Obituaries
June 2001 Obituary Listings
Jose Solis Arcos
Jose Solis Arcos, age 86, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2001, in
Burleson. Mr. Arcos was a retired supervisor for H.B. Zachry Construction
Co. Funeral Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Ann Catholic Church of Burleson.
Raymond Bowen
Raymond Bowen, age 77, of Conroe died June 3, 2001. He was a paratrooper in the Army during World War II, receiving the
Bronze Star and two different Purple Hearts. He retired from Kelly AFB
after working 32 years in Civil Service as an office supervisor.
Funeral service: 10 a.m. Friday, June 6 at Grimes Funeral Chapel,
Bandera.
Marissa Dandi Burleson
Marissa Dandi Burleson, age 21, passed away June 17, 2001. She was born
on Feb. 11, 1980.
She was to begin her senior year at Angelo State University in the fall
where she was majoring in Special Education and Kinesiology. She had
graduated from Nueces Canyon High School.
Funeral service: 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at First Baptist Church,
Barksdale.
Loisera 'Lois' Civiletto
Loisera 'Lois' Civiletto, age 73, of Natalia passed away Thursday,
June 14, 2001, in San Antonio.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Funeral service: 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, at Hurley Funeral Home Chapel,
Devine,
Vivian
W. Coquillette
Vivian
W. Coquillette, age 77, of Sabinal passed away June 21, 2001, at her residence.
She was born in Lorena, Dec. 10, 1923. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday, June
25, at Hondo Cemetery.
Joseph
Neely Blankenship
Joseph
Neely Blankenship, age 71, of Hondo passed away June 22, 2001, in Pecos.
Graveside service: Wednesday, June 27, at Quihi Cemetary , Quihi.
Cresencia Estrada
Cresencia Estrada, age 101, of Lytle passed
away in Devine. She was born in Mexico on May 5, 1900. Mrs. Estrada was a member of St. Andrew's
Catholic
Church.
Funeral service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at
St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
Clarence
Anthony Haass
Clarence
Anthony Haass, 88, lifelong resident of Hondo, died June 18, 2001. He was born
Sept. 18, 1912. He worked for many years for the Hondo Post Office. Funeral
service: 10 a.m. Friday, June 22, at St. John's Catholic Church, Hondo.
Menno M. Hamm
Menno M. Hamm of San Antonio passed away June 13, 2001, at the age of
78.
Menno was a S/Sgt in the US Air Force during WWII, and retired from the
U.S. Civil Service.
Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 17. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday. Both
services at Holy Cross Catholic Church, D'Hanis.
Walter Warren Hemby
Walter Warren Hemby, 37, of San Antonio died June 15, 2001.
Funeral service: St. George Episcopal Church, San Antonio, Tuesday, June
19.
Christian Jacob Hostetler
Christian Jacob Hostetler, age 85, of Devine passed away Sunday, June
17, 2001, in Devine.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at the Wimberley Cemetery
in Wimberley.
Michael Lee Ilse
Michael Lee Ilse, age 59, of Houston died June 4, 2001.
He received a BS in Landscape Architecture from Texas A&M University
in 1964. He moved to Houston, working for Robert Caldwell and
Associates, the architectural firm of Caudill Rowlett Scott, and, for
the last 33 years, Vernon G. Henry & Associates.
Funeral service: 2 p.m. Friday, June 15, in Earthman Bellaire Chapel in
Houston.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation, Houston, Gulf Coast Chapter, 2425 Fountainview, Suite 280,
Houston, TX, 77057.
Stanley
Gustave "Pud" Keller Jr.
Stanley Gustave "Pud"
Keller Jr., Medina County Precinct 2 Commissioner, age 60, of
Castroville passed away June 30, 2001. He was born April 24, 1941, in
Castroville. Funeral: Mass of Resurrection at 7 p.m. Monday, July 2, at
St. Louis Catholic Church.
Interment:
at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery, with military honors provided by
the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.
Angie Rose Pavelka Koehler
Angie Rose Pavelka Koehler, age 80, of San Antonio passed away June 12,
2001.
