Mary Isabell Anglin
Oct 24, 2013
Mary Isabell "Peaches" (Stamper) Anglin, age 54, of Castroville passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. Born in Ft. Bragg, NC, Sept. 1, 1959, she was the daughter of Clarence William Jr. and Mary Vernell (Walters) Stamper. Her father preceded her in death. Mary graduated from South San Antonio West Campus and worked at various jobs before starting a family. She...
Santos M. Perez
Oct 20, 2013
Santos M. Perez, age 86, of Hondo passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. Born Nov. 1, 1926, in Hondo, he was the son of Gustavo C. and Juana (Maldonado) Perez. Santos worked at a rock quarry for more than 30 years, serving as construction foreman most of that time. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Elvira Garcia...
Mary Antoinette Seifert
Oct 19, 2013
Mary Henke Seifert, 84, of Hondo passed away on Oct. 19, 2013, after a prolonged illness. Mary was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Karnes County, TX, to Charlotte and Clem Henke. She was united in marriage to John Lewis Seifert, and they moved their five young children to Medina County in 1954. Over the years, Mary worked in the community...
Marciel Brown Smith
Oct 18, 2013
Marciel Smith, age 59, of Hondo, passed away October 18, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her family. Marciel was born Oct. 6, 1954 in Falfurrias, TX to the late Robert Cleveland Brown and Frances Louise Hellums Brown. In 1973 she graduated from Premont High School. On May 18, 1974 she married Michael Joe Smith in Premont, TX. Marciel was...
Elton Jay Hartmann
Oct 17, 2013
Elton Jay Hartmann, age 88, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. Born Apr. 16, 1925, near Hondo, he was the second of Fritz and Leota (Lindeburg) Hartman's six children. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Cecelia Kelley Hartmann; brother, Elmer G. Hartman; sister, Crystal Rose Hartmann Walch; and great-grandson, Wesley Harris. Survivors include his...
Kermit Carlos Wolff
Oct 14, 2013
Kermit Carlos Wolff, age 85, of D'Hanis passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2013. Born July 4, 1928, in D'Hanis, he was the son of Emil M. and Hilda Mary (Rudinger) Wolff. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Alfred Emil, Sebastian Arnold, James Alton and Hugh Jay Wolff; and sisters, Marion Lois Holder and twins, Cora Holloway and...
Julia Flores Rodriguez
Oct 6, 2013
Julia Flores Rodriguez, age 87, of D'Hanis passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Born Mar. 5, 1926, in D'Hanis, she was the daughter of Alfonso and Alejandra (Constante) Flores. She was a homemaker and a devoted caregiver who showed her family sacrificial love. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jose M. Rodriguez; brothers, Teodor Flores and...
Jack Kemp Schott
Oct 5, 2013
Jack Kemp Schott, 57, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2013. Born May 25, 1956, to Jack William Schott and Helen Linore Kempe Schott, Jack grew up in Devine, Texas, surrounded by family and friends. He enjoyed playing football and being involved in school activities at Devine High School. Jack was a graduate of Texas A&M...
Alvin John Wiemers
Oct 4, 2013
Alvin John Wiemers, age 88, of Hondo passed away Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Born in Hondo, Oct. 11, 1924, he was the son of John Henry and Ida Alvina (Schneider) Wiemers. A farmer/rancher all his life, Alvin also did custom harvesting for many years. He was an avid hunter and had been a beekeeper since a teenager. Alvin was active...
Vernon Williams Evans Jr.
Oct 3, 2013
Vernon Williams Evans, Jr. was born on August 3, 1943, in Floresville TX, to Addie Bell (Yates) Sorrell and the late Vernon Evans, Sr. He accepted Christ under the late A.S. Green at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Poth, TX. William attended school in both Poth and Floresville, TX. On October 12, 1964, he joined the U.S. Army and served...
Joyce Irene Eckhart
Oct 3, 2013
Joyce Irene Koehler Eckhart, age 81, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Born Aug. 8, 1932, in Atascosa, she was the daughter of Arthur A. and Jessie (McCoy) Koehler. Joyce was secretary/bookkeeper for Hondo ISD for many years. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Harley D. "Dooley" Eckhart. She is survived by her...
Kenneth Clifford Adlong
Sep 17, 2013
In heaven there is no beer but there is a John Deere! When you hear the rumbling of thunder and you look to the heavens above just try to remember that is Kenneth Clifford Adlong Sr. Kenneth was born on December 27, 1941 in Goosecreek, TX. He was the son of George Frank and Albina (Vyoral) Adlong. The Lord called...
Billy D. Cogburn
Sep 9, 2013
Billy D Cogburn, age 86, of Hondo passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Bill was born in rural Throckmorton County, Aug. 17, 1927, the fourth child born to Alma Corrine (Ingram) and Homer Quince Cogburn. He graduated from Woodson High School, Woodson, TX, and was immediately "welcomed" into the U.S. Army. He enrolled at North Texas State in Denton and...
David A. Zinsmeyer
Sep 8, 2013
David A. "Whitey" Zinsmeyer, age 87, of D'Hanis passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at the Frank M. Tejeda Texas State Veteran's Home at Floresville. Born July 25, 1926, in Hondo, he was the fourth son of Martin Albert and Dorothy Marie (Koch) Zinsmeyer's seven children. He lived across the street from Holy Cross Catholic Church and attended St. Anthony...
Julia Denise Gonitzke
Sep 2, 2013
Julia "Julie" Denise Click Gonitzke, age 55 of Grand Prairie, passed away September 2, 2013, in Dallas, after a courageous baffle with cancer. She was born April 1, 1958, to Canton Vinson and Shirley M. (Zerr) Click in San Antonio. She graduated from John Jay High School and attended San Antonio College. For many years. she worked at the Little...
H. Harold Bryant Jr.
Aug 25, 2013
Henry Harold Bryant Jr., age 67, of Hondo passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013. Born November 4, 1945, in Fort Worth, he was the son of Henry Harold Sr. and Lola Mae (Williams) Bryant, who preceded him in death. Harold graduated from Stephen F. Austin in 1968 with a Bachelor of Forestry degree. He earned a Master's Degree in Range...
Annie Belle Benke
Aug 23, 2013
Annie Belle Benke, long time resident of Hondo, was born April 24, 1929 on a farm east of Bastrop, Texas to Antone Peter Schindler and Augusta Victoria Schindler. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Daniel Russell Benke, Sr., brothers, Bill Schindler and Frank Schindler; and daughter-in-law, Martha Benke. She is survived by sister, Lucille Cary; sons, Dan...
Margaret Marge Bali
Aug 22, 2013
Margaret M. Fielder Bali, age 95, of Hondo passed away Aug. 22, 2013. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, she was the daughter of Frank "Bruno" and Mary (Burke) Fielder. Marge was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, golfing and playing cards every chance she got. She also enjoyed volunteering for various projects and organizations and her church. She served as a...
