Obituaries

Sep 28, 2022

William Stanley Lupinski, 77, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at his home in Bay City. He was born December 16, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio to Stanley and Alice Lupinski.

Bill was 10 ft tall and bulletproof.  From Gold Prospecting in Mexico to riding motorcycles with friends across his beloved Texas, he was someone that lived life...

Sep 26, 2022

Thelma Jean "Jeanie" Parma, 87, of Lake Jackson passed away September 26, 2022.  She was born August 14, 1935 in her grandparents house in Van Vleck, TX to the late Earl Wyatt Sirmon and Annie Thelma Sansing Sirmon.  On June 12, 1954, she married her High-School Sweetheart Hubert Lang Parma.  After his retirement, they enjoyed traveling and RV'ing together...

Sep 22, 2022

Charles L. Hargrove 59, of Wadsworth, passed away September 22, 2022. He was born June 30, 1963 in Cuero, TX to Charles Dudley Hargrove and Barbara Jean Spencer Hargrove.

Charles was a volunteer fire fighter, and electrical heater and air conditioning tech. He loved his job and was always there to help out family and friends in...

Sep 20, 2022

Timothy C. Lancaster, 66, of Cape Carancahua, passed away September 20, 2022.   He was born March 26, 1956 to the late Charles and Margaret Jackman Lancaster.  He loved fishing, gardening and his two beloved cats. He was an excellent gardener and shared his bountiful produce with family, friends, and neighbors.

He was preceded...

Sep 18, 2022

Jean Ann "Mimi" Piwonka, daughter of the late JT Bubba Byrd and Katynel was born January 3, 1959 in Bay City, Texas.  She went home to be with the Lord on September 18 th , 2022.  Jean was a loving wife, grandmother, and Hobby Lobby enthusiast.

It was on a blind date in College Station that Jean...

Sep 17, 2022

Audrey West, 79, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022 at her home in Bay City, Texas. She was born on February 27, 1943 in Washington County near Brenham, Texas, to the late Harold and Alma Sommer.

In the early years they moved around a lot because of Harold's work. They finally settled in...

Sep 11, 2022

Hattie Cykala Andel, 90, of Bay City passed away September 11, 2022.  She was born January 31, 1932 in Ganado, Texas to the late Louis and Mary Sprta Cykala.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Through her brother she met the love of her life, S/Sgt. Vencil Andel.  They were married November 23,...

Sep 9, 2022

Brandon Scott Wells of Bay City, Texas crossed over from this earth to his heavenly home on Friday September 9th, 2022 at the young age of 35.  Brandon was born on September 1st, 1987 to Tony and Marlene Wells.  He grew up in Bay City and Cedar Lane, Texas in a close knit family and was homeschooled along with his...

Sep 9, 2022

Robert Lewis Frick, 68, of Kyle, Texas, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 in San Marcos, Texas. He was born on April 13, 1954 in Bay City, Texas, to the late Clara Marie Babb and V.L. Frick.

Bob Frick was a resident of Markham, Texas for 60 years in which him and former wife raised their 3...

Sep 8, 2022

Richard Paul Bernsen, 77, of Bay City, TX, was reunited with his beloved wife on September 8th, 2022.

Richard was born on June 20th, 1945, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to George & Lydia (Nedbalek) Bernsen, and was the fourth of six children.

He proudly served 2 tours in Vietnam during his tenure in the US...

Sep 2, 2022

Eva Chavez, 73, of Palacios passed away September 2, 2022.  She was born January 1, 1949 to the late Jose and Maria Oritz.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Fidel Chavez.

Survivors include her husband, Alfredo Chavez; daughters Dalia Chavez, Lorena Chavez, Marisol Chavez; sons Simon Chavez, Alfredo...

Aug 31, 2022

Longtime resident of Cedar Lane, Vernie Mae Eastman Bowie, died August 31, 2022.  She was born December 8, 1920 to Albert Baxter Brown and Manie Hardy Brown.  She was the third child in a family of six siblings.  Her only surviving sibling is Manie Matthews of the Cedar Lane area. In 1941, she married Melvin Eastman of Cedar Lane...

Aug 30, 2022

Marianne Mason Burke, 67, of St. Louis, Missouri, died peacefully in her sleep on August 30, 2022.

She was preceded in death by her parents George Roswell Burke, Jr. and Marian Storey Burke (née Smith), and brother George Roswell Burke, III; and is survived by her brother Mark Storey Burke, sister Elizabeth Carol Burke Taylor, and children...

Aug 24, 2022

Betty Jean Bundick, 80, of Bay City passed away August 24, 2022.  She was born April 3, 1942 in Pierce, Texas to the late Charles William Bundick, Sr. and Bessie Alice Schultz Bundick.

After conquering Polio in her teenage years, she went on to graduate from Bay City High School in 1961.  She then attended Prudential Business...

Aug 24, 2022

Larry Arthur Augsburger, 81, of Montgomery Texas, passed away on August 24th and has gone to be with Jesus.  Larry was preceded in death by his father and mother and beloved brother Harper.

He was born on September 14 th , 1940, to Lawrence (Six) and Minnie Mae in Bay City, Texas.  He graduated from Lamar University...

Aug 24, 2022

Rose Mary Williams, 62 (10/24/1959 – 8/24/2022) of Palacios, TX passed peacefully in her sleep following a long battle of cancer.

She is survived by her husband Richard Williams Sr. of Palacios; sons Richard Williams, Jr. (Stacy) of Corpus Christi,TX and Brad Williams (Brenda) of Palacios TX; daughter Alicia Cherry Broadbent, OR; sisters Wendy Spiegel Yoakum, TX...

Aug 23, 2022

Dalton Sargent Mangum Jr., 77, of Palacios passed away unexpectedly on August 23, 2022.  He was born September 13, 1944, in Bay City, Texas, the son of Dalton Sargent Mangum and Dorothy Lee Hoffman.

He graduated from Palacios High School with the Class of 1963. Following graduation, he attended 2 years at Wharton Junior College. He was...

Aug 22, 2022

Steve Tyson Gasaway of Bay City passed away August 22, 2022 at the age of 58 after a six and a half year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).  He was born in Houston, Texas on June 23, 1964 to Steve M. and Frances Matthews Gasaway.  He spent most of his adult life in Houston, Texas and then moved...

Aug 22, 2022

John Christopher 'Chris' Brangan, Sr., 68, passed away August 22, 2022, at his Selkirk home.

He was born in Houston on August 27, 1953, the son of the late Francis J. Brangan, Sr. and Mary R. McMahon Brangan.

Chris attended school in Bay City, first grade through high school and afterwards obtained his Texas License...

Aug 20, 2022

Patsy K. "Pat" Dressler was born August 27, 1940 and passed away on August 20, 2022.

Pat didn't care much about material things. She loved her dog Bobo and she loved being around people. Her last job was at Walmart where she enjoyed meeting and helping everyone that she came into contact with, she was one of...