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Page 4, The Hondo Anvil Herald, Thursday, January 12,1995 ^
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OBITUARIES
JUDSON I. MATHER
LOUISA f: PATLAN
Judson I. Mather, age 62, of Cas-
troville, died January 4,1995 in San
Antonio following a heart attack on
Christinas Day. He was bom June 6,
1932 in Melrose, Massachusetts to
Judson and Katherine Gaule Mather.
Jud was an academic advisor, and
taught several classes at Our Lady of
the Lake University. Dr. Mather was
a member of St. Louis Catholic
Church and served as a cantor for the
church. He was also a CDPassociate.
Survivors include his wife, M.
Francine Danis of Castroville; for-
mer wife, Jean Crocker Mather of
East Lansing, MI; daughter, Susan
Mather of East Lansing, MI; sons,
George Andrew Mather of Royal
Oak, MI and Timothy Mather and
wife, Margaret of Dansville, MI;
grandchildren, Jacob Mather of East
Lansing, MI and Samuel Alexander
mather of Dansville, MI.
Also surviving is his brother and
sister-in-law, John and Joan Mather
of Falls Church VA; mother-in-law,
Eleanor M. Danis of New Braunfels;
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law,/
Frances and Michael Revesz of
Austin, and Helen and Thomas Cox
of Kingstowne, VA; numerous
nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his'
parents.
Pallbearers were Tom Keene,
Richard Lloyd, Robert "C<pkyr
Sarvis, Enrique Gerard araf Ric
Slocum.
Prayer service was held at 8V-m.
Friday, Jan. 6, 1995*conducted by
Suzanne Dancer, CDP. Mass of
Resurrection was at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 7 at St. Louis Catholic Church
celebrated by Rev. Mike Horan.
Interment followed in Sl Louis
Catholic Cemetery:
Arrangements by Tondre-Guinn
Funeral Home, Castroville.
Louisa F. Patlan of Lytle passed
away in San Antonio January 6,
1995, at the age of 60 years. She was
bom May 7,1934 in San Antonio.
Mrs. Patlan was a member of Sl
Andrew's Catholic Church.
She is survived by her sons, Lupe
Fierros of Attascosa, Gustavo, Juan,
Salvador and Ricardo Patlan, all of
Lytle; daughters, Rita Rodriguez of
Levelland, Rachel Moreno of La-
Coste, Oralia Gonzales and Pomposa
Herrera, both of Lytle; 22 grandchil-
dren.
* Also surviving is a brother, Isa Fi-
erros of Lubbock; sisters, Andrea
Hernandez of Lytlev&peranza Ro-
driguez of Austin, Socorro Alvarado
and Angelita Ramos, both of San An-
tonio; ' A
Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sun-
day, January 8, 1995 in Hurley Fu-
neral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass
was at 10a.m. Monday, January 9,at
St. Andrew's Catholic Church with
Fr. William J. Kuppens officiating.
Interment followed in Lytle Com-
munity Cemetery-
Arrangements under the direction
of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine.
ROSE ERMINE WATSON
ALFREDO FUENTES GARZA
Alfredo Fuentes Garza, age 51, of
Ft Myers, Florida passed away Janu-
ary 3,1995. He was boni in Castrov-
ille, January 8,1943.
Mr. Garza had served in the
United States Army and did a tour of
duty in Viet Nam.
Survivors include sisters, Dora
Ytuarte of Lytle, Olivia Yanez, Celia
Torres, Angelita Garza, .and Lupe
Hernandez, all of San Antonio,
Frances Rodriguez and Maria Tho-
mas, both of Pauls Valley, OK;
brothers, Juan Fuentes of San Anto-
nio, Ramon Garza of Castroville,
Santiago Garza of Pauls Valley, OK;
numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his
parents, Jdan S. Garza and Gu-
mesinda Fuentes Garza; brothers,
Johnny and Candado Garza.
Pallbearers were Mario Ytuarte,
Mario Hernandez, Thomas Ray
Garza, Stephen Ytuarte, Felix Fune-
tes and Johnny Fuentes.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Sunday,
January 8, 1995. Mass of Resurrec-
tion was at 10 a.m. Monday, January
9, both services wpre at St. Louis
Catholic Church with Rev. Mike
Horan officiating. Interment w.as at
St. Louis Catholic Cemetery with
military honors provided by the U.S.
