Edward Eric Alfredson
Oct 5, 2009
Edward Eric Alfredson, age 88, of Hondo passed away Oct. 5, 2009, at a Kerrville nursing home. He was born Oct. 4, 1921, in Olympia, WA, the son of the late Eric J. and Minnie Mae (Rich) Alfredson. He was a WWII Army veteran and had a career as an aircraft mechanical engineer. He and his late wife, Ila, a...
Sgt Paul Carlo Danna
Sep 24, 2009
SGT Paul Carlo Danna, age 23, of Castroville, Texas passed away on September 24, 2009 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. SGT Danna was born in San Antonio, Texas on December 26, 1985. He attended schools in Devine, Texas, Langley AFB, Virginia, Del Rio, Texas and was a 2004 graduate of Medina Valley High School in Castroville, Texas. He also attended Texas A&M...
Norberta Castillo Gonzales
Sep 17, 2009
Norberta (Castillo) Gonzales, age 68, of Hondo passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, after fighting cancer. Born June 6, 1941, in Hondo, she was the daughter of Ignacio and Eluteria (Salazar) Castillo. She is preceded in death by her parents and stepmother, Andrea Hernandez Castillo. She is survived by her daughters, Maite Cuellar (Russell Dyall), Imelda Gallardo, and Norberta Gonzales...
Henry Milton Highsmith
Sep 7, 2009
Henry Milton Highsmith, age 94, of Hondo passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Born August 21, 1915, in Junction, he was the son of John Franklin and Effie Laura (Butts) Highsmith. Milton was a farmer/rancher, an avid hunter, was retired from the Texas Highway Department, and had worked as a fireman at the navigation school in Hondo. He was preceded...
Ida Mae Pichot
Sep 1, 2009
Ida Mae Brown Pichot, age 88, of Uvalde, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 in Castroville. Mrs. Pichot was born in Goose Creek, Texas on Feb. 19, 1921. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Robie Brown and Ida Gertrude Oliver Brown; husband, Homer Louis Pichot; daughter, Barbara Jean Anderson and her husband, Andy, and brother, Bobby Brown....
Roseann Grijalva Govea
Aug 21, 2009
Roseann (Grijalva) Govea, age 42, of Hondo passed away Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. She was born Oct. 12, 1966, in San Jose, CA, the daughter of Carlos Grijalva and the late Lupe (Zamora) Grijalva. Roseann was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Baltazar Govea; son, Ramon B. Govea; and daughter, Marisela Govea, all of Hondo. Rosary will be...
Adeline Steurenthaler Weber
Aug 18, 2009
Adeline Mary (Steurenthaler) Weber went to be with our Lord on Aug. 18, 2009, at the age of 78. Her parents, Paul and Katie (Reininger) Steurenthaler and one infant brother preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Roland Doyle Weber, and three children, Kurt Weber and wife Etta Faye, Cindy Fohn and husband David,...
Marignacia Nacha Mares
Aug 16, 2009
Marignacia "Nacha" (Aguinaga) Mares, age 81, of Hondo passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, surrounded by her family. Maria I., as she was also known, was born Feb. 1, 1928, in D'Hanis, the daughter of Leonzo and Luz (Garza) Aguinaga. She was a field worker and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Pedro Mares...
Manuel M. Reyes
Aug 10, 2009
Manuel M. Reyes, Jr. age 63, of Hondo passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. He was born May 29, 1946, in Hondo, son of Manuel and Raquel (Mendez) Reyes. He was a heavy equipment operator in road construction. Manuel is preceded in death by his father; brother, Alfredo Reyes; and two infant siblings. He is survived by his mother; his...
Annie Schmidli Huesser
Aug 7, 2009
Annie (Schmidli) Huesser, age 87, of D'Hanis passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. She was born Oct. 28, 1921, in Copeland, TX. Annie was preceded in death by her parents, Elfrieda "Frieda" Marie (Wernli) Schmidli and Jacob Schmidli; her husband of 68 years, James Day "JD" Huesser; brothers, Louis and Rudy Schmidli; and a sister, Polly Neuman. She is survived...
