Recent Obituaries

Oct 12, 2012

Pete Mono Sanchez, 82, went to be with the Lord on October 12, 2012, at his home in Galveston, surrounded by his family. Pete was preceded in death by his beloved wife Lillie Tovar and parents Sixto Sanchez and Paula Perez Sanchez. He is survived by his brother Ubaldino Sanchez and wife Wallie of El Paso brother John Sanchez...

Oct 5, 2012

Jimmie Lee Parish, 56, of Texas City, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City with a visitation prior at 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.. Jimmie was born December 30, 1955 in Lebanon, Missouri. He was a Boat Captain for...

Oct 4, 2012

Oct 3, 2012

Lillian M. Watson, 85, formerly of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at Vitas Innovative Hospice in Conroe, Texas. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Saturday, October 6, 2012, at St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church in Texas City, TX with Father Tom Ponzini officiating. Burial will follow at 1:00 P.M. at Mt. Olivet...

Oct 2, 2012

Betty I. Holzworth, 85, of La Marque, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City. Betty was born March 29, 1927 in Harrisville, West Virginia to parents Otis Doy and Edna Francis Cunningham McFadden. She worked at UTMB as a Lab Assistant until retirement. She is preceded in death by her parents husband Aaron...

Oct 1, 2012

Danny Lee Curl, 51, of San Leon, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 7:00 P.M., Thursday, October 4, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City with visitation preceding at 5:00 P.M. Danny was born December 6, 1960 in Texas City, Texas to parents, Daniel and Merry Bell Reid Curl. He...

Sep 25, 2012

Leslie Ruben, a resident of Texas City and New York City, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in New York City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday September 30, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City with a visitation at 1:00 P.M. Entombment will follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock. Leslie was a...

Sep 25, 2012

Willard E. Krell, 95, of Texas City passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. He was born on April 8, 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri to Chester A. and Leota Elliot Krell. Willard was an active member of St. Georges Episcopal Church in Texas City. He was a volunteer at the Texas City Museum for 14 years and loved...

Sep 23, 2012

Sep 16, 2012

Irvin Ruiz, 18 anos de edad residente de Texas City paso a mejor vida un domingo 16 de Septiembre del 2012 en la madrugada a causa de un trgico accident de carro. Irvin, Hijo de Silvia Jaime y Humberto Hernndez. Hermano de Kevin Hernndez, naci el 6 de Febrero del 1994, en la Ciudad de Mxico. Hera un estudiante...

Sep 15, 2012

A resident of Baton Rouge for 35 years, Tom was born in Detroit, MI, on his mothers 28th birthday, Dec. 18, 1927. His parents were William C. Schulte and Lina Stephenson Schulte. He died on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at St. Josephs Hospice The Carpenter House from esophageal cancer. Tom contracted polio at the age of 5 and was...

Sep 11, 2012

EMMA MARIE RAWLINS Emma Marie Rawlins, 91, formerly of Texas City, passed away peacefully late Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Walnut Ridge Nursing Home, Arkansas. Mrs. Rawlins was born October 13, 1920, in Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania, to the late Adolph and Flora Jahn. She is preceded in death by her husband of almost 50 years, E. J. Jack Rawlins,...

Sep 10, 2012

Ora Overman Moseley, 80, of Texas City, passed away Monday, September 10, 2012, at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City. Ora was born September 26, 1931 in Milam County, Texas. She was a former employee of the Clear Creek Tax office and was an avid fisherman who loved to travel. She is preceded in death by her husband C.F....

Sep 7, 2012

Rev. Joseph L. Stratman, Jr., 61, passed away in the early morning hours of September 7, 2012. He was born in Galveston on June 14, 1951, to Joseph L. and Elizabeth Doyle Stratman. He was ordained a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Beaumont on April 16, 1977 by Bishop Warren Boudreaux. Father Joe has served at Our Lady...

Sep 7, 2012

Cecil Mann Gregg, 88, of League City, passed away Friday, September 7, 2012, at Harbourview Care Center. Graveside services will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. Arrangements are being handled through EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Cecil was born August 21, 1924 in Los Angeles, California. He was an...

Sep 6, 2012

Augusta Beene McCoy Green Augusta was born on March 2, 1935 in Mexia, Texas and she became an angel on September 6, 2012 in Texas City, Texas. She was Coowner of Bills Wrecker Service in Texas City. Augusta had a great life and will always be missed by the loved ones she leaves behind. She was preceded in death...

Sep 3, 2012

Margie Juanita Bornsheuer, 86, of Texas City, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012, at Friendship Haven Healthcare. She was a working woman. She was a mother and a housewife. God bless her soul.

Sep 2, 2012

Stanley Wayne Van Horn, Sr., 62, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012, at his residence. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Friday, September 7, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Stanley was born January 20, 1950 in Texas City, TX. He retired from Dow Chemical where he was a process operator for...

Aug 29, 2012

Gloria M. Zemer Williams, 84, of Texas City, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Army Residence Center in San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Williams was born March 5, 1928 in Paulina, Louisiana. The daughter of LeRoy and Elva Laiche Zemer, she was a devoted wife, mother, daughter and sister. She was a graduate of Central High...

Aug 22, 2012

Juanita Jaramillo, 77, of Texas City, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City. Funeral services will be held 9:00 A.M., Saturday, August 25, 2012, at Shrine of the True Cross Catholic Church in Dickinson with Father Paul Felix officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. Visitation will be at...