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Arthur Lee Means
Arthur Lee Means, "Art," 71, of Cuero, died Sunday, January 19, 2003. He was born on December 10, 1931 in Cuero to the late Arthur Means Sr. and Arta Massey Means.
Art moved to Brownwood during his teen years and graduated from Brownwood High School and then attended Howard Payne University. He then served 4 years in the U. S. Airforce where he met his wife of 48 years, Sally Rodgers. Art and Sally moved to Cuero in 1955 to assist his father and twin brother, John, in their local furniture and mattress business, Means Furniture. For 42 years he bought and sold new and used furniture until his retirement in 1997. Art was available to people that needed him, whether it was in the middle of the night or during his busy work day. He loved antiques especially his prized clocks and crocks which he would tell endless stories about.
Art enjoyed volunteering. He was current President of the DeWitt County Museum and an active member of the Cuero Lions Club. Whether it was on a work day or on vacation, he took great pride in civic service through the Lions Club and had perfect attendance for 45 years. Art was also a member of the T.P.A. as well as a member of the First Baptist Church of Cuero where he served as a deacon. With his kind words and encouraging spirit Art volunteered along with his wife at the Whispering Oaks Nursing Home. Reminiscing with various folks about old times was a great joy for him. Another of Art's favorite past times was working with his cattle. His love for the land and cattle raising was a hobby and enterprise that kept him strong in mind and body well into his retirement.
Arthur was a great support for his family. He is survived by his loving wife Sally and their three children. His daughter Terrie and her husband Bill Braden reside in Cuero with their two sons John and Willis. Their other daughter Brenda, lives in Palacios with her husband Rodney Girndt and their children Jordan and Andrea along with her fiance Kyle Wallis. Arthur III, their youngest son, and his wife Cindy live in Gonzales with their two sons Reid and Thomas. He is also survived by his sisters, Sybil Akins of Dallas and Beatrice Boone of Stratton, and his uncle Tom Benbow of Yoakum.
Art is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, John Means. Art always wanted the best for others and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Visitation will be at the Freund Funeral Home in Cuero on Wednesday, January 22 from 6 - 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Cuero on Thursday, January 23 at 2 p.m. Graveside services will follow at the Hillside Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Arthur's six grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers are Rodney Girndt, Cindy Means, Bill Braden, Kyle Wallis, members of the Cuero Lions Club, and the First Baptist Church Mens Bible Class.
Memorial donations may be made to DeWitt County Museum, First Baptist Church Cuero, or to a donation of your choice.
Matt Washington Jr.
Matt Washington Jr., 103, of Cuero, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003.
He was born August 22, 1899, in Gonzales County, to the late Matt Sr. and Louise Thomas Washington. He was a farmer and a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors: daughters, Clara Bell Taylor, Mattie McGilbray, Willie Mae Allen and Gladys Washington, all of Houston, Eloise Dailey of Cuero and Ernestine Battles of San Antonio; sons, Olee Washington of Houston and Bruster D. Washington of Cuero; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: wife, Gertrude Stewart Washington; parents; seven sisters; and three brothers.
Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 22 at Freund Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at L. E. Meador Encampment Ground in Cuero, the Rev. Dwayne Belvin officiated. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Bernice Plant
Bernice Plant, 58, of Yorktown, died Sunday, January 19, 2003.
She was born February 14, 1944, in El Campo, to John and Bessie Holloway Green of Nordheim. She was a nurse.
Survivors: daughters, Sandra Kozok of Yorktown and Roxanna Eaton of Nordheim; parents; sister, Shirley Leister of Nordheim; seven grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Family visitation was Tuesday, January 21 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel. Services were Wednesday at the funeral home chapel, Rev. Billy Koinm officiated. Burial was at Nordheim Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Maria Vasquez
Maria Vasquez, 88, of Yorktown, died Friday, January 17, 2003.
She was born December 25, 1914, in Mexico. She was a homemaker and a member of San Luis Catholic Church.
Survivors: husband, Jose Vasquez; daughters, Carmen Garcia, Ortencia Serrano, Susan Villarreal, and Dolores Vasquez, all of Yorktown; sons, Jesus Vasquez and Frank Vasquez, both of Yorktown; 22 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: daughter, Alexandra Vasquez; son, Ricardo Vasquez; father, Romaldo Moreno; brother, Joaquin Moreno; and two grandchildren.
