Obituaries
Arnold Charles Frerich
Apr 6, 2010
Arnold Charles Frerich, 78, of Rowena passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 doing what he loved. Arnold was born on April 25, 1931 in Runnels County to Ben and Katie Frerich. He married the love of his life, Alice Halfmann, on January 11, 1955 in Olfen. Arnold led a life of service to his church, his country, and...
Lou Ella Putman
Apr 2, 2010
Lou Ella (Eckert) Putman, formerly of Ballinger, passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 in Dallas at the age of 98. She was born December 2, 1911 in Concho County, Texas to Dan Henry and Effie Lou (Rampy) Eckert. She and Joseph C. Putman were married December 16, 1933 in Fredrick, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death in February of...
Lena Mae Smith
Mar 26, 2010
Lena Mae Smith, 83, of Ballinger passed away Friday, March 26, 2010 at Cedar Manor Nursing Center in San Angelo. She was born September 29, 1926 in Runnels County, Texas to Charles Aubrey and Mary Lou (Atnipp) Smith. She and Roy Smith, Jr. were married October 14, 1944, and the couple had lived in Ballinger since 1948. Roy preceded...
Mary Olene Baker
Mar 25, 2010
Mary Olene Baker, 79, of Ballinger passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Shannon Medical Center, St. John’s Campus in San Angelo, Texas. She was born May 27, 1930 in Norton, Texas to Jess and Fannie (Boyd) Jones. Olene and Roy Edward Baker were married September 14, 1947 in Ballinger where the couple made their home. Roy preceded her...
R.G. "Bobby" Cude
Mar 24, 2010
Robert (Bobby) Gerald Cude, 70, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. Bobby was born December 14, 1939 in Coleman County, Texas to Van Nathan and Erma Levesta (Williams) Cude. He moved to Ballinger at age six and was a lifelong resident there. He attended Ballinger High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran,...
James (Jimmy) Wade
Mar 22, 2010
James (Jimmy) Wade died on March 22, 2010 in Menlo Park, California. He was born in Ballinger on February 12, 1943 and spent his early years there. He is preceded in death by his parents, V. O. and Cecile Wade, and sister, Tookie Coleman. He is survived by his brother, Robert Wade and wife, Lynda, of Driftwood, Texas; sisters,...
James (Jimmy) Wade
Mar 22, 2010
James (Jimmy) Wade died on March 22, 2010 in Menlo Park, California. He was born in Ballinger on February 12, 1943 and spent his early years there. He is preceded in death by his parents, V. O. and Cecile Wade, and sister, Tookie Coleman. He is survived by his brother, Robert Wade and wife, Lynda, of Driftwood, Texas; sisters,...
James (Jimmy) Wade
Mar 22, 2010
James (Jimmy) Wade died on March 22 in Menlo Park, California. He was born in Ballinger on February 12, 1943 and spent his early years there. He is preceded in death by his parents, V.O. and Cecile Wade and sister Tookie Coleman. He is survived by his brother Robert Wade and wife Lynda of Driftwood, Texas, and sisters Anita...
Bishop Leroy Theodore Matthiesen
Mar 22, 2010
Bishop Leroy Theodore Matthiesen passed away Monday, March 22, 2010 at his home in Amarillo at the age of 88. Bishop Matthiesen was born June 11, 1921 in Olfen, the fourth of eight children of Joseph Anthony and Rosa Englert Matthiesen. He completed high school, college, and was ordained to the priesthood at Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio...
Florene Wood Mcknight
Mar 18, 2010
Florene Wood McKnight, age 87, of Pasadena and formerly of Ballinger, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Houston Hospice surrounded by her family. Although she lived in Pasadena for many years, she never stopped calling Ballinger “home.” She was born July 4, 1922 in Henderson County, Texas, the second of twelve children born to Edward and Lorena (Bagwell)...
Daniel Henry Beach
Mar 16, 2010
Daniel Henry Beach, age 79, of Fredericksburg and formerly of Rowena, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Fredericksburg. He was born January 14, 1931 in Westphalia, Texas to Eugene and Marie (Sokolowski) Beach, and his parents raised a large, lively family of nine. Daniel and Josephine Benavides were married September 25, 1952 in Laredo. He proudly served his...
Irene N. Jansa
Mar 15, 2010
Irene N. Jansa, 93 of Rowena, passed away Monday morning, March 15, 2010 in Ballinger Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 5, 1916 in Rowena to John G. and Annie Feist Schuhmann. After high school, she married William Jansa on August 20, 1941 in Rowena. He preceded her in death on January 17, 1992....
Kendall Sahr
Mar 15, 2010
Kendall Sahr, 41, of Anchorage, Alaska passed away Monday, March 15, 2010 in Alaska. There will be a memorial service Wednesday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. at Lange Funeral Home Chapel in Ballinger, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Roberta Sahr of Anchorage, and his children, Mackenzie, William, and Chance; his mother T. J. Bowman and husband, Virgil,...
Kathleen Haverland Afflerbach
Mar 15, 2010
Kathleen (Haverland) Afflerbach, 92, of Ballinger passed away Monday, March 15, 2010 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. Kathleen was born April 21, 1917 in Rowena, Texas to Felix and Cecilia (Gerngross) Haverland. On December 26, 1939 she married Chester Afflerbach who preceded her in death in 1997. She was a lifelong resident of the Ballinger-Rowena area. Kathleen...
Irene Piel Batts
Mar 14, 2010
Irene Piel Batts, 70, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, March 14, 2010 in a San Angelo hospital. She was born on April 22, 1939 in Ballinger to David Willie and Tillie Margaret (Sturm) Piel. She graduated from Ballinger High School in 1957 and married William David Batts on February 10, 1962 in Ballinger. She was a homemaker and a...
Billie Simpson
Mar 12, 2010
Billie Simpson, 80, of Christian Village in San Angelo and formerly of Ballinger, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 at her residence. Visitation will be Sunday, March 14 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m. at Old Runnels Cemetery near Ballinger, with...
Melvin Bernard Halfmann, Sr.
Feb 23, 2010
Melvin B. Halfmann, Sr., 67, of Eola passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 24, 1942 in Lowake, Texas to Arthur and Carrie (Hamann) Halfmann. On July 17, 1965 he and Joan Halfmann were married in Olfen, and the couple raised their...
Elizabeth A. Gerngross
Feb 1, 2010
Elizabeth Gerngross, 92, of Rowena passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born October 1, 1917 to Henry and Lydia (Schindler) Schraer in Shiner, Texas. Ellizabeth and Rudolph Leonard Gerngross, Sr. were married January 31, 1938 in Rowena where the couple made their home. Mr. Gerngross preceded her in death August...
Brenda Lucille Barrigan
Jan 28, 2010
Brenda Lucille Barrigan, 60, of Luling, Texas passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. She was born July 12, 1949 in Ballinger to Robert Lee and M. Lucille (Hoffman) Wood. She married George A. Barrigan, and the family lived in Ballinger for several years. She was employed as a convenience store manager. She...
Marie Louise Brown
Jan 26, 2010
Marie Louise Brown, 98, of Mineral Wells, Texas, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Quincy, Illinois May 2, 1911 to Marie Henhoff Childers and William L. Childers. Marie’s parents moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she met and married John Judson Brown March 1, 1930. As an employee of...
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