Pedro M. Frausto
May 22, 2018
Pablo M. Frausto of Center Point, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Kerrville. Born Jan. 18, 1936, in Yancey, he was the son of Santiago and Eduvejen Martinez. He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Juanita DeLeon, Angelina DeLeon; and brothers, Santiago Jr., Felix, Francisco "Pancho", Meliton and Ricardo Frausto. He is survived by his wife...
Elsie Mae Timmerman
May 18, 2018
Elsie was born in Hondo October 9, 1929 to William and Lillian Deckert Ziegenbalg. She was the Great Granddaughter of Jean Jacques Batot who along with his son Christian were the first two settlers of D'Hanis. She grew up and spent most of her life on the Deckert family farm known as the "Longview Farm" situated between Hondo and D'Hanis...
James Russell Edwards
May 15, 2018
James Russell Edwards of Hondo, 74, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Born Sept. 2, 1943, in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, he was the son of James Edmund Edwards and Elizabeth Borse Edwards, who precede him in death. James was a US Navy veteran of the Viet Nam era and a member of the American Legion Hal Jones Post 128, in Hondo....
Kenneth Charles Lutz
May 9, 2018
Kenneth Charles "Foamy" Lutz of D'Hanis, 59, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Born July 13, 1958, in Hondo, he was the son of Arthur J. and Lillian E. Rudinger Lutz. Kenny enjoyed "piddling" around the house, farming and ranching, carpentry and, most recently, raising sheep. He is preceded in death by his...
John R. Schuehle
May 5, 2018
John R. Schuehle, age 74 of Deer Park and formerly of Hondo, passed away suddenly May 5, 2018. Born May 27, 1943, in Waco, he was the son of Jake and Roselyn McLaughlin Schuehle. After graduation from Hondo High School in 1961, he continued his education, attending The University of Texas, where he pursued a master's degree in business and...
Anita Louise Wilks
Apr 28, 2018
My mom, Anita Wilks of Hondo, died on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at 1:45 in the morning when her heart finally gave way after a heroic struggle with Vascular Dementia and COPD. She was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas, on March 3 of 1941. She was the sparkle in my grandfather's, Harold Read's, eyes and was the loving daughter to my...
Ralph Jerome Zerr
Apr 27, 2018
Ralph Jerome Zerr of D'Hanis, 69, born May 6, 1948, went to heaven on Friday, April 27, 2018. Ralph married Joyce Howard in 1979. They were married 17 years and had two daughters. Ralph enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor fun. If you knew him, you knew that his fishing hat was really an extension of him. He loved...
Wilma Louise Sparger
Apr 24, 2018
Wilma Louise "Billie" Sparger of Comfort, formerly of the Hondo/D'Hanis area, age 93, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Born in Washington IN, April 23, 1925, she was the daughter of J. Clinton Dougherty and L. Ruth Feagans Dougherty. Billie served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Specialist (V) 2nd Class. She was avid hunter and fisherwoman, was...
Verlie Fay Nietenhoefer
Apr 20, 2018
Verlie Fay Nietenhoefer of Hondo, 84, passed away Friday, Apr. 20, 2018. Verlie was born on Jan. 6, 1934, in Oldenburg TX, to Johanna Wubbenhorst and Thaddeus Rudolph Keilers. She graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1951 and married Henry Christian Nietenhoefer on Jan. 15, 1955, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Warrenton TX. They became parents to two boys,...
Vernon Neal Geuea
Apr 18, 2018
Vernon Neal "Buster" Geuea, 93, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2018, in Hondo. The son of Charles Fritz and Ellie Carrie Elms Geuea, he was born in Hondo Feb. 14, 1925. Growing up in Tarpley, Buster became an avid outsdoorsman. For a time, he went hunting every opening season for deer, duck, dove, pheasant, etc. One of his proudest stories...
