Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Frank Gomez, Jr.
November 6, 2018
Frank L. Gomez, Jr., 67, of Temple, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 9 am Friday, November 9 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Vincent Romuald officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Frank was born January 18, 1951 to Frank E. and Carmen (Lopez)...
Anna Finn
November 2, 2018
Anna Lou Finn, 91, of Temple, passed away Friday, November 2 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Friday, November 9 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Jay Thomas officiating. A farmer's daughter, Anna was born on November 30, 1926 to Elmer and Almeda Moore Cofer in Bidwell, Ohio. A loving mother with...
Nicholas Hernandez, Jr.
October 31, 2018
Nicholas M. "Chope" Hernandez Jr., loving husband, father and grandfather, age 74, went to his final resting home with our Lord on October 31, 2018. Services will be held on Monday, November 5 at 10 am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Vincent Romauld and Deacon Oscar Valleriano officiating. Nick was born on May...
Mary Depew
October 25, 2018
Mary Ann "Grandma" DePew, 93, of Bartlett, originally of Austin, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at a local hospital. Mary was born December 29, 1924 to James and Maude (Smith) Compton in Austin, Texas. She attended school in Austin and later worked for 42 years for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Her greatest pride was her family and she...
Martha Dach
October 21, 2018
Mass of Christian Burial for Martha Marie Dach, 78, of Temple will be held 10 AM Thursday, October 25, 2018 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 1018 S 7th St. in Temple. There will a time of visitation and fellowship from 5 to 7 PM on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home, 500 W. Barton Avenue in Temple....
Eliseo Hernandez, Jr.
October 15, 2018
Eliseo Hernandez, Jr., 60, of Temple, passed away Monday, October 15 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Monday, October 22 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Vincent Romauld officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Eliseo was born March 9, 1958 to Eliseo and Eudelia (Gutierrez)...

Joseph Hroch
October 11, 2018
Joseph E. "Joe" Hroch, 48, of Temple, passed away Thursday, October 11 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 6 pm Friday, October 19 at East Highway Baptist Church in Temple with Reverend Ernest Thompson officiating. Joseph was born October 5, 1970 to Alvin and Odean Hicks Hroch in Temple, Texas. He played football while attending Temple...
William Hardin
October 9, 2018
William J. "Bill" Hardin, MD, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the age of 81, after a battle with cancer. He was born July 4, 1937 in Jackson, Mississippi, son of the late James W. and Doris "Dot" Hardin. He graduated from Jackson Central High School in 1955 and with Honors from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi...
Paul Francis
October 9, 2018
Memorial Service for Paul D. Francis Sr., 75, of Temple will be held 10 AM, Monday, October 22, 2018 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Inurnment and Military Services will be held at Central Texas Veterans State Cemetery in Killeen at 12 PM on Monday, October 22, 2018. Mr. Francis passed from this life peacefully on Tuesday, October 9,...
George Gideon
October 6, 2018
Saturday, October 6, 2018, George Davis Gideon, beloved son, husband, father and Pappaw slipped the bonds of earth. He was born on November 7, 1930 to George and Una Gideon of Sulphur Springs, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Kenneth; a sister, Jo Rea; and the love of his life for 62 years, Susie....
Minnie Lancaster
September 30, 2018
Services for Minnie Huffhines Lancaster, 87, of Temple, will be held at 10 am Friday, October 5, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, Texas. Burial to follow at Oenaville Cemetery in Oenaville. Minnie passed away Sunday, September 30, at a local care facility. She was born in Dallas County on January 28, 1931, to John S. (Major) Huffhines and...
Ethel Stinnett
September 30, 2018
Ethel Mae Johnson Stinnett, 79, of Temple, passed away Sunday, September 30 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Thursday, October 4 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Harlan Haines officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Ethel was born June 16, 1939 to Olie and Elizabeth (Gibbons) Johnson in Owensboro,...
Rosemarie Hutto
September 15, 2018
Rosemarie Hutto, 76, of Belton, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Thursday, September 20 at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple with William Hutto officiating. Rosemarie was born November 9, 1941 to Wilhelm Schultz and Dorathea Koechel Schultz in Berlin, Germany. She married Clarence C. Hutto and had 5...
Linda Lehr-Bethke
September 13, 2018
Linda J. Lehr-Bethke, retired Licensed Dyslexia Therapist of Temple, TX, passed on to glory on September 13, 2018 after a courageous battle with breast cancer which metastasized to her liver. Linda was born in Waco, TX to parents Dr. John W. Lehr, DDS and Mrs. Jo Ann Woffard of Athens, TX. Linda was blessed with two little sisters, Lisa...
Frank Simcik
September 12, 2018
Funeral services for Frank Alvin Simcik, 84, of Temple will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Tom Popelka officiating. Private burial to follow. He passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at a local care facility. He was born July 14, 1934 in Abbott to Frank R....
Virginia Mccarthy
September 6, 2018
Virginia Ann McCarthy was received by the Lord on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas. She was born March 8, 1936 in Tyler, Texas to Pearl and Franklin Orval Clark. She and her husband Paul formerly lived in Sweetwater, Texas for 31 years and were members of Trinity Baptist Church before moving to...
Patricia Morgan
August 25, 2018
Patricia Morgan, 75, of Temple, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 at her home in Temple. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Friday, August 31 at First Baptist Church in Temple with Pastor Joe Locklin officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Patricia was born October 25, 1942 to Malcolm and Mattie Sue Jennings Davis in Temple,...
Alfredo Ballesteros
August 22, 2018
Alfredo T. Ballesteros, 60 of Wildomar, Ca and formerly of Temple, Tx, passed away suddenly on August 22, 2018 in a California hospital. He was born February 14, 1958 to Tomas Ballesteros, Sr and Maria Trevino Ballesteros. He graduated from Temple High School in 1976, attended the University of Texas at Arlington and McLennan Community College and received a...
Erica Vesely
August 21, 2018
Erica Lynn Vesely, 45, of Temple, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at her home in Temple. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Saturday, August 25 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Jay Thomas officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm Friday, August 24 at the funeral home. Erica was born November 6,...