John Paul Rohrbach
Feb 10, 2018
John Paul Rohrbach, beloved husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle and cousin, passed away Saturday morning, February 10, 2018 in San Antonio, at the age of 66 years. He was born July 17, 1951 in Hondo, the son of Oscar Joseph Rohrbach and Melverda Adella Poerner Rohrbach. John grew up in Hondo, graduating from Hondo High School in 1970. He...
Petra Arizola Sanchez
Feb 2, 2018
Petra Arizola Sanchez of Yancey, 70, passed away Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Born in San Antonio, Sept. 30, 1947, she was the daughter of Refugio and Maria Inez Frausto Arizola. Petra had worked as a nursing assistant at nursing homes in and around Hondo. She made many friends and acquaintances there and will be remembered and missed by by those...
Jose Louis Ytuarte Sr.
Feb 1, 2018
Jose Louis Ytuarte Sr. of Hondo, 59, passed away Thursday, Feb, 1, 2018. Born May 1, 1958, in Hondo, he was the son of Eduardo Diego and Elsa Enriquez Ytuarte. Known to his friends by many names: Mosca, Slick, El Fly, and to some as Texas, Joe Louie was a legend in the billard community. One of only two people...
Juanita Puente Martinez
Jan 25, 2018
Juanita "Janie" Puente Martinez of San Antonio, 49, left this life on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Born in San Antonio, Nov. 20, 1967, she was the daughter of Gregory and Mariana Gonzales Puente. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesus Eduardo Martinez; sister, Ann Marie Casanova; and grandparents who helped raise her, Elias and Adella Gonzales. Survivors include...
Katherine Katie Mae Rainosek Espinosa
Jan 21, 2018
Katherine Mae Rainosek Espinosa was called to her heavenly home on January 21, 2018. On May 1st, 1992 Katherine was born in Yoakum, Texas. A few years later, Katie and her family moved to Hondo, Texas and have lived here for 20 years. Katie Mae found her first love and was married on December 17, 2011 to Christopher Espinosa. Her...
Lavina Elizabeth Boehle
Jan 19, 2018
Lavina Elizabeth "Betty" Walters Boehle, age 99, passed away, Friday, January 19, 2018. At 11:05 a.m. Born in Vanderpool, Bandera County, Texas, on December 30, 1918 the daughter of Charles Henry Monroe Walters and Lura Mae Gass Walters. Elizabeth was the third child of seven children. Elizabeth's family lived at Station C near Utopia, Texas. She went to school in...
Steve Ortiz Dominguez
Jan 19, 2018
Steve "Hondo" Dominguez of Austin, formerly of Hondo, age 60, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Born July 26, 1957, in San Antonio, to Juan and Balbina Orosco, he was the adopted son of Lucio S. and Oralia Ortiz Dominguez. Steve graduated from Hondo High School in 1977. He had several jobs in Hondo, including working at Hondo Lumber Co....
Enrique R. Gonzales
Jan 15, 2018
Enrique Gonzales of D'Hanis, 67, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Born Aug. 13, 1950, in Sabinal, he was the son of Luis and Eloisa Reyes Gonzales. A bricklayer by trade, Enrique was a hardworking man who loved his family. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Maria Sylvia Gonzales Gonzales. He is survived by sons,...
Peggy Ann Sullivan
Jan 4, 2018
Peggy Ann Burk Sullivan of Hondo, age 50, left this life Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, after an automobile accident. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 26, 1967, she was the youngest daughter of Kenneth Wyman Burk and Ingeborg Janzee Burk. Peggy was devoted to her family first and foremost. Her family said she was the proverbial protective "momma bear" or "helicopter...
Elroy Charles John Lindeburg
Jan 4, 2018
Elroy Charles John Lindeburg, 81, passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Bandera, surrounded by his family. Born on March 22, 1936, in Hondo, Elroy was the son of Emil John and Ella Mary Katharina (Nietenhoefer) Lindeburg of Dunlay. He honored his parents well by diligently caring for them until their...
Kenneth Wayne Allen
Jan 3, 2018
Kenneth Wayne Allen of Hondo, 61, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Born Oct. 22, 1956, in Jacksonville IL, he was the son of William Hiram and Norma Jane Hoots Allen, who preceded him in death. Kenneth retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Senior Master Sergeant after 24 years of service. He was a military training instructor. Ken...
Alice Svensen Balazs
Jan 3, 2018
Alice Svensen Balazs, 90, of Devine passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Born in Cando, North Dakota, Jan. 26, 1927, she was the daughter of Nels and Helen Halse Svensen. Her early childhood was in Cando, ND. When she was 13 she went to the east coast to work in Winterthur for the DuPont family. She traveled throughout the east...
Reid Wells
Jan 3, 2018
Reid Wells, 75, of Pittsburg, TX, formerly of Yancey, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Born Apr. 1, 1942, in San Antonio, he was the son of Henry Franklin and Mildred Esther Cornell Wells. Reid loved music and participated in many sing-alongs. He was a singer and a Western Swing songwriter. He was an outdoorsman and especially enjoyed fishing and...
Jesselynn Iris Ritchie Hunter
Dec 30, 2017
Jesselynn Iris Jessie Ritchie Hunter of Hondo, 88, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Born in Eagle Pass, Mar. 21, 1929, she was the daughter of James Alexander and Johnnie Adellia Harvey Ritchie. Jessie was an accomplished artist, a successful business woman, and she loved hunting and fishing. Above all, she loved her family. She was preceded in death by...
Renie Garrison Schulte
Dec 29, 2017
Florine "Renie" Gilliam Garrison Schulte of Hondo, 88, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. Renie was born in the Lacy House on Tarpley Road on December 2, 1929. She was the daughter of Ashbel C. and Florence M. Lacy Gilliam. She graduated from Hondo High School in 1947. She attended the University of Texas for one year, then married Marcellus...
Jeanette Daniels Mccrea
Dec 18, 2017
Jeanette Daniels McCrea, age 85, formerly of Yancey, Texas, passed away Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in New York. Jeanette Daniels was born in Dallas, Texas, on May 23, 1932, to James Noah Daniels and Bertha Brown Daniels. When Jeanette was seven years old her family moved to a farm in east Texas, close to the town of Hawkins. Here the...
Miguel D. Leyva
Dec 8, 2017
Miguel D. "Mike" Leyva of Hondo, age 93, passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2017. Born Sept 29, 1924, in Hondo, he was the son of Bentura and Juanita Dominguez Leyva. He was a skilled farm laborer. Mike is preceded in death by his parents; son, Rudolfo "Rudy" Leyva; sister, Virginia; and daughter-in-law, Linette Leyva. He is survived by his wife,...
Jerry June Berger
Dec 3, 2017
Jerry June Barnes Berger, 93, of Austin, TX, joined her heavenly family on Dec. 3, 2017, leaving behind her husband of almost 75 years, William E. (Bill) Berger, their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Jerry was born in Waelder, TX, to William Edgar and Lexie Anna Barnes on March 22, 1924. She and her brother Bill enjoyed the additional love and...
Gordon Alfred Mechler
Nov 30, 2017
Gordon A. "Gordy" Mechler, age 81, died peacefully at his home near Hondo on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Gordon was born October 7, 1935, in Hondo; the son of Milton Leo "Mickey" and Wilhelmina Mary Biediger Mechler. Gordon graduated from Hondo High School and earned a B.A. degree from Southwest Texas State University. He was a sergeant in the U.S....