Arniy Honor Guard.
Arrangements by Tondre-Guinn
Funeral Home, Castroville.
Rose Ermine Watson, age 90, of
San Antonio passed aVay January 6,
1995. She was bom m^aydelle,
December 15, 1904.
Mrs. Watson was a membfer of
Lytle United Methodist.Churcjli
She is survived by her daughter
and son-in-law, Gipsy .and James
Williams of San Antonio; gandson,
Dr. James E. Williams and wife Ruth
It
of Nixon; granddaughters, Connie J.
Clcde and husband Cherokee,, and
Deborah Chavaria and husband
Steve, all of San Antonio.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 10,1995 at Hurley
Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Mar-
tin officiating. Interment followed in
Lytle Community Cemetery.
Arrangcment&oinder the direction
of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine.
FRANCIS N. KOCH
EMMA L. NAEGELIN
Emma L. Naegelin, age 96, of She is preceded in death by her
Lytle passed away January 6,1995 in .husband Alfred in 1974; and a
Poteet. She was bom in Hdokensak,
New Jersey, May 16,1898.
Mrs. Naegelin ws a member of St
Joseph's Catholic Church.
She is survived by her sons and
daughter-in-laws, John E. Naegelin,
Mike and Nelda Naegelin, and O.M.
and Eileen Naegelin, all of Lytle;
daughters, Augusta Ritchey of San
Antonio, Theresa M. Canol of Lytle,
and Adrine Bracewell and husband
Ernest, both of Elgin; 26 grandchil-
dren; 67 great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-granchildren.
daughter, Alfreda Hall in 1989 and
son-in-law Bill Hall in 1991.
Pallbearers were Samuel Ritchey,
Bill.Hall, J. Billy Bracewell, Alfred
Lee Carroll, John Naegelin Jr. and
Matt Grothues.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, January'-10, 1995 at St. \
Joseph's Catholic Church with Fr.
William J. Kuppens officiating. In-
terment followed in St. Joseph's
Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements under the direction
of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine."
Franpis N. Koch, age 79, of San
Antonio passed away Jan. 7, 1995.
He retired from City Public Serv-
ice after 38 yeais, owned a home
improvement business and farmed
and ranched. He was a member of St.
•Matthew's- Catholic Church. Mr,
Koch was a 4th Degree Knight and a
member of councils 8065 and 1102.
He was a member of Sl Matthew's
Holy Name Society and VIP Club.
Mr. Koch was bom in D’Hanis,
October 29,1915, but had been a San
Antonio resident since 1936.
Survivors include his wife,
Thelma Bcndele Koch; children, Jon
and wife Mary Jane, David and wife
Pat,, Sharon Christian^fcn and hus-
band Bob; nine grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren; brothers,
Joseph Koch and Herbert Koch.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Edward and Louisa Mandry
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Koch; sister, Marie Koch Bendele;
and brothers, George, Guenther and
Edward Koch.
Pallbearers were Armin Bendele,
Michael Koch, Garclt Koch, Erich
Koch, Matthew Christiansen and*
Paul Christiansen.
Rosary was held at 7 p.m. Tues-
day, Jan. 10. Funeral Mass was at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with both
services being at St". Matthew's
Catholic Church. Interment was in
Holy Cross Cemetery.
If friends desire, memorials may
be fnadc to the KnighLs of Columbus
State Charities (Deaf Program),
2500 Columbus Dr., Austin*, TX
78746-5743, or'Bishop Hcrzig
Seminary Fund, Catholic Chancery,.
P.O. Box 28410, San Antonio, TX
78221 \
ArrangcmcnLs were by ^Porter
Loring, San Antonio. \
MARTIN C. MEDINA
Martin Medina, age 81 of Hondo
passedaway January 1,1995. He was
bom in Eagle Pass, December 11,
1913.
He is preceded in death by his par-
ents, Juan and Fransisca Medina;
brothers, Jose Maria Medina, Este-
ban Medina; sisters, Pascuala Mu-
niz, Josefina M. Mejia, Roble
Gonzales; daughter, Ester V. Med- •
ina; son, Domingo V. Medina.
