Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Guadalupe County

Glenn Charlton, Jr.

Glenn Charlton, Jr.

Sep 13, 2020

Glenn George Charlton, Jr., age 78 of Seguin, passed away on September 13, 2020.  Glenn was born in San Antonio, Texas on October 3, 1941 to Edna (Hanes) and Glenn George Charlton, Sr.  Glenn proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.  He later retired from civil service at Kelly Field in San...

Bennis D. Fowler

Bennis D. Fowler

Sep 9, 2020

Bennis D. "Ben" Fowler, age 87 of Seguin, formally of Manchester, Georgia passed away on September 9, 2020. Ben was born on August 27, 1933 in Georgia to Benjamin Otis and Mantie Loue (Gilbert) Fowler. He will be remembered as a kind, articulate with an eye for perfection. Ben was an Aircraft mechanic and one of the best at...

Willie Soefje

Willie Soefje

Sep 8, 2020

Willie Soefje, age 88 of Leesville, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2020.  Willie was born on March 18, 1932 in Leesville, Texas to Willie Herman Soefje and Elsie Ivy Soefje.  Willie spent his entire life on the farm where he grew up and he was a dedicated farmer and rancher.  He truly loved the land and did not...

James "Jim/Jimmy" Rumpf

James "Jim/Jimmy" Rumpf

Sep 7, 2020

James "Jimmy" Rumpf passed into eternal praise of His Savior, Jesus Christ, while at home in Seguin, Texas, on September 7, 2020, only a few days before his 66 th birthday.   He was born in Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 1954.  When Jimmy was a young child, he moved to Texas with his mother.  After his mother died in 1996,...

Angel Lynn Coomer

Angel Lynn Coomer

Sep 5, 2020

Angel Lynn Coomer, age 58 of Seguin, formerly of Isom, Kentucky passed away on September 5, 2020.  Angel was born on April 28, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois to Georgine (Smith) and Billy Collier.  She is preceded in death by her loving husband, John (Johnny) Dudley Coomer, Sr., her granddaughters, Maria Cavanaugh and Aalani Coomer, her parents and her sister,...

Edmund "Ed" B. Thompson

Edmund "Ed" B. Thompson

Sep 2, 2020

Edmund "Ed" Thompson, age 76 of Seguin, passed away on September 2, 2020. Ed was born on December 30, 1943 in Norwalk, Connecticut to Edmund Sr., and Edise Mae (Lockwood) Thompson. He will be remembered as a loving, kind and compassionate man, always going above and beyond for his family, especially his children, being a single father raising four...

John "Johnny" Wayne Harborth

John "Johnny" Wayne Harborth

Aug 31, 2020

John Wayne, "Johnny" Harborth died August 31, at his beloved Tecolote Ranch outside Kingsbury. He was 77.  Born to Bruno and Mildred Aschen Harborth on October 31, 1942 in Seguin, he attended Kingsbury School and graduated from Seguin High School in 1960. He joined the Marine Corps and proudly represented the Corps riding bulls at rodeos across the Southwest....

Mark Steven Jones

Mark Steven Jones

Aug 30, 2020

Mark Steven Jones, age 65 of Midlothian, Texas, and a native of Seguin, passed away on August 30, 2020, after a fierce battle with bile duct cancer.   Mark was born in San Antonio, Texas, and adopted into the loving arms of his parents Helna Alma (Neumann) and Gordon Parker Jones.  Mark attended Seguin High School, where he played trombone...

Jessie Lee Mckee Govett

Jessie Lee Mckee Govett

Aug 27, 2020

Jessie Lee McKee Govett, age 52 of Seguin, passed away on August 27, 2020.  Jessie Lee McKee was born on July 10, 1968 to Patsy Ann McKee. After his mother's death on September 11, 1969, Jessie would join the family of his aunt and uncle, Clara Lee and Reginald Norman (Windy) Govett, who would love and cherish him as...

A. Kelly Mauermann

A. Kelly Mauermann

Aug 27, 2020

A. Kelly Mauermann, age 61 of Seguin, Texas passed away on August 27, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Dee Mauermann and his grandson, Brooks Mitchell Mauermann. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years Rose Mauermann; sons, Kristopher A. Mauermann (Amber), Ryan M. Mauermann (Lindsay); sister,...

