Obituaries

Oct 31, 2016

Emily Lan Dung Zeluff, 5 months, of Travis, died Monday, October 31, 2016 at a Marlin Hospital. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia. Emily was born May 10, 2016 in Temple Survivors include her parents, William...

Oct 31, 2016

Gregoria C Resendez, 84, of Durango, died Monday, October 31, 2016 in a Marlin Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Union Cemetery in Durango. Rev. Jimmy Hinostrosa officiating. Mrs. Resendez was born May 25, 1932 in Rosebud to Silverio and Jesusa Perales Camero. She lived in Falls County all of her life. She...

Oct 27, 2016

Beatrice Niekamp, 79, of Rosebud, died Thursday, October 27, 2016, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. John Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mrs Niekamp was born April 11, 1937 in Cyclone to Otto and Laura Hoelscher Schneider....

Oct 25, 2016

Ronald C “Ronnie” Ranly, 71, of Westphalia, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday in the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Rev. Edwin Kagoo officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia. Mr. Ranly was born March 9, 1945 in Westphalia to George and Viola Heck...

Oct 19, 2016

Frances Louise Geryk Robinson, 87 of Rowlett, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at her residence. She was a Beloved Mother, Mother in law, Grandma, GG, Great Great Grandma and Sister. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Mrs. Robinson was born September 19, 1929 in Port Lavaca to Rudolph and Annie...

Oct 17, 2016

Linda Lacy, 68, of Houston, formerly of Rosebud, died Monday, October 17, 2016, in a Houston Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Alvin Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Bluebonnet Cemetery near Rosebud. Miss Lacy was born January 16, 1948 in Rosebud. She graduated from Wilson White High School...

Oct 16, 2016

Benjamin D. (Chamillo) Davila, Sr., 73, of Rosebud, died Sunday October 16, 2016, at his residence. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Pastor Jason Davila officiating. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Mr. Davila was born May 14, 1943 in Marlin to Isidoro and Erlinda DeLeon Davila Sr....

Oct 13, 2016

Gary Plasek, 68, of Anaheim, CA, formerly of Rosebud, died Thursday, October 13, 2016, in Austin. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud. Mr. Plasek was born December 28, 1947 in Cameron to John and Hazel McElwrath Plasek. He graduated...

Oct 12, 2016

Debra Carothers, 64, of Marlin, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016, in a Marlin Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Bill Perdue officiating. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Mrs. Carothers was born July 5, 1952 in Luling to Joe and Lorraine Lambert Homola. She lived...

Oct 7, 2016

John William Faulk, 75, of Chilton, died Friday October 7, 2016, in a Waco Hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Andy Kilpatrick and Deacon Butch Prewitt officiating. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Mr. Faulk was born August 27, 1941 in Raymondville to John Lynick and...

Sep 28, 2016

Narsiso Portillo Jr., 60, of Rosebud, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016, in a Temple Hospital. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Rosebud. Rev. Jim Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud. Mr. Portillo was born February 28, 1956 in Rosebud to Narsiso and Maria Salas Portillo Sr....

Sep 27, 2016

Thomas Whitlow, 68, of Groesbeck, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, in a Waco Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton officiating. Mr. Whitlow was born February 11, 1948 in Marlin to Wesley and Lula Swanner Whitlow. He grew up in Falls County and lived in Groesbeck the...

Sep 23, 2016

Gladys Boone, 98, of Rosebud, died Friday, September 23, 2016, in a Rosebud Nursing Home. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Don Fulton officiating Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Boone was born March 23, 1918 near Lott to Walter and Nettie Stem Borden. She graduated from Beauty...

Sep 1, 2016

Mary Helen Conners, 78, of Lott, died Thursday, September 1, 2016, at her residence. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Rev. Ron Feather officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia. Mrs. Conners was born December 25, 1937 in Westphalia to George and Mary Dehmer Greger. She...

Aug 29, 2016

Robert J. Hoelscher, 92, of Westphalia, died Monday, August 29, 2016, at his residence. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Rev. Edwin Kagoo officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia. Mr. Hoelscher was born December 7, 1923 in Westphalia to Bennie and Helena Halfman Hoelscher. He...

Aug 26, 2016

David Clay Ogle, 85, passed away August 26, 2016 in Rockport, Texas.  He was born July 18, 1931 in Hyannis, Nebraka to Clay Bement and Nedra Vance Ogle.   David served in the United States Air Force. He was a resident of Rockport, Texas since 1966 and retired from Reynolds Metals, member of the First United Methodist Church and American...

Aug 23, 2016

Louis B “Pat” Gottschalk, 93, of Dallas, formerly of Westphalia, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in Dallas. Services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Saturday in the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia. Rev. Edwin Kagoo officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westphalia. Mr. Gottschalk was born October 27, 1922 in Westphalia to Anton and Mary...

Aug 22, 2016

Lawrence W. “Buster” Gaylor, 89, of Lott, died Monday, August 22, 2016 at his residence. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud with Bruce Mercer officiating. Burial will follow in Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott. Mr. Gaylor was born January 16, 1927 in the Meeks community to Charlie and Florence James Gaylor....

Aug 13, 2016

Mrs. Alene Fay Bennett, 56, of Cameron, passed away Saturday, August 13, at a San Antonio hospital, after an illness. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Mrs. Bennett was born February 3, 1960, to Arnold Ray and Virginia Elkins, in Houston, TX. She married James Benett, who preceded her in death. She was...

Jul 31, 2016

Doris Humphus, 91, of Temple, formerly of Cedar Springs, died Sunday, July 31, 2016 in a Temple Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud with Mike Gentry and Sid Blackman officiating. Burial will follow in Powers Chapel Cemetery near Rosebud. Mrs. Humphus was born July 28, 1925 in Lott to...