Obituaries

Flora Winn (Mewis), age 97, of Bellville, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021. Flora was born on February 25, 1924, in Bellville to A.E.

Judith Jozwiak Kulhanek, age 81 of Waller, Texas, was called home to be with the Lord on August 26, 2021, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer. Judith was born on November 7, 1939.

Loyd Dean McWhorter of Cat Spring, Texas passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021, at the age of 73. After a yearlong battle with pulmonary fibrosis, Dead died peacefully in Houston, with his sons Shawn Mullins, Jason McWhorter and fiancé Patsy Ford, by his side.

Frank Michael Lemanski, 73, of Sealy, Texas passed away on July 14, 2021, at his home. He was born March 18, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan.

Richard Dean Goebel, 59, of Sealy, Texas, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021. He was born on March 19, 1962, in Bellville, Texas, son of Vernon Dean Goebel and Martha Skrivanek Goebel.

Joyce Drake, 74, of Sealy, Texas, passed from this life Thursday, August 5, 2021, at her home. She was born February 23, 1947, in Pasadena, Texas, the daughter of Billy Roberts and Louie Evelyn Brown Yeats.

Johnnie E. Hauerland, Mayor of Meridian, quietly passed away on July 24, 2021, of COVID-19. His wife of 31 years, Sharon Hauerland was by his side when he passed away. He had been vaccinated against the virus, but caught the variant due to his low immunity system.

Wilfred Henry Eckardt, 91, of Cat Spring, Texas, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at the Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital in Katy, Texas. Wilfred “Jim” was born Wilfred “Jim” was born September 13, 1929, in Cat Spring, Texas, the first of two children born to Henry Eckardt and Edna Weige.

Ed Marcinkiewicz was born on February 27, 1962, to Edmund and Alice (Brast) Marcinkiewicz in Bellville, Texas. He was baptized and confirmed in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. After graduating from Bellville High School in 1980, Ed attended Blinn Junior College on a band scholarship where he was also the editor of the Blinn Log. Upon receiving his Associate of Arts degree, he then transferred to Texas A&M where he received his degree in Education in 1985.

Luther “Fred” Paben was born January 16, 1935, in Pattison, Texas. The son of Arnold Richard and Inez Morgan Paben, he grew up in Pattison and attended the Royal and Katy schools.