Obituaries
Dorothy Petru
Apr 19, 2016
Dorothy Petru, 85, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016. She was born September 12, 1930 in West, Texas to Joe and Henrietta Kucera Pavelka. She was a homemaker. Dorothy and her husband, Louis, were one of the first founding families of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church where she was very active, was a...
Margaret Mccandless
Apr 19, 2016
Margaret Lou McCandless, age 90, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away April 19, 2016. She was born December 15, 1925 in Carrizo Springs, Texas to Louis and Gertrude Stamper . She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bob McCandless and a daughter, Dawn Dowless. Margaret is survived three children, Glenda Simnacher, Robbie (Gary) Moore, Robert “Bob” (...
Maricella Garcia
Apr 16, 2016
Maricella Renee “Mari” Garcia age 43 of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away April 16, 2016. She was born November 2, 1972 in Alice Texas to Gracie Garcia and Carlos C. Garcia. She was a graduate Flour Bluff High School in 1991 and graduated Texas A&I Kingsville in 1998. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents , Mac and...
Jean Jauer
Apr 15, 2016
Jean Jauer, 84, of Beeville, Texas, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016. She was born March 15, 1932 in Luray, Virginia to Amos Benton and Nellie Evelyn Painter Shenk. Jean was retired from Riverside Hospital after 13 years of service. She had 1000 hours of volunteer service as a member of the Riverside Hospital Auxiliary. She was preceded in death...
Kollyn Barton
Apr 15, 2016
Kollyn Gene Barton our beloved son, grandson, brother, friend, and student, was called to the Lord on April 15, 2016. Kollyn had a zest for life, a love for people, and a love for his family. He never met a stranger and his magnetic personality won the hearts of everyone he met. He had friends all over the state as...
Joyce Hardin
Apr 10, 2016
Joyce Belle Smokes Stuart Hardin, 83, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at her home, in Papalote, Texas. She was born on May 6, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to Stanley and Angelyn (Gusich) Smokes. Joyce grew up with her beloved Bobchi on Long Ave. in Chicago, IL in a close-knit Polish family of aunts, uncles and cousins. In later...
Garland Foster
Apr 8, 2016
Garland Maurice Foster, 84, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016. He was born July 29, 1931 in Cedar Hill, Texas to Everett and Hannah Foster. Garland was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a Methodist, a member of the Masonic Lodge in Cedar Hill, had coached Little League, was a...
Jerry Williams
Apr 6, 2016
Jerry Wayne Williams, age 76, of Orange Grove, Texas passed away April 6, 2016. He was born March 31, 1940 in Kingsville, Texas to Vernon and Dorothy Williams. Jerry was a graduate of Robstown High School and served in the United States Army. He was a successful rancher and businessman and owner of V.M.W. Equipment Company. Jerry was a very...
Rosa Tschoerner
Apr 4, 2016
Rosa Louise Tschoerner, 91, of Fayetteville, Georgia quietly passed from this life and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday April 4, 2016. Rosa was born in Robstown, Texas on December 20, 1924 and graduated from Robstown High School. From a child into young adulthood, she was a great assistant to her father as he worked on...
C. Wilson
Mar 30, 2016
Ivan Wilson passed on to his eternal reward on Wednesday March 30, 2016, in Corpus Christi, TX. He was born to Jesse & Ruby Jewel Wilson on September 16, 1927 in Kerrville, TX. He spent most of his younger years in and around San Antonio. After graduating from Harlandale High School he attended college at Freed Hardeman in Tennessee, later...
Anna Werner
Mar 28, 2016
The scrolling on her tombstone will read Anna Ruth Werner born to her parents, Anna Lucille Forwood Presnall and William Presnall in Sterington Ouachita Parrish, Louisiana, January 2, 1925, – died on March 28, 2016 in Corpus Christi,Texas. The dash on her tombstone represents the ninety one years on this earth that scrolls cannot contain the adventures she had in...
Ruth Wright
Mar 28, 2016
Ruth Lorraine Gaddis Wright “called upon the Lord all her life, and He answered her in trouble, delivered her and honored her. He satisfied her with a long life and showed her His salvation” from Psalm 91: 15-16. Ruth was born to Olna and Alva Gaddis on December 28, 1923 in Aransas Pass, Texas. She went to be with her...
Milton Ganer
Mar 25, 2016
MILTON GANER, passed away on March 25, 2016 at age 86 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was the son of Grover M. "Pete" Gainer of Hutto, Texas and Florence nee Hart Gainer Moore. Milton grew up in and around Halletsville, Texas where he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Leland Moore. In 1945, he used a...
Danny Witten
Mar 23, 2016
Danny Michael “Mike” Witten passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the age of 74. He was born June 5, 1941 in Pleasanton, Texas to Daniel and Blanche Foster Witten. Mike was a United States Army veteran and served in Viet Nam with the First Calvary and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. He was also a member of...
Floyd Galloway
Mar 23, 2016
Floyd Richard Galloway passed away on March 23, 2016 in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 74 after a lengthy illness. He was born on October 11, 1941 in Alice, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Leo and Virgie Galloway and his sister-in- law, Mary. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Patricia...
Bert Canady
Mar 22, 2016
Bert Canady received his final promotion to meet his Lord and Savior on March 20, 2016 in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 84. He was born on June 26, 1931 in Missouri to Rosa Valonie Tinker Canady and John S. Canady. He served in the United States Marines followed by a lifelong career with AT&T. In his younger...
Barbara Stone
Mar 17, 2016
Barbara Korff Stone, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother died peacefully on Thursday, March 17, 2016, surrounded by family. She passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 6, 1942 in Woodsboro, Texas to Ervin and Minnie Korff. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Ervin Korff Jr., a sister, Ida Salch,...
Reynaldo Perales
Mar 17, 2016
Reynaldo Perales, 60, of Sandia, Texas, passed away on March 17, 2016. He was born on July 25, 1955 to Rudolfo and Rosa Garcia Perales. Reynaldo was a U. S. Marine veteran and served for four years. He was a very strong and hard worker, always talking and had an answer for everything. He was never wrong in his mind,...
Ralph Skinner, Jr.
Mar 13, 2016
Ralph W. Skinner, Jr., age 76, went to be with his Lord on March 13, 2016. Ralph was born in Kinston, North Carolina on March 25, 1939 to Ralph W. Skinner and Hollie Paramore Skinner. In 1957, he graduated from Jones Central High School in Trenton, North Carolina, then went on to serve four years active duty in the US...
Melba Jauer
Mar 11, 2016
Melba Ruth Jauer, 78, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away March 11, 2016. She was born August 17, 1937 in Nueces County, Texas to Edwin and Ella Mae McMeans Schroeder. Melba was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and was a graduate of Del Mar College. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Edwin D....
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