Mauro Rendon Garza
Oct 30, 2014
Mauro Rendon Garza, age 83, of San Antonio passed away Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Born Feb. 13, 1931, in Hondo, he was the son of Jose L. and Maria Jesusita Rendon Garza, who preceded him in death, as did his wife Pauline "Paula" Sanchez Garza, brother, Clemente, and sisters, Minerva Villa and Maria Gloria Rodriguez. He was a truck driver....
Donald Francis Santy
Oct 21, 2014
Donald Francis Santy, age 84, of Hondo passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Born Feb. 16, 1930, in Pittsfield, MA, he was the son of Ira N. and Rosalba M. Croteau Santy. Eva and Donald shared a life of devotion to each other and their country. They were married 65 years and he served in the US Air Force for...
Francisco Gomez Palacios
Oct 19, 2014
Francisco "Frank" G. Palacios, age 80, of Kerrville, formerly of Hondo, passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Born June 4, 1934, in Utopia, he was the son of Francisco S. and Isabel Gomez Palacios. Frank grew up in Hondo and, after high school, joined the US Army. He later returned to Hondo where he worked as a typewriter repairman for...
Patricia Ann Guinther
Oct 6, 2014
Patricia Ann "Trish" Saathoff Guinther, age 67, of Hondo passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Born in Hondo, Nov. 30, 1946, she was the daughter of Alfred Alvin and Eleen Jane Saathoff Saathoff. Patricia met the love of her life at the Cabaret in Bandera in 1967 and they were married June 15, 1968. They spent two years in Austin...
Louise Bomba Saathoff
Oct 5, 2014
Louise Bomba Saathoff died on Oct. 5 in Las Cruces, N.M. Louise and her twin brother B.D. were born in Devine, Texas, in 1927 to Louise and Boniface Bomba. They, and their five brothers and sisters, along with their parents, grew up and lived in Medina County, much of that time on the family farm. She married Charles Saathoff in...
Lorine Lucille Stiegler
Oct 1, 2014
Lorine Lucille Stiegler, age 100, of Hondo passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Cotulla. Born April 21, 1914, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Paul and Augusta Hartung Koch. She was a loving homemaker, accomplished in sewing, crocheting and quilting, and an excellent cook. In her spare time, she enjoyed fishing and playing cards. Lorine was preceded in...
Rubedell Weber Cheatle
Sep 26, 2014
Rubedell Weber was born on December 15, 1918 on the family farm in Hondo, Texas. She died September 26, 2014 at a nursing home facility in San Angelo, Texas. She was the second child of William Ben and Lydia Amanda Riff Weber. Rubedell worked at the Hondo Army Air Field in Hondo, Alamo Cement Company in San Antonio, and Horshoe...
Lucy Justine Davis
Sep 23, 2014
Lucy Justine Davis, age 100 years, one month and seven days, joined her eternal family on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, leaving from the same room in which she entered this world. Born in Hondo on Sunday, Aug. 16, 1914, she was the daughter of Fletcher and Roberta Hopp Davis, former owners of the Hondo Anvil Herald. She will be missed...
Frances Lucille Leinweber
Sep 5, 2014
Frances Lucille Leinweber, 93, of Hondo, passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Frances was born March 9, 1921, in Medina County, in the Elstone community near Hondo, to Theo G. and Hulda Schneider Wiemers. A lifelong member of the Methodist church, she attended and married her husband, L.J., at New Fountain Methodist Church and then became a member of the...
Eulogia Reyes Pargas
Sep 4, 2014
Eulogia "Logia" Reyes Pargas, age 87, of D'Hanis passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Born in D'Hanis, Feb. 2, 1927, she was the daughter of Sabino and San Juana Cortez Reyes. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Eulogia was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eluterio A. Pargas; son, Eddie Pargas; brothers, Francisco "Frank", Santos...
Elsie Rosa Saathoff
Aug 31, 2014
On August 31, 2014, the Lord took home an Angel, Elsie Rosa Ada Steubing Saathoff, at the age of 91years, 11 months, and 5 days. Elsie was a beloved and devoted wife, mother, daughter and friend. She was strong minded, strong willed, and a survivor. This was witnessed through her faith, strength, and endurance through many challenges in her life....
Edna Vela
Aug 16, 2014
Edna Vela, devoted sister and aunt, passed away at her home on Saturday, Aug. 16 - five days shy of her 75th birthday. Edna was born Aug. 21, 1929, in Allende, Mexico. She was the fourth and youngest child of Perfecto and Josefina Delgado Vela. The family later moved to Hondo where Edna attended Hondo schools. She then moved to...
Andrew Louis Schneider
Aug 15, 2014
Andrew Louis Schneider, age 82, of D'Hanis, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. He was born in Castroville, April 7, 1932, the son of Martin Henry and Mary Ann Weiss Schneider. He was a road engineer with the Texas Highway Department for 39 years. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife of 54 years, Mamyedel Rieber Schneider; son,...
Kathryn Nester Snider
Aug 4, 2014
Kathryn Ann "Kathy" Nester Snider, age 62, beloved daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. She was born on Feb. 14, 1952, in Hondo to Otis and Imogene Schawe Nester, both of whom preceded her in death. Kathy will be missed by all and remembered for her strength, faith...
James Thomas Arp
Aug 3, 2014
James Thomas Arp, age 71, of Uvalde passed away Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014. Born in Truscott, Texas, on April 28, 1943, he was the son of Oscar Arp and Gracie Lou (Trumble) Arp Henderson. As a police officer, he was one of the first motorcycle officers in El Paso. Throughout his life, he also did oilfield work in Tehran, Scotland,...
David Diaz
Jul 29, 2014
David Diaz of Hondo, age 89, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Born Aug. 27, 1924, in Hondo, he was the son of Eleno and Teresa (Luna) Diaz. After serving in the U.S. Navy in WWII, David attended barber school and was a barber for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Armando Diaz and Eleno...
Genoveva Morin Ortiz
Jul 16, 2014
Genoveva (Morin) Ortiz, age 91, of D'Hanis passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Born in D'Hanis, Nov. 20, 1922, she was the daughter of Nieves and Lucia (Tambunga) Morin. A loving homemaker, she lived in D'Hanis all her life and was a lifelong member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. She was also active in the Guadalupanas. Genoveva was preceded in...
Alice Ruby Wiemers
Jul 10, 2014
Alice Ruby (Mumme) Wiemers of Hondo, age 84, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014. Born Dec. 4, 1929, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Robert Louis and Nellie Louise (Brucks) Mumme. She graduated from high school with honor as Salutatorian. She married Alvin John Wiemers October 16, 1949. Alice was a pillar of her church and community and a...
Ingeborg Burk
Jul 8, 2014
Ingeborg Janzer Burk of Hondo, age 74, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Born in Erbes-Büdesheim, Germany, she was the daughter of Hermann and Kathrina (Kropp) Janzer. She was a very strong woman, having survived Nazi Germany in WWII. She was a homemaker, a loving wife and amazing mother. Ingeborg was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and...
Arnold Roy Rihn
Jul 8, 2014
Arnold Roy "Rusty" Rihn, age 84, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Born at the family home in Biry Dec. 14, 1929, he was the son of Frank Ferdinand and Hilda (Bendele) Rihn. Rusty served in the U.S Army and the Reserve National Guard. He married Doris Marie "Bea" Wernette Oct. 10, 1951. He worked for Chapman Grain, Walter Mumme...
