Alex George Wendland Jr.
Jan 9, 2012
Alex George Wendland Jr., age 81, of Hondo passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. He was born Oct. 1, 1930, in Hondo, the son of Alex George and Mary Margaret (Fohn) Wendland. He graduated from Hondo High School and Texas A&M University in College Station. He worked as a geologist for Mobil Oil Corp for 25 years. Alex is preceded...
Gerald R. Mann
Dec 19, 2011
Gerald Raymond Mann, age 67, of Converse passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Born Dec. 8, 1944, in Castroville, he was the son of the late Wesley Raymond and Gladys Anne (Halty) Mann. He graduated from Hondo High School, served in the U.S. Army Reserves, earned a BS degree in math from Texas A&I Kingsville, and was an aircraft engineer....
Lois Renee Clewell
Dec 15, 2011
Lois Renee Clewell, age 53, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. She was born Nov. 30, 1958, in Corpus Christi. She was a homemaker and former newspaper carrier. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Clewell Jr.; daughter, Vici Morine Singleton and husband John of Devine; sons, Joseph Franklin Clewell III of Hondo and Sean James Cooney and wife Ariane...
Mary Ann Tovar King
Dec 13, 2011
Our beloved Mary Ann (Tovar) King, age 45, of San Antonio returned home to the lord on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, after a courageous year long battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 31, 1966, in San Antonio, the daughter of Guillermo Jr. and Maria (Pargas) Tovar. She is survived by her parents; special loved one Martin Garza of San...
San Juanita Dominguez Matrtinez
Nov 30, 2011
San Juanita (Dominguez) Martinez, age 93, of Hondo passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Born Dec. 17, 1917, in Hondo, she was a daughter of Lucio and Jesusita (Sauceda) Dominguez. She was a restaurant cook and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Jose, Jesus S. "Jesse" and Lucio Dominguez; and sisters, Juanita Leyva, Mercedes D....
Anthony Sebastian Giordano Jr.
Nov 29, 2011
Anthony Sebastian Giordano Jr., age 45, of San Antonio, formerly of Hondo, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Born Nov. 11, 1966, in New Castle, PA, he was the son of Anthony S. Sr. and Dolores M. Giordano. A corrections officer at the TDCJ Dominguez Unit in San Antonio, he had previously worked at the TDCJ Torres Unit in Hondo...
Graham W. Smoot
Nov 24, 2011
Graham Smoot of D'Hanis passed away, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, at the age of 75. The son of Donovan and Welhmania (Carpenter) Smoot, he was born Jan. 23, 1936, in Comanche. A retired surveyor and a former Justice of the Peace in Georgia, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Bay of Pigs and was a life member of...
Cathryn Cay Smith
Nov 18, 2011
Cathryn Campbell Smith (Cay, Grammy Cay), was born on April 22, 1923, in San Antonio and died on Nov. 18, 2011, in D'Hanis, surrounded by friends and family. Cay was the daughter of Claude Amos and Kate Kone Campbell. She graduated from Jefferson High School and Stephens College. She married Wilford David "Bill" Watts with whom she had two children,...
Sylvia Joyce Skindzier
Nov 13, 2011
With great sadness, the family of Sylvia Joyce (Garcia) Skindzier announce her passing on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, at the age of 66 at her home in Hondo, Texas. Born Nov. 2, 1945, in Corpus Christi, she was the daughter of Ray V. and Eva Peña Garcia, who preceded her in death, and the sister of Ray A. Garcia and...
Margaret Jeannine Guinn
Nov 13, 2011
Margaret Jeannine (Ramsey) Guinn, age 82, of Hondo, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Hondo. Jeannine was born Oct. 1, 1929, in Young County, TX. She was the daughter of the late James Lawrence and Jeneva Berl (Medearis) Ramsey. Her husband of 60 years, William Paul "Bud" Guinn, Sr., and her brother, Jerry Ramsey, preceded her in death. After...
