Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Guadalupe County

Isabel Gaytan

Isabel Gaytan

Jul 23, 2016

Isabel Gaytan, age 72 of Seguin, passed away on July 23, 2016. Visitation will be held at Tres Hewell Mortuary on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The recitation of the Holy Rosary will be recited on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Deacon Nick Carrillo officiating....

Joanne E. Witschorke

Joanne E. Witschorke

Jul 21, 2016

Joanne E. Witschorke, age 72 of Marion, passed away on July 21, 2016. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 22, 2016 at Tres Hewell Mortuary from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Joe Wold officiating. Interment will follow in St. John...

Ethel Louise Knodel

Ethel Louise Knodel

Jul 17, 2016

Ethel Knodel, age 87 of Seguin, passed away on July 17, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. at Cross Church with Rev. Jim Price officiating. Private interment will be held at a later date at San Geronimo Cemetery. Ethel was born on June 28, 1929 in Guadalupe County, to Samuel and...

Cody James "Big Country" Smith

Cody James "Big Country" Smith

Jul 17, 2016

Cody James "Big Country" Smith age 30 of Seguin, passed away on July 17, 2016. Visitation will held on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Tres Hewell Mortuary from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services with military honors will be held on Friday, July 22, 2016 at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel at 11 a.m. with Rev. Foster Roberts officiating. Private interment...

Lalla Starcke Schmidt

Lalla Starcke Schmidt

Jul 7, 2016

Lalla Starcke Schmidt, age 64 of Victoria, formerly of Seguin, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Lalla was born on April 02, 1952 in Seguin, to Hilmar H. Starcke Jr. and Charlton Marx Starcke. Lalla was married to Layne J Schmidt of Seguin on December 18, 1971 and they were happily married for 36 years until his passing on...

Rodney Parker Boyett

Rodney Parker Boyett

Jul 6, 2016

Rodney Parker Boyett, age 50 of San Marcos, formerly of Leesville, passed away on July 6, 2016. Graveside services and interment will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Bryan City Cemetery, 1111 S Texas Ave, Bryan, TX 77803 with Rev. Steve Trevino officiating. Rodney was born on July 22, 1965 in Nixon Texas to...

Robert "Sonny" Lee Schievelbein

Robert "Sonny" Lee Schievelbein

Jul 2, 2016

Wrapped in the peaceful, loving arms of his savior, Robert Lee "Sonny" Schievelbein, passed away on July 2, 2016 at the age of 90. He was born on February 16, 1926. He is predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Jacquetta Arlene; his parents, Edgar and Louise; and two of his sisters, Dorothy and her husband Buck Wegren and...

Darline Tucker Haiflich

Darline Tucker Haiflich

Jul 2, 2016

Darline Tucker Haiflich, 87, of League City, Texas, formerly of La Porte and Seguin, Texas, passed away on July 2, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born on August 2, 1928 in Sparks, Oklahoma to Raymond and Mabell Tucker. She graduated from La Porte High School in La Porte, Texas in 1945 and attended Stephen F. Austin State University...

Gail O Degn

Gail O Degn

Jun 26, 2016

Gail O. Degn died in Seguin on June 26, 2016 at the age of 91. Gail is survived by his wife, Lillian (Steffens) Degn, children Rory Fanning and husband Howard, Faron Degn and wife Vicki and Tracy Frazier and husband Mark, daughter-in-law Gelis Degn and grandchildren Layla Degn, Loren Degn, Savannah Degn, Laci Degn, Annalee Fanning, Reed Fanning, Madeline Frazier...

James Mcray "Mac" Sumner

James Mcray "Mac" Sumner

Jun 24, 2016

James McRay "Mac" Sumner, age 72, passed away June 24, 2016 in San Antonio. Graveside service and interment with military honors will be held Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at San Geronimo Cemetery at 10 a.m. with Rev. Jeremy Roy officiating. James was born September 29, 1943 in Gonzales, TX to James and Rose Nell (Moffett) Sumner. James grew up in...

