Barbara Louise Christopher
Jan 23, 2017
Barbara Louise 'Bobbie' Rath Christopher, age 86 of Hondo, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by family, Jan. 23, 2017, in Lytle. She was born May 20, 1930, in Hondo, the oldest child of Alfred Matt Sr. and Irene Marie Finger Rath. Her parents owned City Bakery in Hondo, and she helped out there as she...
Consuelo Santos Gonzales
Jan 22, 2017
Consuelo Santos Gonzales of McKinney, formerly of Hondo, 93, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Born in Hondo, Mar. 14, 1923, she was the youngest daughter of Jose Leon and Adela Chavana Santos. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Domingo G. Gonzales; son, Ricardo Gonzales; brothers, Alfredo, Jose, Jesus M., Amador and Henry Santos; and sisters,...
Alice Jane Taylor
Jan 21, 2017
Alice Jane Kastanas Taylor passed away Jan. 31, 2017. Born Feb. 21, 1927, Alice was the daughter of G. P. Kastanas and Amanda Jane Patrick Kastanas and grew up in Virginia and West Virginia. Alice married Thomas A. Taylor of Hondo in 1953. The Taylors lived in Del Rio for many years where Tom was active in business and the...
Gerald Lyndon Hay
Jan 15, 2017
Gerald Lyndon Hay went to be with the Lord January 15, 2017 at the age of 88 while surrounded by family. He was born on Aug. 6, 1928 in Medina, Texas, to Rosa Mae (Porter) and Douglas G. Hay. Gerald was a man with a lighthearted sense of humor who left a lasting impression with those he met throughout his...
C. J. Mangold
Jan 13, 2017
Calvin John "C.J." Mangold of Hondo, 92, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Born June 28, 1924, in Castroville, he was the son of Leo J. and Laura Ann Schuehle Mangold. Involved in ranching all his life, he was an accomplished horseman and roper. At 18 years old C.J. went to work on the construction of Hondo Army Air Field,...
Margaret Ann Boon
Jan 12, 2017
Margaret Ann "Mogie" Laughinghouse Boon of San Marcos, formerly of Hondo, 87, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Born in Hondo, Aug. 21, 1929, she was the daughter of Otis Earl Laughinghouse and Hattie Julia Johanna Stiegler Laughinghouse, who precede her in death. Mogie graduated Hondo High School in 1946 and the University of Houston College of Nursing with an...
Catarina Valles Bustos
Jan 11, 2017
Catarina Valles Bustos of Comanche, 79, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Born in Kosciusko, TX, May 5, 1937, she was a daughter of Domingo and Jesusita Gonzales Valles. Catarina was truly an amazing woman, strong, smart, crafty, passionate, courageous, generous, and a woman of faith and devotion. She was always giving, never once asking for anything in return. She...
Cecilia Vera Hernandez
Jan 9, 2017
Cecilia Vera Hernandez of Hondo, 76, passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Born near Devine on Nov. 22, 1940, she was a daughter of Domingo M. and Maria Hernandez Vera. Cecilia was a patient and loving wife, sister and aunt. She was a good cook and a didn't mind hard work. She was preceded in death by her parents and...
Herbert Louis Faseler
Jan 8, 2017
Herbert Louis Faseler of Utopia, formerly of Yancey, 77, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Born April 29, 1939, in Hondo, he was the son of Robert Alton and Dora Mae McAnelly Faseler. Herb graduated Hondo High School and served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. He earned a BA degree in music from Sul Ross University and was...
Patrick Joseph Mcgraw
Jan 5, 2017
Patrick Joseph McGraw of D'Hanis, 85, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Born Dec. 8, 1931, in Steubenville OH, he was the son of John Joseph and Anna Caroline Nehr McGraw. Pat was a graduate of D'Hanis High School and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a retired engineer with Texas Highway Department. He enjoyed...
Margarita R. Ramirez
Dec 31, 2016
Margarita Ramos Ramirez of Hondo, 88, passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. Born in Sabinal Feb. 22, 1928, she was the daughter of Francisco and Juanita Duran Ramos. She was a homemaker, a loving wife and mother, and a dedicated member of First Mexican Baptist Church in Hondo. Margarita was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Aurora Rios; and...
Elizabeth Josephine Duman
Dec 12, 2016
Elizabeth Josephine Nehr Duman, age 92, of D'Hanis, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, 2016, at Community Care Center in Hondo. She was born Feb. 20, 1924, in D'Hanis to Emil and Ida Helen Biediger Nehr. Elizabeth is preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Raymond Lee Dickens and Gerard Duman Jr.; sister, Adeline Marie Hamm; brother, Frank David...
James Bernard Wendland
Dec 6, 2016
James Bernard Wendland of Bowie, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. He was born November 14, 1933, in Hondo, Texas to Alex G. Wendland, Sr. and Mary (Fohn) Wendland. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings: Melvin, Winona and Alex Jr. He is survived by his wife Genevieve; his children Carla Dubin (Scott), Jeannine Wendland...
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),...
