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....
Eliza Schwartz Bishop
Nov 28, 2017
Eliza Schwartz Bishop, 85, of Hondo, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Born Aug. 16, 1932, in Laredo, she was the daughter of Charles and Consuelo Quijano Schwartz. Eliza was one of a kind. She was one of the strongest, smartest yet modest women you would ever meet. A three-time cancer survivor she never allowed herself to feel defeated by...
Robert John Zuberbueler
Nov 26, 2017
Robert John Zuberbueler of Hondo, 73, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. He was a former Medina County Commissioner, serving Precinct 1. Born May 21, 1944, in Hondo, he was the son of Robert Louis and Armine Marie Fohn Zuberbueler. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Susan Aimee Porter Zuberbueler. He is survived by his...
Wesley Earl Neuman
Nov 24, 2017
Wesley Earl Neuman, of Hondo, went to Heaven to be with his beautiful wife, Loraine, on November 24, 2017. He passed away in San Antonio at the age of 79 years. Wesley was born September 6, 1938 in Hondo, one of four sons of Joseph Fritz Neuman and Lucille Rose Schneider Neuman. Wesley was a member of the D'Hanis High...
Gary George Bartelt
Nov 20, 2017
Gary George Bartelt of Hondo, 88, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at a care facility in New Braunfels, Texas. Gary was born on August 11, 1929, in Gillett, Wisconsin, the son of George and Loretta (Johnson) Bartelt. Gary grew up in Gillett, WI, graduating from Gillett High School and attending the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. While in...
John Charles Hartman
Nov 18, 2017
John Charles Hartman of Hondo, 75, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Born Sept. 7, 1942, in Hondo, he was the only son of Frank George and Mary Ethel Morrison Hartman, who preceded him in death. He attended Hondo schools, graduating with the Class of 1961. He was a manager for the football team and remained a life-long Owls fan....
Andrew F. Christopher
Nov 11, 2017
Andrew Frederick Christopher, age 76 of Hondo, went home to Jesus Nov. 11, 2017. He was born Jan. 18, 1941, on the family farm in Kingsville, the fifth child of Kleberg County pioneers Chester T. and Elizabeth Hammerly Christopher. He attended school in Kingsville, then went to work beside his father on the family farm and dairy. He was a...
Jose Benito Eguia
Oct 21, 2017
Jose Benito Equia of Kerrville, 81, left to join family in heaven on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. He was born April 16, 1936, in Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. A custodian at Hondo High School for 25 years, Jose transferred to Kerrville ISD and retired in 2000, bringing to close his 40-year custodial career. He loved to garden and kept...
