Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Donna Vargulish

Donna Vargulish

May 29, 2013

Donna Faye Vargulish of Uvalde passed away on May 29, 2013 at The New Testament Fellowship Church in Uvalde. She was born on July 22, 1944 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Joseph Beal and Ruby Mae Rhodes. She married Chuck Vargulish on September 15, 1962 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband of 50 years stepmother, Dorothy Beal...

Erna Falkenberg

Erna Falkenberg

May 27, 2013

Erna Mary Niemeyer Falkenberg, 96, of Knippa, passed away on Monday, May 27th, 2013. She was born March 15th, 1917, near Skidmore, in Bee County, Texas. Her parents were Gerhardt and Elizabeth Otto Dornbusch. About two years after Ernas birth, the large family moved to Knippa, where Gerhardt purchased a farm. Ernas childhood was spent working on the farm...

Jose Ramos

Jose Ramos

May 26, 2013

Jose G. Ramos of Uvalde passed away at his residence in San Antonio on May 26, 2013 at the age of 64. He was born on December 12, 1948 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico to Amadeo and Socorro Morin Ramos. He is survived by his companion, Sotera Sanchez of San Antonio, mother, Socorro Talamantez of Uvalde, daughters, Teresa Ramos and...

Anne Beck

Anne Beck

May 25, 2013

Anne Frances Beck of Knippa passed away at her residence on May 25, 2013 at the age of 59. She was born on October 3, 1953 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Earl and Ruth Bruha Fergusson. She is survived by her sons, Dustin Beck of San Antonio and Robert Fruth of Knippa. She was preceded in death by her...

Natividad Corrales

Natividad Corrales

May 22, 2013

Natividad Corrales of Uvalde passed away on May 22, 2013 in Uvalde at the age of 81. She was born on October 22, 1931 in Sabinal, TX to Andres and Petra Jalomo Placencia. Natividad is survived by her son, Francisco Corrales, Jr. of Uvalde brothers Antonio Placencia, and wife, Dora of Lubbock, and Hector Placencia and wife, Yolanda of...

Deloyce Derusha

Deloyce Derusha

May 22, 2013

DeLoyce DeRusha, 71, of Uvalde died on May 22, 2013, at Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio. She was born Oct. 13, 1941, in Ralls to Viva Dale Meek and J.T. Meek. She married Bobby DeRusha and moved to Uvalde in 1964, to farm and ranch. The family said DeRusha taught Sunday School for many years and was always...

Eluterio Rendon

Eluterio Rendon

May 22, 2013

Eluterio Rendon of Uvalde passed away on May 22, 2013 at Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde at the age of 83. He was born on June 11, 1929 in Rocksprings to Cirilo and Rebecca Galindo Rendon. He is survived by his wife, Esperanza V. Rendon of Uvalde sons, Cirilo Rendon and wife Angelica, Eluterio Rendon Jr. and wife, Alma...

Gregorio Martinez

Gregorio Martinez

May 20, 2013

Gregorio Martinez of Uvalde passed away on May 20, 2013 at the Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 56. He was born on February 11, 1957 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Candido and Jenoveva Lopez Martinez. He married Yvonne Gaytan on May 23, 1981 in Junction. He is survived by his wife of 31...

Pete Schaefer

Pete Schaefer

May 16, 2013

Albert Pete Austin Schaefer of Uvalde died on May 16, 2013 in his home at the age of 89. He was born on February 11, 1924 in Utopia, TX to Albert and Bertie Guess Schaefer. Pete is suvived by his brothers, Raymond Schaefer, and Gene Schaefer and wife, Margaret, all of Uvalde sisters, Rosalie Taylor or San Antonio and...

Michael Hawkins

Michael Hawkins

May 16, 2013

Michael Hawkins of Uvalde passed away on May 16, 2013 at Stone Oak Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 64. He was born on August 13, 1948 in Hondo to David and Ethel Reitzer Hawkins. He is survived by his daughters, Jackie Felan and Misty Hawkins grandchildren, Booklyn Felan, Bailey Felan and Whitney Felan. He was...