Survivors include his wife, An-
tonia V. Medina of Hondo; daugher
and son-in-law, Isabel M. and Ino-
cente Gonzales; granddaughter, 6i-
ane M. Gonzales; grandson, Jesse R.
Gonzales, all of D’Hanis, Jose N.
Gonzales and wife Patricia of
Hondo; great-grandchildren, Travis,
Rachel, Blake, Xavier and Stephen
Gonzales, all of Hondo; brothers,
Paulino C. Medina of Sabinal and
Antonio C. Medina of Houston; sis-
ters, Isabel C. Arriola and Maria C.
Medina, both of Sabinal; brother-in-
law, Guadalupe Vega and wife from
Midland; and numerous nephews
and nieces.
Pallbearers were Jose N. Gon-
zales, Juan A. Medina, Blake Rey-
, nolds, Travis Reynolds, Inocento
Gonzales and Jesse Gonzales.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Fii-
i neral Mass was at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day, January 4, 1995, both services
were at Holy Cross Catholic Church,
D’Hanis. Interment will follow in
San Francisco Cemetery.
Arangcmcnts by Guirm-Hoigcr
Funeral Home, Hondo.
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GEORGE M. EHLINGER
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ROBERT B. MCDONALD
George m. Ehlingcr, age 91, of
Devine passed away in Hondo, Janu-
ary 8,1995. He was born in Cfevinc,
December 9,1903:
Mr. Ehlingcr was a member of St.
Joseph's Catholic Church.
Antonio; 10 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren; sister, Clara
Mcchlcr of Castroville.
He is preceded in death by a
daught, Mary Nell Hciser in 1993.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m.
Robert B. McDonald, age 56, of
San Aqtonio died January 5, 1995.
He was bom in San Antonio, Decem-
ber 5,1938.
Mr. KfcDonald was a member of
Trinity Baptist Church.
Suvivors include his mother, Gla-
dys McDonald of Lytle; sons, Robert
B. Jr. and James F. McDonald, both
of Bethesda, MD; brother. Bill
tycDonald of Lytle; sister and broth-
ers-in-law, Kathleen M. and Tim
Ware, and Tom Johnson, all of Hous-
ton; niece, Millie McDonald; nc-
hews, Touchstone McDonald,
Hunter Johnson, Brooks and Ryan
Ware; and ex-wife, Terry Folbre-
McDonald- Washington.
He was preceded in death .by his
sister, Mary McDonald Jojinson,
January 15,1993.
Funeral services were at 3 p.m.
Saturday, January 7,1995. at Trinity
Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Alex-,,
andcr officiating. Interment fol-
lowed in San Fernando Crematory.
For those who desire to honor the.
memory of Robert B. McDonald by
giving memorials, the family would
prefer that they be given to; Mary
McDonald-Johnson Scholarship
Fund in care ofi Lytle State Baqk,
P.O. Box 66, Lytle'TX 78052.
^Arrangements under the direction
of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine.
He is survived by his wife, Alma ^Wednesday, January 11, 1995 at St.
Ehlingcr of Devine; daughters and Joseph's Catholic. Church with Fr.
sons-in-law, Lcatricc and Carroll J.
Ahr of Del Rio, Annette and Arlh
WhiUcy of Pleasanton, Rosalie and
Gaylon Davidson of Houston, and
Lillian and Vclda Alexander of San
Clement C. DeMccrsman officiat-
ing. Interment followed in St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangmcnts under the direction
of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine.
The recent 50-year celebration of
D-Dav was a somber reminder for
many World War II veterans that
•those war-time buddies who did sur-
vive the war arc fast succumbing to
old age. Many veterans lost touch
with their friends upon the war's end
and a return to civilian life. Now with
most WWII vets in retirement, many
have time to reflect pn their war-time
friendships.
Registry of American Veterans
(ROAV) was begun to alleviate the
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of the database information of all
veterans who served in the same unit
during the same ume frame as the
joining member.
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SARAH L. HAMILTON
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Sarah L. Hamilton of Devine sister, Mollie Morrison of Arlington;
passed away January 5,1995, al lhc .half-sister, Lanctta Montonara, NC
. age of 84 years. She was bom in . and Gertrude Wood of Ashland, OR;
Paris, August-18, 1910. seven grandchildren; and nine great-
Mrs. Hamilton was a Jehovah’s .grandchildren,
Witness. . < Graveside services w<be at 11 a.m.
