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Matagorda County and the surrounding areas in the state of Texas
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...
Paul Dean Norman, Sr.
Feb 26, 2009
Paul Dean Norman, Sr., 74, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2009 in Bay City, TX. He was born October 30, 1934 in Oklahoma City, OK to William Ray Norman and Pearl May Swinford Norman. He was a long time resident of San Antonio and was a retired Iron Worker. He is survived by a daughter: Debbie Elaine Polachek & husband...
Eliseo Calderon, Sr.
Feb 25, 2009
Eliseo Calderon, Sr., 76, of Bay City passed away Feb. 25, 2009. He was born June 13, 1932 in Mexico to the late Eligio and Natividad Calderon. Survivors include his wife Olivia Perez Calderon of Bay City; daughters Rafaela Hurtado of Dallas & Rosa Flores of Chicago; sons Jesus Calderon of Bay City, Cruz Calderon of Chicago, Eliseo Calderon, Jr....
Mark Anthony Quintana
Feb 23, 2009
Mark Anthony Quintana, 44, of Bay City passed away Feb. 23, 2009. He was born June 2, 1964 in Wharton, TX to Modesto Quintana, Jr. & Lupe Cruz Quintana. He formerly worked at Materials Coordinator for STP. Survivors include his parents Modesto & Lupe Quintana of Bay City; sister Theresa Ann Quintana and brother Albert Quintana both of Bay City;...
Sampson Gardner, Jr.
Feb 20, 2009
Sampson Gardner, Jr., 56, of Bay City passed away Feb. 20, 2009. He was born Nov. 27, 1952 in Bay City to the late Sampson Gardner, Sr. & Nona Jenkins Gardner. His sister Esther Mae Wiley and brothers Thomas Baugh, Alfred Baugh and Jesse Baugh all preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Mona Owen Gardner; daughters Sheila Marie...
Jack Forrest Stevens, Sr.
Feb 20, 2009
Jack Forrest Stevens, Sr., 78, of Cedar Lane passed away Feb. 20, 2009. He was born Aug. 4, 1930 in Houston, TX to the late Abe Stevens, Sr. & Myrtle Pierson Stevens. His brothers Frank and Ned Stevens and grandson Colby Morris all preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Margaret Thornton Stevens of Cedar Lane; daughters and their...
Gilbert Flores, Jr.
Feb 16, 2009
Gilbert Flores, Jr., 74, of Palacios passed away Feb. 16, 2009. He was born May 5, 1934 in Palacios, TX to the late Gilbert Flores, Sr. and Agnes Broussard Flores. He was a retired Tug Boat Captain and served in the US Navy. Survivors include his wife Norma Flores of Palacios; sons Steven Flores of Palacios, Michael Flores of Austin,...
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