Recent Obituaries

Mar 18, 2023

Bernard Raymond Bednorz, 88, a lifelong resident of George West, Texas, passed away in the comfort of his home on March 18, 2023.

Bernard was born January 2, 1935 in George West to Elias and Elizabeth (Dworaczyk) Bednorz. He was a 1953 graduate of George West High School and on February 6, 1957, he married Margaret Ann...

Mar 17, 2023

Henry Reinhold Schirmer passed away March 17, 2023 at the age of 87.

Henry was born September 4, 1935, near Woodsboro, Texas to Herman and Florine (Schwierzke) Schirmer. He married Patsy Gray on December 31, 1952. He served in Korea during the Korean Conflict. Henry and Patsy moved to Clareville Community in December 1958 where they began...

Mar 10, 2023

Georgia Louise Brzozowski, 70, of Fredericksburg, Texas, passed away on March 10, 2023.

Georgia was born on September 27, 1952 to Woodrow W. and Alva L. Davis in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a 1970 graduate of Ray High School and married Gerald Wayne Brzozowski on February 14, 1985 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a member...

Mar 7, 2023

Marlin Williamson Shears, 88, of Beeville, Texas, entered into eternal rest on March 7, 2023. The oldest of three children, he was born December 31, 1934, in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Theodore and Mildred (Dahlenberg) Shears. He retired from NAS Chase Field where he served as the academic training officer. His first assignment at the base was that of a...

Mar 7, 2023

Ada Elizabeth Pumphrey Villines of Tuleta, Texas passed away on March 7, 2023.

Ada “Elizabeth” was born on March 8, 1938, to Aaron and Ella Pumphrey in Taylor, Texas. She grew up on the plains of west Texas in the little patriotic rural town known as Old Glory. After graduating from Old Glory High School, she studied...

Mar 4, 2023

ADCS (Ret) Leonel Mendoza, 83, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Frank M. Tejeda Texas State Veterans Home.

Leonel was born July 21, 1939 in Edinburg to Pedro and Berta (Guzman) Mendoza. He was a graduate of Edinburg High School in 1958 and earned an associate’s degree from Bee County College. He...

Mar 3, 2023

Kenneth Eugene Richards, 80, of Three Rivers, TX, passed away March 3, 2023, at Angel Bright Hospice, Corpus Christi, TX.

Kenneth was born in Geneva, IL, to Clyde and Marjorie Richards on April 15, 1942. He was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy as a Radio Operator/Morse code communications from 1959 to 1963. He went...

Mar 3, 2023

Wesley Allee Handy of Old San Patricio passed away on March 3, 2023 at the age of 68.

Wesley was born on November 11, 1954 to Robert Ellsworth and Mary Ann (Hicks) Handy. Upon graduating from A.C. Jones High School in 1973, Wesley learned the trade of carpentry and became a skilled electrician. He traveled extensively in...

Mar 3, 2023

Oralia (Cruz) Gonzales, 86, of Nell, Texas peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Oralia was born in Pawnee, Texas to Hilario and Rafela Cruz on March 30, 1936. She married the love of her life Guadalupe Gonzales on February 28, 1954, and they spent 69 years together. Oralia was a devoted...

Mar 3, 2023

Debra Ann Trbula, 65, of Oakville, Texas, passed away on March 3, 2023. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Ossie Mae Spears and Henrietta Colle on March 6, 1957.  She attended High School in George West, Texas. Debbie moved to Corpus Christi as a young adult and worked as a General Manager for various restaurants and clubs...

Mar 1, 2023

On October 19, 1934, a baby girl was born to Jesse and Ida Streetman. The youngest of a big family – Charlie, Henry, Carrie, Phoebe, Loraine, Lloyd and Floyd had come before her – she was named Willie Georgie. During her life, some would know her as Willie, and some would know her as Jennifer. My cousins and I...

Feb 28, 2023

Paula (Sugarek) Marchak, 76, of Leander, Texas, formerly of Refugio, passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

Paula was born July 23, 1946, in Beeville to L.D. Sugarek and Isabel (Matejek) Sugarek. She was a graduate of Skidmore-Tynan High School and was a competitive basketball player and drum major. She earned a...

Feb 27, 2023

Maria (Perez) Ponce, 81, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at her home in Three Rivers, Texas. She was lovingly surrounded by her children.

Maria was born March 24, 1941 in Three Rivers to Milton Perez Sr. and Beatrice (Moreno) Perez. She married Corando C. Ponce Sr. on January 18, 1959 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She retired...

Feb 21, 2023

Louis A. Cook of George West, Texas peacefully went to be with the Lord at the age of 67 on February 21, 2023.

Louis was born November 6, 1955 to Albert and Evelyn (Castleberry) Cook. He was raised in George West, Texas before spending many years in San Marcos, Texas building custom homes with his wife, Christine....

Feb 20, 2023

Mark Allyn Wheelis of Victoria, Texas passed away at the age of 72 on February 20, 2023, in Edna, Texas after a long illness.

Mark was born October 24, 1950, in Corpus Christi, Texas to L.W. Wheelis and Ruth Lewis Pascoe Wheelis. The family relocated to Marfa, Texas to run a ranching operation. Mark graduated from Marfa...

Feb 14, 2023

Joshua Cole Ricketts, 45, of Beeville, Texas passed away February 14, 2023.

Joshua was born December 13, 1977, in Culver City, California to Eugene E. “Rick” Ricketts and Theresa I. (Demarais) Ricketts. He was a graduate a 1994 of Oceanside High School in Oceanside, California and enjoyed surfing.

He was preceded in death by his...

Feb 9, 2023

R.F. (Ray) Cook, 84, of Comfort, Texas, passed away February 9, 2023, in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Mr. Cook was born June 17, 1938, in Houston to Floyd and Merle (Taylor) Cook. He married his sweetheart, Carrie Woods, in San Antonio on October 1, 1955. As a skilled auto mechanic, he went on to learn the trade of becoming...

Feb 6, 2023

Sam McCarty Workman II passed away at his home in Beeville, Texas on Monday, February 6, 2023 lovingly surrounded by his family. He was 55.

Sam was born June 7, 1967 in Kingsville to Sam McCarty Workman Sr. and Katherine Ann Young. He was a 1985 graduate of A.C. Jones High School and went on to become...

Feb 6, 2023

“I carry your heart with me, I carry it in my heart, I am never without it.” – E.E. Cummings

On Monday, February 6, 2023, Grace Lennette Huser, loving partner, mother of two and grandmother of two, passed away at age sixty-nine.

Lennette was born to Lenn H. Brannon and Ruth Handy Brannon on December...

Feb 2, 2023

Virginia Geraldine (Thompson) Suffel, 91, of Tuleta, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Geraldine was born February 9, 1931 in San Perlita, Texas to Willie Jackson Thompson and Betty Jane (Coleman) Thompson. She married John Albert Suffel on January 31, 1948 in Tuleta. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Tuleta and enjoyed through...