Wayne John Wolff
Dec 6, 2016
Wayne J. Wolff of San Antonio, 79, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Born Aug. 8, 1937, in San Antonio, he was the son of Robert C. and Hazel M. Koch Wolff, who preceded him in death. He was circulaton manager at The (San Antonio) Light and at the San Antonio Express News. He is survived by his wife of...
Leona Anna Honig
Dec 5, 2016
Leona Anna Wunderlich Honig of Hondo, age 102, went to be with the Lord Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Leona was born April 9, 1914, in the rural area of Lavaca County, near Moulton. She was the seventh of eight children of Otto H. and Anna Sophie Pietsch Wunderlich. Leona was baptized May 31, 1914, at Zion Lutheran Church, Charlottenburg TX,...
Carlos Aguilar Muniz
Nov 22, 2016
Carlos Aguilar Muñiz of D'Hanis, 88, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. Born Nov. 4, 1928, in D'Hanis, he was the son of Ermelindo and Sabina Aguilar Muñiz. A lifelong farmer/rancher, he also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a longtime member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and American Legion. A skilled woodworking craftsman, he...
Martin Jesus Deleon
Nov 6, 2016
Martin Jesus "MJ" DeLeon of Hondo, age 16, passed away Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Born May 24, 2000, in Uvalde, he was the son of Martin "Marty" Deleon and Graciela "Gracie" Lopez DeLeon. MJ was a loving son, brother, friend and student. He enjoyed the outdoors, engaged in basketball and baseball at...
Jean Alice Benton
Nov 5, 2016
Jean Alice Clark Benton went to be with her Lord on Nov. 5, 2016, in Hondo, TX. Jean was born and raised in San Antonio, where she met the love her life, James Benton, to whom she was married for over 50 years. Jean worked and excelled many years in the laboratory where she assisted in HIV testing and kidney...
Justin Paul Barchfeld
Nov 4, 2016
Justin Paul Barcheld, Skip to all his friends, lifted off for his final flight on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at his home in D'Hanis. He was 92. Skip was born June 29, 1924, in Pittsburgh, PA, the youngest of the six sons of Lucy (Fest) and Karl Barchfeld. Reared and educated in the city, he joined the Army upon his...
Raymond M. Brink
Oct 28, 2016
Raymond M. Brink was born in Avalon, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1921. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice J. Brink, born November 17, 1925 and died November 15, 2007. He is the son of Maxwell D. and Gretta K. Brink (deceased), Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and was one of ten children; Gretta Williams (deceased), Marion Brink (Deceased), Maxine Erdner (deceased),...
Robert Warren Dile
Oct 27, 2016
Robert Warren "Bob" Dile of Hondo, 81, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Born Dec. 11, 1934, in Burlington, Iowa, he was the son of Everet Elmer and Anna Jane Morrow Dile. He graduated high school in Australia and obtained a GED in the United States. He was an assemblyline worker for 35 years in aircraft manufacturing. A gifted wood...
Luz Velasquez Ytuarte
Oct 26, 2016
Luz Velasquez Ytuarte, age 89, born Sept. 12, 1927, passed on to be with the Lord on Oct. 26, 2016, at her residence in Hondo, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Hondo, she lived her entire life here. Mrs. Ytuarte dedicated her life to her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had the most important job in the...
David Franklin Montgomery
Oct 25, 2016
Former Medina County Judge David F. Montgomery of Hondo, age 70, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Born June 27, 1946 at Black Creek, he was the son of Knox Alexander and Ollie Estel DuBose Montgomery. He married Irene Lutz of Hondo November 20, 1965. David was a down-to-earth person who never knew a stranger. He always had a smile...
Sara Irma Fohn
Oct 24, 2016
Sara Rothe Fohn of D'Hanis, Texas, died in Castroville, Texas, on October 24, 2016, at the age of 106 years. Her husband, Wilfred Joseph Fohn, died September 8, 1995. Sara was born September 21, 1910, to Henry C. Rothe and Agatha Reily Rothe in the family home in D'Hanis. She was the third of four daughters, all of whom preceded...
Richard Allen Finger
Oct 23, 2016
Richard Allen Finger of Hondo, 79, passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. Born Jan. 6, 1937, in Seguin, he was the son of Raymond Louis and Velma Wilhelmina Lieber Finger. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Carol Andrea Kidd Finger; and twin daughters, Kelly Andrea and Shelly Ann Finger. He is survived by his son, Wade...
Maria O. Hernandez
Oct 17, 2016
Maria O. Hernandez of Hondo, 88, passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Born in LaCoste, Mar. 16, 1928, she was the daughter of Esteban and Refugia Ortega Hernandez. Maria was preceded in death by her parents; infant sister, Virjinia; and brothers, Juan, Guillermo "Willie", Pedro "Pete" and Antonio Hernandez. Survivors include her sisters, Guadalupe "Lupe" Hernandez of Hondo, Margaret Apaez...
Phyllis Marie Chapman Bendele
Oct 14, 2016
Phyllis Marie Chapman Bendele (62), of Castroville, born August 8, 1954. Passed Friday, October 14, 2016. Reunited in spirit with her mama and daddy, Georgia Mae (Muennink) & Charles Fred Chapman of Hondo, as well as her grandmother, Ida (Tundre) Muennink, of Hondo, and step-father, Alvin Keller of Lacoste. Her memory kept in the care of her son, Nathan R....
Garry Glenn Wilson
Oct 11, 2016
Garry Glenn Wilson of Yancey, 67, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. Born Dec. 12, 1948, in San Antonio, he was the son of Willard Newton Wilson and Evelyn Louise Hoffman Wilson, who preceded him in death. Garry earned a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science from Tarleton State University and although ranching was his life passion, he also owned a...
Antonio Bear Constante
Oct 5, 2016
Antonio "Bear/Oso" Constante of Hondo, 50, passed away at his home Wednesday, Oct 5, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer. Born July 5, 1966, in Chicago IL, he was the son of Trinidad and Irene Sanchez Constante. Antonio worked as a carpenter, a painter, and in road construction. He was a good listener and a good father, grandfather, brother...
Merida Merdy Jones Jr.
Oct 4, 2016
Merida "Merdy" Jones Jr. of Creekwood/Hondo, 58, passed away at his home on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, following a three-year battle with transitional cell carcinoma (cancer). Born Jan. 27, 1958, in the old coal mining town of Hyden KY, he was the son of Merida Sr. and Gladys Smith Jones. He attended James A. Cawood High School in Harlan KY...
Celida Garza Gonzales
Sep 28, 2016
Celida Garza Gonzales of Hondo passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. She was 85. Born in Hondo, April 9, 1931, she was the daughter of Gumecindo Ybarra Gonzales and Maria Garza Gonzales. Celida was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Frank, Luis, Ramon and Jesse Gonzales; and sister, Maria Barrientes. Survivors include her son, Henry G. (Misty) Gonzales of...
Rose Mary Herrell
Sep 28, 2016
Rose Mary Herrell of Hondo passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. She was 92. Born in Anson TX, Dec. 2, 1923, she was a daughter of Charles Beman Edmonds and Emily Annis Edmonds. She lived in Arlington from 1959 through the mid-1980's, raising three children, and earning a BS in mathematics from then-Arlington State College (now UT Arlington). She was...
Beatrice Theresa Koch
Sep 15, 2016
Beatrice Theresa Ney Koch of D'Hanis passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at her home. She was 84. Born at her family's ranch north of D'Hanis on Feb. 14, 1932, she was one of six children of Herman Joseph and Agnes Marie "Nuxie" Rothe Ney. Family and her faith were the two most important things in her life. She was...
