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Maria de los Angeles Trejo Trevino
Maria de los Angeles Trejo Trevino, age 64, died March 7, 2003, at the residence of a daughter in Cuero following a long battle with cancer. She was born in Ramirez.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Fidel Trevino Jr; parents, Cesario and Dionicia Trejo; brothers, Eugenio Trejo, Jose Trejo, Apolinar Trejo, and Mateo Trejo; sisters, Tomasa Espinoza and Gregoria Charles.
She is survived by daughters, Lydia Vasquez, Anna (mike) Farrer, and Naomi (Charles) Jones, all of Brenham, Rosemary (Jim) Hall of Cuero, and Ruth (Junior) Horndt of Ellinger; sons, Fidel (Charlotte) Trevino III of Bryan and Albert (Ludie) Trevino of Burton; sisters, Maria (Manuel) Rea of Alice and Adela (Richard) Guerra of Olney; 19 grandchildren; and great grandchildren, Victoria, Naomi, and Alen.
Visitation was Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16, at Roberson Funeral Chapel in Alice; Services were Monday, March 10 at Roberson Funeral Chapel. Interment was at the New Collins Cemetery. Roberson’s Funeral Home, Alice, 512-664-1661.
Memorials: Hospice of South Texas or the American Cancer Society.
Estella Buesing
Estella Buesing, 78, of Yorktown, died Saturday, March 15, 2003.
She was born March 20, 1924, in Lindenau, to the late Edward and Annie Kuester Huebner. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Survivors: husband, Alton "Shorty" Buesing; daughter, Ardean Heil of Corpus Christi; sons, Hal Buesing of Knippa and Mark Buesing of La Mesa, N.M.; sister, Gladys Mueller of Yorktown; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: parents.
Visitation was Sunday, March 17 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel. Services were Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Rev. Patti Byrne officiated. Burial was at Westside Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Pallbearers: Allen Braun, Mancel Mueller, Phil Mueller, Malcom Rude, Russ Heil, and Bill Griffin.
Memorials: American Cancer Society - Cuero Chapter or St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Augustine S. Barbontin
Augustine Santos Barbontin, 42, of Cuero, died Tuesday, September 2, 2003.
He was born August 28, 1961, in Cuero, to Santos Ruiz Barbontin of Cuero and the late Nazario Barbontin Jr. He was a restaurant maintenance worker and a Catholic.
Survivors: daughters, Ashley Barbontin, Brooke Barbontin, and Amber Barbontin, all of Yoakum; sisters, Ramona Arzarte, Alice Martinez, Rosemary Garza, Maria Rios, and Eva Garibay, all of Cuero; brothers, John Barbontin, Joe Barbontin, Nazario Barbontin III, Michael Barbontin, Jesse Barbontin, and Paul Barbontin, all of Cuero, and Frank Barbontin and Adam Barbontin, both of Victoria.
Preceded in death by: parents and two brothers, Pete Barbontin and Ricky Barbontin.
A rosary was recited Wednesday, September 3 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Kirby Hlavaty officiated. Burial followed at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Leonor Jasso Garcia
Leonor Jasso Garcia, 87, of Cuero, and formerly of Weslaco, died Sunday, August 31, 2003.
She was born March 22, 1916 in DeWitt County to the late Casimiro and Paulina Jasso. She was a factory worker in Weslaco for Libby and Green Giant Packing Co. She was a Catholic.
She is survived by her husband, Gilberto Garcia; sister, Elvira Rocha of Cuero; and numerous nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Fidelia Sanchez, Mary Jasso, Lupe Guzman; and brothers, Alejandro Jasso, Jose Jasso, and Casimiro Jasso II.
Services were held in San Antonio. A rosary was held Wednesday, September 3 at Rodriguez Funeral Home. Funeral Mass was held Thursday at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, celebrant Father Francisco Puente. Burial services were at Fort Sam Houston Veterans Cemetery in San Antonio. M. E. Rodriguez Funeral Home, San Antonio, 210-226-6111.
