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...
Margaret Ann Balderach
Feb 21, 2017
Margaret Ann Winkler Balderach of Hondo, 78, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. She was born June 27, 1938, at Sturm Hill, daughter of Henry John and Frieda Elisa Koehler Winkler. She is preceded in death by her parents and nephew, Ronald Re Balderach Jr. Survivors are her husband, Rev. Louis Balderach; son, Henry (Ishna) Balderach of San Antonio; brother,...
Magdalene Mac Haass
Feb 21, 2017
With family by her side, Magdalene "Mac" Mangold Haass of Biry, 97, was granted her angel wings when God called her home on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. She left to join her husband, August Wesley Haass; sons, Rudolph "R.L." Haass and Perry D. Haass; granddaughter, Shelly (Brett) McCelvey; great-grandson, baby Peyton Friesenhahn; and sisters, Corine Blackmon, Rose Marie Hans and...
John Peter Gibeau
Feb 18, 2017
Col. John Peter Gibeau of San Antonio, formerly of D'Hanis and Hondo, 74, passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Born Jan. 1, 1943, in Adams Mass., he was the son of Alphonse Joseph and Beatrice Aglae Duchesne Gibeau. A member of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 thru 1997, John served as a helicopter medic in Vietnam. His wife, Kay,...
Patsy Sauceda Galindo
Feb 16, 2017
Patrocinia, "Patsy" Sauceda Galindo , daughter of the late Isidoro and Refugia Sauceda was born on February 25, 1933 near Hondo Texas. She went home, into the loving arms of her Savior on February 16, 2017 in Loveland Colorado with Her loving daughter and granddaughter faithfully by her side until the end. Having lost her mother at an early age,...
Eloisa Guedea Sanchez
Feb 13, 2017
Eloisa Guedea Sanchez of Hondo, 95, passed away Monday, Feb, 13, 2017. Born in Hondo, Dec. 1, 1921, she was the daughter of Alejandro A. and Enriqueta Gamez Guedea. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jacobo Sanchez Jr.; son, Juan Sanchez; daughter, Enedina Rodriguez; and siblings, Carlos, Domingo, Silverio, Fernando "Pat" and Francisco Guedea, Angelita Rios,...
Ellen Beatrice Richter
Jan 25, 2017
Ellen Beatrice "Bea" Franke Richter of Hondo, 94, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Born in Uvalde24, Jan. 30, 1922, she was the daughter of Herman August and Alma Elfriede Wiederanders Franke. Ellen Beatrice Franke Richter grew up on a ranch near Uvalde, TX during the Great Depression. She was a resident of San Antonio, TX, where she practiced nursing...
Elisandro D. Ortiz
Jan 24, 2017
Elisandro D. "Sande/Eli" Ortiz of Hondo, 56, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Born in Hondo Sept. 19, 1960, he was the son of Jose and Dolores Delgado Ortiz. He was an aircraft mechanic. He is preceded in death by his brother, Rolando Ortiz. Survivors include his parents; daughters, Vanessa (Mitchell) Olivo and Jaclyn Gonzales; son, Jon Michael (Jessica Lara)...
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...
