Local Obituaries for Beeville, Three Rivers, and George West, Texas
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John Zimmer
Nov 29, 2015
John Stephen Zimmer, 91, went home to his Lord on November 29, 2015. He was born on December 26, 1923, to William and Anna Paetzold Zimmer in La Porte. He married Marjorie on June 25, 1945. He was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, as well as the Knights of Columbus and the Beeville Chamber of Commerce....

Patricia Luna
Nov 29, 2015
Patricia Mae Luna, 77, went home to her Lord on November 29, 2015. She was born on November 29, 1938, to Walter and Thelma Baskin Chesshir in Beeville. She married Max Luna on May 30, 1958. She was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, as well as the St. Peregrine Society of St. Joseph. She was also...

Rosalie Semar
Nov 25, 2015
Rosalie Jane (Crumrine) Semar, 90, of Tuleta, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Mrs. Semar was born May 19, 1925, in Dale to Rosabelle Calliham and Roy Crumrine. She married Lloyd Semar in Aransas Pass on April 20, 1943, and was a homemaker and a member of Tuleta Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two...

Guadalupe Massey
Nov 16, 2015
Guadalupe "Lupe" (Gonzales) Massey, 89, of Beeville, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. Mrs. Massey was born July 5, 1926, in Cotulla to Martha (Cabrera) and Alfredo Gonzales. She married George Massey in Cotulla on Sept. 24, 1944. She was a Baptist, a nurse and enjoyed cooking and gardening. She was preceded in death her parents and her husband. Survivors...

Lois Matkin
Nov 16, 2015
Lois Ruth Matkin, 90, passed away on November 16, 2015. She was born on March 28, 1925 in McAllen, Texas to David H. and Mary (Asenbrenner) Garner. She married Reagan Reed Matkin on June 26, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and was a typing and journalism teacher for the Three...

Leslie Wernli
Nov 14, 2015
Leslie Wernli, 93, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2015. Mr. Wernli was born October 29, 1922, in Pawnee to Samuel Erwin and Ida (Kiel) Wernli. He married Nancy Grace Hargreaves on March 19, 1945 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a farmer/rancher and a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church. He was...

Louis Steenken
Nov 14, 2015
Louis "Sonny" Calvin Steenken, 84, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 14, 2015 in Beeville Texas. Sonny was born on February 5, 1931 to Louis and Allie (Sells) Steenken in the Denhawken community in Wilson County. After graduating from Stockdale High School in 1949, he worked briefly in San Antonio prior to starting his career...

Gary Tindol
Nov 12, 2015
Gary Phillip Tindol passed away on November 12, 2015. He was 64 years old. He was born on October 28, 1951 in Beeville, Texas to Edward and Elizabeth (Lewis) Tindol. He served in the U.S. Army with a tour in Germany. Gary was a Catholic and was retired from the family distributing business. He is preceded in death by...

Roger Pittman
Nov 11, 2015
Roger Wilson Pittman, 46, of Beeville, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Mr. Pittman was born Feb. 10, 1969, in Beeville to Evelyn B. and James W. Pittman. He was a Baptist and enjoyed playing golf, fishing and hunting. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include a sister, Susan (Robert) Harrison of Beeville; a brother, James (Tabatha)...

Julia Tanguma
Nov 9, 2015
Julia Garcia Tanguma, 85, passed away on November 9, 2015. She was born on January 9, 1930 in Three Rivers to Amado and Manuela (Rodriguez) Garcia. She married Nasario Tanguma in 1984 in Three Rivers. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and enjoyed quilting, baking, working in the yard, and playing bingo with her grandchildren. She...

Alejandro Amaro
Nov 6, 2015
Alejandro D. Amaro, 85, of Three Rivers, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Mr. Amaro was born July 9, 1930, in George West to Aurora Garza and Alcardio Amaro. He married Soveida Cadena in Three Rivers in 1952 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was self-employed and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...

Max Luna
Nov 4, 2015
Max Luna, 83, went Home to his Lord on November 4, 2015. He was born on October 5, 1932 to Tomas and Ricarda Griego Luna in Purta de Luna, New Mexico. He married Patricia Chesshir on May 30, 1958. He was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a member of the Beeville Rotary Club, the...

Ramona Garza
Oct 30, 2015
Ramona Garza, 86, passed away October 30, 2015. She was born on March 8, 1929 to Simon and Juana (Reyes) Reyna in Clegg, Texas. She married Alfredo Garza on August 30, 1946. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church and was a business owner and rancher. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Alfredo...

James Ford
Oct 29, 2015
James "Cap" Allie Ford, 79, of Swinney Switch, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Mr. Ford was born Jan. 21, 1936, in Beeville to Ella Enola Uhlig Thompson and Alvin Jessie Ford. He was a gauger in the oil and gas field and enjoyed fishing, hunting and knife carving. He was a Lutheran. He was preceded in death by his...

John Beasley
Oct 25, 2015
John William Beasley, 72, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at his Beeville home, with his two daughters by his side. He succumbed to pulmonary fibrosis after a long and determined battle. "Johnny" Beasley was born to Anna and John C. Beasley on December 7, 1942. He was raised in Beeville and earned his diploma from A.C. Jones...

Charles Schindler, Iii
Oct 25, 2015
Charles Joseph "C.J." Schindler III, 25, passed away in San Antonio, Texas. He was born on June 1, 1990 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Charles J. Schindler II and Roberta Powers Wallace. He graduated from Texas State with a degree in business. He is survived by his mother, Roberta Wallace; stepfather, Trey Wallace; father, Charles J. Schindler II of...

Bobbie Gomez
Oct 25, 2015
Bobbie Ray Gomez, 56, of Tomball, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. Mr. Gomez was born July 21, 1959, in Beeville to Elisa (Duarte) and Antonio Gomez. He married Kathy Wisdom in Tomball in 1989 and was a stocker at H-E-B and a former ranch hand. He was a Catholic. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother,...

Mauro Garcia, Sr.
Oct 23, 2015
Mauro Garcia Sr., 89, of Beeville, formerly of Pawnee, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Mr. Garcia was born Nov. 30, 1925, in Montielo to Petra (Trevino) and Feliberto Johnson Garcia. He married Dominga Pena in Karnes City on April 2, 1947, and was a retired laborer and a Christian. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son,...

Geraldene Holland
Oct 23, 2015
Geraldene Holland, 71, of George West, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Mrs. Holland was born Oct. 14, 1944, to Ruben and Cora (Cook) Maloney in McKinney, and she married David Holland on Feb. 14, 1975 in McKinney. She was a Baptist and had worked as a banker in the Dallas area. Survivors include her husband, David Holland of George...

Billy Jarratt, Jr.
Oct 23, 2015
Billy Jim Jarratt, Jr., passed away on October 23, 2015 at the age of 61. He was born on December 23, 1953 in San Antonio, TX to Billy Jim and Janice Pearl (Luker) Jarratt. He graduated from Trinity University in 1976 with a degree in chemical engineering. Billy married Patricia Nystrom on May 15, 1976 in San Antonio. He...