Obituaries

EVELYN CERNOCH

EVELYN CERNOCH

Evelyn Cernoch

Evelyn Ann (Golsch) Cernoch of Weimar passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 in Weimar. She was born on Jan. 8, 1932 to Theo A. and Mary B. (Hessler) Golsch in Hallettsville. She was the middle child of seven children, including three brothers and three sisters.
Regina Buxkemper Schramek Lee

Regina Buxkemper Schramek Lee

Regina Buxkemper Schramek Lee

Regina Lee, 98, peacefully passed away at Schulenburg Regency Nursing Center on Saturday, October 24, 2020, just 13 days shy of her 99th birthday. Born in 1921 and raised on a farm on Sedan Road in Weimar during the Depression, she was the daughter of Hugo and Lena (Linke) Buxkemper.
JENNIFER LYNN BARRERA

JENNIFER LYNN BARRERA

Jennifer Lynn Barrera

Jennifer Lynn Barrera, 48, of Hallettsville, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. She was born on Aug. 22, 1972, to Wilbert L. and Anita Berkenhoff Kalinec in Weimar. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville.
ERNESTINE J. (DEMEL) KOENIG

ERNESTINE J. (DEMEL) KOENIG

Ernestine J. (Demel) Koenig

Ernestine J. (Demel) Koenig died on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in La Grange the age of 92. Ernestine was born in 1928 to Frank and Alvina Demel in Schulenburg. She was the youngest of seven children that included four sisters, Elizabeth, Martha, Ella and Della, and two brothers, Reinhart and Edwin.
John R. Ligon Jr.

John R. Ligon Jr.

John R. Ligon Jr.

John was born in Houston, Texas in 1923 and lived there all but two years of the next seventy years. He, his parents and his sole sibling, Manning, lived near the edge of current downtown Houston which had a population of 140,000.
MARJORIE ANN BOHLMANN

MARJORIE ANN BOHLMANN

Marjorie Ann Bohlmann

Marjorie Ann Bohlmann, 83, passed away at Schulenburg Regency Nursing Center on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Funeral Mass was held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 at 1 p.m., with Fr. Felix Twumasi officiating. Interment took place in the church cemetery.
PETE (PATRICK) STAVINOHA

PETE (PATRICK) STAVINOHA

Pete (Patrick) Stavinoha

Pete (Patrick) Stavinoha of Ammannsville, 76, passed away at his home in Ammannsville on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 after a three-year hard-fought battle with brain cancer. The funeral was held on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ammannsville.
VALERIA ANN BRANDT

VALERIA ANN BRANDT

Valeria Ann Brandt

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, Valeria Ann Brandt passed away peacefully at the age of 89. Valeria was born on Aug. 22, 1931 in Schulenburg to Irene and Eddie Farek. She graduated from Schulenburg High School in 1949, and married William L. “Bill” Cooke in 1950.
DAVID WAYNE TANNER

DAVID WAYNE TANNER

David Wayne Tanner

David Wayne Tanner, 57, of Port O’Connor, and formerly of Hallettsville, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020. He was born on July 27, 1962, to Mac and Margie (Orsak) Tanner in Yoakum. He attended schools in Yoakum and then graduated from Hallettsville High School in 1980.
LINDA SUE VALCHAR

LINDA SUE VALCHAR

Linda Sue Valchar

Linda Sue Valchar of Schulenburg, age 62 years, 8 months, 29 days, passed away at Memorial Hermann in Houston on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 at 3:57 p.m. The funeral was held on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 at 11 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, followed by burial in the church cemetery.