Jacob Allen Moos
May 27, 2017
Jacob Allan Moos was taken from us too soon on May 27, 2017 at his home in Castroville at the age of 21. Jacob was born June 29, 1995 in San Antonio, to parents Scott Moos and Cheryl O'Dell-Moos. Jacob attended school at Medina Valley and completed his education as a home-schooled student. He was currently working as a directional...
Phyllis Jean Mangold
May 27, 2017
Phyllis Jean Viola Bandy Mangold peacefully passed away at home on May 27, 2017. Phyllis, a resident of Hondo and D'Hanis, TX was born November 22, 1929, and raised in Abilene, KS, the only child of Albert.E. "Tootie" Viola and Mildred M. Boyd. After what was described as an exuberant childhood during which she developed a love of animals, Phyllis...
Ted Anthony Mendoza
May 21, 2017
Ted Anthony Mendoza, 61, of Corpus Christi passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017. Born Feb. 1, 1956, in Hondo, he was the son of Antonio "Tony" Mendoza and Margarita Alvarez Mendoza. Ted was a member of the Hondo High School Class of 1974 and was a Boy Scout, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow. He earned...
Kenneth W. Owens
May 19, 2017
Kenneth W. Owens, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away at his home at Bandera, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, surrounded by his family and friends. He was 87. He was born Feb. 1, 1930, to Gomer Lee and Carmen Gladys Watson Owens at their farm in Milam County, where he lived with his three brothers and three...
Diana Lynn Krause
May 18, 2017
Diana Lynn Groesbeck Krause of D'Hanis, 68, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017. Born in Orange TX, March 4, 1949, she was the daughter of Tommy Frank Groesbeck Sr. and Myrldean "Pert" Dennis Groesbeck. She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandchild. Survivors include her husband, Paul M. "Bodie" Krause; and five children, Russell "Rusty" Spannagel of...
Mary Emma Britsch Prescott-Mathews
May 14, 2017
Mary Emma Britsch Prescott Mathews of Hondo, 82, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017. Born in Hondo, Oct. 24, 1934, she was the daughter of John G. and Emma Mary Bohmfalk Britsch. As a lifelong member of New Fountain United Methodist Church, Mary Emma played the organ and piano and served in countless other capacities. During her decades as manager/owner...
Elizabeth Regina Fohn
May 13, 2017
Elizabeth Regina Fohn, age 88, of Hondo passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017. She was born June 10, 1928 in Hondo, the daughter of Edwin Maurice "Emmett" Nester and Edna Louise Graff. Elizabeth married the love of her life and childhood sweetheart, Joe Maurice Fohn, on March 1, 1949. They owned several businesses in town, including the White Auto Store,...
Elva Adele Huser
May 13, 2017
Elva Adele Farr Huser of D'Hanis, 88, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born in Utopia, Aug. 18, 1928, she was the daughter of William Perry and Floria Adele Brown Farr. She attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Vanderpool in her youth and always loved to go back to the hills where she grew up. Elva was a homemaker...
William Shawn Mcguyer
May 6, 2017
William Shawn McGuyer of Utopia, 48, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017. Born Jan. 7, 1969, in Ft. Stockton, he was the son of John and Freye Cope McGuyer. He is preceded in death by his mother and brother, Randall McGuyer. He is survived by his father, John McGuyer of Utopia; brothers, Michael McGuyer of Midland, Vaughn McGuyer of Leakey...
Kevin Christopher Rohrbach
Apr 30, 2017
Kevin Christopher Rohrbach of D'Hanis, 47, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born Dec. 26, 1969, in Hondo, he was the son of Richard Allen "Rick" and Gail Ann Kollman Rohrbach. Kevin loved hunting, fishing, woodworking, working on cars and tractors, and scuba diving. He is preceded in death by his father and sister, Laurie Rohrbach. He is survived by...
