find a loved one
Obituaries
Use the search below to find the obituary of a loved one. We invite you to share memories, offer condolences, and celebrate a life well lived. Each tribute is a place for family and friends to come together in remembrance and support.

Recent Obituaries
Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas
Beverly Ann Walker
Apr 1, 2009
Beverly Ann Walker, 55 of Markham, Texas went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Beverly was born October 21, 1953 in Bay City, Texas to Ernest and Joan McIntosh. On December 27, 1970 she married Phillip Walker in Bay City, Texas. They moved to Markham, Texas to raise...
Felipa G. Sanchez
Mar 31, 2009
Felipa G. Sanchez, 89, of Palacios passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at her home. She was born December 13, 1919 in Mexico. Felipa was a long time resident of Palacios, and a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church. She is survived by her brother Tony Gonzalez of Palacios; 5 grandchildren; and 8 great grandchildren. Felipa was preceded in death...
Dolores Perez
Mar 31, 2009
Dolores Perez, 93, of Bay City passed away March 31, 2009. She was born Sept. 15, 1915 in Beaumont, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Bay City. She was preceded in death by her husband Rosalio Perez; sisters Cayetana Guanajuato & Zolia Barron; brothers Joe Lozano & Carmel Lozano and sons-in-law, John Perez & Joe Alaniz. Survivors include daughters...
Richard E. Sanders, Sr.
Mar 30, 2009
Richard E. Sanders, Sr., 90, of Palacios passed away March 30, 2009. He was born July 4, 1918 in Palacios to the late C. D. and Beatrice Barbara Ellis Sanders. He was a member of the Palalcios First Baptist Church and served his country in the US Army during WWII. He has often been referred to as an upright, honest,...
Viola Manry
Mar 28, 2009
Viola Manry, 84, of Bay City passed away March 28, 2009. She was born August 25, 1924 in High Island, Texas to the late Berry Monroe & Ella Mae Andrus Dailey. She had been a resident of Matagorda County since 1960. She was preceded in death by her husband W. H. "Red" Manry and son Roger Edgar Manry. Survivors include...
Mary Rosie Marshall
Mar 27, 2009
Mary Rosie Marshall, 81, of Bay City passed away March 27, 2009. She was born March 5, 1928 in Wharton, TX to the late Robert and Mary Annie Ruether Talafuse. She was a longtime resident of Matagorda County and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Stephen New. Survivors include daughters Peggy Wallace...
Josephine O. Gonzales
Mar 21, 2009
Josephine O. Gonzales, 82, of Palacios passed away March 21, 2009. She was born April 12, 1926 in Freeport, TX to the late John J. and Dorothy Roach Ottino. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Palacios Senior Center, Catholic Daughters and active in the Palacios VFW Queen-Hamlin Post 2467. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Myrtle Huebner
Mar 19, 2009
Myrtle Gregory Huebner died on March 19, 2009 in Bay City. She was born on August 26, 1927 in Houston to Lloyd and Myrtle Hayden Gregory. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and studied voice in New York City. She is remembered for her beautiful singing voice and for her involvement with the choir of the First Presbyterian...
Lillian Polensky
Mar 18, 2009
Lillian Polensky, 84, formerly of Port Lavaca, passed away March 18, 2009 in Bay City. She was born May 30, 1924 in Leroy, TX to the late Frank & Bessie Tomasek Fojtik. Her husband Edward Polensky preceded her in death in 1988. Survivors include daughter Nancy & Joe Novak of El Campo; sons Don & Linda Polensky of Alvin and...
Jack Carroll Sardelich
Mar 17, 2009
Jack Carroll Sardelich, 44, of Brazoria passed away March 17, 2009. He was born Sept. 27, 1964 in Corpus Christi, Texas to John Carroll Sardelich and Betty Tanner Sardelich. He grew up in Palacios and attended Palacios High School. He was a hard working man all of his life and loved spending time fishing with his children. He is survived...