Pallbearers: Marco Villarreal, Daniel Villarreal, Ernest Moreno Jr., Mario Moreno, Rene Moreno, Michael Garcia, and Rael de los Santos.
Honorary Pallbearers: Filiberto Garcia, Robert Garcia, Raul Garcia, and Ernest Moreno Sr.
Memorials: Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cuero.
Willie C. Pickens Jr.
Willie C. Pickens Jr., 53, of Austin and formerly of Cuero, died Saturday, August 30, 2003.
He was born August 8, 1950, in Cuero, to Willie Sr. and Lorraine Lewis Pickens. He served in the U. S. Army and the Texas National Guard. He was an analyst for the Internal Revenue Service and a member of Greater Swenson Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors: wife, Carol Ross Pickens; daughter, Catrina Pickens of Austin; son, Shay Pickens of Austin; and brothers, Joe Pickens and Gary Pickens, both of Dallas, and Roy Pickens of Victoria.
Services were Thursday, September 4 at the L. E. Meador Encampment Grounds in Cuero, the Rev. Lee Yarbrough officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Jimmy King, Jr., Chancey Lewis, Larry Pickens, Sammy Pickens, Donrell Thomas, and Eugene Wesley.
Honorary pallbearers: Lawrence Blackwell, Clyde King, Kenneth King, Marvin King, Maurice King, Don Pickens, Michael Pickens, and Ernest Lewis.
Eddie Machost
Eddie Machost, 91, of Yorktown, died Wednesday, September 3, 2003.
He was born January 13, 1912, in Gillette, to the late John and Annie Berger Machost. He was a retired carpenter and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Survivors: daughters, Annie Ledwik, Ruby Warzecha, Mary Hilbrick, Helen LeMaire, and Linda Peyton, all of Yorktown; Shirley Thomas of Fort Worth, and Rose Ann Tabbert of Converse; son, Eddie Wayne Machost of Yorktown; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: wife, Lonie Zamzow Machost; sisters, Augusta Pfeifer and Emma Rental; brothers, August Machost, Fred Machost, Theodore Machost, and George Machost; and one granddaughter.
Visitation was Friday, September 5 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel. Services were Saturday at the funeral home chapel. Burial was at Westside Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Memorials: St. Paul Lutheran Elevator Fund or Yorktown E.M.S.
Corinne A. Kauffman
Corinne Anders Kauffman, 82, of Cuero, died Wednesday, September 3, 2003.
Corinne was born April 18, 1921 in Moulton to the late Oscar Rudolph and Emma Papacek Anders. She was a graduate of the University of Texas. She taught school for the Cuero Independent School District (5th grade) and St. Michael's Catholic School (Language Arts) in Cuero. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Catholic Daughters of America, and the St. Michael’s Altar Society.
Corinne is survived by her husband, Jacob David "Dave" Kauffman of Cuero; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary C. and Alan Kahlich of Cuero, Kathryn and Dan Fischer of Bellevue, Washington, and Emmy and Gary Ferguson of Houston; grandchildren, David Kahlich of Cuero, Lisa Bissell of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Emily Fischer of Redmond, Washington, Melissa Fischer of Bellevue, Washington, and Kelly Daniel of Arlington; and five great-grandchildren.
A rosary was recited Friday, September 5 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services were held Saturday at the funeral home chapel, the Rev. Kirby Hlavaty officiated. Burial followed at Hillside Cemetery under the direction of Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers were Gary Ferguson, Dan Fischer, Mike Frers, Alan Kahlich, David Kahlich, and Charles Papacek.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church of Cuero.
Lillian A. Borchardt
Lillian Annie Borchardt, 86, of Cuero, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003.
She was born Dec. 25, 1916, in Arneckeville, to the late Friedrick Wilhelm and Augusta Theresa Domann Dolgner. She was a homemaker.
Survivors: daughter, Kathy Ann Borchardt of Cuero; son, Harold Wayne Borchardt of Cuero; sister, Ella Borchardt of San Antonio; brothers, Edwin Dolgner of Yorktown, Herbert Dolgner of Corpus Christi and Milton Dolgner of Houston; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and 12 step-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: husband, Ewald Frank Borchardt; son, Elton Ewald Borchardt; and brother, Willie Robert Ernst Dolgner.
