All Obituaries

Ganado, Texas, our mother, Gertrude Ann Sutton Williams, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022, with her family at her bedside.  Ann was born on Wednesday, August 3, 1932, to Paul and Myrtle Sutton, in Wharton, Texas. Ann has been preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jerry L. Williams, Sr. and her grandson, Caleb Blaine Carroll.  Survivors are her children, Debra Williams, Joy Crabb and her husband Jack, Dana Walton and her husband Mike, all of Ganado, and Jerry...

Jimmie Arthur Rogers passed peacefully on January 12, 2022, at the age of 84.  Jimmie retired from Alcoa as a machinist, but never really stopped working.  Even after retirement, he still continued his life work as a rancher.  He grew up in El Toro, Texas where he was born on Thursday, November 18, 1937, and it was always his favorite place to be.  He loved driving through the pasture in his Chevrolet truck and looking at his cows checking on everything.  He never...

Robert Riggs Bergstrom, 71 of Edna, Texas earned his wings and went to his forever home on Thursday, December 30, 2021.  Bobby was born on Wednesday, February 1, 1950, to Clarence "Eldred" Bergstrom, Sr. and Janis Elaine Riggs Bergstrom in Wharton, Texas and was the third of four beloved children. After graduating from Edna High School in 1968, Bobby earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Science from Texas A&I in Kingsville and returned to Edna to...

Donald Lynn Wilkerson, 77 years, of Edna,Texas, passed away in his sleep on Friday, December 24,2021 after a short battle with cancer. Lynn was born on October 3, 1944 in Galveston, Texas to the late Johnnie Clyde and Carmen Lucille Wilkerson. He graduated high school in Edna in 1962 and worked at Nagel's Service Station until he was drafted into the army in 1969. Lynn served in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star,. Upon returning from Vietnam, Lynn went to work for Mobil...

Margie Miller Williamson, 90, of Ganado, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, she was born in Houston, Texas to Ernest "Tony" Miller and Emma Miller.  Margie is survived by her children, Debbie Cleveland and her husband Wayne, Lois Schiurring and husband Walde, also her grandchildren, Amy Bartos, Mitzi and Jeff Schomburg, Wyatt and Renee Mercer, Michael and Leah Mercer, Courtney and Neal Hudgins and Shea Williamson, also her fourteen great-grandchildren and one...

VICTORIA - Well, I finally did it. On December 21, 2021, I died. Not of Covid-19, either, but the other "Big C". On September 13, 1946, I was welcomed on this earth into the loving arms of my mom, Ellen Venglar Kucera and John Kucera of LaSalle, Texas. At twenty-four, I married my soul mate, Billie Franz Kucera.  We have been inseparable for fifty-one years.  To our union, we were blessed with a son, Troy Curtis (Romey), of Inez and Amy Thigpen (Darrell) of Port Lavaca....

Rosemary Novosad, 71, of Edna went to her forever home with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.  Rosemary was born on November 27, 1950, in Shiner, Lavaca County, Texas to Hebert and Christine Schaefer Wenske. She has been survived by her brothers, Charles Wenske and Robert Wenske.  She has been preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Norman Novosad. There will be a private family graveside service on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 9:00 am at Ganado...

Robert "Bobby" Joseph Gendke, Sr. 76, of Vanderbilt went to his forever home on Monday, December 20, 2021.  Bobby was born on Saturday, April 14, 1945, in Vanderbilt to Emil Gendke, Sr. and Bernice Gendke.  Bobby is survived by his loving family, his wife, Suzi Gendke, daughter, Amanda Gendke, son and daughter-in-law, Bobby, Jr and Tammy Gendke, his two grandchildren, Jack and Trevor Gendke, also his brother and sister-in-law, Emil, Jr. and Inez Gendke.  Bobby...

Irene Ann O'Connor of Edna, Texas, at the age of 80 passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 18, 2021.  Ann was born on Thursday, December 18, 1941, in Smith Center, Kansas to James and Irene McNerney. She graduated from Smith Center High School and attended Fort Hays State University for one semester before dropping out and marrying William Everett O'Connor on Friday, December 18, 1959, and together they raised their two sons, Robert and James.  They moved to Texas and...

JoAnn Andel passed peacefully at home November 21, 2021, at the age of 82.  Mrs. Andel was born, JoAnn Strelec, in the Whitehall Community outside Ganado, Texas, on February 8, 1939, to Virginia Hessong Strelec and Joe Strelec.  She has a younger sister, Dorothy. Joann Strelec married Anton V. Andel "Tony" of Ganado, Texas, in the Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church on October 8, 1955.  She and her husband were farmers, she was the bookkeeper, and...