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1990-2013 Brian Ray Ramirez, 22, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, in Floresville, Texas. He was born June 26, 1990, in San Antonio, the son of Robert Ramirez Sr. and Diana Servantes. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ramirez Sr.; his grandfather, Ramiro Ramirez; his grandmothers, Lydia Talamantez and Manuela Silva Gutierrez; and a brother, Rene Ramirez. […]
Christine (Lehr) Wiggers
1949-2013 Christine (Lehr) Wiggers, 64, of La Vernia, Texas, passed away to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Christine was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 4, 1949, to Paul and June Lehr. She grew up in Wallingford, Conn. Christine proudly served as a teacher and in the government for 30 years. She courageously battled pancreatic cancer […]
Linda L. Couch
1953-2013 Linda L. Couch, 59, of La Vernia, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. She was born on July 24, 1953, in Worcester, Mass., to Raymond and Louise (Lessard) Lenahan. Linda was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Joseph C. Couch; sons Joseph R. Couch and wife Krista and […]
Macario “Mac” De La Zerda
1925-2013 Macario “Mac” De La Zerda, 87, a longtime resident of Poth, Texas, entered eternal rest Sunday, April 21, 2013. Mac was born in Sutherland Springs, July 26, 1925, to Juan Antonio and Cruz Garcia De La Zerda. Later, they moved to Kosciusko where they sharecropped on the Aloysius Kolodziej Sr. farm. At the age of 17, he volunteered to […]
Robert Clayborn ‘R.C.’ Oliver Jr.
1931-2013 Robert Clayborn “R.C.” Oliver Jr. of Stockdale, Texas, passed away of cancer Monday, April 15, 2013, at the age of 81 years. R.C. was born Oct. 18, 1931, to Cleta and Robert Oliver Sr. in Wellington, Kan. He was a 1949 graduate of Wellington High School and attended Kansas State University. R.C. proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He […]
Katie Jo Ann Posey Staggs
1934-2013 Katie Jo Ann Posey Staggs, a resident of Floresville, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013, in her residence at the age of 78 years, 4 months, and 13 days. Jo Ann was born Dec. 1, 1934, in Laredo, Texas, the daughter of Joe Bailey and Katie Edney Brown Posey. After graduation from high school and Pan American University […]
Ruth M. (Ostrowski/Oster) Schulze
1937-2013 Ruth M. (Ostrowski/Oster) Schulze died following an illness on Friday, April 19, 2013. Ruth was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 29, 1937, and moved to Texas with her family in 1947. She attended several schools, completing at South San Antonio High in 1954. Ruth worked at various jobs, serving in the capacity of clerk, bookkeeper, and office manager […]
Ralph H. Riedel
1937-2013 Ralph H. Riedel, loving husband, father, and grandfather of St. Hedwig, Texas, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, at the age of 76. He was born on Jan. 19, 1937, in Guadalupe County to Bernard and Helen (Marbach) Riedel. Ralph honorably served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 539. He worked […]
Ronald Lee Olinick
1955-2013 Ronald Lee Olinick, 57, passed away Wednesday evening, April 17, 2013, in the Mission Trail Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Ronny was born in San Antonio to Joe and Lorene (Sekula) Olinick on Sept. 28, 1955. He married Tanja Cannon on May 6, 1978, in the Highland Hills Baptist Church […]
Medicare’s hospice benefit
Choosing hospice care isn’t about giving up. It’s about making every day count. Terminally ill people who make the choice receive care for their physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. They’re no longer seeking a cure, but they do want to live out their last weeks and months as comfortably as possible and with dignity. Medicare’s hospice benefit is 30 […]