Visitation was Monday, Sept. 22 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Tuesday at the funeral home chapel, Elder Bill Walden officiated. Burial was at Westhoff Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Memorials: donor's choice.
Richard J. Nuckels
A memorial service for Richard John Nuckels, of Golden Valley, Arizona, who died Sunday, Sept. 7, was held Saturday, Sept. 20 at Cuero Church of Christ.
Dimond and Sons Silver Bell Chapel, Bullhead City, Arizona, 928-763-5440.
Memorials: Hospice of South Texas or donor's choice.
William A. Kozielski
William A. Kozielski, 106, of Yorktown, died Monday, Sept. 15, 2003.
He was born Feb. 1, 1897, in DeWitt County, to the late John J. and Florentine Gola Kozielski. He was a retired farmer and rancher. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors: nieces; nephews; great nieces; and great nephews.
Preceded in death by: wife, Olga Haase Kozielski; sisters, Annie Muschalek, Frances Strelczyk, Mary Kozielski and Tillie Scheffler; and brothers, Antone Kozielski, August Kozielski, Frank Kozielski, and Joe D. Kozielski Sr.
Visitation was Thursday, Sept. 18 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home Chapel. A rosary was recited Thursday at the funeral home chapel. Services were Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial was at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Pallbearers: Frankie Seifert, Terry Lamprecht, Flavis Kozielski, Mark Kozielski, Dale Borgfeld, and Darrell Brysch.
Memorials: Holy Cross Cemetery Fund or donor's choice.
Zach Alan Garibay
Zach Alan Garibay, 16, of Cuero, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003.
He was born Nov. 4, 1986 in Cuero to Carlos III and Sylvia Anne Gamez Garibay. He was a student.
He is survived by his parents; sister, Davin Christine Garibay of Cuero; brother, Carlos Garibay IV of Cuero and Joey Garibay of Karnes City; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Garibay Jr. of Cuero; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gamez of Cuero.
Visitation was Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Freund Funeral Home. Services are Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, with Rev. David Washburn officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Reymundo G. Navarro
Reymundo G. Navarro, 55, of Cuero, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003.
He was born Feb. 18, 1948, in Cuero, to Cecelia Gonzales Navarro of Yorktown and to the late Esidro Navarro. He graduated from Texas A&I University in Kingsville and was a state certified professional engineer. He was a Catholic.
Survivors: wife, Bernidine Navarro; daughters, Samantha Navarro and Brittany Navarro, both of Cuero, Valmarie Vannoy, Victoria Moss, and Amy Rae Johnson, all of Houston; sons, Reymundo Thomas Navarro and Simon Navarro, both of Cuero; sister, Lupita Garcia of Yorktown; and brothers, Jessie Rodriguez of Houston, Ruben Navarro of San Juan, Tommy Joe Navarro of Lockhart and Marcos Navarro of Lindenau.
Preceded in death by: brother, Isidro Navarro Jr.
A rosary was recited Monday, Sept. 22 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral Mass was held Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Rev. Kirby Hlavaty officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
William E. “Bill” Kuester Jr.
William E. "Bill" Kuester Jr., 74, of Cuero, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003.
He was born Feb. 11, 1929, in DeWitt County, to the late William E. Sr. and Dela Ann Boethel Kuester. He was former manager of H.E.B. and a rancher. He was a Lutheran.
Survivors: wife, Barbara Wild Kuester; daughters, Rovonna Caraway and Melanie McWhorter, both of Cuero, and Debbie Young of Hillsboro; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation was Sunday, Sept. 21 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Monday at the funeral home chapel, the Rev. Glenn Robertson officiated. Burial was at Lindenau Community Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Donnie Caraway, Edward Keseling, Jeffery Caraway, Jennings Caraway, Dennis Wild, and Jerry Voelcker.
Honorary pallbearer: Chance Love.
Memorials: Lindenau Cemetery Association.