She is survived by her son and in Evergreen Cemetery with Elder
daughter-in-law, George and Shirley
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relatives and friends for att the cards, flowers, food and their
words of kindness in the passing of our Seloved father
Martin. (Ihanks to Quinn-lHorger (funeral dtomefor their
help, to (father Stiles for his words of comfort and to (fiesta
Care Center. (Thank.you and Mau God ‘Bless.
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Isabel9d. & Inocente Qonzales . ^ ) Jesse %, Qonzales
•Diana M. Qonzales ^f d^jose & (Patricia Qonzales
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Your kind concern to us
as we give up the life
that was precious is
comforting indeed...
To each of you who took time to attend the funeral for our support - we are
very grateful. ,
, For memorials of all kind, flowers, those special cards, phone calls, and
visits of relatives and friends-our gratitude for each one. ' « ■ .
To each of you who gave of your time to prepare and serve the food at
church and at our home - a special thank you.
To the Pallbearers and Honorary Pallbearers - we thank you sincerely.
To the Guim-Horger Funeral Home for your kindness and special concern -
we do appreciate you so much. w,
To the Home Health Care, Nurses In Touch, Hondo EMS, Medina Commu-
nity Hospital, flower shops, the numerous other medical care facilities. The
San Antonio specialist that gave special care for failing health and helped make
life more comfortable - we gratefully thank you.
To the church choir and Ms. Cynthia Kepler, Rev. Bert Clayton, Dr. Claus
Rdf, and Rev. Kent Kinard for the comforting words in song and sermon: we
couldn't have asked it to be better. - v \
In humble gratitude to a Heavenly Father who allowed us a family to keep
Stanley these many years • we are truly thankful. Even in grief we remember
God's Promise that death is the doorway to a greater, richer life without sorrow
or pain. May He who knows our every need and hears pur every prayer give to
each of you the assurance of His strength, His comfort - His love and the
Blessings of His everlasting care.
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Dr. Craig & Patsy Ditsch & Candace
Billy Joe & Debbie Mumme & Julie
Stella L. Mumme
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Arrangements under the direction
of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine.
DOROTHY ETHRIDGE
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Dorothy Ethridge of Boeme died
January 6, 1995, at the age of 67
years. She Was bom Vicksburg,
Mississippi, February 23,1927.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Richard G. and
Pamela Ethridge of, San Antonio;
mother-in-law, Elizabeth Ethridge
of San Antonio; grandsons, Michael
and Gartttt Ethridge, both of £an
Antonip.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m.
Monday,,January 9,1995 at Hurley
Funeral Home with Rev. Robert
Home and Ed King officiating. Inter-
ment followed in Evergreen Ceme-
tery.
Arrangments under the direction
of Hurley Funeral Home, Devine.
AARP Chapter #2543 met January
5th, 1995 at the Hondo Community
Center. We had 58 members and two
guests present. The weather was
ratlier unplcsant, but we feel that we
Were .-fortunate so mt
cold.
Our program was presented by
Edwin and Patsy Sasek of the Uvalde
Hospice. They had a very informa-
tive video to present followed by
additional advice and discussion.
Thank you Edwin and Patsy for shar-
ing your valuable time and informa-
tion with us;
EMS fact sheets were available
and distributed to each family. More
forms will be available later.
We gained one new member this
first meeting of the year, Ed Winnie
McWhirtcr. We're glad to have you
join us. A
Those persons that signed up for
our "55 ALIVE" class are.reminded
that i! will be held at the Sl Paul
Lutheran Church Activity Center
January 17 (1 - 5 p.m.) and January
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18 (8 a.m. -12 noon). You must be
present for both days as this is an
eight hour course.
The executive committee recom-
meded and the membership un-
naimously approved to donate $100
each to MCAEC, EMS, Medina
County Family Life, The Hondo
Volunteer Fire Company and the
City of Hondo for use of the facili-
ties. ‘
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held January 23-27 at the First Chris*
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Devine, Texas (8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.);
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held at McDowell cafeteria on Feb-',
ruary 4th starting at 11 a.m. Be sure
to prepare your favorite special dish
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