Julie Diane Michelle Griffin
Oct 22, 2009
Julie Diane Michelle Griffin, 25, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009 in Denton, TX. She was born January 18, 1984 in Port Huron, MI to John Wayne Griffin and Ginger Lee Webb Griffin. She has been a resident of Dallas / Ft. Worth since 2002, attending Texas Women's University and she was a member of the Texas...
Miguel C. Vargas
Oct 21, 2009
Miguel C. Vargas, 95, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009. He was born December 19, 1913 in Jaral de Berrios, Guanajuato, Mexico to the late Begnino Vargas and Gonzala Castillo Vargas. He was a resident of Bay City since 1948, was retired from the City of Bay City Maintenance Dept., and was a member of Our Lady...
Mazie Marie Hill
Oct 21, 2009
Mazie Marie Hill, 63, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009. She was born December 24, 1945 in Bay City, TX to the late Ross Milton Dean and Annie May Trousdale. She was a lifelong resident of Bay City, a member of the First United Methodist Church, and was a retired Cost Accountant from the South Texas Project....
Ralph Louie Littlejohn, Sr.
Oct 19, 2009
Ralph Louie Littlejohn, Sr, 86, of Fayetteville, GA, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009 in Atlanta, GA. He was born September 20, 1923 in Irene, Hill County, TX to O.P. Littlejohn and Mittie Bell Bailey Littlejohn. On September 20, 1954, he married Mamie Ruth Kain in Houston, TX. He was a US Army veteran of World War II and a...
Julius Henry Ledwig Sr.
Oct 18, 2009
Julius Henry Ledwig, Sr., 74, of Bay City passed away October 18, 2009. He was born Dec. 17, 1934 in Myersville, TX to the late Frank & Julia Hahn Ledwig. He was a longtime farmer and rancher and served as a board member for a number of organizations in Matagorda County. Four of his brothers Mike Ledwig, Alois Ledwig, Leo...
Patsy "Pat" Jane Tweedle
Oct 14, 2009
Patsy "Pat" Jane Tweedle, 71, of Matagorda, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in Victoria, TX. She was born September 17, 1938 in Palacios, TX to William Presley Tweedle and Margaret Ann Krauser Tweedle. Pat was a former bookkeeper for Tony's Restaurant in Houston, TX. She was also a former owner of the Seabreeze Restaurant in Matagorda, TX and worked...
Dr. Edward Frank Pesek, Md
Oct 14, 2009
Dr. Edward F. Pesek, MD, 80, of Bay City, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2009. He was born May 1, 1929 in Wharton, TX to Frank J. Pesek and Agnes Studney Pesek. He was a 1955 graduate of the Baylor College of Medicine, TX and a veteran of the US Army. He was preceded in death by his parents; his...
Orvel Matura
Oct 11, 2009
Orvel Matura, 74, of Collegeport, passed away October 11, 2009. He was born May 5, 1935 in El Campo, TX to Louis and Frances Applegate Matura. He was a devoted husband and father, retired Mechanic, Farmer, and Rancher. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Wanda Shilling Matura; a son: Orvel Jr.; daughters: Becky Bartek and Brenda Lindsey...
Terry Lee Long
Oct 3, 2009
Terry Lee Long, 65, of Bay City passed away Oct. 3, 2009 in Houston. He was born December 23, 1943 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to George Long and Maralee Wilson Long. He served his country in the US Army and most recently worked as a school crossing guard at Tennie Holmes Elementary. Survivors include his wife: Sharon Heidrich Long of Bay...
Neva Faye Smith
Sep 29, 2009
Neva Faye Teat Smith, born December 16, 1922, in Irene, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2009. Her parents, Katie Lee Teat and Rex Teat, Sr., moved to Clemville, Texas in the 1920's. She met and married Fred Maynard "Boots" Smith in Bay City on September 6, 1940. They moved to Newgulf, Texas, where he worked for Texas Gulf Sulpher...
