Obituaries
Laura Kainer McBride
Posted on January 20th, 2011
A funeral service for Laura Kainer McBride, 96, of Weimar, will be held Friday, Jan. 21 at the United Methodist Church in Wallis officiated by Rev. Ric Walters. Interment followed at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston. Pallbearers were James A. McBride II, Val Jones, Craig McNease, Harry Matula, Larry Lamar and Kenneth Lamar. Honorary pallbearer was Patrick Kainer.
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Mary Jane Macha
Posted on January 13th, 2011
Funeral Services for Mary Jane Macha, 67, of Wallis were held Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 at Knesek and Sons Funeral Home in Wallis with Deacon Don Ries officiating. A rosary was recited by Kathryn Strong preceding the service. Interment was in the Guardian Angel Cemetery in Wallis.
Mary Jane Macha was born on July 16, 1943 in Wallis to parents Theo and Annie Prazak Macha. (more…)
Robert (Bob) Olson
Posted on January 13th, 2011
Funeral Services for Robert (Bob) Olson, 78, of East Bernard were Thursday, Jan. 6 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in East Bernard with Rev. Don Rupert celebrating the Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal. Interment was in the Holy Cross Cemetery in East Bernard. Pallbearers were The American Legion.
Robert Alvin Olson was born on Feb. 14, 1932 to parents Harry O. Olson and Alma Harris Olson in Custer, S.D. Bob was raised in South Dakota and worked as a fire inspector for the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1971 after 20 years of service. He then worked for Schindler Bros. Mfg. in Sealy, as a brick layer for 13 years and in 1974 moved to East Bernard.
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Irene (Petrusek) Neshyba
Posted on January 13th, 2011
Irene (Petrusek) Neshyba passed away Dec. 23, 2010. She was born in Frydek, lived in Wallis area, graduated from Wallis High School. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Jane (Sabrsula) Petrusek and brothers Ben and Erwin Petrusek. She is survived by her husband Steve, six children, 12 grandchildren and a sister, Ruth Jurik.
Ludwig J. Sodolak, Sr
Posted on January 7th, 2011
Funeral Services for Ludwig J. Sodolak, Sr., 85, of Sealy were held on Friday, January 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Frydek with Rev. Thuy Quang Nguyen celebrating the funeral mass and rite of committal. Interment followed in the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Frydek Serving as pallbearers were his grandsons, John Sodolak, Nathan Sodolak, Josh Novicke, Nick Novicke, Jacob Novicke, Jeremy Novicke, Robbie Bozeman, and close family friend Larry Novicke. Honorary pallbearers were his grandsons Camp Sodolak, Grey Sodolak, Greg Kasberg, Chris Mallett, and CW2. Steven Colburn, who is currently serving our country in the United States Army in Afghanistan, and his close friends Melvin Klatt, Sr.,and Michael Kubricht.
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Henrietta Kubena
Posted on January 7th, 2011
Funeral Services for Henrietta Kubena, 88, were held on Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev. Eric Pitre celebrating the funeral mass and rite of committal. Interment followed in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Leo Baca, Jim Baca, Larry Baca, Leonard Uhyrek, Michael Uhyrek, John Bravenec and Brian Graf.
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Margaret Yesney
Posted on December 27th, 2010
Margaret Yesney, a winter resident of Wallis, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Oct. 18 in Michigan with her daughter by her side. Margaret spent several winters living with her family, Charles and Nancy Spates and their children Brittany and Brianna.
Margaret Frances Oravecz was born Sept. 1, 1931 to Stephan and Anna (Buchak) Oravecz who immigrated from Czechoslovakia in the early 1900’s. She met the love of her life as a young girl and later married Howard Yesney on Feb. 4, 1950. Children from this union include Howie Jr., Robert and Nancy. Margaret and Howard eventually built their dream home in Topaz and lived there throughout their 54 years of marriage until Howard’s passing in 2004.
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Bessie Grigar
Posted on September 29th, 2010
Funeral Services for Bessie Grigar, 92, of Orchard were Saturday, Sept. 25 at Guardian Angel Catholic Church with Msgr. B. J. Zientek celebrating the Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal. Interment was in the Guardian Angel Catholic Cemetery in Wallis. Pallbearers were Michael Grigar, Ryan Rychlik, Patrick Tarlton, Greg Meadlin, Pat Perry and Robert Rucka.
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Fred VanDorn “Van” Wedegartner Jr.
Posted on September 14th, 2010
A Memorial Service for Fred VanDorn “Van” Wedegartner Jr., 41, of Wallis, was held Monday, Sept. 13 at Simonton Community Church with Pastor Steve Littlefield and Fr. Thuy Quang Nguyen officiating.
Van, a lifelong resident of the Wallis and Houston areas, graduated from the University of Houston’s pharmacy program and worked as the pharmacy manager for Wal-Mart in El Campo and Sealy for many years. (more…)
Elaine Marie Foltz
Posted on September 6th, 2010
Elaine Marie Foltz was called to her Heavenly Home on August 28, 2010, following a long battle with cancer. Elaine was born August 4, 1948 in St. Louis, Mo. to Neil and Virginia Oliger. She was the second of three children. Upon graduation she married her high school sweetheart, Larry Foltz on June 8, 1968. (more…)
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