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Debra Lynn Echtle

Debra Lynn Echtle

Jan 21, 2016

Debra Lynn Echtle, mother, Oma, daughter, sister, fiancee, aunt, niece and friend went to join her mother in heaven on January 21, 2016. Debra was born April 18, 1964 in Castroville to Julius Paul Echtle and Margaret Jane Cullins Echtle. In 1981 she graduated from Medina Valley High School. Currently she was employed as a secretary at Flourney Construction Company...

Harry Charles Mueller Jr.

Harry Charles Mueller Jr.

Dec 31, 2015

Harry Charles Mueller Jr. (January 6, 1927-December 31, 2015) Harry Charles Mueller Jr. was born January 6, 1927 in San Antonio, Texas, to Harry Charles and Effie Reinhart Mueller. He grew up in Hondo and graduated from Hondo High School in 1945. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1945 and served in Italy until 1947. Upon his...

Beatrice R. Gallegos

Beatrice R. Gallegos

Dec 27, 2015

Beatrice Rodriguez Gallegos, age 78, of D'Hanis passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. Born in D'Hanis, Jan. 26, 1937, she was the daughter of Jesus and Rosa Aguinaga Rodriguez. Beatrice, a very special woman of faith, was a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and grandmother. She was a very committed member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, where she recited the...

Inell Poerner Weynand

Inell Poerner Weynand

Dec 9, 2015

Inell (Nellie) was born to Herman and Elsie (Lutz) Poerner on March 18, 1925 on their family ranch north of D'Hanis, Texas and lived most her whole life in Medina County. Nellie met and knew Myles Weynand as they grew up a few miles apart on the Seco and Parker Creeks. They both graduated from D'Hanis High School and began...

Lois Mildred Zinsmeyer

Lois Mildred Zinsmeyer

Dec 8, 2015

Lois Hotham Zinsmeyer, age 80, died peacefully with family at her bedside on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at her home in Austin, Texas. Lois was born on October 15, 1935 in Freeport, PA to Ethel Hotham and Dr. H. Dev. Hotham. She was the eldest of three children, with a younger sister Barbara Iglewski and younger brother Harland (Sandy) Hotham....

Ignacio Barrios

Ignacio Barrios

Dec 5, 2015

Ignacio G. Barrios, age 69, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Born Feb. 1, 1946, in Hondo, he was the son of Ladislao L. and Elvira Guerrero Barrios, who preceded him in death, as did his brother-in-law, Juan Sanchez. Ignacio was a carpenter. He is survived by his sisters, Margarita Rodriguez (Domingo) Zamora of Levelland, Amelia Sanchez and...

Clara Esquivel Carraso

Clara Esquivel Carraso

Dec 3, 2015

Clara Esquivel Carrasco, age 88, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. Born in Hondo, Nov. 13, 1927, she was the daughter of Francisco and Maria Guajardo Esquivel. A loving, caring, amazing mother, who was always there for everyone, she loved to laugh and joke around. She also loved to read, write and tell stories of memories past. She...

Douglas J. Ducky Ulbrich

Douglas J. Ducky Ulbrich

Nov 30, 2015

Douglas J. "Ducky" Ulbrich, age 87, of Hondo passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Born May 13, 1928, in rural Hondo, he was the son of Jack Ernest and Lula Dorothea Buss Ulbrich. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Connie Perkins Ulbrich; son-in-law, Larry Wilson; grandson, Robert Bradley Wilson; and brothers, Jack T. Ulbrich and infant...

George William Cameron

George William Cameron

Nov 25, 2015

George William Cameron, age 85, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Born Nov. 24, 1930, he was the son and only child of Thomas Reed Cameron and Mary Irene Clements Cameron, who both predeceased him. George worked as a sheet metal fabricator/mechanic for 35 years at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring in 1985. He was a quiet man who enjoyed...

Henriette Marcelle Gagnon

Henriette Marcelle Gagnon

Nov 24, 2015

Henriette M. Gagnon of Hondo passed away Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Gagnon, and son, Pierre Deligny. She has two estranged stepchildren. She was born in Paris, France, on Jan. 30, 1920, and moved to New York in 1948. She later moved to Michigan where she met Clarence. They married in 1962....

