Obituaries

Eugene L. Kubala

Eugene L. Kubala

Mar 30, 2007

Eugene L. Kubala, age 85, of Hillsboro, passed away late Friday evening, March 30, 2007 at Jeffrey Place Healthcare in Waco. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Abbott. Burial will follow at Fatima Cemetery. The family will receive visitors...

Irne Maye Hale

Irne Maye Hale

Mar 30, 2007

Irne Maye Hale, age 96, of West, formerly of Miles, TX, passed away early Friday morning, March 30, 2007 at West Rest Haven in West. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Talpa Cemetery, with Rev. Gary Karschner officiating. Mrs. Hale was born November 27, 1910 on the "dear old farm" near Talpa, the daughter of...

Mary Jane Gerik

Mary Jane Gerik

Mar 29, 2007

Mary Jane Gerik age 69 of Waco, formerly of West, passed away Thursday evening, March 29, 2007 in a Waco nursing home. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday at Kotch Funeral Home in West. Rosary will be recited 2:30 p.m. Sunday followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in...

Johnny F. Muehlstein

Johnny F. Muehlstein

Mar 24, 2007

Johnny F. Muehlstein, age 97, of West, passed away Saturday morning, March 24, 2007 at St. Catherine's Center in Waco. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 11:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, with Rev. Ed Karasek and Rev. Vincent Chacko, I.M.S. as celebrants. Burial will follow at...

Ricky Shane Martin

Ricky Shane Martin

Mar 23, 2007

Ricky Shane Martin, age 45, of West, passed away Friday afternoon, March 23, 2007 at his residence. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West. Ricky was born November 3, 1961 in Key West, Florida, the son of William "Bill" Martin and Samantha Kellum. He attended grade school...

Joe Charles Barton

Joe Charles Barton

Mar 18, 2007

Joe Charles Barton, age 48, of Lubbock, passed away Sunday March 18, 2007 in Lubbock. Graveside services will be held 3 p.m. Thursday at Bold Springs Cemetery near West, with the Rev. James Berger officiating. The family will receive visitors from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Barton was born on July 2, 1958...

Jodie Weldon Klanika

Jodie Weldon Klanika

Mar 17, 2007

Jodie Weldon Klanika, age 68 of Leroy, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007 at his residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Gerald Cemetery with Chaplain Ron Hill officiating. Jodie was born December 24, 1938 in Leroy, the son of Frank and Christine (Novak) Klanika. He attended school in Leroy....

George R. Dinwiddie

George R. Dinwiddie

Mar 15, 2007

George Randall Dinwiddie, age 79, of West, went to be with the Lord Thursday afternoon, March 15, 2007 at West Rest Haven. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler, with Rev. Pat Mallory officiating. Mr. Dinwiddie was born August 6, 1927 in Post, Texas the son of A.K. "Pal" and Bess Dinwiddie....

Juan M. Cardenas

Juan M. Cardenas

Mar 13, 2007

Juan M. Cardenas, age 57 of Waco passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at Providence Health Center in Waco. A rosary will be recited 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Anthony Odiong. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Anthony Odiong officiating. Juan was born December 21, 1949...

Irene Ruth Votaw

Irene Ruth Votaw

Mar 11, 2007

Irene Ruth Votaw, age 90, of West, formerly of Waco, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2007 at West Rest Haven. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Waco Memorial Park, with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Votaw was born January 2, 1917...

Rose Mary Shelton

Rose Mary Shelton

Mar 10, 2007

Rose Mary Shelton, age 76 of Waco, passed away Saturday evening, March 10, 2007 at Crestview Manor Nursing Home in Waco. Graveside Services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2007 in Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Freddie Debose, officiating. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kotch Funeral Home in West. Mrs. Shelton...

Thomas Woodruff

Thomas Woodruff

Mar 10, 2007

Thomas Woodruff, age 75, of Aquilla, passed away late Saturday evening, March 10, 2007 at Providence Health Center in Waco. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Glenn Gray and Minister Wendell McPhearson officiating. Burial will follow at Vaughan Cemetery near Aquilla. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to...

Jerry J. Mrkos

Jerry J. Mrkos

Mar 10, 2007

Jerry J. Mrkos, age 81, of West, passed away early Saturday morning, March 10, 2007 at Kindred Southwest Hospital in Ft. Worth. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will follow at West Brethren Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday...

Sarah Ellen Shiflett

Sarah Ellen Shiflett

Mar 10, 2007

Sarah Ellen "Sis" (Holder) Shiflett, age 95, of Houston, formerly of Gholson, went home to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, March 10, 2007 in Houston. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Gholson Cemetery, with Rev. Brad Moore officiating. Mrs. Shiflett was born April 18, 1911 in McLennan County near Gholson, the daughter of Will...

Ashton Kristine Marek

Ashton Kristine Marek

Mar 9, 2007

Ashton Kristine Marek, age 19, of West, passed away late Friday evening, March 9, 2007 near West, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 10:00 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with the Rev. Ed Karasek and Rev. Anthony Odiong as celebrants. Burial...

Verna Wilkerson

Verna Wilkerson

Mar 7, 2007

Mrs. Nolan (Verna) Wilkerson, age 72, of West, passed away late Wednesday morning, March 7, 2007 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with Dr. John Crowder officiating. Burial will follow at Bold Springs Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to...

Raymond A. Knapek

Raymond A. Knapek

Mar 2, 2007

Raymond A. Knapek, age 85, of Axtell, passed away early Friday morning, March 2, 2007 at Wesley Woods Care Center in Waco. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Home in West. A rosary will be recited 7:00 p.m. Sunday by Sister Bernice Knapek. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00...

Louise V. Johnson

Louise V. Johnson

Feb 28, 2007

Louise V. Johnson, age 84, of Waco, passed away Wednesday evening, February 28, 2007 at Crestview Healthcare Residence in Waco. A rosary and funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with Rev. Timothy Vavarek officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery near West. The family will receive visitors from...

Eleanor Dulak

Eleanor Dulak

Feb 21, 2007

Mrs. Eleanor Dulak, age 84 of Waco, passed away Wednesday morning, February 21, 2007 at her residence. Rosary will be recited 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Martin's Catholic Church in Tours, by Msgr. Isidore Rozycki; followed by Mass of Christian Burial with Rev. Michael Lyons, as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Martin's Cemetery in Tours. Visitation will be...

Frankie J. Gerik

Frankie J. Gerik

Feb 20, 2007

Frankie J. Gerik, 74, of Waco, formerly of West, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at St. Catherine's Center in Waco. Rosary will be recited 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in West by Father Anthony Odiong. Mass of Christian Burial will follow with the Rev. Stephen Nesrsta as celebrant. Burial will follow at St....