Dolores Samarripa

Dolores Samarripa

May 12, 2013

Dolores M. Samarripa of Uvalde passed away on May 12, 2013 at Uvalde Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 78. She was born on August 14, 1934 in Cline, Texas to Jose and Consuelo Saucedo Martinez. She married Raul G. Samarripa on April 18, 1954 in Uvalde. She is survived by her husband of 59 years daughters,...

Carolina Saberia

Carolina Saberia

May 10, 2013

Carolina A. Saberia of Camp Wood passed away on May 10, 2013 in Uvalde Memorial Hospital at the age of 93. She was born on November 6, 1919 in Barksdale, TX to Manuel and Francisca Martinez Aguero. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Luna of El Paso, TX three sons, Gomesindo Falcon and Israel Falcon, both of Del...

Cleo Winn

Cleo Winn

May 10, 2013

Cleo Elizabeth Herndon Winn was born in Miller Garden on the Zachry Ranch in Kinney County on April 19, 1913. She passed away at the age of 100 on May 10, 2013. She is survived by her brothers Elmer Herndon, Sr. and Dick Herndon of Uvalde, and Russell Herndon of Hondo her three children Pete Winn and wife Joyce...

Loretta Mesko

Loretta Mesko

May 10, 2013

Loretta Ellen Mesko passed away on May 10, 2013 in Uvalde at the age of 91. She was born on November 11, 1921 in Bernice, PA. She married John Mesko on May 27, 1942 in Midland, PA. She is survived by her children, Eric Joseph Mesko of Ferndale, MI Emil Louis Mesko and wife, Andrea Elaine Mesko nee: Brumana...

Doris Story

Doris Story

May 8, 2013

Doris Esther Story of Sabinal, TX passed away on May 8, 2013 in San Antonio, TX at the age of 88. She was born on April 6, 1925 in Helotes, TX to Edward and Myrtle Jenkins Brucks. She married Kempner Davlin Story, Jr. in Seguin, TX on December 6, 1947. Doris was a member of the Order of The...

Dakota Guevara

Dakota Guevara

May 8, 2013

Dakota Joan Guevara was born and died on May 8, 2013 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital, Dylan Jordan Guevara was born May 8, 2013 at Uvalde Memorial Hospital and died on May 8, 2013 at University Hospital in San Antonio to Carla Pomeroy Guevara and Orlando Guevara. They are survived by their parents brother, Justin James Guevara maternal grandmother, Linda...

Lewis Tracey

Lewis Tracey

May 8, 2013

Lewis Oliver Tracey of Uvalde passed away at Santa Rosa Northeast Hospital in San Antonio on May 8, 2013 at the age of 72. He was born on September 9, 1940 in Uvalde to James Floyd and Annie Persons Tracey. He is survived by his nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Ray Tracey, Johnny Tracey,...

Eduardo Mancha

Eduardo Mancha

May 8, 2013

Eduardo F. Mancha of Uvalde passed away at his residence on May 8, 2013 at the age of 90. He was born on May 4, 1923 in Uvalde to Anacleto and Genoveva Fuentez Mancha. He is survived by his daughter, Josephine Josie Evans of Uvalde sisters, Celestina Rangel of Bastrop, Maria Ruiz, Anastacia Mancha, Josefa Mancha all of Uvalde,...

Maria Ramos

Maria Ramos

May 7, 2013

Maria V. Ramos of Batesville passed away on May 7, 2013 at her residence at the age of 82. She was born on September 5, 1930 in Carrizo Springs to Santos and Telesfora Vasquez. She is survived by her daughters, Dora Ramos, Leonor Ramos, Maria Elia Ramos, Luisa Hernandez and husband Roman Sr., Olivia Robles and husband Ramon, Diana...

Ray Henry

Ray Henry

May 6, 2013

Ray Harper Henry of Sabinal passed away on May 6, 2013 in San Antonio at the age of 77. He was born on March 4, 1936 in Sabinal to Alvis and Alice Garnett Henry. He married Melba Atzenhoffer in Edna, TX on September 13, 1958. He is survived by his wife of 54 years son, Stephen Henry of Vanderbilt,...