All Obituaries

Diana Joan Rasmussen left this earth on February 18, 2020, to be with our Heavenly Father. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 5:00 PM at Saint Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City. A celebration of Diana’s life will follow at 6:30, also at the church. The family welcomes your presence at either or both events. For those that knew Diana, she was not a fan of the color black, so the family is asking all in attendance to wear colorful...

Frieda F. Hale, 76, of Houston, Texas, passed away Friday, February 14, 2020. Graveside services will be held 11:30 a.m., Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Galveston Memorial Park. Frieda F. Hale was born April 17, 1943 in La Marque, Texas. She was a secretary for Kelsey-Seybold for many years. She and her husband had a natural love for travel and the outdoors. They took many adventures in their RV including Alaska. She is preceded in death by her husband, the love of her life, James W....

Peggy Sue Smith, 66, of Houston, Texas, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at Harbor Hospice. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 15, 2020 at La Marque cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 14, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. Peggy Sue Smith was born December 13, 1953 in Texas City, Texas. She is preceded in death by her brother, Allen Wayne Olivares and sister, Beverly Jean Martinez. She is survived by...

Carmen Gregg, age 93, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Friendship Haven nursing home. She was a former resident of Texas City. She was born on July 9, 1926 in Los Angeles, California to Beatriz and Antonio Gomez. She had two sisters and one brother. Carmen served as Rosie the Riveter in WWII during her high school years. She worked on B-25 bombers in California. She could only work 4 hours a day while in high school. After she graduated, she was made manager and worked full time. No...

Angel “Oldman” Acosta was born on June 20, 1950 in Galveston, Texas to Angel Acosta Sr. and Enriqueta “Queta” Acosta. Angel graduated in the Texas City High School class of 1969 and proudly went on to serve in the US Marines from 1971 – 1973.  He was then hired at Amoco where he continued working for 34 years until finally retiring from BP as a pipe fitter in 2005.  In 1975 Angel was blessed to marry the love of his life, Alma Leticia Jaramillo and...

Shelby Anne (Strother) Austin, 28, of Texas City, Texas, passed away February 3, 2020, in Houston.   Funeral services will be held  10:00 a.m., Monday, February 10, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Sunday, February 9, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City.   Shelby was born July 6, 1991 in Texas City, Texas.    Shelby was a hair stylist and formerly worked at...

Dillion Kelley, 29, of Santa Fe, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020, at his residence.   Memorial services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Temple Baptist Church in Texas City. Immediately following with be A Celebration of Life at The Hidden Palms in Santa Fe.   Dillion Kelley was born August 14, 1990 in Temple, Texas. He worked in the HVAC field for many years.   He is preceded in death by his grandfather’s Lawrence Kelley and Joseph...

Joseph “Joe” Christopher Forasiepi, 62, of Texas City, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020, at Methodist Hospital. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 31, 2020, at Emken – Linton Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Joe was born December 28, 1957 in Galveston, Texas. He was an I&E Tech at Marathon and worked for the IBEW Local 527 for many years. Joe loved...

Carlo Quaglia, 73, of Bacliff passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at home in his wife’s arms after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020 at St. Mary Catholic Church in League City.  Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2020 at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Carlo was born in Genoa, Italy on July 2, 1946. Carlo worked as a Chief Engineer at...

Ronald Marcus Johnston, 70, of Crystal Beach, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2020 with a visitation from 1:30 - 2:00 p.m., at Crystal beach Community Church. Ronald was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 13, 1949. After graduating from Chalmette High School, he started working in the dental technology field, married the love of his life, Cynthia, and started a family. They moved to Texas in 1976,  where...