Jeannine Ann Burrell
Aug 4, 2009
Jeannine Ann (Cartwright) Burrell, age 63, of Dallas passed away Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. One of the sweetest and most kind-hearted people, born Aug. 7, 1945, in Houston, she was the daughter of George Anderson and Alice Dean (Howell) Cartwright. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Walter John Burrell. She is survived by her sons,...
Jack Duane White
Aug 3, 2009
Jack Duane White passed away peacefully at his home in Hondo, surrounded by love and his family on Aug. 3, 2009. He was 85 years old. Jack was born in Surprise, Nebraska, and graduated from Kearny High School. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1943 where he became a B-26 medium bomber pilot. He flew 65 combat missions...
James Day Huesser
Aug 2, 2009
James Day "JD" Huesser, age 89, of D'Hanis passed away Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. He was born July 19, 1920, in Hondo, the son of Eugene and Elenora "Ella" (Nester) Huesser. JD was a lifelong farmer/rancher just west o f D'Hanis. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, a member of D'Hanis Lions Club for 20 years, of...
Thomas D. Morrel, Iv
Aug 1, 2009
Thomas Decalb Morrel IV, age 58, of San Antonio went home in the everlasting arms of his Lord and Saviour on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Tom was born Sept. 25, 1950, in Torrance, CA. A Master Plumber for 37 years, Tom was loved by all who knew him. He is preceded in death by his son, Thomas Decalb Morrel IV;...
Steve C. Corley
Jul 30, 2009
Steve C. Corley, age 69, of Yancey passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009. Born Oct. 8, 1939, in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY, he was one of 13 children of Leif and Lena (Higdon) Corley. His parents and nine siblings preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Connie Mae (Parker) Corley; daughters, Pam Black, Dorothy Vaughn and husband...
Silviano Cuevas Cuellar Sr
Jul 28, 2009
Silviano Cuevas Cuellar, Sr., age 81, of Hondo passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Born May 4, 1928, in Hondo, he was the son of Guadalupe Sr. and Clementina (Cuevas) Cuellar. He grew up as a migrant farm worker, worked for a time at Gary Aircraft, and was a custodian at Hondo High School. He is preceded in death by...
Maria Margarita Gallegos
Jul 27, 2009
Maria M. Gallegos, age 34, of Hondo passed away Monday, July 27, 2009. Born Oct. 2, 1974, in Piedras Negras, Coahila, Mexico, she was the daughter of Guillermo C. Sr. and Maria DeJesus (Herrera) Gallegos. Maria was preceded in death by her brother, Guillermo "Willie" Gallegos Jr. She is survived by her parents; daughters, Jaqueline R. Martinez, Jennifer M. Martinez,...
Kenneth Dale Kuykendall Jr
Jul 18, 2009
Kenneth Dale "Kirk" Kuykendall Jr., age 32, of Hondo passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009. Born Nov. 28, 1976, in Houston, he was the son of Roylene (Burton) and Kenneth D. Kuykendall Sr. He is preceded in death by his grandfathers, Leroy Burton and George Small; grandmother, Susan Burton; uncles, Frank and Leroy Burton; and aunt, Sharon Schribner. He is...
Mamyedel Rieber Schneider
Jul 13, 2009
Mamyedel Rieber Schneider of D'Hanis passed away July 13, 2009. She was born March 7, 1923, to Joseph and Daisy Rieber. She is preceded in death by her son, Luther Russell "Rusty" Attaway Jr., and grandson, Travis Wayne Attaway. She retired from being Deputy County Clerk for Medina County for many years. Survivors are her loving husband of 54 years,...
James Harold Bohlen
Jul 12, 2009
James Harold Bohlen, age 57, of Dunlay, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009. Jimmy was born in Hondo Nov. 6, 1951, the son of Harold J. and Wilma Aleen (Breiten) Bohlen. He was a herbicide truck operator for the Texas Highway Department. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Deberah Sue Bohlen. He is survived by his...