A rosary was recited Sunday, January 19 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel. Services were Monday at San Luis Catholic Church, Rev. Peter Kaplinski officiated. Burial was at San Luis Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Pallbearers: grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers: grandchildren.
Memorials: San Luis Catholic Church.
Bessie K. Lucas Cavaenness
Bessie K. Lucas Cavaenness, 93, of Pasadena, Texas, and formerly of Yoakum, died January 17, 2003.
She was born February 2, 1909 to the late Daly S. and Janie H. Ball Thomas. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of Hebron Baptist Church.
She is survived by daughters, Abigail Lucas Hatch of Deer Park and Glenda Lucas Simmang of Canyon Lake; sons, Jack V. Lucas Jr. of Deer Park and James Lynn Lucas Sr. of Thackerville, Oklahoma; 19 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Jasper V. Lucas Sr. and Tommy K. Cavaenness; parents; daughter, Carlyn Nell Nesbitt; son, Bobby Ray Lucas Sr.; sisters, Vivian Edgston Wyche, Lena Moses, Olivia Sledge, Geneva Mimms, and Claudia Thomas Barkman; brothers, Tillman R. Thomas, Barney K. Thomas, and Jewel H. Thomas.
Visitation was Sunday, January 19 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel, Cuero. Funeral services were Monday at the funeral home chapel, Rev. Buddy Means officiated. Burial followed at Hillside Cemetery, Cuero. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-274-2343.
Pallbearers were Bob Tumlinson, Paul Tumlinson, Kenneth Beall, Kurtis Beall, Nathan Wittman, and Kristopher Wade.
Memorials: Hebron Baptist Church or the Hebron Cemetery Fund.
Anita J. G. Ahrens
A memorial service for Anita Jerrel Gonce Ahrens, 81, of Yorktown, who died Friday, were Sunday, January 19 at First United Methodist Church, Rev. Cynthia Kepler officiated.
Memorials: Women's Shelter or Salvation Army.
Velma Ermis
Velma Ermis, 88, of Cuero, died Tuesday, January 14, 2003.
She was born June 10, 1914, in Stratton, to the late William S. and Minnie Mae Smith Kirkland. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Women of the Church Sewing Club.
Survivors: sister, Willie Fechner of Yorktown; and brother, Sterling Kirkland of Copperas Cove.
Preceded in death by: husband, Albert J. Ermis; daughter, Kay Annette Ermis; parents; sisters, Artie Mae Kuester, Beulah York, Frances Bauer and Pauline Mueller; and brother, Edward M. Kirkland.
Visitation was Wednesday, January 15 at Freund Funeral Home chapel. Services were Thursday at the funeral home chapel, Rev. Steve Byrne officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Ross E. Hoff, Tim Kirkland, Mike Kirkland, Rubert Egg, Lawrence Bauer, and Rex Schorre.
Honorary Pallbearers: Fred Hughes and Lanny Havemann.
Memorials: St. Mark's Lutheran Church of Cuero.
Joe S. Vacek
Joe S. Vacek, 94, of Cuero, and formerly of Weimar, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2003. He was a resident of Stevens Nursing Home in Yoakum for the last five years of his life.
He was born May 7, 1908, in Colorado County, in the Community of Content near Weimar to the late Josef and Rosalie (Chalupka) Vacek.
He was married to Martha Muras on January 15, 1940 in Hostyn (Fayette County) at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
He was a farmer all his life, and he and his wife made their home on the family farm in Dubina (Ammannsville area).
Survivors: wife, Martha Muras Vacek of Cuero; daughters, Dolores Brandl and husband Bob of Shiner and Lillie Ann Schumacher and husband Harry of Cuero; sons, Billy Vacek and wife Nita of Baytown and Stanley Vacek and wife Betty of Taft; grandchildren, Paul, Darryl, Michael, Mark and Tim Malinovsky, Amy Hayes, Kimberly Brandl, Bradley Vacek, Anna and Luke Vacek; step-grandchildren, Donna Avant, Brent, Stacy, and Penny Schumacher, Brandi and Chris Fleming; seven great-grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; sister, Frances Muzny of Needville; and brother, Frank Vacek of Needville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Annie Cerny, Mary Anders, and Elizabeth Cerny; and son-in-law, Paul W. Malinovsky.