Angie was a retired beautician and a member of the Catholic faith.
Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home. Mass of
Resurrection: 10 a.m. Friday. Interment was at Ft. Sam Houston National
Cemetery in San Antonio.
Antonio
Ortiz Martinez
Antonio
Ortiz Martinez, age 86, of Lytle passed away June 20, 2001, in Lytle. He was
born in Lytle, Feb. 27, 1915. Funeral service: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at
Hurley Funeral Home Chapel, Devine.
Randy
Mendoza
Randy
Mendoza, age 43, of Little Rock, AR, formerly of Fort Smith, died Tuesday, June
19, 2001, in Little Rock. He was a truck driver for Eagle Trucking Co. in Little
Rock. Funeral service: 2 p.m. in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith,
AR.
Pete
Muzquiz
Pete
Muzquiz, age 93, of Moore passed away on June 21, 2001. Peteıs first love was
cattle raising. Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, June 25, in St. Josephıs
Catholic Church in Devine.
Robert
E. "Bobby" Nester
Robert
E. "Bobby" Nester, age 71, of Hondo passed away June 24, 2001. He was
born in Hondo Sept. 1, 1929. He was a rancher and owned and operated Nester's
Supermarket for many years. Funeral service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at St.
Paul Lutheran Church, Hondo.
Daina
Annmarie Ramirez
Daina
Annmarie Ramirez was born and died Tuesday, June 19, 2001. Graveside service: 10
a.m. Thursday, June 21, at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery , Devine.
Troy
Wayne Richardson
Troy
Wayne Richardson, age 74, of Devine passed away Sunday, June 24, 2001, in San
Antonio. He was born on Friday, June 10, 1927. Funeral service: 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 28, at Hurley Funeral Home Chapel , Devine.
Olga Carolina Schweers Riff
Olga Carolina Schweers Riff was born June 27, 1898, in the home of her
parents, John H. and Elizabeth Heyen Schweers. She was baptized Aug. 28,
1898, and confirmed Sept. 8, 1911, in the New Fountain Methodist Church
where she remained a member until her death on June 13, 2001, at the age
of 102, 11 months and 17 days.
Olga was a hard-working homemaker and enjoyed gardening and working
outdoors.
Funeral service: 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, at New Fountain United
Methodist Church.
Guadalupe
Gonzales Tapia
Guadalupe Gonzales Tapia, age 62, of Hondo, passed away Tuesday,
June 26, 2001. She was born in Hondo, on June 30, 1938. She was the
pastor of Templo De Dios Pentecostal in Hondo for five years. Funeral: 2
p.m. Friday, June 29, at Dawson
Chapel. Interment: Hondo Cemetery.
Cheyenne Alexis Ward
Cheyenne Alexis Ward was born June 6, 2001. She died June 30, 2001,
at the age of three weeks, three days. Funeral service: 2 p.m. Monday,
July 2, at St. Paul Lutheran Church Interment: Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood
Section. Family
suggests
memorials be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 58,
Hondo, TX 78861.
Yolanda G. Wilburn
Yolanda G. Wilburn, age 69, of Devine passed away
Sunday, June 17, 2001,
in San Antonio.
Mrs. Wilburn was a member of the First Christian Church.
Memorial service: 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 20, at Hurley Funeral Home
Chapel.
Ruth Bernice Wilke
Ruth Bernice Wilke, age 82, of San Antonio passed away Friday, June 15,
2001, in San Antonio.
Graveside service: Wednesday, June 20, at the Black Hills Cemetery,
South Bexar County.
Mildred Fohn
Williams
Mildred Fohn Williams
passed away June 24, 2001, at the age of 82. Funeral
service: 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at Guinn-Horger Chapel.
Interment: Hondo Cemetery, Oakwood Section.
Kenneth
A. Wolfe, Ph.D.
Kenneth
A. Wolfe, Ph.D., director of Driscoll Public Library in Devine, passed away
Tuesday, June 26, 2001, in San Antonio. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Friday, June
29, at St. Mathias Episcopal Church, Devine.
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