Hugo Alfred Saathoff Jr.

Hugo Alfred Saathoff Jr.

Nov 19, 2015

Hugo Alfred Saathoff Jr. of Hondo went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the age of 82. He was born in Hondo, Texas on February 15, 1933, to Hugo Alfred Sr. and Christina Saathoff and grew up on the family farm 10 miles north of Hondo. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in...

Armando T. Ibarra

Armando T. Ibarra

Nov 19, 2015

Armando T. "Cookie" Ibarra, age 85, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. A former castor at Universal Rundle, he was retired. He is survived by his wife, Lydia Ibarra of Hondo; sons, Jerry (Edna) Ibarra of Hondo, Bobby (Margie) Ibarra of D'Hanis and Michael (Margie) of Hondo; daughter, Linda Santos Ibarra of Hondo; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren....

Maria Pura French

Maria Pura French

Nov 15, 2015

Maria Pura Peña de French, age 88, of Hondo passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. Born in Tlacotalpan, Vera Cruz, Mexico, Oct. 16, 1927, she was the daughter of Cirilo Peña Garcia and Maria Luisa Palma Gonzalez. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Dr. George French....

Donald Eugene Rasmussen

Donald Eugene Rasmussen

Nov 13, 2015

Donald Eugene Rasmussen of Floresville passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. He was 82. Born June 15, 1933, in Cotesville, Nebraska, he was the second of four children of John Axel and Ethel Lorinda Gydesen Rasmussen. He retired after 20 years in the U. S. Army, having served in Korea, Germany and three tours in Viet Nam. While in the...

Carol Ann Shapiro Parker

Carol Ann Shapiro Parker

Nov 12, 2015

Carol Ann Shapiro Parker, age 69, of Houston, Texas passed away Thursday November 12th, 2015. Born April 19, 1946 in Festus, Missouri she was the daughter of Samuel and Ruth Riff Shapiro. Carol graduated from Waltrip High School, Houston, in 1964 and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Houston. She was a strong believer in education and...

Luis Balencia Beltran

Luis Balencia Beltran

Nov 8, 2015

Luis B. Beltran, age 92, of D'Hanis passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. Born June 21, 1923, in Lockhart, he was the son of Victor and Matilda Balencia Beltran. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Josefa Quesada Beltran; brother, Benny Beltran; and sister, Helen Trujillo. He is survived by sons, Frank (Mariam) Beltran and Albert Beltran, all...

Talma Janette Lightfoot

Talma Janette Lightfoot

Oct 31, 2015

Talma Janette Rice Lightfoot, age 94, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Born May 4, 1921, in DeLeon TX, she was the daughter of Russell and Laura Patterson Rice. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Edward Lightfoot; and brothers, Robert and David Rice. Survivors include her son, Keith (Judy) Lightfoot of Sherman; daughter, Flora...

Robert Dale Mcbride Jr

Robert Dale Mcbride Jr

Oct 30, 2015

Robert Dale "Bob" McBride Jr. of Hondo died at his home in the Dunlay community on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. He was 55. He was born in Great Falls, Montana, the son of Robert D. Sr. and Mary Ann Nichols McBride. He was a forklift operator in the construction industry. Robert was preceded in death by his father. Surviving are...

Guadalupe Lupe Mares

Guadalupe Lupe Mares

Oct 29, 2015

Guadalupe "Lupe" Vosquez Mares, age 87, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Born Dec. 12, 1927, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Anastacio and Sara Garcia Vosquez. A housekeeper for several local families and a loving homemaker, she especially enjoyed spending time with her husband. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 68...

Major John Harold Bryant

Major John Harold Bryant

Oct 28, 2015

Major Army/USAR/CA John Harold Bryant of Dallas and formerly of Hondo, age 42, died in an automobile accident Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in Montgomery County. Also killed in the wreck with him were two golden retrievers, Shasta and Dakota, which he had planned to train as service dogs. Born March 9, 1973, in Ft. Worth, he was the son of...

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