt Henry Weynand was born Feb. 16, 1921, to Louis and Catharina "Katie" Guly Weynand. He entered rest Saturday, Mar. 29, 2003, in San Antonio. After graduating from D'Hanis High School, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1941 and was stationed in Pflugerville. He was among the busloads of boys who went to Austin to enlist. He was called...
Arthur Funk Vance
Mar 24, 2003
Arthur Funk "Cap'n" Vance, age 54, died peacefully in his sleep on March 24, 2003, at his home in Beaumont. He was born on Dec. 2, 1948, in Hondo, to Frank and Dorothy Vance. Vance graduated from Hondo High School and Texas A&M University. He served his country in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in March 1973....
Irene Constante
Jan 25, 2003
Irene Constante, age 79, of Hondo passed away Jan. 25, 2003. She was born in Hondo, Nov. 8, 1923. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Frances "Kika" and Anastacio Vasquez of Kansas, Cornia and Armando Fuentez, Katerina and Selestino Salazar, Oralia and Joel Correa, and Linda Constante, all of Hondo; sons and daughters-in-law, Jose Luis and Olga of...