Ernest Medina, Jr.
Mar 16, 2009
Ernest Medina, Jr., 19, of Bay City passed away March 16, 2009. He was born January 18, 1990 in Edinburg, Texas to Ernest Medina, Sr. & Maria C. Paz Medina. Ernest was very liked and loved by his friends and family. He liked everything a young man would like, including sports, fishing and hunting. He kept his body fit and...
Theo Kirby Dismukes
Mar 15, 2009
Kirby Dismukes, 84, of Bay City passed away March 15, 2009. He was born September 9, 1924 in Harwood, Texas to the late Lee Terrell Dismukes and Gertrude Nancy Morgan Dismukes. Kirby moved to Liberty, Texas where he graduated from Liberty High School in 1941 and enrolling at Texas A&M the following fall. Kirby joined the Navy Seabees in January,...
Geraldine Olivine Noble
Mar 12, 2009
Geraldine Olivine Noble, 80, of Marble Falls, TX passed away March 12, 2009. She was born April 12, 1928 in Houston, TX to the late John S. & Geraldine Olivine Wynn Norris. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Goose Creek, TX, lived in Venezuela for 9 years, and traveled with her husband to other parts of the...
Joan Lamar
Mar 9, 2009
Joan Lamar, 81, of Palacios passed away March 9, 2009. She was born October 2, 1927 in Jasper, TX to the late Benjamin Franklin & Mary Cless Long Smith. She owned and operated the Pier Drive-In in Palacios for over 30 years and was a former Merchant of the Year. Survivors include her husband Leonard Lamar of Palacios; daughter Melissa...
Helen Jean Smith
Mar 8, 2009
Helen Jean Smith, 75, of Blessing, TX, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Warm Springs Specialty Hospital in Victoria, TX. She was born March 4, 1934 in Bieber, CA to Ardina Paul Miller and Melissa Ann Miller. She was a retired office assistant from Kelly Services at South Texas Nuclear Project. She is survived by her daughters: Tonya L....
Margaret G. Treybig Martin
Mar 2, 2009
Margaret G. Treybig Martin of Bay City passed away on March 2, 2009 at the age of 81. She was born on June 3, 1927, at her grandmother's house in Eagle Lake, to the late Milton Hugo and Gladys Kohleffel Treybig. Margaret was proud of her German heritage and of being a fifth generation Texan. Margaret moved to Bay City...
Karen Ochoa
Mar 1, 2009
Karen Ochoa, infant daughter of Luis Enrique & Areli Perez Ochoa, passed away March 1, 2009. She was born March 3, 2008. Survivors include her parents Luis & Areli Ochoa of Bay City; paternal grandparents Enrique & Concepsion Ochoa of Bay City; maternal grandparents Alfredo & Gloria Alvarez of Mexico and many other relatives A rosary will be recited at...
Sylvia Swinford Kilbride
Feb 28, 2009
Sylvia Swinford Kilbride, 86, of Bay City passed away Feb. 28, 2009. She was born April 23, 1922 in Bay City, TX to the late Frank Levi Swinford, Sr. and Salomie Lewis Swinford. She was a lifelong resident of Bay City and a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband George Pernot...
William "Bill" Flanagan
Feb 27, 2009
William "Bill" Flanagan, 77, of Van Vleck, was called to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, February 27, 2009. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, son-in-law, brother-in-law, and friend to many. He will be missed by all who knew him. He was born in Huntsville, TX to Arthur Flanagan and Lois Belle Wooderson Flanagan....
Helen " Pat " Muszynski
Feb 26, 2009
Helen "Pat" Muszynski, 90, of Bay City, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009. She was born October 6, 1918 in Chicago, IL, to the late Michael Jendryka and Mary Puszkin Jendryka. She lived in Chicago, IL until the 1980's, when she moved to Texas to be with her daughter and grandchildren, after her husband passed away. While living in Bay...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts when new obituaries are posted

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