Hilda Cecilia "Nee-Nee" Jalufka
Sep 27, 2009
Hilda Cecilia Jalufka known to so many as Nee-Nee, died peacefully in her sleep at Bay Villa Nursing Home at the age of 98 on Sunday September 27, 2009. She was born July 5, 1911 in Weimar, Texas to Adolph Macha and Mary Witte Macha. Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, Mansvet William Jalufka. She was the last...
Littleton Pierson "Ish" Henry
Sep 26, 2009
Littleton Pierson "Ish" Henry left this world for his heavenly home on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 20, 1915 in Terrell, TX to the late George Byron & Larissa Alice Pierson Henry. He married Edith LaRue Johnson April 23, 1939 and celebrated their 70th anniversary earlier this year. Ish enlisted in the...
Harold Hunt
Sep 26, 2009
Harold Hunt, 87, of Palacios, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009. He was born August 31, 1922 in Kaufman County, TX to John Nenvy Hunt and Mae Hebel Hunt. He was a resident of Palacios for the past 85 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Palacios. He is survived by his wife: Norma Hunt of...
Edward Lee Martinez, Sr.
Sep 25, 2009
Edward Lee Martinez, Sr., 59, of Markham, TX passed away Friday, September 25, 2009 in Bay City. He was born December 11, 1949 in Rockport, TX to the late Eluterio and Janie Ramirez Martinez. He was a resident of Markham for the past 30 years. He is survived by his wife: Teresa R. Martinez of Markham; by his sons: Edward...
Lois Margaret Boarder
Sep 24, 2009
Lois Margaret Boarder, 92, of Bay City passed away Thursday, September 24, 2009. She was born October 24, 1917 in Maywood, Illinois to the late Louis A. Dumond and Margaret M. Gonya Dumond. Lois had been a resident of Bay City for the past two & half years. She was formerly a resident of California. Lois is survived by her...
Blanca G. Pina
Sep 21, 2009
Blanca Garza Pina, 72, of Bay City, passed away Monday, September 21, 2009 in Houston, TX. She was born December 28, 1936 in Edinburg, TX to Juan Garza and Felipa Munoz Garza. She was a resident of Bay City for the past 46 years and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church of Bay City. She is survived by her...
Maria Hodovsky
Sep 19, 2009
Maria Hodovsky, 78, of Palacios passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009 in Houston. She was born March 15, 1931 in Wolfsberg, Austria. Maria is survived by her husband: Herbert Hodovsky of Palacios; son: Herbert C. Hodovsky of Houma, Louisiana; 3 grandchildren: Devon Marie Hodovsky, Jacob Karl Hodovsky, and Alana Haley Hodovsky. A memorial service for Mrs. Hodovsky will be held...
Josephine L. Gier Almond
Sep 16, 2009
Josephine Lena Gier Almond, 79, of Beaumont passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009. She was born October 6, 1929 in Hallettsville, Texas to the late Julius Joseph & Lena Buchmillre Krauskopf. Mrs. Almond was a resident of Angleton before moving to Beaumont four years ago. She is survived by son: William James Gier II & wife Deborah of Beaumont, TX;...
Jeffie Harvey
Sep 16, 2009
Jeffie Harvey, 78, of Palacios, TX, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2009. He was born February 15, 1931 in Palacios, TX to Curtis Raymond Harvey and Leetta Mae Lee Harvey. He was a life long resident of Palacios, was a retired Foreman from Matagorda County Precinct Three and was a veteran of the US Navy during the Korean Era. He...
Robert Neal Christianson
Sep 15, 2009
Robert Neal Christianson died on September 15, 2009. He was born in Palacios, Texas on September 24, 1960 to Robert G. Christianson and Patricia Wickham Christianson. A life long resident of Palacios, Neal was a graduate of Palacios High School and Victoria College. He enjoyed helping friends and neighbors, doing odd jobs for the elderly, and being caretaker and companion...