Jose S. Ramirez
Apr 18, 2018
Jose S. Ramirez of Hondo, 93, passed peacefully from this life Wednesday morning, April 18, 2018. He was surrounded and spported by his loving family and caregivers during the last days of his life. Born Aug. 27, 1924, in Hondo, where he grew up, he was the son of Cruz and Aurelia Suniga Ramirez. Joe, as he was known to...
Joe William Embrey
Apr 13, 2018
Joe William Embrey age 96 of Hondo, passed away Apr. 13, 2018. He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Hondo, the son of William Henry and Lola Belle Dutton Embrey. While at Hondo High School, he played on the 1939 state championship baseball team. Joe was the last living member of that team. Following graduation from HHS, he went to...
William E. Berger
Apr 11, 2018
illiam E. (Bill) Berger, whose career as a newspaperman spanned parts of nine decades, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Austin. At age 99, he was less than two months shy of his 100th birthday. He was born in Ferris, Illinois, to William George and Ethel Nelson Berger, on June 6, 1918. As a young boy, he delivered newspapers to...
Domingo Cannon Sanchez
Apr 6, 2018
Domingo "Cannon" Sanchez of Hondo, 71, passed away Friday, Apr. 6, 2018. Born July 28, 1946, in Hondo, he was the son of Porfirio and Victoria Ybarra Sanchez. He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Carolina Constante, Irene Constante and Margarita Torres; and brother, Benito Sanchez. He is survived by his wife, Guadalupe Esquivel Sanchez; sons, Gabriel Sanchez...
Steven Jay Lapp
Apr 5, 2018
Steven Jay Lapp of Hondo/Quihi, 68, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018. Born Nov. 24, 1949, in Billingham WA, he was the son of Jay and Mary Joyce Brassard Lapp. Former owner of a gift shop in California, he and his wife moved to the Quihi area in 2000. Local history intrigued him and he became a member of the...
Veronica Valdez Sauceda
Apr 4, 2018
Veronica Valdez Sauceda of San Antonio, age 43, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Born in San Antonio, Nov. 15, 1974, she was the daughter of Ambrosio and Cecilia Tovar Valdez. Her mother preceded her in death. Veronica was a very private, humble person. She never thought of herself only and was always thinking of how to help someone, especially...
Mary Ella Meredith
Apr 2, 2018
Mary Ella Hesse Meredith, formerly of D'Hanis, age 90, passed away in Wisconsin Monday, April 2, 2018. Born in Pittsburg, PA, Sept. 27, 1927, she was the daughter of Konrad L. and Hedwig Hoffken Hesse. Mary worked for United Airlines 38 years at their congressional desk, making travel arrangements for congressional members and staff. She also loved to travel and...
Joyce Elaine Haass
Mar 29, 2018
Joyce "Ma" Noblitt Haass of Biry, 72, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018. Born in San Antonio at the Santa Rosa Hospital, April 16, 1945, she was the daughter of JW and Amy Noblitt. She graduated from Devine High School in 1963. On May 9, 1964, she married Douglas Haass. They shared almost 54 wonderful years together. Her family was...
Herbert Gerald Zinsmeyer
Mar 28, 2018
Herbert Gerald Zinsmeyer was born on November 2nd, 1929 in DHanis, Texas to Martin and Dora (Koch) Zinsmeyer. He was their sixth of seven children and youngest son. Herb was blessed with older brothers Joseph, James, Bernard, and David, older sister Emily, and younger sister Ellen. Herb's youth was spent growing up in DHanis across the street from Holy Cross...
Nelwyn E. Borgens
Mar 27, 2018
Nelwyn Eileen Ward Borgens of Hondo, 70, passed away Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2018. Born Oct. 20, 1947, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Floyd and Darlene E. Wendland Ward. Nelwyn grew up in Hondo and graduated from Hondo High School in 1965. She then attended Texas A&I in Kingsville, TX where she met her future husband Larry. Larry and...
