William Charles Teer
Sep 19, 2015
William "Bill" Charles Teer, age 65, of Castroville, passed away September 19, 2015 in San Antonio. Bill was born November 25, 1949 in Hondo to Vasco James Teer and Ruby Elsie Marquis. He was a graduate of Hondo High School. Bill worked for the Texas Highway Department of Transportation in highway maintenance before his retirement. He was a member of...
Nathaniel Raymond Carman
Sep 12, 2015
Nathaniel Raymond "Nat" Carman, age 88, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Born Dec. 6, 1926, in Thompson Ridge NY, he was the son of Henry M. and Margarite Blauvelt Carman. He graduated from Walden (NY) High School, joined the Navy at age 17 during WWII, and served aboard the aircraft carrier Antitum which was sent to Korea....
Dora Mae Gathright
Sep 6, 2015
Dora Mae Gathright, age 93, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on December 28, 1921 in Yancey, Texas to Willie and Anna Faseler. Dora is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Ellis Gathright, Sr., four sisters and one brother. Survivors include her sons, Jim Gathright and wife, Pat, and Robert Earl Gathright...
Lawrence Edward Vannatta
Sep 1, 2015
Lawrence Edward "Bud" Vannatta of the Hondo/D'Hanis area passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. He was 85. Born Feb. 4, 1930, in Alexandria IN, he was the son of Walter W. and Nellie B. Bebout Vannatta. He retired as a Master Sergeant 29 Feb 1968 after 20 years of honorable service in the United States Air Force. Bud is preceded...
Donald Linus Tschirhart
Aug 30, 2015
Donald Linus Tschirhart was born in Hondo, Texas, on Jan. 17, 1931, to Linus Bernard and Ella Matilda Brucks Tschirhart. He went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. He was 84. He was a graduate of St. John's Catholic School, Hondo High School and Texas A&M University (class of '52). He served in Korea...
Walter Charles Kempf
Aug 29, 2015
Walter Charles Kempf of San Antonio passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. He was 68. Born July 3, 1947, in Hondo, he was the son of Alvin Louis and Elva Martin Kempf. He earned a Bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University and retired after 25 years as a San Antonio police officer. He is very much missed by his four-legged...
Lanell Wiemers Allen
Aug 29, 2015
Lanell Wiemers Allen, age 92, of Hondo, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. She was born June 21, 1923, in Yancey, to Ernest Theodore and Blanche McCaughan Wiemers. She was baptized, married, and is now having her funeral in the Yancey Methodist Church. Fred Arthur Allen Jr. taught agriculture at Yancey High School before World War II, at the same...
Virginia Kay Coates Miller
Aug 29, 2015
Virginia Kay Goates Miller of Hondo, age 68, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Born in Rosenberg, Feb. 16, 1947, she was one of nine children of James Wilburn and Betty Louise Norman Goates. Her parents preceded her in death. She lived a very hard life, but always had a positive outlook and never complained. She had a beautiful spirit...
Evelyn Irene Winkler
Aug 28, 2015
Evelyn Irene "Granny" Winkler found eternal peace at sunrise on Friday, August 28, 2015. She died comfortably surrounded by her family in San Antonio at the age of 94. Born on March 13, 1921 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, Evelyn was the 10th of 16 children. She graduated high school from the Louisiana Methodist Orphanage in 1939 and went on to...
Catherine M. Finger
Aug 24, 2015
Catherine Marie "Kay" Dougherty Finger, age 96, of Hondo was embraced by God on Aug. 24, 2015. She was an only child to John Joseph and Della (McCauley) Dougherty of San Francisco CA. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, J. Melvin Finger; daughter, Patsy Huebner, and grandson, Michael Huebner. She is survived by daughter, Theresa (Olin) Gilliam...
Gloria Q. Sanchez
Aug 22, 2015
Gloria Quintanilla Sanchez, age 62, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. Born in Hondo, Jan. 19, 1953, she was the daughter of Alejos and Juanita Tapia Quintanilla. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Sylvia Constante. Survivors include her husband, Jose Sanchez; son, Joe James (Guadalupe) Sanchez; daughters, Norma Guzman and Anna (Guadalupe) Valenzuela,...
Luis M. Escamilla Jr
Aug 20, 2015
Louis Fedencio M. Escamilla, age 86, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. Born Jan. 12, 1929, in Hondo, he was the son of Luis L. and Isabel Muñiz. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Elvira A. Antu Escamilla; infant son, Jesse; grandson, Augustine; brothers, Efrain Escamilla and Juan Escamilla; and sister, Sophia Decker. He is...
Roselyn W. White
Aug 14, 2015
Roselyn Weber White, age 91, of Hondo passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in a Nursing Home in Kerrville. Born in Hondo, Sept. 2, 1923, she was the daughter of William Ben and Lydia Amanda Riff Weber. Roselyn was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 63 years, William "Bill" White; grandson, Sgt. William Cody Eckhart; and...
Clair Sue Lee
Aug 11, 2015
Clair Sue Stevens Lee, age 88, of New Braunfels, formerly of Hondo, passed away Tuesday, Aug, 11, 2015, at the age of 88 in a hospital in New Braunfels. Born in San Antonio, Dec. 18, 1926, she was the daughter of Wilmer Jackson Stevens and Georgie Kinman Stevens. Sue was preceded in death by her parents; sons, John Steven Lee...
Linda Donnelly
Aug 11, 2015
A memorial service celebrating the life of Linda Moss Donnelly of Ovid, NY, age 64, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at First United Methodist Church, Hondo. Linda ended her battle with cancer surrounded by her husband and children at Cayuga Medical Center on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Linda and her twin sister, Laura, were born...
Joaquin Molina Lugo
Aug 3, 2015
Joaquin Molina Lugo, age 71, passed away August 3, 2015 at his home in Castroville. He was born August 16, 1943 in Monterrey, Mexico. He was born to Antonio and Antonia Molina Lugo. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Yolanda Murguia; son, Joaquin Lugo, Jr.; brother, Santana Lugo and sisters, Georgia Cano, Vickie Lugo and Angela Lugo....
Frances Ann Haass
Jul 27, 2015
Frances Ann Boehle Haass, age 78, of Pearson, TX, passed away July 27, 2015. She was born January 17, 1937 in San Antonio. In 1955 she graduated from Hondo High School. For many years she worked as a title clerk and sales representative for Brown Chevrolet, Smith Chevrolet and Benson Ingram Park Auto Center. She was one of the pioneers...
Joseph Hart Buddy Klaeger
Jul 14, 2015
Joseph Hart "Buddy" Klaeger Jr., age 64, of Hondo passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Born July 31, 1950, in Alice, he was the son of Joseph H. Sr. and Carolyn Marie Phillips Klaeger. He was an independent oil man and an avid fisherman, golfer and hunter. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Edward Dale Klaeger....
Eustolia Morin Hernandez
Jul 13, 2015
Eustolia "Tola" Morin Hernandez, age 84, of San Antonio passed away Monday, July 13, 2015. Born in D'Hanis, Nov. 3, 1930, she was the daughter of Nieves and Lucia Tambunga Morin. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her role in life was homemaker and she loved to cook, bake, sew, and care for her rose garden. Tola...
Consuelo Valles Esquivel
Jul 7, 2015
Consuelo Valles Esquivel of Hondo, age 75, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Born in Hondo, March 30, 1940, she was the daughter of Perfecto and Tomasa Constante Valles. She was a cook for many years, in the school system and local restaurants. Consuelo was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Perfecto Jr., Elijio, Emilio, Edwardo, Jesus, Andres; and...
