Obituaries

David Allen
Feb 24, 2014
David P. Allen, son of David Pillsbury Allen and Mary Rolfe Allen, died on February 24th, 2014 at St. Mark’s Hospital, La Grange. David Allen was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 14, 1919, and moved several times due to his father’s work. He graduated from McKinley High School in Washington, D.C. in 1937, a licensed HAM radio operator...

Marie Ivy
Feb 8, 2014
Marie Julia Reiss Ivy, 91, of West Point, died Saturday, February 8, 2014 at St Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange. Marie was born in Fayette County, Texas on October 25, 1922, the daughter of Fred Reiss and Annie (Pospisil) Reiss. She married Ross C. Ivy on June 21, 1941 in Plum. Marie was a member of the Sts. Peter...

Doris Pazderny
Feb 6, 2014
Doris Mae (Mutzie) Pazderny, 86, of Fayetteville died Thursday, February 06, 2014. Doris was born in Waco, September 3, 1927, the daughter of Fred C. Knippel and Wilma (Hetzel) Knippel. She married Ray Pazderny on February 2, 1947 in Fayetteville. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her family. Doris is survived by husband Ray of 67...
Paul Zbranek
Jan 29, 2014
Paul Henry (Sonny) Zbranek, age 76 of La Grange, passed away at his home on January 29, 2014. Paul was born on September 14, 1937 at Holman, to Justin Zbranek and Ethlynn Hengst Zbranek. He was a retired painter, a member of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Houston and the Men’s Club of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church. He...
James Richardson
Jan 28, 2014
James “Glen” Richardson, Veteran of the United States Air Force and Rural Carrier for the United States Post Office of La Grange, delivering the mail in Winchester for 28 years passed away on January 28, 2014. He was preceded in death by his one true love Evelyne Richardson. He is survived in death by his brother Davis (Judy) Richardson, two...
Frank Kruppa
Jan 26, 2014
Frank Richard Kruppa, 86, of La Grange died Sunday, January 26, 2014, at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange. Frank was born in Holman, December 7, 1927, the son of Richard Kruppa and Martha (Adamcik) Kruppa. He married Georgia Vavra on June 20, 1949 in Dubina. Frank graduated from La Grange High School in 1945. Frank was then drafted...
Joe Belota
Jan 21, 2014
Joe Louis Belota, 94, of Plum died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange. Joe was born in Plum, December 8, 1919, the son of Joseph Belota and Frances (Sulik) Belota. He married Georgia Faldyn on November 9, 1948 in Holman. Joe graduated from La Grange High School in 1938. He attended Durham Business College...
Leslie Kleiber
Jan 20, 2014
Leslie Kleiber, age 74, of La Grange, passed away on January 20, 2014 in Austin. Leslie was born on November 14, 1939 in La Grange, to Otto Kleiber and Meta Lueders Kleiber. He married Linda Kuhn on December 4, 1974 in Austin. Leslie was a heavy equipment operator, working for Dean Word Constuction for over 50 years. He enjoyed working...
Herman Weigelt
Jan 16, 2014
Herman Charles Weigelt, 89, of Round Top, died January 16, 2014 from complications of a Christmas Eve stroke. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 20th at 11:00 a.m. in Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Round Top with Rev. John David Nedbalek officiating, with interment at Florida Chapel Cemetery. Born in Round Top, Texas on July 9, 1924, the son of...
Violet Markwardt
Jan 15, 2014
Violet Bernice Markwardt, age 95, of Round Top, passed away on January 15th, 2014, at Monument Hill Nursing Center. She was a lifelong resident of the Round Top area. She was born on January 6th, 1919 to Otto Wendland and Hester (Keng) Wendland. She married Aubrey Ralph Markwardt on November 25th, 1951 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top. Violet...
Aline Mitchell
Jan 11, 2014
Aline R. Mitchell of Flatonia, Texas passed away the evening of Saturday, January 11, 2014 at age 99 while under hospice care at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange, Texas. Born Aline Marie Rank on November 22, 1914 in Memphis, Tenn. Where in 1943 she met and fell in love with her future husband George W. Mitchell, a Sergeant...

Lawrence Hoehne
Jan 10, 2014
Lawrence C Hoehne, 81, of LaGrange died January 10, 2014. He was a twin, his brother and him were born May 2, 1932, at home on the farm in Hostyn , son to Edwin C Hoehne and Lillie Hoehne. He married Shirley Mae Watson, January 3, 1958 in Houston, Texas. Retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. and moved back to...
Marvin Otto
Jan 8, 2014
Marvin Lee (Bobby) Otto, age 92 of La Grange, passed away at his home on January 8, 2014. Marvin was born on November 11, 1921 in La Grange to Fred Vastine Otto and Addie Dornwell. Marvin married Mildred Light on December 24, 1942 at Carmine. He was a retired dairy farmer, a member of St, Paul’s Lutheran Church, First United...
Jerry Kallus
Dec 17, 2013
Jerry V. Kallus, age 92 of La Grange passed away on December 17, 2013. Jerry was born on January 26, 1921 in La Grange to Richard J. Kallus and Frances Janda. He married Annie Humplik on January 24, 1949 in Corpus Christi. He was a retired aircraft mechanic and served his country in the United States Army. He was a...

Larry Wied
Dec 16, 2013
Larry Lee Wied, age 57, of Pasadena, Texas, died recently. Larry was born on February 19, 1956 in Smithville, Texas to Alex W. Wied and Leona Coufal Wied. He is survived by two brothers: Alex F. Wied and wife, Melba, and John W. Wied and wife, Joyce; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of extended family and friends. He...
John Iii
Dec 9, 2013
John Taylor Cook III parked the John Deere one last time on Monday December 9, 2013. He was surrounded by his family and friends. John was born in Galveston, Texas on October 13, 1937. He attended Elementary and middle school there before going off to Andover for prep school. He later graduated in the last class of Rice Institute, now...
Firman Amberg
Dec 5, 2013
Firman David Amberg, 76, of Columbus, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 at his home. He was born March 6, 1937, in Portsmouth, Ohio the son of Firman Ware Amberg and Reba Menefee. David is survived by his wife of 46 years, Wadene Amberg and their six children: Christine Voorhees of Houston, Susan Jones of Conroe, Firman Amberg of Huffman,...
Kenneth Ullrich
Dec 3, 2013
Kenneth Wayne (Kenny) Ullrich, age 74 passed away on December 3, 2013 in La Grange. Kenny was born on March 24, 1939 at Carmine, Texas to Willie A. Ullrich and Verlie Albers Ullrich. He was the founder and owner of Electric Motor Service in La Grange, member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, EASA, Farm Bureau, La Grange Volunteer...
Robert Gayken
Nov 29, 2013
Robert W. (Bob) Gayken, age 61 of Schulenburg, passed away on November 29, 2013. Robert was born on October 9, 1952 in Oakland, CA. to Lester William Gayken and Lois Fay Clark Gayken. He served in the United States Air Force and was a retired carpenter. Memorial services are scheduled for Wednesday December 4, 2013, at 3:00 PM at Fayette...
Dennis Powell
Nov 25, 2013
On November 25, 2013 God called home His saint, Dennis L. Powell. He passed away quietly in La Grange, Texas after a long battle with multiple illnesses, the most debilitating being osteoarthritis. He was born in Stuttgart, Arkansas and raised in Brewer Bottoms, Arkansas. He graduated from Stuttgart High School in 1960. His working career, which consisted of four decades,...