Recent Obituaries
Jasmine Rios
May 22, 2015
Jasmine Rios (Jazzy Wazzy) was born on April 14, 1998, in New Braunfels, Texas, passed away on May 22, 2015, in Chandler, Arizona at the age of 17. Jasmine Rios was a beautiful young lady who loved her family dearly. She enjoyed soccer, snacks, and showing her teeth through her selfies! She also enjoyed all types of music and loved...
John Fly
May 22, 2015
John L. Fly, born on February 6, 1945, passed away on May 22, 2015 at the age of 70. John spent 30 years in the Air Force retiring in 1993. He then worked in aircraft maintenance for 11 years at Randolph Air Force Base. He had many hobbies including gardening, fishing and golfing with his friends. He is preceded in...
Karla Martz
May 20, 2015
Karla Porter Martz was born on May 28, 1958, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late parents of Howard Porter and Jinney Atwell Porter. She was the youngest of eight children who grew up in Huntington, West Virginia. She departed this world early the morning of Wednesday, May 20, 2015. She and her husband, Herman Martz were united in holy matrimony...
Trudy Vardeman
May 20, 2015
Trudy Trevelyn (Tidwell) Vardeman, born on December 31, 1937, in Carmona, TX was called to be with the Lord on May 20, 2015, at the age of 77. Trudy's love for her family was apparent in everything she did. She was very active with the band boosters and dance team while her children were in school. She loved the Spurs,...
Robert Waldrip
May 18, 2015
Robert Duane Waldrip, born on November 17, 1972 in Dallas, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2015, in Schertz, Texas, at the age of 42. Robert is preceded in death by his father, Wayne Waldrip, and his stepmother, Edie Waldrip. He is survived by his sons, Robbi and Blake; mother, Dolly Plank, and her husband Troy; brother, Ray Waldrip; sister,...
Carmen Dougherty
May 18, 2015
Carmen Dougherty, born on October 16, 1922 in Tampa FL, passed away on May 18, 2015, in Garden Ridge, TX at the age of 92. Carmen served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and was longtime resident of Marion, TX. She was a loving mother and wife who enjoyed cooking for her family and also won several cooking contest with...
Barbara Poppelen
May 17, 2015
Barbara Van Poppelen of San Antonio, TX, born on October 2, 1933, passed away May 17, 2015, at the age of 81. Barbara was in education for 32 years, 16 of which were spent teaching 4th-6th grade at Coronado Village Elementary. She loved the Spurs and was a season ticket holder for 13 years. She also loved her dog, Tracker,...
James Vardeman
May 12, 2015
CMSgt James S. "Bob" Vardeman, United States Air Force (Ret.), born on April 26, 1938 in Huntington, TX was called to be with the Lord on May 12, 2015, at the age of 77. Bob served honorably as a US Air Force Vietnam Veteran. Upon retiring as a CMSgt, he continued serving his country for a combined total of 44...
Seth Brown
May 12, 2015
Seth Miller Brown, 31, United States Army Specialist (SPC), was born November 13, 1983, in Longview, TX. Seth went to be with His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the afternoon of May 12, 2015, in San Antonio, TX. Seth will always be remembered for his kind and generous heart. He loved his friends and family dearly. He was extremely...
Lucinda Tooker
May 9, 2015
Lucinda Kaye Tooker, was born on August 8, 1956, in Carthage, Illinois, and passed away on May 9, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 58. She is survived by her daughters, Amanda Byrum, her husband Daniel, Emily Schmidt, her husband Mikey Elkins, son Anthony Twitchell and his wife Cara, granddaughters, Lillian King, Kelly Byrun, Madison Schmidt, and...
Louis Jacobsen
May 4, 2015
Louis Karl Jacobsen of Selma, TX, born on December 8, 1930, passed away on May 4, 2015 at the age of 84. Louis was a Mechanical Engineer all his life. He worked for Boeing and designed some of the Hydraulics on the Saturn V Rocket for NASA. Also he designed bridge forms for the Houston Ship Channel for Burke Forms....
Harry Johnson
May 4, 2015
Harry Marshall Johnson, born on October 28, 1945, passed away on May 4, 2015 at the age of 69. Harry was born in Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, to John Palmer Johnson and Virginia Belle Read. Harry was a SPC 4, U.S. Army, and Military Intelligence. In 1999, he began working for the SAISD as an Art and History teacher where...
Bertha Stroh
May 4, 2015
Bertha Clara Baumann Stroh went to be with the Lord on May 4, 2015 at the age of 86 years. She was born on the family farm in Wilson County on September 23, 1928 to Clara Bertha Nitsche Baumann and Willie Baumann. She was baptized and Confirmed in 1943 at St. John Lutheran Church in Poth, Texas. After graduation from...
Edward Higginson, Jr.
May 4, 2015
Edward James Higginson, Jr., born July 4, 1929 in Denver, Colorado, passed away on May 4, 2015 in New Braunfels, Texas at the age of 85. Edward came to Texas while in the United States Air Force. While stationed at Randolph Air Force Base, he met his future bride, Dorlene Tolle of Cibolo. The couple married on February 8, 1953...
Timothy Grippe
May 2, 2015
Timothy Charles Grippe was born on October 6th, 1952 and passed away on May 2nd, 2015 due to complications from a heart condition. Timothy was born in New Jersey, and grew up in Euless, Texas. He served in the Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal in the infantry and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He later went on...
Phyllis Knight
Apr 28, 2015
Phyllis Marie Knight, 78, of Schertz, Texas, passed away from complications of pneumonia on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Born on September 19, 1936 in Vernon, Indiana, she is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Carl V. Knight, Sr. of Schertz Texas, son, Carl V. Knight, Jr. of Seguin, Texas, and sister, Donna Egan of Bloomfield, Indiana. She is...
Carolyn Venglar
Apr 28, 2015
Carolyn Krueger Venglar was born in Seguin, Texas, on January 31, 1943, to Adolph F. Krueger and Ruby Borchers, and passed away in Live Oak, Texas, on April 28, 2015. She attended Draughtons Business College and received her diploma in May of 1962. From 1962 to 1964, she worked at Southwest Bell. Carolyn later married the love of her life,...
Jennifer Varelans
Apr 27, 2015
Jennifer Varelans of Schertz, TX, born on August 6, 1960, passed away on April 27, 2015 at the age of 54. Jennifer was an avid animal lover. She enjoyed volunteering for the San Antonio Livestock Exposition and was a proud supporter of the youth projects at the Bexar County Junior Livestock Sale, S.A.L.E and the Guadalupe County Livestock Sale. Jennifer...
Thomas Taylor
Apr 26, 2015
In memory of Thomas Lee Taylor MSGT (Ret.) USAF Thomas was born 17th September, 1936 and passed away peacefully on April 26, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett Lee (Buck) and Elizabeth Odom Taylor. He is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara and four devoted children; Thomas Lee Taylor, Jr. and wife Kim, Michael Joseph Taylor...
Patricia Daniels
Apr 22, 2015
Patricia "Patt" June Daniels, born on February 27, 1931, passed away on April 22, 2015, at the age of 84. She is preceded in death by her beloved son, Kurt Daniels, parents, Sylvester and Rose Vinicky, and brother, Thomas Vinicky. She is survived by her loving husband, Joseph A. Daniels, of Garden Ridge, Texas; sons, Mark Daniels of Las Vegas,...
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