Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Guadalupe County
Rodney Blair Solar
May 25, 2020
Rodney Blair Solar, a rancher and longtime resident of Seguin, Texas, died unexpectedly on May 25, 2020 at the age of 63.
Rod was born in Houston on August 23, 1956 to Henry and Velma Jean Solar. He was the oldest of three children, the only boy, and a proud brother to his two younger...
Donna Ann Boelter
May 16, 2020
After battling Pulmonary Fibrosis for almost 3 years, Donna Ann Boelter passed away on May 16, 2020 at age 72 with her family by her side.
Donna was preceded in death by her father, Weldon Allen Bronstad, father-in-law Oscar William Boelter, and mother-in-law Erna Martha Boelter.
She is survived by her best friend and loving...
Brittanee Elizabeth Bohannan
May 15, 2020
Brittanee Elizabeth Bohannan, age 23 of Seguin, passed away on May 15, 2020. Brittanee was born on December 17, 1996 in Seguin, Texas to Joanna Carol Milner Bohannan Hilton and David Teddlie Bohannan. She attended Seguin Schools until her Senior Year, but graduated from Custer County High School in Westcliffe, Colorado in 2015. Brittanee was a True Cowgirl. She...
Richard Bynum Wessels, Sr.
May 13, 2020
Richard Bynum Wessels, Sr., age 64 of Seguin, passed away on May 13, 2020. Richard was born on May 22, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas to Fay (Ferrell) and Hugo Henry Wessels. Richard will be remembered as an artist, photographer and carpenter. He was an active member of both, Woodmen of the World and Central Assembly of God Church...
Charles "Chuck" West
May 12, 2020
On Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Charles West at the age of 63 was called home to be with his heavenly Father Jesus Christ.
Chuck was born on March 10, 1957 in San Francisco, CA to Carol Fauset. He married the love of his life, Lora, on February 14, 1997 and became part of her family. Lora's mother...
Elizabeth "Liz" Schaper Hamlett
May 11, 2020
After a hard fought battle with Parkinson, Elizabeth Schaper Hamlett passed away on May 11, 2020 at age 73. Known as Liz she was a Seguin native where she lived the majority of her life and raised her family.
Liz was preceded in death by her parents, Abou and Adolphina Kirchner, sister Mary Rose Pfullmann, husband Frank...
Larry Wayne Halm
May 6, 2020
Larry Wayne Halm 9/2/52 - 5/6/20 A fine man. A friend to all who knew him. The family of Larry Wayne Halm mourns his death, May 6, 2020 at the Guadalupe Regional Medical Center in his hometown Seguin, Texas. On the day of his birth September 2, 1952, Larry's mother, Maxine Bergfeld Halm, beamed as she told his father...
Justus Lee Evans
May 3, 2020
Our beautiful boy, Justus Lee Evans, three years old, went to be with The Lord at 2:21 am on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020, at his home in Seguin, Texas, as we, his mama and papa, lay with him. He was diagnosed with DIPG, a type of brain tumor, in August of 2019. Justus won his race after nine months....
Fay Ferrell Wessels
May 1, 2020
Fay Ferrell Wessels, age 93 of Seguin, passed away on May 1, 2020. Fay was born on December 23, 1926 in Palacios, Texas to Crockett Bynum and Minnie Ollie (Brister) Ferrell. Fay was a graduate of La Feria High School in La Feria, Texas. Fay married Hugo Henry Wessels on July 1, 1949. She was an active member of...
Kathryn Baro
Apr 30, 2020
Kathryn Leah Reno Baro, age 72 of Seguin, Texas, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away on April 30, 2020. Kathryn was born on May 19, 1947 in San Francisco, California to Frances V. (Frantzen) and James W. Reno. She was a military brat and was always on the move with her family until they moved to Las Vegas...
Alfred "Al" James Bacon, Sr.
