Obituaries

Nancy Longwell

Nancy Longwell

Nov 2, 2012

Nancy Lee Longwell, age 66 of Pflugerville, formerly of La Grange, passed away at her home on November 2, 2012. Nancy was born on July 10, 1946, in Van Nuys, California, to Harold L. Chambers and Gladys (Mickey) Lamar Chambers. She was a retired Wal-Mart associate, a member of Second Baptist Church in La Grange and the Colorado Valley Quilt...

Delmer Mudd

Delmer Mudd

Oct 18, 2012

Delmer J. Mudd, of West Point, passed away on October 18, 2012, at the age of 90. Delmer was born on March 22, 1922, to George Mudd and Caroline Augustus Mudd, in Dilworth, Texas. He was a retired railroad engineer. He served in the Navy during World War II. Delmer was married to Dorothy Sutter on October 2, 1946. Delmer...

John Besselsen

John Besselsen

Oct 15, 2012

John R. Besselsen, age 75, of Schulenburg, passed away on Monday October 15, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday October 20, 2012 at the Church of Christ in La Grange. In lieu of flowers a memorial contribution may be made to the Church of Christ in La Grange.

Margaret Longwell

Margaret Longwell

Oct 13, 2012

Margaret Longwell, age 94 of La Grange, passed away on October 13, 2012 in La Grange. Margaret was born on June 15, 1918 in Salem, MO, to Charles Deskins and Alva Riddle Deskins. Margaret is survived by daughter-in-law, Connie Longwell, grandchildren, Todd Longwell and Debra McComb, great grandchildren, Hannah Horton and Micah McComb. She was preceded in death by her...

Bessie Havelka

Bessie Havelka

Sep 29, 2012

Bessie Havelka, age 94 of Hostyn, went to her heavenly home on September 29, 2012. Bessie was born on December 12, 1917 in Cistern, Texas to Charles Vinklarek and Zophie Mares Vinklarek. She was a faithful member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn, a member of KJZT #23 and the Catholic Daughters of America. Bessie enjoyed cooking, gardening...

Charlie Schellberg

Charlie Schellberg

Sep 27, 2012

Charlie Schellberg, age 96 of Round Top, passed away on September 27, 2012 in La Grange. Charlie was born on March 10, 1916 at Waldeck, to Otto Charles Schellberg and Johanna Heineke Schellberg. Charlie married Minnie Bunjes on June 26, 1937, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Warrenton. He was a retired steelworker and farmer. Charlie was a member of...

Kristy Moncrief

Kristy Moncrief

Sep 14, 2012

Kristy Moncrief, age 33, of Killeen, passed away on September 14, 2012 at her home in Killeen, Texas. Kristy was born to Mike and Jeanie Burnett Ivey on October 26, 1978 in Yuma, Arizona. Kristy enjoyed spending time with her friends, texting, shooting pool, hair dressing, getting tattoos and being with her family. Kristy is survived by her husband, Daniel...

Stephanie Cofer

Stephanie Cofer

Sep 9, 2012

Stephanie (Chovanec) Cofer, age 36, of Cypress, passed away at her home on September 9, 2012. Stephanie was born on February 25, 1976, in La Grange, to Peter Chovanec and Kathryn Seifert Chovanec. She married Joe Cofer in December of 2010 in Houston. Stephanie was a dedicated teacher, loving wife and daughter. Education was very important in her life. She...

Allan Pagel

Allan Pagel

Sep 8, 2012

Allan Delmore Pagel went to his heavenly home on September 8, 2012 in La Grange, Texas at the age of 83. He was the only child of Frank Christian and Daisy (Hattermann) Pagel. Allen was born on November 20, 1928. His entire young life was spent in Fayetteville, Texas, where his father ran the Pagel Tire Shop and mother baked...

Ruth Seifert

Ruth Seifert

Sep 4, 2012

Ruth Ann Seifert, 72, of La Grange passed away in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Ruth was born in Fayetteville, Texas on June 5, 1940 to Leon Heintschel, Sr. and Leona (Brown) Heintschel. She attended school in Fayetteville, and married A. F. Seifert, Jr. on December 26, 1955 in La Grange. She was a member of Mt. Calvary...

