Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas
Recent Obituaries
Johnny Ponce
Sep 28, 2020
Beloved husband, son, father, brother, grandfather and uncle Johnny C. Ponce, 59, of Orange Grove, Texas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 28, 2020.
Johnny was born March 28, 1961 in Three Rivers to Genoveva (Villanueva) and Luis G. Ponce Sr. He married Diana Ybanez in Dallas on June 11, 1992. He...
Mary Willow
Sep 21, 2020
Mary Melva (Olivares) Willow, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, was called home to be with her heavenly Father on September 21, 2020, at the age of 67.
Melva was born December 17, 1952 to Paul P. and Laura Garcia Olivares. She was born and raised in Beeville as a child and attended the local...
Bernardo Lopez
Sep 21, 2020
Lifelong Live Oak County resident Bernardo Lopez passed away peacefully at his home in Three Rivers on Monday, September 21, 2020, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was 89.
Mr. Lopez was born in Live Oak County August 20, 1931 to Nicanor Lopez and Yrene (Baladez) Lopez. He married Carmel Marin Garza in Three Rivers on August...
Sam Schwartz
Sep 20, 2020
Sam Schwartz, age 91, passed away peacefully in Portland, Texas on September 20, 2020.
Sam was born January 9, 1929 in San Antonio, Texas to Meyer and Irene (Quasso) Schwartz. He served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He was a 50-year Mason. He had a lifelong career in law enforcement, first...
Vicenta Martinez
Sep 17, 2020
Vicenta “Vickie” (Cruz) Martinez was called to her eternal resting place on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the age of 81.
Vickie was born November 14, 1938 in Live Oak County to Aniseto and Antonia (Urrabazo) Cruz. She married Arturo Jose Martinez in Three Rivers on September 16, 1961. She was a devoted housewife, mother, grandmother, sister...
Ronald Hardy
Sep 17, 2020
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, Ronald Glen “Buddy” Hardy went to his heavenly home at the age of 87. Buddy was born on February 26, 1933 in Corpus Christi, Texas to George Clifford Hardy and Madge Warren Hardy.
As a senior, Buddy moved with his parents to San Antonio where he attended Alamo Heights High School. He attended Texas...
Doris Garcia
Sep 15, 2020
Doris Ann (Phillips) Garcia passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, at the age of 53.
Doris was born December 20, 1966 in Marshall, Texas to Robert Leo and Barbara Ann (Sheeran) Phillips. She was a 1985 graduate of A.C. Jones High School. This loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother...
Allen Hanus
Sep 14, 2020
Allen Eugene Hanus passed away peacefully at his home in Skidmore, Texas on Monday, September 14, 2020. He was 96.
Allen was born October 18, 1923, in Skidmore to Emerich Hanus and Ludmilla (Shumbera) Hanus. He married Eva Ruth Harnden of Skidmore in Beeville on June 6, 1948. In the agriculture business, Allen retired as a longtime...
Henrietta Colle
Sep 12, 2020
Henrietta “Bluebird” (Williams) Colle, a lifelong resident of Oakville, Texas, passed away in a San Antonio hospital Saturday, September 12, 2020. She was 82.
Henrietta was born September 14, 1937 in Sabinal, Texas to Henry O. Williams and Bonnie (Crawford) Williams. She married Frank Colle in George West on March 23, 1962. She was employed as a...
Eugene Ricketts
Sep 3, 2020
Eugene Harry Ricketts, 97, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020.
Harry was born September 28, 1922, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Harry Ricketts and Violet (Freidlien) Ricketts. He married Bonnie Bess on June 20, 1942, in Anaheim, California. He was a member of First Christian Church, the Society of Aerospace Engineers and was most proud...
Ruby Hanson
Aug 27, 2020
Ruby Marie Hanson, 82, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020.
Ruby was born October 22, 1937 in Crook, Colorado to Harold and Ethel (Harms) Lambert. She married Lowell Hanson on November 22, 1957 in Loveland, Colorado. They resided in Colorado and moved to Texas in 1973. She loved her family, her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren and her great-great-grandchildren,...
Guadalupe Zuniga
Aug 26, 2020
Guadalupe (Casas) Zuniga, loving mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home in George West, Texas on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the age of 85.
Guadalupe was born October 2, 1934 in George West to Andres Casas and Juana (Cuevas) Casas. She married Eugenio Zuniga in George West on October 18,...
Charles White
Aug 24, 2020
Charles David White, 78, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, in a Corpus Christi hospital.
Charles was born April 15, 1942 in San Antonio to David L. and Marie Estelle (Champion) White. He was a sales representative in the lumber and hardware business and was a member of the Optimist Club of Beeville.
...Joy Luthringer
Aug 22, 2020
Joy Lee Luthringer, 88, of Beeville, Texas, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Live Oak Nursing Center in George West.
Joy was born in Beeville on July 4, 1932, to F.M. “Jack” Freasier and Mary Lee (Robinson) Freasier. In 1942, her father’s job with Southern Pacific Railroad took the family to San Antonio for a...
Lillie Wieding
Aug 22, 2020
Lillie Mae Wieding, 87, of Three Rivers, Texas passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020.
Lillie Mae was born March 13, 1933 in Ray Point, Texas to Henry Wieding and Louise (Friedle) Wieding. She was a faithful member of Our Savior Lutheran Church where she served on the Church Council and was head of the building committee for...
Randall Curbello
Aug 21, 2020
Randall “Randy” Wayne Curbello passed away and went to be with the Lord August 21, 2020 at the age of 60 as a result of a sudden pulmonary embolism. Randy’s sudden passing is tragic and painful for those who know and love him but we can take comfort knowing he’s in a better place.
Randy was born...
Leeroy Saldiva
Aug 20, 2020
LeeRoy Saldiva, 53, of George West, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020.
LeeRoy was born October 24, 1966 in Three Rivers to Pedro Saldiva and Senaida (Gonzales) Saldiva. He was a 1986 graduate of W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi. He married Cherokee Strong on April 29, 1995 in George West. He was a parishioner...
Amada Sotelo
Aug 17, 2020
Loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother, Amada (Garcia) Sotelo of Three Rivers, Texas, was called to her eternal resting place on Monday, August 17, 2020, at the age of 75.
Amada was born December 22, 1944 in Three Rivers, Texas to Amado Garcia and Manuela (Rodriguez) Garcia. She married her sweetheart, Abelardo Sotelo, on July 18, 1964....
Verdie Rutherford
Aug 16, 2020
Verdie Rutherford, born April 2, 1918, passed away peacefully in Round Rock, Texas on August 16, 2020.
Verdie and her family moved by horse drawn wagon to South Texas when she was four years old. Verdie lived in Calliham, Texas until she moved to Alaska in 1970 to be near her grown children. Verdie moved back to...
Ofelia Garcia
Aug 16, 2020
Ofelia (Espinoza) Garcia, 97, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on Sunday, August 16, 2020.
Ofelia was born July 19, 1923 to Reyes and Isabel Espinoza in Corpus Christi, Texas. She married the love of her life, Apolinar Garcia, in 1943. She was a member of the American G.I. Forum (AGIF)....




