Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Thomas Hennes
February 11, 2019
Graveside funeral services for Thomas Anthony "Tony" Hennes, 72 of Temple, will be held at 2 PM at Bellwood Memorial Park, 8575 Airport Rd, on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Tony passed from this life on February 11 at his home. Tony Hennes was born in Temple to Al and Mary Helen Hennes on June 15, 1947. He was raised...
Wilma Motl
February 10, 2019
Wilma Motl, age 98 of Seaton, died Sunday, February 10, 2019. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple. Burial will follow at Seaton Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Wilma was...

Dolores Joseph
February 5, 2019
"Omnia mutanter, Nihil interit" ~ Ann's favorite quote! Dolores "Ann" Joseph was a woman of strength, integrity, and faith. With little help, she was a caregiver for over 25 years to both her husband and son. It was in her care giving that she shined with God's love, compassion, and endurance. After her sons passing, unfortunately, she developed Parkinson...
Mora Baldwin
February 4, 2019
On Monday February 4th 2019, Mora Jane (Lemay) Baldwin, age 87, passed from this life. She began her life in Siloam Springs, AR on August 12, 1931, the youngest of six children - two brothers and three sisters. She met and married her husband, the Rev Howard E Baldwin, at Bethany-Penial College Bethany OK - now known as Southern...
Jonathan Equels
January 29, 2019
Services for Jon Lowell Equels, of Temple, will be held at 10 am Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, 500 W. Barton Ave. He passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at his home. Jon was born August 26, 1974 in Temple, Texas to Jimmy and Linda Equels. He was a musician who played bass for...
Frances Swarnes
January 26, 2019
A memorial service for Frances Louise Swarnes, age 88 of Belton will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel. A luncheon and time for fellowship and to share memories will be held at 3:00-5:00 P.M. at Harris Community Center in Belton at 401 N. Alexander St. Belton, TX 76513. Frances Louise...
Sebastian Cerecerez
January 25, 2019
Sebastian Alejandro Cerecerez, infant son of Marcus Louis Cerecerez and Geneva Kidd of Gatesville, passed away January 25, 2019 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 10 am Friday, February 1, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, 500 W. Barton Ave. Sebastian joins his grandparents, Eva and Jesse Cerecerez; great-grandmother, Anesta Rydell; and grandfather, Christopher W....
James Prince
January 22, 2019
Funeral services for James Royce Prince, 87, of Temple, will be held at 10 AM Saturday, January 26, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Temple, 8015 W Adams Avenue. Pastors Gary Anthony and David Smith will be officiating the service. A time of visitation and fellowship will take place from 5 PM to 7 PM Friday, January 25, 2019...
Cecile Welborn
January 20, 2019
Funeral Services for Cecile Royce Welborn, 80, of Temple, will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. He will be laid to rest at South Park Memorial Park Cemetery in Pearland on Thursday. A time of visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral...
Rosa Calderon
January 19, 2019
Funeral Services for Rosa Calderon, 82, of Temple, will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple. She will be laid to rest at Bellwood Cemetery following the services. A time of visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM Monday, January 21, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in...
Ruben Muro, Sr.
January 19, 2019
Ruben C. Muro, Sr. age 62, entered into eternal life on January 19, 2019. A time of visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM with a prayer service at 7 PM Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Funeral Services for Ruben, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Harper-Talasek...
James Brooks
January 18, 2019
James Steven Brooks, 67, passed away on January 18, 2019, in Rosebud, Texas. Steven was born on November 13, 1951 in Midland, Texas to James Marvin "JM" Brooks and Mary Kathryn Wagner Brooks. "Steven" or simply "Brooks," as most of his friends knew him, attended Freeman Heights Elementary, Lamar Junior High, and graduated from Temple High School, Temple, Texas,...
Crystal Shelton
January 17, 2019
Services for Crystal Gail Shelton, 40, of Temple will be 10 am Friday, January 25, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Miss Shelton passed away Thursday, January 17, at a local hospital. Crystal Gail Shelton was born September 18, 1978 in Temple, Texas to William Earl Shelton and Linda Morris Shelton. She was...
Elizabeth Buchanan
January 12, 2019
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann (Schafer) Buchanan, born on August 7, 1939 in Plainfield, New Jersey, to the late Bessie V. Roberts (Schafer) and the late Leo Schafer, passed away at age 79 on January 12, 2019 in Temple, Texas. On September 4, 1960, she married John William Buchanan. She graduated from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor with a Bachelor's degree...
Rosalinda Olivares
January 11, 2019
Funeral services for Rosalinda Donoso Olivares, 62, of Temple, will be held 11 AM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Temple, 500 W. Barton Ave., on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. A time of visitation and fellowship will be held 5 to 7 PM at the funeral home, Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Burial will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery immediately after...
Fred Winkler
January 5, 2019
Funeral Services for Fred Oscar Winkler, 90, of Temple, will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Temple. He will be laid to rest at Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery in The Grove following the services. A time of visitation will be held from 5 to 6 PM Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Harper-Talasek...
Joe Castaneda
January 3, 2019
Joe Castaneda, 92, of Houston, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, passed away January 3, 2019. Joe was born in Temple, Texas December 28, 1926. He served in the Army in WWII, and made a living as a pressman for over 60 years. Joe is preceded in death by his father, Jose Castaneda and his mother, Paula...
Robert Gilmore
January 3, 2019
Funeral Services for Robert J. Gilmore, 88 of Temple, will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, January 5, 2018 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:30 P.M. Saturday, January 5, 2018 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mr. Gilmore passed from this life on Thursday,...
Rosario Cabral
December 29, 2018
Mass of Christian Burial for Rosario "Chayito" Del Carmen Cabral, 68, of Temple, will be held 10 AM Wednesday January 9, 2019 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Tuesday January 8, 2019 from 5 to 7 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Temple, with recitation of the Holy Rosary beginning at 7 PM....
Jamie Dooley
December 23, 2018
Jamie Lee Dooley, age 94 and a lifetime resident of Troy, Texas, passed away at Baylor Scott & White Hospital on Sunday December 23, 2018. Private funeral services will be held at Bellwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Ray Blundell and Mike McMurtry officiating. Jamie was born on September 11, 1924 in Troy, TX to the late Aubrey L....