Wanda Garcia

Wanda Garcia

Aug 26, 2020

Wanda Garcia, age 63 of Houston, formerly of Seguin, passed away on August 26, 2020. Wanda was born on October 14, 1956 in Lockney, Texas to Elisa (Villanueva) and Andres Garcia, Sr.  She is preceded in death by her father, her grandmother whom raised her, Carmelita Perez, her grandsons, Joseph Maldonado and Baby Angel Fernandez and her brothers, Domingo...

Jaquita Buehrer

Jaquita Buehrer

Aug 25, 2020

Jaquita Buehrer, age 82 of Seguin, passed away on August 25, 2020. Private services will be held at a later date. Jaquita was born on August 6, 1938 in Pampa, Texas to Charles and Paula (Libby) Lisenbee. Jaquita was a staffing specialist for the Civil Service for many years before her retirement. She will be remembered by her family...

James Reininger

James Reininger

Aug 23, 2020

James Edward Reininger passed through death into eternal life on Sunday morning, August 23, 2020, at the age of 88.  James was born in New Braunfels on December 24, 1931 to Erhard J. and Leonora Henk Reininger.  James grew up on a farm near Barbarossa along with twelve brothers and sisters.  James always had many farm chores, but always...

Steven Edward Moss, Sr.

Steven Edward Moss, Sr.

Aug 23, 2020

Steven Edward Moss Sr., age 55 of Seguin, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Steven was born on April 13, 1965 in San Antonio, Texas to Edward and Evelyn (Biegert) Moss. Steven is preceded in death by his father and infant son Christopher Edward Moss. Survivors include his loving wife Judith Moss; children, Steven Edward Moss Jr., and...

Joyce P. Tankersley

Joyce P. Tankersley

Aug 23, 2020

Joyce P. Tankersley, age 91, formerly of Seguin, passed this life on Sunday, August 23 rd , in Hallettsville, Texas. Joyce was born on September 24, 1928 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the first child of Erwin H. Voigt and Ida A. (Gesche) Voigt. After graduating from Fox Tech High School in San Antonio, she married Leo V. Tankersley...

Charles Herbert Thut

Charles Herbert Thut

Aug 19, 2020

Charles Herbert Thut, age 92 of New Braunfels, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2020.  Charles was born on November 11, 1927 in Medford, Wisconsin to Wilhelmina (Loertscher) and Adolph Gustav Thut.  He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II.  He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Annie...

Cmdr Robert Franklin Stoeltje, Uscg

Cmdr Robert Franklin Stoeltje, Uscg

Aug 16, 2020

Our father, CMDR Robert "Bob" Franklin Stoeltje, USCG (Ret.), age 84 of Seguin, Texas, departed on his final flight on Sunday, August 16, 2020.  He was born August 4, 1936, in Floresville, Texas, to Robert Samuel Stoeltje and Louise Ridout Stoeltje of Poth, Texas.  He was preceded in death by his parents and by his beloved wife, Alice Maria...

Vivian Faith Dunham

Vivian Faith Dunham

Aug 15, 2020

Vivian Faith Volker Dunham of Seguin, Texas passed away on August 15, 2020. She was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on June 24, 1943 to George and Eleanor Volker.  She grew up in Westfield, New Jersey.  At the age of fourteen her family moved to Clearwater, Florida where she graduated from Clearwater High School in 1961.  She went on...

Joe Young, Jr.

Joe Young, Jr.

Aug 10, 2020

Jose Cortez "Joe" Young Jr., age 77 of Plainville, Georgia, formerly of Seguin, Texas, passed away with his children at his side on Monday, August 10, 2020 in Decatur, Georgia.  Joe was born on July 16, 1943 in McQueeney, Texas, to Gomecinda (Cortez) and Jose Maria Young Sr.

After attending school in McQueeney, Joe joined the navy,...

Orlando Schneider

Orlando Schneider

Aug 10, 2020

Orlando A. Schneider, age 81 of Rockport, passed away on August 10, 2020.  Orlando was born on November 16, 1938 in Guadalupe County to Ora Mae (Kwast) and R. E. (Edward) Schneider. Orlando lived in Seguin during his youth and early adulthood where met and married Carole Lee Sappington.  They had 3 children: Susan, Kenneth, and David. Orlando liked...