Edwardo Contreras
Nov 10, 2011
Edwardo Contreras, age 96, of Hondo passed away at his home Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011. He was born Mar. 15, 1915, in Hondo, the son of Don Savas and Arcadia Reyes Contreras. He was a farmer. Edwardo is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lucia (Garcia) Contreras; son, Rodolfo Contreras; brothers, Daniel and Trini Contreras; and granddaughter, Eva Garcia....
John Henry Phillips
Nov 9, 2011
John Henry Phillips, age 76, of San Antonio passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Born July 18, 1935, in Weymouth, MA, he was the son of Lawrence Joseph and Doris Ellen (Learned) Phillips. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Walter L. Street; and sisters, Doris A. Cormack and June Macleod. John served 21 years in the United...
Rojello F. Lopez
Nov 4, 2011
Rogelio F. Lopez, Sr., age 71, of Hondo passed away Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in San Antonio. He was born May 20, 1940, in Mexico, the son of Abundio and Maria Trinidad (Flores) Lopez. He was skilled carpenter by trade and to his beloved grandchildren, he was "Apa". Rogelio is preceded in death by his parents; son, Rogelio Lopez Jr.;...
Kathryn Graham
Nov 4, 2011
Kathryn Graham, age 57, of D'Hanis lost her battle with cancer Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. She was born Sept. 9, 1954, in New York, NY, the daughter of Joseph and Laura Jane (Tidwell) Graham. She served in the U.S. Air Force and worked in the computer field. She is preceded in death by her father. Kathryn is survived by her...
Bette Zane Fasano
Nov 1, 2011
Bette Zane Zinsmeyer Fasano, age 57, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at her home in Weslaco, Texas. Bette was born in Hondo, Texas to Jack and Jeanice Zinsmeyer and grew up in D'Hanis, Texas. Bette graduated as salutatorian from D'Hanis High School in 1972 and received her degree from Texas A&I in Kingsville in 1976, where she was...
Tomas T. Acosta Jr.
Oct 29, 2011
Tomas T. Acosta, age 83, of Uvalde passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Born April 28, 1928, in Spofford, he was the son of Tomas S. and Luisa (Torres) Acosta. He was a road construction laborer. He is preceded in death by his parents; two wives; and sister, Janie. He is survived by his daughters, Aida Acosta of California and...
Marion Arthur Rhome
Oct 20, 2011
Marion Arthur Rhome, age 80, of Hondo, formerly of Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. He was born Mar. 22, 1931, in Point Marion, PA, the son of Charles Arthur Rhome and Ann Mae (Krepps) Rhome. He was a municipal water treatment plant operator. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters. He is survived by...
Ralph Joseph Marcelli
Oct 19, 2011
Ralph J. Marcelli 1931-2011 Ralph J. Marcelli of Mashpee, MA passed away on October 19th, 2011 at Falmouth Hospital with his family and clergy by his side. He is survived by his wife Marilyn (Desrosiers) Marcelli; two daughters Karen E. and her husband Chris Hughes of Weatherford, TX and Nancy M. and her husband G. Steve Helmers of Richardson, TX;...
Mary Ellen Coons
Oct 17, 2011
Mary Ellen Coons, age 86, of rural Medina County, went to be with her maker, peacefully at home with Pat and Denise by her side after a brief battle with cancer, Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. She was born Feb. 22, 1925, in Melrose Township, IL, and resided in St.Louis, MO, until 1992 when she moved to Texas permanently, as the...
Peggy Sue Clark
Oct 17, 2011
Peggy Sue (Martin) Clark, age 52, of Uvalde lost her 10-year battle with cancer on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Born June 6, 1959, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Wilkes Otto and Lillian Annie (Bendele) Martin. She was a secretary for American Lumber Company in Uvalde. She was preceded in death by her father; brother, Lynn Ray Martin; stepdaughter,...
