Recent Obituaries

Nov 10, 2012

Loving mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother Rita F Casella passed away on November 10, 2012. She was born in Louisville KY on August 1, 1927, and graduated from the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy high school in 1944. She worked for Bell Telephone Company in Louisville until she married Ray Casella in 1952, and they relocated to Texas. She...

Nov 4, 2012

Mary Evelyn Brownlee, 86, of La Grange, Kentucky, formerly of Texas City, passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Graveside services will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 9, 2012 at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas. Arrangements in care of EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Mary was born 9011926 in...

Nov 2, 2012

Mary Louise Hill, 91, of Texas City, Texas passed away Friday, November 2, 2012 in League City, Texas. Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 05, 2012 at the EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster,...

Nov 1, 2012

Sarah Kay Robson, 33, of Texas City, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Texas City. Services will be held 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 7, 2012 there will be a Visitation prior to the service at 6:00 P.M. at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Sarah was born May 24, 1979 in Texas City to parents John Charles and...

Nov 1, 2012

Dolly, born Muriel Dorothy Koeppel on March 29, 1917 to Ella Bardsley and Harry J. Koeppel, grew up in Philadelphia, PA. As a young woman she relocated to Texas to be near her father and brother whose port of call as merchant marines was Galveston. She attended business school and enjoyed life on the Island. Dolly married William E....

Oct 29, 2012

John Howard Coffey, 85, of Texas City, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at Mainland Medical Center in Texas City. Services will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, November 2, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, November 1, 2012...

Oct 28, 2012

Deoma Palmer Richardson, 87, of Texas City, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at her residence. Services will be held 11:00, Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Burial will follow at Forest Park East in Webster. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 30, 2012 only at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in...

Oct 16, 2012

Richard C. Rummelhart passed away suddenly on October 16, 2012 at the age of 53. Richard was born in McAllen, Texas and moved to the Brazoria County area as a child. He went to school, worked and lived his life here, residing in Lake Jackson for many years before buying and owning his much loved home in Angleton. Richard,...

Oct 15, 2012

Byron F. Rhoades, Jr., 48, of Texas City, passed away Monday, October 15, 2012, at his residence. Memorial services will be held 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 19, 2012, at Texas City Missionary Baptist Church, 2402 32nd Ave N., Texas City, Texas . Arrangements are entrusted to EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City. Byron was born July 3, 1964 in...

Oct 13, 2012

Francis Joseph Zeringue, Jr., 64, of Dickinson, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at EmkenLinton Funeral Home in Texas City with Dr. R.L. Calhoun officiating with a burial to follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock. Visitation will be 6:30 P.M. to 8:30...

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

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 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 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...