•3-17-1983 – 8-5-2024 •Son of Virgil S. Mutz Sr. and the late Janice Krueger Mutz; brother of Cassandra Kahl (Chris); beloved of Nicole Cavazos •Visitation: Saturday, Aug. 10, 9-10:30 a.m., at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Falls City •Rosary: Saturday, 10:30 a.m., in the church •Funeral Mass: Saturday, 11 a.m., in the church •Interment: immediately following in Falls City Cemetery […]
Carol Lee Brietzke
•9-3-1958 — 8-8-2024 •Wife of Roy Brietzke; sister of Rose Langford and Donald Ray Willis (Libby); daughter of the late Donald and Margaret Shaw Willis •Visitation: Tuesday, Aug. 13, 5-8 p.m., Finch Funeral Chapel, La Vernia •Funeral service: Wednesday, 10 a.m., funeral home chapel •Interment: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Cemetery, St. Hedwig •Memorial donations: Diamond Dachshund Rescue, […]
Sharon Piver Keller
•8-20-1942 – 8-2-2024 •Wife of Max Keller; mother of Jeff Keller (Lynn), Debbie Zaiontz (Ron), Donna Mayorga (Danny), and Jennifer Hoelscher (Richard); and sister of Irene Horgan (Tom), and the late Richard Piver and Tom Piver •Visitation: Thursday, Aug. 15, 6 p.m., Franklin Funeral Home, Floresville •Rosary: Thursday, 7 p.m., funeral home chapel •Funeral Mass: Friday, 10 a.m., St. Anthony […]
Silvina ‘Sylvia’ Cortez Franco Mills
•6-19-1926 — 7-23-2024 •Widow of Kenneth “Ken” Mills; great-aunt and “mother” of Ronnie Franco Jr.; mother of Jennifer Varnon (Bill) and Carla Smith (James); sister of the late Alice Parry, Philemon “Phil” Franco, Ygnacio “Nacho/Nash” Franco Jr., Ascension “Chon” Franco, Joe “Babe” Franco, and Jess “Nenie” Franco •Funeral service: Thursday, Aug. 15, 10:30 a.m., Wilson & Krazter’s Mission Bells Chapel, […]
Kenneth Roland Kossaeth
•7-9-1943 — 8-5-2024 •Widower of Hermina M. Hitzfelder; father of Lynette Sumner (John), Tammy Kossaeth, and the late Keith Charles Kossaeth; father-in-law of Mary Kossaeth; and son of the late Willie E. and Rosa Weidner Kossaeth •Visitation: Wednesday, Aug. 21, 4-7 p.m., Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home, Castroville •Graveside service: Thursday, Aug. 22, 10 a.m., Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Helotes •Memorial donations: Holy […]
Mass deportations would be a nightmare
The popular GOP slogan would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster. There’s an image that’s stayed with me for weeks: A sea of people holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs at the Republican National Convention. Since then, I’ve been plagued with nightmares of mass raids by the military and […]