Obituaries
Celinda Abney
Jan 3, 2021
Celinda Sue Abney passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Palestine Regional Hospital. She was born at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center on June 29, 1970. Celinda was a loving mother, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend. Her presence will be greatly missed. She was a Christian and loved the Lord. Her contagious smile, warm energy, and compassionate love never went...
Teresa Torres
Jan 2, 2021
Teresa Martinez Torres, 95, of Waco passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday, January 8 at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S 5th St., Waco. Teresa was born October 24, 1925 to Vincent and Guadalupe (Zapata) Martinez in Waco, Texas. She married Isabell Torres on August 9, 1941. She was a homemaker and seamstress by trade....
Esperansa Jimenez
Jan 1, 2021
Esperansa Guardiola Jimenez, 86, peacefully passed away on January 01, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jose Luis Jimenez Sr. and her parents Julio Guardiola and Andrea Martinez Guardiola and several siblings. She was born in Rosebud, TX on February 14, 1934. She lived in Waco, TX. Esperansa and Jose...
Myrle Guderian Gilmore
Dec 30, 2020
Myrle Guderian-Gilmore, 97, residing at St. Catherines Center of Waco, passed away on Wednesday, December 30th, in the presence of an angel who held her hand as she entered the arms of Jesus. Born Edna Myrle Moran on September 20th, 1923, to Quincey and Myrtle "Bobbie" Moran in Chilton, Texas, was the 2nd child born into a thriving farming community...
David Carr
Dec 30, 2020
David William Carr passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 27, 2020 in Garland, Texas. David was born April 30, 1965 to Robert Carr and Sheron Davis. David was an avid history enthusiast with a particular interest in the European Theater of World War II, in which both of his grandfathers served the United States. Throughout his life David enjoyed working...
Gussie Rasner
Dec 30, 2020
Gustav “Gussie” Charles Rasner, aged 101, of Robinson, Texas passed away quietly in his sleep on December 30, 2020. Gus was born in Spunky Flat, Texas (Falls County) on November 23, 1919. His father, Robert Paul Rasner, died in June of 1935, leaving the family without a primary breadwinner. It was the middle of the Great Depression and on the...
Billy Biddle
Dec 30, 2020
Billy Ray Biddle of Whitehouse, TX, formerly of Waco, TX, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 of kidney failure. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 4, at Waco Memorial Park, 6623 I-35, Waco, TX. Billy was born to Joe and Elizabeth Biddle on September 29, 1928 in Waco, TX. He attended schools in Waco and attended church at...
Betty Slaight
Dec 29, 2020
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Theodore Arndt
Dec 29, 2020
Theodore “Junior” Arndt, Jr., age 87, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Waco, TX surrounded by his loving family. Junior was born on August 17, 1933 in Durango, TX to the late Theodore and Mary Arndt. After school, Junior moved to Dallas for work then returned back home several years later where...
James Moravec
Dec 28, 2020
James Mathew Moravec, 25, of Waco, Texas passed away on December 28th, 2020. He was born on August 25, 1995 in Waco, Texas to Brandy Black and Jason Moravec. He attended Waco-area schools, and was a 2014 graduate of Mart High School. Matt is survived by his mother, Brandy Black, brothers, Rocky Moravec and Bradley Moravec, and grandmother, Billie Black....
Gary Blackwell
Dec 28, 2020
Gary Lynn Blackwell, 70, of Hewitt, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S 5th St, Waco, TX, with Rev. Jerry Freedman officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Gary was...
Charles Paar
Dec 24, 2020
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Opal Henager
Dec 23, 2020
Opal Allene Henager was a remarkable person with the capacity to love others without judgement. She exhibited compassion and Christ-like love to all who knew her. Her amazing legacy will continue on through our wonderful memories and stories of her. She was the best mother a person could ever ask for. Few can say their mother was the kindest person...
Lenora Dolzel
Dec 23, 2020
Lenora Dolzel, born March 31, 1922 at Penelope, TX, to parents Adolph Scheler and Emma Lucko Scheler, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, at Waco Memorial Park with Pastor Larry Krueger officiating. Lenora will lie in state Monday, December 28, from 10am until 6:00 p.m., at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124...
Minerva Gonzalez
Dec 21, 2020
Minerva (Minnie) G. Gonzalez, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 21, 2020, in Waco. Born December 11, 1937, in San Antonio. A registered nurse for over 40 years, she trailblazed her way as LVN, RN, prison chaplain, counselor, missionary, director, and Laredo Angel Tree founder throughout her long and celebrated life in San Antonio, Laredo, and Waco. Her strength...
Sheila Moak
Dec 21, 2020
Sheila Jean Moak, 63, of Waco, died at home on December 21, 2020. There will be a Celebration of her life at a later date. Sheila was born August 1, 1957 in McLennan County, to Martin Giles and Doris Jean Moak. She touched the lives of many and has left a hole in the hearts of her sister, nephews, family,...
Gladys Dutschmann
Dec 20, 2020
Gladys Marie Dutschmann, 76, of Eddy, passed away December 20, 2020 at Baylor Scott and White-Hillcrest Hospital, with her family by her side. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2020, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1301 Hogan Ln, Waco, TX, with Pastor Larry Krueger officiating. A visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service, beginning at...
Daniel Rojas
Dec 20, 2020
Daniel Lucio Rojas Jr, 68, of Waco passed away December 20, 2020. Daniel was born to Daniel Cruz Rojas and Juanita Lucio Rojas in Corpus Christi, TX. He married Isabel Guardiola in 1973. He always kept himself busy working on his house while enjoying retirement. Daniel worked as a carpenter until he started production work at Paragon. He loved to...
Edmund Thompson
Dec 19, 2020
Edmund Venoy Thompson, 73, of San Diego, CA passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, at home surrounded by his family in Hewitt, TX. Graveside services will be Tuesday, December 29, at Rosemound Cemetery, 3201 S 12th St, Waco, TX, with Pastor David Cozart officiating. Edmund was born June 4, 1947 in Los Angeles, California to Robert A. and Annette E....
Henry Wiedemann
Dec 19, 2020
Henry C. Wiedemann, 86, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Clover Hill Cemetery, Lott, Texas with Alan Ritchie officiating. Services were under the direction of Pecan Grove Funeral Home. Henry C. Wiedemann was born April 25, 1934 to Henry Frank and Clara Wiedemann in Waco, Texas. He married the...
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