Quinton Stewart

Quinton Stewart

Sep 2, 2012

Quinton La Ray Stewart was called to his heavenly home on September 2, 2012 at his home in O'Quinn Texas, at the age of 54. Quinton L. Stewart was born on February 16, 1958 in Kinder, Louisiana. He came to the Houston area when he was 10 years old. He graduated at Sterling High School, Bay Town, Texas in 1977,...

Burrel Willett

Burrel Willett

Aug 29, 2012

Burrel D. Willett, age 83 of La Grange, passed away on August 29, 2012 in La Grange. Burrel was born to Claud and Vetrice Foster Willett on April 12, 1929 in May, Texas. He married Frances Taylor on June 9, 1957 in Brownwood Texas. He enjoyed attending his kids and grandkids sporting events. Collecting coins was one of Burrel’s favorite...

Lavern Kessler

Lavern Kessler

Aug 20, 2012

LaVern Kathryn Kessler passed away on August 20, 2012, at her home in Waldeck, Texas, at the age of 93. LaVern was born on December 20, 1918, in Waldeck, to Barney Albers and Emma Kraatz Albers. She was baptized on February 23, 1919 at Waldeck and was confirmed on September 6, 1931 by Rev. H. Brunotte at Carmine, with her...

Lillian Laughlin

Lillian Laughlin

Aug 16, 2012

Lillian D. Laughlin, age 92 of Schulenburg, formerly of Moline, IL, passed away on Thursday August 16, 2012. Lillian was born on October 9, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois to Simon and Agnes Bult Dekker. Lillian married Robert H. Laughlin November 6, 1948 in Chicago, IL. With this union they were blessed with four children. Lillian retired as a sales clerk...

Louisa Pitchford

Louisa Pitchford

Jul 19, 2012

Louisa Ann Pitchford was called to her heavenly home on July 19, 2012 in Austin, Texas at the age of 81 years. She was born on November 14,1930 to Rudolph W. and Lavada Queen DeLion in Spokane, Washington. Louisa is survived by her husband of 59 years William T. Pitchford Jr., daughters; Linda Rollins and husband Jim, and Debra Yates,...

Minnie Schellberg

Minnie Schellberg

Jul 8, 2012

Minnie Schellberg, age 98, of Round Top, passed away on July 8, 2012 in La Grange. Minnie was born on October 4, 1913, at Round Top, to Gerhard Bunjes and Laura Rohde Bunjes. She married Charlie Schellberg on June 26, 1937, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Warrenton. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church...

Paul Hrbacek

Paul Hrbacek

Jul 2, 2012

Paul Raymond Hrbacek was called to his heavenly home on July 2, 2012 in Austin, Texas at the age of 85 years. Paul was born on January 15, 1927 to Anton and Emile Ernest Hrbacek in Waco, Texas. Paul was a member of Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn; He was a member of the Knights of...

Mary Larsen

Mary Larsen

Jun 25, 2012

Mary Larsen, of La Grange Texas, passed away on Monday June 25, 2012 at the age of 87. She is survived by her daughter Andrea Larsen Woods of Bellaire, TX. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the St. James Episcopal Church in La Grange Texas.

Henriette Kolodejcek

Henriette Kolodejcek

Jun 24, 2012

Henriette Kolodejcek, of Louisville, KY, formerly of La Grange, passed away on Sunday June 24, 2012, at the age of 97. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday June 29, 2012 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hostyn, TX. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Memorial contributions...

Winifred Welch

Winifred Welch

Jun 23, 2012

Winnie Welch, of La Grange, passed away on June 23, 2012 at Monument Hill Nursing Center, at the age of 91. She is survived by her son Tom Welch and wife Hanna; four granddaughters; Sandra Mitchell, Stephanie Mitschke & husband Mark, Kara Welch and Krystal Penny; two step-grandsons; Kenneth Mooney & wife Cheryl, and Kevin Mooney & wife Bonnie; twelve...

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