Ople Colwell Crowell

Ople Colwell Crowell

Jun 23, 2016

Ople Colwell Crowell, age 90 of Luling, passed away on June 23, 2016. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Luling followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. with Rev. Madeline C. Henners officiating. Interment will follow at McNeil Cemetery. Ople was born on March 17, 1926 in Orange, Texas...

Col. Dennis E. Kansala Usaf (Ret.)

Col. Dennis E. Kansala Usaf (Ret.)

Jun 22, 2016

"And on the 8th day God looked down on his planned paradise and said 'It needs a Defender' So God made an Air Force Veteran" Col. Dennis Edwin Kansala, USAF Judge Advocate (Retired) passed with peace and grace on June 22, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. The Air Force was Dennis' love and his life, and he was happiest when...

Lillian Reinhard Kauffman

Lillian Reinhard Kauffman

Jun 21, 2016

Lillian Moltz Reinhard Kauffman, age 95 of Universal City, formerly of Marion, passed away on June 21, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel with family officiating. Private interment will follow on a later date. Lillian was born on July 27, 1920 in Guadalupe County to Edward...

Ismael "Jr" Garcia, Jr.

Ismael "Jr" Garcia, Jr.

Jun 20, 2016

Ismael "JR" Garcia, Jr. age 51, of Seguin, passed away on June 20, 2016. A recitation of the rosary will be on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. A procession will depart Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel on Friday June 24, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. for the Mass of Christian Burial at 10...

Nina Lackorn

Nina Lackorn

Jun 19, 2016

Lackorn Nina Grusendorf Lackorn passed away June 19, 2016. She was born November 26, 1924, in Meridian, Texas to Arthur and Meda Grusendorf. Her early years were spent wandering with her family in search of teaching positions for her father who taught school while he furthered his education in small towns of Texas like Canyon and Brenham. They eventually settled...

Bethany Bertling

Bethany Bertling

Jun 19, 2016

Our precious daughter and sister, Bethany Korynne Bertling age 6, who recently expressed her faith in the Lord by being baptized went to be with the Lord with her loving GeeGee by her side. She was born November 16, 2009 in Seguin Texas to Blake and Jennifer (Guillot) Bertling. Bethany is preceded in death by her grandparents, Roy and Ann...

Anna Bertling

Anna Bertling

Jun 19, 2016

Faithful servant to the Lord through Kingsbury Baptist Church, Anna "Ann" Ruth Bertling, age 77 of Kingsbury, passed away on June 19, 2016. She was born August 6, 1938 in Lepanto, Arkansas to Kelly Curtis and Arzella (Fain) Boland. Ann is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Bertling; her parents; and her brother Jay Boland. Ann is survived by...

Tristan Alexander Gonzalez

Tristan Alexander Gonzalez

Jun 19, 2016

Tristan Alexander Gonzalez, age 12, of Seguin, passed away on June 19, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 10 A.M. at First Baptist Church in Seguin with Rev. Larry Carson officiating. Interment will follow at the Kingsbury Cemetery. Tristan was born on January 20, 2004 in West Point, New York to Adrian and...

Charles Richard Irvin

Charles Richard Irvin

Jun 18, 2016

Charles Richard Irvin, age 72 of Seguin, formerly of Oklahoma, passed away on June 18, 2016. Charles was born on February 21, 1944 in Poteau, OK to Esten and Leota (Cantrell) Irvin. He is preceded in death by his parents; his brother Earl Dean Irvin; sister Edna Barnes; nieces Helen Ruth and Jackie Lanell. Survivors include his brother Junior Raye...

Robert Ray Daniels

Robert Ray Daniels

Jun 18, 2016

Robert Ray Daniels, age 49 of Seguin, passed away on June 18, 2016. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary. Private burial will be held at a later date. Robert was born on October 1, 1966 in Houston Texas to Phillip David and Christina Mae (Green) Daniels. He was...