Services were held Sunday, January 12 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Dubina, Rev. John C. Bily officiated. Mass servers were grandchildren Anna and Luke Vacek. The Scripture reader was daughter-in-law Betty Vacek. Offertory participants were grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and step-grandchildren. Burial was in the Ammannsville Catholic Cemetery. Hubbard Funeral Home in Weimar was in charge of arrangements, 979-725-8561.
Pallbearers were grandsons Bradley Vacek; Chris Fleming; and Paul, Darryl, Michael, Mark, and Tim Malinovsky.
Honorary Pallbearers were grandchildren Amy and Kristian Hayes; Kimberly Brandl; Brandi Fleming; Donna and Brandon Avant; Brent, Stacy, and Penny Schumacher.
Memorials: Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Dubina or St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ammannsville.
Pete Slovacek Sr.
Pete Slovacek Sr., 85, of Cuero, passed away Monday, January 20, 2003. He was born June 29, 1917.
Services are pending at Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Carolee W. Lange
Carolee Wiswell Lange, 67, of Austin, and formerly of Cuero, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003.
She was born December 12, 1935, in Olathe, Kansas, to the late Raymond and Maurine Leberman Wiswell. She was a medical secretary and executive secretary for Dr. Obert. She was a member of Grace Episcopal in Cuero.
Survivors: daughter, Melanie L. Lange of Austin; son, Bill Lange of Cuero; and two grandchildren.
Services were Friday at Grace Episcopal Church, Rev. Canon Robert DeWolfe officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Michael White, James Stephen Merritt, Michael Powers, Paul Breeden Jr., Philip Cowey, and Bucky Sager.
Memorials: Grace Episcopal Church, Cuero.
Edward E. Kolodziejczyk
Edward Ernest Kolodziejczyk, 84, of Yorktown, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003.
He was born September 22, 1918, in Dobskyville, to the late Peter and Victoria Bock Kolodziejczyk. He was a rancher and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Runge.
Survivors: niece, Bette Ann Hiller of Spring; and nephew, Robert Kolodziejczyk Jr. of Victoria.
Preceded in death by: parents; sister, Victoria Pauline Kolodziejczyk; and brothers, Robert Kolodziejczyk Sr. and Eugene Kolodziejczyk.
Visitation was Friday, January 17 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel. Services were Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Runge, Rev. Paschal Bergin officiated. Burial was at Runge Catholic Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Memorials: donor's choice.
Manuel Sanchez Jr.
Manuel Sanchez Jr., 61, of Cuero, died Thursday, January 16, 2003.
He was born May 9, 1941, in Cuero, to the late Manuel Sr. and Fidalia Jasso Sanchez. He was a toolpusher and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cuero. He served in the Army National Guard.
Survivors: sisters, Cecelia Mendez of Cuero, Emily Rubio and Carolyn Hill, both of Pasadena, Jane Cano of Phoenix; and Lydia Rodriguez of Taylor.
A rosary was recited Friday, January 17 at Freund Funeral Home chapel. Services were Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Father Michael Lyons officiated. Burial was at Memory Gardens of Cuero. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Memorials: Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Cuero.
Ernestine Hopkins
Ernestine Hopkins, 83, of Cuero, died Thursday, January 16, 2003.
She was born July 2, 1919 in DeWitt County to the late Willie Sr. and Johnnie B. Fenner Blackwell. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by daughters, Margaret Helen Taylor of California, Ivory Chatman of Victoria, and Dorothy Franklin of Cuero; sons, Alfred Hopkins of Cuero and Aaron Hopkins of Victoria; sister, Minnie Hopkins of Cuero; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivory J. Hopkins; parents; son, Larry D. Hopkins; and three brothers.
Funeral services are Friday, January 24 at 2 p.m. at Freund Funeral Home Chapel, Cuero, with Rev. J. C. Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Woodman Cemetery, Cuero. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
