Obituaries
Jesse Sonnenberg
Sep 25, 2013
Jesse Sonnenberg, 94, of Mereta passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Central Texas Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Ballinger. He was born August 25, 1919 to Otto and Clara (Rinn) Sonnenberg in Mereta, Texas. Jesse was raised and spent his entire life in that area. At the age of 16, he graduated as salutatorian from Central High School...
Daniel John Jansa
Sep 23, 2013
Daniel Jansa, 76, of Wichita Falls passed away Monday, September 23, 2013. He was born December 1, 1936 in Miles to George and Angelina (Schwertner) Jansa. After graduating from high school, Daniel attended Texas Tech University and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. He used his degree to work in agriculture chemical business. On January 15, 1958, Daniel married...
Laruth Montgomery Jenkins
Sep 20, 2013
LaRuth Montgomery Jenkins passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at her residence in San Angelo. She was born on a stretch of Highway 283, in a car, when her parents, Henry Thomas Montgomery and Ozella Cowan Montgomery, were on their way from Rockwood to the hospital in Santa Anna. After her arrival, the new family turned around and went...
Paul Winchester
Sep 17, 2013
Paul Winchester, 81, of Ballinger passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 pm Sunday, September 22 at First Christian Church in Ballinger. Paul is survived by his son, Charles Winchester of Ballinger.
#recaptcha-container label { display: none }Manuel Dela Cruz
Sep 17, 2013
Manuel Dela Cruz, 59, of Dallas passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Medical City Dallas. He was born August 7, 1954 to Clemente and Elvira (Martinez) Dela Cruz in Millersview, Texas. Manuel married Celestina Allejandro on July 27, 1974 in San Angelo. He worked in retail for many years. Manuel was preceded in death by his parents...
George Anton Barta
Sep 13, 2013
George Anton Barta, 82, passed away from this life on Friday, September 13, 2013 at his residence in Ballinger. He was born on June 4, 1931 to Anton and Rosie (Cernoch) Barta in Pearsall, Texas. George honorably served his country, in the Marines, during the Korean War. After his military service, he returned to Ballinger and on March 6,...
Bobbie Jean Goetz
Sep 13, 2013
Bobbie Jean (Bell) Goetz, 85, of Ballinger passed away Friday, September 13, 2013 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born the seventh of eleven children on October 18, 1927 in Ballinger to Raymond Leamon and Laura Edna (Hubbard) Bell. She married William F. “Bill Goetz on October 7, 1946 in Ballinger. They opened a small grocery store on Strong...
Willie "Clyde" Mcduffee
Sep 9, 2013
Willie “Clyde” McDuffee, 85, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He was born on September 4, 1928 to Aubrey and Bertha (McCullough) McDuffee in Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Clyde married Ouida Porter on June 7, 1947 in Ballinger. She preceded him in death on April 27, 2002. He was an auto mechanic for many...
Harold Henry Halfmann
Sep 8, 2013
Harold Henry Halfmann, Sr., 89, of Ballinger, died early Sunday morning, September 8, 2013 at the Central Texas Nursing and Rehab. He was born March 15, 1924 in Durango, TX to Otto J. and Minnie M. (Gregor) Halfmann. He served proudly with the US Army during WW II and while serving he married Pearl Hennecke in Olfen, Tx on...
Robert Jerome Kohutek
Sep 7, 2013
Robert Jerome Kohutek, 77 of Ballinger, Texas passed away at his residence on September 7, 2013. He was born on December 30, 1935 to John and Mary (Kubicek) Kohutek in Rowena, TX. He was the youngest of four children who all preceded him in death. Bobby (Bobino, as his mother called him) was born and raised in the Rowena/Ballinger...
Victor Alfred Strakos
Sep 1, 2013
Victor Alfred Strakos, 88, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ballinger, Texas. He was born on September 3, 1924 to Ludy and Willie (Fisher) Strakos in Rowena, Texas. Victor served his country, during World War II, as a member of the Army and was honorably discharged, with the rank of...
Wilma Hallmark Baker
Aug 30, 2013
Wilma Ruth Hallmark Baker, 92, of Ballinger, passed away on August 30, 2013 in a local facility. She was born in Melvin TX, on February 8, 1921 to Isaac N. and Minnie Peel Hallmark. She was raised in McCulloch County and attended school at East Gansel School near Doole and later Paint Rock High School. She married Eugene (Gene)...
John Henry Cuellar
Aug 28, 2013
John Henry Cuellar, 59, of Ballinger, TX was received by his Heavenly Father on August 28, 2013 at home with his family surrounding him with love. He was born July 18, 1954 in Blooming Prairie, MN to Guadalupe and Irene Cuellar. He was a brother, a pastor, a friend, and foremost, a father. His faith and wisdom guided many...
Margie Marie Brookshier
Aug 25, 2013
Margie Marie Brookshier, 91, passed away peacefully at the Compassionate Care Center West (Hospice of El Paso) on August 25, 2013. She was a resident of Horizon City for thirty six years. She was born in Tokeen, TX on January 18, 1922 to George Floy and Molly Maude (Moore) England. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1939. She...
Dorothy Morene Burks
Aug 25, 2013
Dorothy Morene Burks, 88, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born July 17, 1925 to Henry and Velma (Summers) Leck in RioVista, Texas. Dorothy worked at Blacks Department Store, was a seamstress, and also worked at Higginbotham’s, in the hardware department, for five years. On July 16, 1988,...
Eula Mae Taylor
Aug 24, 2013
Eula Mae Mitchell Taylor of Ballinger passed from this life to her eternal rest on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at her home surrounded by her two daughters. She was born May 26, 1929 in Wapanuke, Oklahoma to Joe and May Mitchell. She married Ben Taylor, Jr. on November 19, 1954 in Lovington, New Mexico. She and Ben farmed and...
Patricia "Patsy" Schaefer
Aug 18, 2013
Patricia “Patsy” Schaefer, 81, of Rowena passed away Sunday morning, August 18, 2013. She was born on June 8, 1932 to Edwin and Otilia (Wilde) Moeller in Runnels County. Patricia married George Schaefer on October 3, 1956 in Rowena, Texas. They shared forty two years of marriage before George’s passing in 1998. She spent her days as a homemaker...
Ruby "Nell" Richards
Aug 16, 2013
Nell was born on December 10, 1928 to Leona and Coldon Papasan on a ranch near Ovalo, Texas. Nell was 84. Nell married the late Conda O. Richards on May 1st, 1949. They were married for 49 years. She and Conda were members of the GMC Travel Club and traveled nationwide in their GMC Motorhome for many years. She...
Elliott Kemp
Aug 12, 2013
Elliott Kemp, 95, passed away August 12, 2013 in Houston, Texas. He was born on December 18, 1917 to George and Patty (Park) Kemp in Coleman, Texas. Elliott served in the Air Force during World War II. At the time of his honorable discharge, he had reached the rank of major. He married Mary Jo on November 6, 1938...
Freddie Leon Lee
Aug 6, 2013
Freddie Lee, 65, of Ballinger passed away at his residence Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He was born on July 2, 1948 to Roy and Katie (Robinson) Lee in Ballinger, Texas. He was a general contractor specializing in fence building. Freddie enjoyed rodeos, long talks with friends, fishing, and cooking. He was baptized at Glory Road Cowboy Church in Ballinger....
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