Apr 29, 2020
Alfred James "Al" Bacon, Sr., age 71 of McQueeney, Texas passed away on April 29, 2020 of a sudden heart attack after slalom skiing at Lake McQueeney. Al was born on June 15, 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island to Alice (Collier) and Alfred Bacon. Al was a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania...
Teresa Serralta
Apr 25, 2020
Teresa Maria Serralta, age 80 of Seguin, passed away on April 25, 2020. Teresa was born in Tampico, Mexico on September 5, 1939 to Isabel (Rendon) and Jesus Vega. She will be remembered as a longtime employee of the Guadalupe Tax Appraisal Office and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her...
Darryl Ross Surman
Apr 23, 2020
Darryl Ross Surman, age 72 of Seguin, passed away on April 23, 2020. Darryl was born on November 7, 1947 in San Antonio, Texas to Genevieve L. (Shaw) and Leroy W. Surman. Darryl graduated from Highlands High School in 1965, following graduation he worked for InterContinental Motors. He was drafted and served our country as a medic in the...
Darrell Ray Hale
Apr 21, 2020
Darrell Ray Hale passed peacefully on April 21, 2020 in Seguin, Texas at the age of 82. His ashes will be interred in the Hale Family plot at Edgewood Cemetery, Crystal City, Texas. A memorial service may be announced at a later time.
Darrell was born on April 12, 1938 to John Rastus Hale and Arlene Schlenker...
Nestor Roque
Apr 20, 2020
Nestor Roque, age 35 of Seguin, passed away on April 20, 2020. Nestor was born on February 26, 1985 in Seguin, Texas to Arnulfo and Sofia (Palacios) Roque. Nestor is preceded in death by his grandmother, Susana Palacios and his grandfather, Venustiano Roque. Survivors include his parents; his brother, Alan Roque and wife Alejandra; nephews, Max, Alan Jr, and...
Bettie Jo Bauer
Apr 17, 2020
Bettie Jo (Smith) Bauer, age 87 of Seguin, died on April 17, 2020. She was born February 12, 1933, in Seguin, Texas to Paul J. (Pete) and Frankie Smith. Bettie Jo graduated from Seguin High School in 1949 and from Texas A & I in 1952. She later took graduate courses at St. Mary's University and SWTSU. She was...
Emmett Edgar Engelke
Apr 14, 2020
Emmett Edgar Engelke, age 80 of New Braunfels, passed away on April 14, 2020. Emmett was born on November 4, 1939 in Seguin, Texas to Anita Schriewer Engelke Wommack and Edgar Engelke. Emmett was a 1957 graduate of Seguin High School. He attended Texas Lutheran College and graduated from Southwest Texas State. He served his country for a brief...
Virginia "Juju" Mae Jahns
Apr 13, 2020
Virginia Mae "JuJu" Jahns, age 76 of Seguin, passed away on April 13, 2020. Virginia was born on September 14, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to Alameda Diana (Flessner) and Ottmar Milton Vogel. Virginia grew up in Nordheim, and will be remembered as the Valedictorian of her graduating class of 1961 at Nordheim High School. She also served as...
Elaine "Lainey" C. Dotson
Apr 13, 2020
Elaine Clara "Lanie" Dotson, age 99 of Seguin, passed away on April 13, 2020. Lanie was born on September 6, 1920 in Seguin, Texas to Emma (Knetsch) and Arthur J. Schaefer. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 69 years, Daniel Dick Dotson, her parents, her brothers, Louie and Arthur Schaefer, and sisters, Lillie Dotson and...
Albert Gonzales Borrego
Apr 8, 2020
Albert Gonzales Borrego, age 82 of Seguin, passed away on April 8, 2020. Albert was born in Sweetwater, Texas on January 8, 1938 to Elvira (Gonzales) and Atanacio Borrego. Albert will be remembered as a longtime employee of ACCO Feeds (now Cargill). He had a strong work ethic which he passed on to his sons and grandchildren, and loved...




