Audra Rose Esparza Chambers
Oct 20, 2018
Audra Rose Esparza Chambers of Hondo, 21, died as the result of an automobile accident Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Born in Hondo, Aug. 11, 1997, she was the daughter of Santos Esparza and Tanya Kim Ytuarte. Audra was a very loving young woman with a big heart. She loved spending time with family and friends, working out and modeling. She...
Calvin Paul Schott
Oct 13, 2018
Calvin Paul Schott was born on February 13, 1927, to Paul and Alma Hutzler Schott. He went home to the Lord on Saturday,October 13, 2018, surrounded by family, at the age of 91 years and 8 months. Calvin married the love of his life, Virginia Wrasse, on October 25, 1949 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in La Coste,...
Mary Faulkner Farley
Oct 7, 2018
Mary Reis Faulkner Farley passed away in the early morning on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at her ranch house in D'Hanis at the age of 89 years. She was born December 8, 1928 in Keene, New Hampshire to Winthrop and Margaret Jacobs Faulkner. She grew up in New Hampshire and went away to a Preparatory School (House of the Pines)...
James Elmore Hayes
Oct 6, 2018
James Elmore (Jim) Hayes of DHanis, 80, passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Born Dec. 13, 1937, near Bishop, Texas, he was the son of Luther Woodrow Hayes and Nadine Viola Gutherie Hayes. Jim grew up in Kingsville, graduated from Kingsville High School, and earned a Bachelor Degree in Agriculture from Texas A&I. Jim was an accomplished welder for over...
Beatrice Villa Nira
Sep 27, 2018
Beatrice Villa Nira of Hondo, 86, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Born in Hondo, March 15, 1932, she was the daughter of Baltazar and Juliana Ledesma Villa. A very caring person, Beatrice had a loving heart. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to sew, cook and bake. She also was very creative and enjoyed making crafts....
John Mitchell Pope
Sep 20, 2018
John Mitchell (Mitch) Pope, of Hondo, passed away on September 20, 2018 at his son's home in Utopia, at the age of 62 years. Mitch was born June 11, 1956 in Hondo and graduated from Hondo High School in 1974. "We are thankful for the good and full life that dad has lived. You all know well that he wants...
Nancee Josephine Petreman
Sep 18, 2018
Nancee Josephine Petreman, age 69, of Kyle, formerly of Hondo, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. Nancee was born on July 11, 1949, and reared in Whittier CA. She attended LaSerna High School and graduated from there in 1967. She was a stay-at-home mom, and later went on to be an entrepreneur with her husband of 30 years. She...
Brian Jeffrey Keuper
Sep 16, 2018
Brian Jeffrey Keuper was born on Easter Sunday, April 25, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas to Daniel and Hazel Keuper. He passed peacefully at age 75 on September 16, 2018. Brian was reared in San Antonio where he attended Thomas Edison High School and San Antonio College. His life was filled with experiences which expressed his varied talents and interests....
Franklin John Muennink
Sep 14, 2018
Franklin John Muennink of Hondo passed away Friday, September 14,2018 in Hondo at the age of 88. He was born May 2, 1930 at the family home in New Fountain, one of three children to Frank George Muennink and Amalia Emma Mumme Muennink. Franklin was raised in New Fountain and attended New Fountain school where he met the love of...
Lillie Frances Lutz
Sep 13, 2018
Lillie Frances Grahmann Lutz of D'Hanis, 93, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Born in Hallettsville, Jan. 20, 1925, she was the daughter of Henry and Magdalena Schindler Grahmann. Lillie taught several years at St. John's Catholic School in Hondo. She was a nurse for many years, working at Community Care Center nursing home and a home health care agency...
Curtis Alvis Long
Sep 11, 2018
Curtis Alvis Long of D'Hanis, born Jan. 8, 1933, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at the age of 85. Curtis leaves behind his wife, Alyne G. Long; daughters, Donna R. Peterson (Eric) and Diane R. Torres (Joe), as well as grandchildren, Kristy King (Allan), Jennifer Millhouse (Sean), Jody Weinman and Kris Wilson...
Martha Carol Calkins
Sep 11, 2018
Martha Carol Gilbert Calkins of Hondo, 92, passed away quietly Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Carol was born on Christmas Day 1925 in Amarillo, Texas. She attended high school in San Francisco CA. As an Air Force wife, she lived in Pensacola FL and Lake Charles LA before settling permanently in Hondo in 1961. She raised three sons in Hondo and,...
Nora Katherina Emilie Balzen
Sep 9, 2018
Nora Katherina Emilie (Leinweber) Baizen, daughter of August J. Leinweber and wife Minnie (Reitzer) Leinweber, was born August 7, 1915 in Hondo, Texas. Nora was called to her Lord in heaven on Sept. 9, 2018. At the time of her passing at the age of 103, Nora was living at Community Care Center of Hondo. At St. Paul Lutheran Church...
Mary Lydia Ybarra
Sep 6, 2018
Mary Lydia Moncada Ybarra of San Antonio, 81, passed away Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Born in Hondo, March 4, 1937, she was the daughter of Margarito and Savas Rios Moncada. A Hondo native, Mary Lydia was a devoted mother to her children. She loved reading and sewing. When her children were small, she enjoyed cooking and sewing for them. Her...
Betty Ruth Boehle
Sep 5, 2018
Betty Ruth Weber Boehle of Hondo, 82, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Born in Bandera June 6, 1936, she was the daughter of Fritz and Erna Meckel Weber. Betty was raised in Bandera and graduated from Bandera High School in 1954. She married Hilmer Ben Boehle on June 12, 1954. After marriage, they moved to the family farm and...
Hortencia Dominguez Villa
Sep 4, 2018
Hortencia Dominguez Villa of Hondo, 88, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Born in Hondo, Jan. 21, 1930, she was the daughter of Francisco and Salome Hernandez Dominguez. A hard-working woman, Hortencia was loving, caring and faithful to the end. In addition to being a homemaker, over the years Hortencia managed The Chicken Coop and Rancher's Barbecue. She also worked...
Penny Lee Menk
Aug 23, 2018
Penny Lee Grunewald Menk, age 69, of Hondo, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 23, 2018, in San Antonio. She was born on September 2, 1948. Penny is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Samuel J. Menk; her parents, Vernon and Edna Lee Grunewald and Mary and Nick Nagrodsky; and her brother, Sydney Mercer. She is...
Felix Moreno Jr.
Aug 15, 2018
Felix Moreno Jr. of Hondo, 76, passed away Wednesday, Augl. 15, 2018. Born May 24, 1942, in Hondo, he was the son of Felix Moreno Sr. and Concepcion Hernandez Moreno. He is preceded in death by his father; wife, Carolina Martinez Moreno; and sister, Doleres Gomez. He is survived by his mother, Concepcion Moreno of Idaho; daughter, Alicia (Juan Jr.)...
Stella Mae Rothe
Aug 9, 2018
Stella Mae Paschal Rothe, of D'Hanis, passed away in the evening of August 9, 2018 in Hondo at the age of 95 years. She was born July 26, 1923 in San Antonio, one of four children born to Frank L. Paschal, MD and Stella Mae Plummer Paschal. In 1940, she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and continued her education...