Rita Esquivel Corona
Apr 27, 2017
Rita Esquivel Corona of Hondo, 80, passed away Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017. Born in Hondo, March 10, 1937, she was the daughter of Francisco and Maria Guajardo Esquivel. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Domingo Corona; and siblings, Cruz, Jesus and Juan Esquivel, Clara Carrasco and Eulalio Camacho. Survivors include her children...
John William Zerr
Apr 22, 2017
John "Doc" William Zerr was born on January 20, 1945, to Arnold Valentine Zerr and Lucine Victoria Finger Zerr in Hondo, TX. He was one of six children. He passed away April 22, 2017 in San Antonio, at the age of 72. In addition to his parents, Arnold and Lucine, he was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Mitch Bales;...
Tracey Joann Bradbury
Apr 16, 2017
Tracey Joann James Bradbury of Hondo, 48, passed away Sunday, Apr. 16, 2017. Born in Dallas, Jan. 11, 1969, she was the daughter of Joe Ben and Sherry D. Mallison James. Tracey was a supervisor at James Avery in Hondo. She was preceded in death by her father and sister, Paula James. Survivors include her mother, Sherry James of Paris...
Margaret Sue Muennink
Apr 9, 2017
Margaret Sue (Steinle) Muennink, age 85, of Hondo, Texas, passed away April 9, 2017. She was born November 25, 1931, in Somerset, Texas, the youngest of three children of Harry and Mildred (McMaster) Steinle. Margaret was very proud of her German and Scottish/Irish heritage. After attending St. Henry's Catholic School in San Antonio, as well as Somerset schools, Margaret graduated...
Mary H. Urrutia
Apr 4, 2017
Maria de Jesus Herrera Urrutia of Hondo, 87, passed away Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2017. Born Aug. 24, 1929, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Victor and Teresa Salinas Herrera. A Hondo High School graduate, Mary became a fixture in Hondo retail, greeting customers with a friendly smile at Hondo Dry Goods, Palle's, Fly Drug, Windrow Rexall Drug and Peden...
David Douglas Ivory
Mar 24, 2017
David Douglas Ivory of D'Hanis, 47, passed away Friday, Mar. 24, 2017. Born Nov. 18, 1969, in Royal Oak MI, he was the son of Darell H. and Patricia Berrey Ivory. He is preceded in death by his father. He went to high school in Houston and later completed electronics school. He could build a computer from the ground up....
Theresa Alice Zinsmeyer
Mar 18, 2017
Theresa Alice Zinsmeyer, whose Terry's Dance Studio was a rite of passage for a generation of students and adult learners on the city's Northside, passed away peacefully March 18, 2017, at Gentiva Hospice Care Center in San Antonio. Terry, as she liked to be called, was born May 30, 1927, the youngest girl of the five daughters and two sons...
Modesto F. Rodriguez, Iii
Mar 10, 2017
Modesto F. Rodriguez III of D'Hanis, 64, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017. Modesto honorably served in the USMC during the mid 1970s. Born Jan. 18, 1953, Elyria, Ohio, he was the son of Modesto II and Julia Flores Rodriguez, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Rodriguez of D'Hanis; sons, Modesto Rodriguez IV, Mark...
Rafael Gonzales Tapia
Mar 1, 2017
Rafael Gonzales Tapia of Hondo, 83, passed away Wednesday, Mar. 1 2017. Born Oct. 24 1933, in Hondo TX, he was the son of Manuel and Estefana Gonzales Tapia. Rafael and the family grew up around the Hondo area, as a child and young adult, he assisted my Grandfather Manuel working as a farmhand for the Gilliam Ranch North of...
Abraham Abe Martinez
Feb 28, 2017
Abraham "Abe" Martinez Sr. of Hondo, 89, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. He was born Dec. 27, 1927, in Mesquite, the son of Salvador and Andrea Gonzales Martinez. Abraham had been an electrical lineman with Medina Electric Coop and with the City of Castroville. He loved the outdoors, motorcycles and his dog, Brownie. He is preceded in death by...
