All Obituaries

Services for Theola Emily Vybiral, age 91 of Pflugerville, will be 2 pm Friday, March 24th at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Reverend Harold Cook officiating.  Burial will follow in Greathouse Cemetery.  Mrs. Vybiral passed away Sunday, March 19th, in Pflugerville. Mrs. Vybiral was born November 13, 1931, in Bishop, Texas to Herman F. Lange and Annie Pagel Lange.  She married Antone Vybiral, Jr. on June 12, 1949 in Buckholts, Texas and they were married 62 years...

Ricky Don Love, age 69 of Little River-Academy, passed from this life Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple. A visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Monday, March 20, 2023, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Ricky was born on February 20, 1954, to Donald Roy and Frances Delores (Biehle) Love in Taylor, Texas. He graduated from Academy High School and attended Temple College. In 1974, he married Sarah Ann Malone in Little River Academy where they...

  Theresa Vanegas Arriaga, age 74 of Temple, passed from this life Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Services will be held Friday, March 17, 2023, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with a visitation starting at 1 pm and funeral service to follow at 2 pm. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Theresa was born on May 1, 1948, to Edward and Mary (Nieto) Vanegas in Marlin, Texas. She married Eleazar Arriaga, Jr. in 1969.  Theresa was a...

  Lila G. Henry, age 91 of Temple, passed from this life Monday, March 6, 2023, at Wellington Place Living & Rehab Center in Temple. Memorial Services will be held at 2 pm Friday, March 10, 2023, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Lila was born on August 10, 1931, to Adam Cleveland and Ada Lois (Alexander) Crouch in Devine, Texas. She owned and operated Henry’s Service Co. for years and also owned her own daycare center. Over the years, she was also a bookkeeper for...

Frances J. Brewer, age 79 of Temple, passed from this life Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital. Services will be held Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with a visitation starting at 10 am and funeral service to follow at 11 am. Burial will be in North Belton Cemetery. Frances was born on June 17, 1943, to Othur “Otis” and Lois (Tucker) Williams in Andice, Texas. She was the baby sister and was deeply loved and...

  Elizabeth “Liz” “Grandma” Ruby Hargers, age 83 of Thorndale, passed from this life Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at a local nursing facility. Services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Liz was born on April 13, 1939, to Willie and Gertrude Calvin in Tracy, Texas. She accepted Christ at an early age at Church of God in Christ. Later, she became a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, under Pastor Caldwell, in...

Roberta Bottomley was born on June 10, 1940, to William and Marion Thorne in Reedsburg, Wisconsin and passed from this life Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple at the age of 82. Private family services will be held at a later date. She is preceded by her parents; sisters, Judy Perry, and Mary Kuhn; and brothers, Paul Thorne, and Tim Thorne. Survivors include sons, David William Stolp, and Dale Russell Stolp; daughters, Donna Marie Schlaeger, Deborah...

Brenda Galindo, 56, of Belton Texas, passed from this life on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at a local hospital. A Funeral service for her will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Heights Baptist Church in Temple at 2:00 pm. Brenda was born on October 1, 1966, to Francisco and Esther Galindo in Hamilton, Texas. Brenda was a hard-working single mother. She was a member of Heights Baptist Church in Temple where she enjoyed volunteering her time in whatever capacity she was needed. She...

Cindy (Jankowski) Ramirez, age 74 of Academy, passed from this life Monday, February 6, 2023, in Temple. Private family services will be held at a later date. Cindy was born on November 24, 1948, to Edward Jankowski and Martie Lewandowski in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cindy worked for Walmart until retirement. She loved dancing to Spanish music and spending time with her great grandsons, Caiden, and Tyler. Cindy was loved by her family and will be missed. They take comfort in knowing that she is...

Rosa Valdez Hoag, 78, of Troy Texas, passed away on February 2, 2023, at a local Temple hospital surrounded by her family at her side. Her wishes were to be cremated. Visitation will be on February 7, from 6pm to 8pm, with a rosary at 7pm at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple recited by Lupe and Merced Solano. Holy Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10am, February 8, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Kurtis Wiedenfeld officiating. Rosa was born on August 26, 1944 in...