Bertha Koch Bowen
Sep 23, 2017
Bertha Koch Bowen, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2017 in San Antonio. Bertha was born January 18, 1925, to Ben and Alice Finger Koch of D'Hanis, Texas. Growing up in a small town surrounded by family - loving parents, an older sister, 13 pairs of aunts and uncles and 54 first cousins - enriched her life. After...
Patricia Ann Mclelland
Sep 21, 2017
Patricia Ann "Pat" McLelland, age 79 years, 2 months, 16 days, of Hondo TX, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 21, 2017. Pat was born in Burlington, Texas, on July 5, 1938, and was the only child of Walter Joseph and Grace Cecilia Busker Kaulfus. Pat lived in Houston, TX, for over 60 years where she raised...
Thelma R. Simon
Sep 10, 2017
Thelma Ramirez Simon of Hondo, 59, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. Born in Hondo, July 26, 1958, she was the daughter of Rogelio Z. and Olivia Duran Ramirez. Thelma was a clerk for the City of Hondo where she had been employed 30 years. A Class of 1976 graduate of Hondo High School, she was a soft-spoken woman with...
Juan Vargas
Sep 8, 2017
Juan Vargas of Hondo, 78, passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Born June 24, 1939, in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, he was the son of Bartolo and Christina Nieves Vargas, who precede him in death. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Vargas-Padron; sons, Reynaldo and Modesto of Austin; daughters, Josefina, Graciela and Marina, all of Mexico; and...
Teresa Gaitan Trujillo
Sep 6, 2017
Teresa Gaitan Trujillo of Converse, 76, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, Oct. 15, 1940, she was the daughter of Priscilliano and Maria Escobar Gaitan. Teresa was a dedicated and loving wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law, Minerva Gaitan. Survivors include her husband, Rogelio Trujillo; daughter, Sonia...
Terry Louise Jonson
Aug 23, 2017
Terry Louise "Teri" Jonson of Hondo, 65, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. Born in Brawley, CA, Oct. 17, 1951, she was the daughter of Bill and Shirlee White Smith. She was preceded in death by her father. Teri was fun-loving and spunky. she had a kind heart and loved her family and friends. Teri enjoyed baking and helping people...
Enedina Y. Guedea
Aug 20, 2017
Enedina Ybarra Guedea of Hondo, age 91, passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Born in Hondo, Nov. 25, 1925, she was the daughter of Eulario and Ramona Rivera Ybarra. Enedina will be fondly remembered as an excellent homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Francisco...
Rosalinda Alvarez Garcia
Aug 16, 2017
Rosalinda Alvarez Garcia of Hondo, 66, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Born in Natalia, Aug. 17, 1950, she was the daughter of Pablo R. and Luciana Hernandez Alvarez. Rosalinda retired from Hondo Nursing and Rehabilitation after 28 years with the facility. She was preceded in death by her mother and brothers, Carlos Alvarez and Julian Alvarez. Survivors include her...
Pedro Oranday
Aug 7, 2017
Pedro Oranday Sr. of Hondo, 94, passed away Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. Born Aug. 1, 1923, in Hondo, he was the son of Cipriano and Amada Gudino Oranday. Pedro had been an aircraft mechanic for Gary Aircraft and a kiln loader at D'Hanis Brick and Tile. He enjoyed working in his yard. He loved ranch work and caring for his...
Joseph Henry Finger
Aug 5, 2017
Joseph Henry Finger Sr. of D'Hanis, age 70, passed away Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Born Oct. 7, 1946, in San Antonio, he was the son of Joseph Fritz and Leona Henrietta Poerner Finger. He graduated from Del Rio High School and received his bachelor's degree from Southwest Texas State University. Upon his graduation he worked in retail for five years,...
Luis J. Willie Alderete
Aug 3, 2017
Willie Alderete was a humble man with humble beginnings. He was born Luis Jimenez Alderete, in Hondo, on Jan. 6, 1936, to Concepcion and Florentina Alderete. Luis was also known by his nickname, "Willie". As the story goes, beginning at a very young age of three, he was sent, daily, next door to pick up milk from Willie Muennink, a...
Vivian Sally Mattie Smith
Jul 27, 2017
Vivian Paine Smith of Hondo, 104, passed awayThursday, July 27, 2017. Vivian Sally Mattie Paine was born in Christine, Texas, Sept. 1, 1912, the daughter of Robert Louis and Lena Texie Jarrell Paine. Her family moved several times and finally made their home in Center Point. There, she met L. A. Smith and they were married Aug. 12, 1932. In...
Karl Edward Bishop
Jul 25, 2017
Karl Edward Bishop, 85, of Hondo, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Born Jan. 3, 1932, in Newark, OH, he was the son of Clayton and Arie Wilma Long Bishop. Karl was a graduate of Ohio University and later obtained his doctorate degree. He served in the U. S. Air Force and retired as a captain. He spent many years...
Raynaldo Junior Sanchez
Jul 23, 2017
Raynaldo Sanchez Jr.. 41. of Hondo passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017. Ray, known to his family as "Nano", was born in Manhattan, KS, on April 7, 1976. He graduated from Hondo High School and attended college at SWTJC for two years. He worked at the Hondo Wal-Mart as manager in the Deli Department. Ray's passions included detailing vehicles and...
R. J. Lutz
Jul 21, 2017
Robert J. "R.J." Lutz of Hondo, 69, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 in San Antonio surrounded by family. He was born Dec. 6, 1947, in Hondo to Frank Raymond and Emelia Lena Mussman Lutz. After graduating from D'Hanis High School in 1966, R.J. went to work part-time for DeMontel and then joined the United States Air Force Reserves in...
Betty J. Dean Zerr
Jul 20, 2017
Betty J. Dean Zerr of Hondo, 86, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017. Born in Medina, July 29, 1930, she was the daughter of Lewis Hope Dean and Neva Elvira Silvers Dean. Betty was a devout Catholic whose faith in God was unwavering. She lived her life surrounded by loving family and friends, and, along with her church, that was...
William David Cogburn
Jul 13, 2017
William D. Cogburn July 21, 2000 - July 13, 2017 William David Cogburn of Lytle, age 16, born July 21, 2000, in Seguin, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017. (Apparently we should have told him this part wasn't a race, because he beat us all to heaven.) William is preceded in death by his grandfather, Billy D. Cogburn; grandparents, Pansy...
Angelita Lopez Benavides
Jul 12, 2017
Angelita Lopez Benavides of Hondo, 89, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Born in Marlin TX, Jan. 3, 1933, she was the daughter of Mauricio and Rosa Alvarado Lopez. A homemaker, Angelita was devoted to her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Agapito Benavides Sr.; and grandsons, Dino, Jerry and Joby Benavides. Survivors include three...
Jimmy Kelly Stewart
Jul 4, 2017
Jimmy Kelly Stewart, born January 3rd, 1939, passed away on Tuesday July 4th, 2017, at Blue Skies Freedom House, San Antonio, Texas. He was 78 years old. Jimmy was the youngest son of James Stewart and Nay Gunter Stewart of Colbert, Georgia. Jimmy enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1956 in Athens, Georgia and completed Basic Training at Lackland...
