Barbara Ann Davis
Nov 28, 2014
Barbara Ann Wernette Davis, age 75, of Seguin finished her long journey home to be with her Lord on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Barbara Ann was born on Sept. 30, 1939, in Hondo to Oscar and Irene Ida Moebius Wernette. She attended school through the first grade in Hondo and completed her education in San Antonio, graduating from Burbank High...
Robert William Baier
Nov 22, 2014
Robert William Baier, age 93, of Hondo passed away Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Born Oct. 13, 1921, in Newark NJ, he was the son of John and Margaret Heugle Baier. He served in the Army Air Corps in WWII and worked for Prudential Insurance Company until his retirement. He spent his retirement traveling and square dancing. Robert is preceded in...
Melba Jean Scott Bynum
Nov 19, 2014
Melba Jean Kunz Scott Bynum, age 72, of Hondo passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Born in San Antonio, July 14, 1942, she was the daughter of Elgin Benjamin and Mabel Lena Klein Kunz. Melba was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, George William Scott and Nolan Bynum; twin granddaughters, Hailie and Katie Scott; and brother, Larry Kunz. Survivors...
Terry Denise Griffin
Nov 19, 2014
Terry Denise Averitt Griffin, age 45, of Comfort, formerly of Hondo, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Born in Chicago IL, Oct. 27, 1969, she was the daughter of John Aubrey Averitt and Phyllis E. Beesler Averitt. Terry was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her sons, Brooks Aubrey Griffin and Daulton James Griffin, both of Hondo; mother,...
John Francis Warren Jr.
Nov 14, 2014
John Francis "Frank" Warren Jr., 72, passed away on November 14, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas with his beloved family by his side. He was born on November 11, 1942, to Dr. J. Francis Warren and Virginia Pipitone Warren. He was raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland and graduated from St. Anselm's Priory School in 1960. He graduated from the University...
Charlene Nester Saathoff
Nov 1, 2014
Charlene Nester Saathoff, age 80, of Hondo went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Charlene was born Oct. 3, 1934, to Henry and Ella Nester and grew up on the family farm south of D'Hanis. Following her father's death, she moved to a home in D'Hanis and lived with her mom and twin sister, Darlene, through...
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...
