Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Donna Stone
October 14, 2017
Services for Donna Susan Stone, 69, of Rockport will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will be at Belfalls Cemetery. Donna Stone died Saturday, October 14, 2017 in Rockport, Texas. Donna Susan Stone was born August 16, 1948 to Donald Russell and Sue Whitlow Russell in Temple, Texas. Donna...
Sophia Wells
October 9, 2017
Services for Sophia Angel Wells, Infant, of Temple will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, October 13, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Marvin L. Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park. Sophia A. Wells died on Monday, October 9, 2017, at a local hospital. Sophia Angel Wells was born Monday, October 9, 2017...
Edwin Haskovec
October 9, 2017
Services for Edwin Hubert Haskovec, 95 of Temple, will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday October 16, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park. Mr. Edwin H. Haskovec died on Monday, October 9, 2017 at a local care facility. Edwin Hubert Haskovec was born March 16,...
Chester Bulls
October 6, 2017
Memorial Services for Chester " Bubba" E. Bulls, 61 of Troy will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 14, at the Oeanaville Community Center. Bubba passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at his home in Troy surrounded by his family. Chester E. Bulls "Bubba" was born on November 22, 1955 to Troy Lynn Bulls and Betty...
Gladys Tyroch
October 2, 2017
Gladys Florence (Jakubik) Tyroch, age 88 of Seaton, Texas was born September 17, 1929 in the Red Ranger Community in East Bell County. After a long illness, Gladys passed away on October 2, 2017 in Temple, Texas. She was the second child born of four children to Olga Lesikar Jakubik (1899-1984) and Henry Martin Jakubik (1889-1965). She married Benjamin...
Freddie Johnson
October 1, 2017
Services for Freddie Thomas Johnson Sr., 54, of Mesquite, will be held at a later date. Freddie T. Johnson Sr, died on Sunday, October 1, 2017 In Salado, Texas. Freddie Thomas Johnson Sr. was born on August 16, 1963 to John Johnson and Mary Charles Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana. Freddie Graduated from the East Bank New Orleans High...
Garlen Shuffield
October 1, 2017
Services for Garlen Lynn Shuffield, 73, of Temple will be held privately at a later date. Garlen "Lynn" Shuffield died on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at a local hospital. Garlen L. Shuffield was born on December 9, 1943 to Wilburn Shuffield and Minnie Ingram-Shuffield in Cameron, Texas. Lynn worked for American Desk Manufacturing. He was a member of Memorial...
Loretta Swanzy
September 30, 2017
Services for Loretta Jean Swanzy will be held privately at a later date. Loretta Swanzy was found dead on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at her residence. Loretta Jean Swanzy was born on August 21, 1962 to Burrell R. Harris and Irene Bowker- Harris in Riverside, New Jersey. Loretta enjoyed collecting Elvis Presley memorabilia. She loved her family and spent...
Stephen Billeck
September 29, 2017
Services for Stephen Michael Billeck, 57, of Temple will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 7 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will be held privately at a later date. Stephen Billeck died on September 29, 2017 at a local hospital. Stephen Billeck was born February 18, 1960 to Stanley Billeck and Oddesa Kattner-Billeck in Temple,...
Sadie Richter
September 20, 2017
Services for Sadie O'Dean Richter, 100, of Temple will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 26 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Reverend Randy Holtzclaw and Reverend Ken Jarrell officiating. Burial will follow in procession to Hillcrest Cemetery. Sadie Richter died on Wednesday September 20, 2017 at a local care facility. Sadie O. Richter was born...
Kelton Haney
August 27, 2017
Services for Kelton Wayne Haney, 72, of Heidenheimer, will be 2 p.m. Friday, September 1, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Reverend Daniel Blair officiating. Graveside services will be 4 p.m. Monday, September 4, at East View Cemetery in Vernon, Texas with Reverend Gary Chapman of Vernon Baptist Church officiating. Mr. Haney died peacefully at home in his...
James Forbes
August 10, 2017
Funeral Services for James Andrew Forbes, 87 of Austin, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 16, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Temple. Burial will be held immediately following at Bellwood Memorial Park. Mr. Forbes passed from this life peacefully on Thursday, August 10, at Isle of Watercrest in San Antonio. James Andrews Forbes was born December 18, 1929 in...
Andrew Bargas, Jr.
August 4, 2017
Services for Andrew Bargas, Jr., 69, of Temple, will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 12, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Bargas passed away Friday, August 4, in Temple. Andrew Bargas, Jr. was born January 7, 1948 in Georgetown, Texas to Andrew R. Bargas, Sr. and Josephine Ortiz Bargas. He lived...
Ramon Loa
July 28, 2017
Services for Ramon Galindo Loa, 90, of Temple, will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home, 500 W. Barton Ave. Temple, TX 76501. Mr. Loa passed away Friday, July 28, at a local care facility. Ramon was born August 31, 1926 in Victoria, TX to Jesus and Trinidad Galindo Loa. Mr. Loa and his...
Joe Piel
July 28, 2017
Joe Dean 'JD' Piel, 81, of Temple passed away on Friday, July 28, at his home. He bravely fought cancer for 22 months. Joe Dean was born in Mertens, TX, Hill County on February 29, 1936 (Leap Year Baby, we always joked that he was a little over 20!) to Julius Gus Piel and Selma Anna Huber Piel. He...
Sharon Walker
July 27, 2017
Services for Sharon Eve Walker, 46, of Troy, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mrs. Walker passed away Thursday, July 27, at a local hospital. Sharon Eve Walker was born August 3, 1970 in San Antonio, Texas to Bobby Alton Montgomery and Sharon Eve Hascall Montgomery. She lived in the Temple...
Tamiko Pickett
July 25, 2017
Services for Tamiko Ernestine Pickett, 49, of Temple will be held at a later date. Tamiko E. Pickett died on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at a local hospital. Tamiko Ernestine Pickett was born on January 7, 1968 to Ernest Pickett ad Della Scott in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was a Christian by faith, a proud mother to her four...
Edward Manning
July 23, 2017
Services for Edward Lee Manning, 80, of Temple will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, July 31, 2017 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating, followed by lunch at the church. Burial will follow at Central Texas State Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Killeen with Father Ranjan Cletus officiating. Edward Lee Manning died on Sunday,...

Vivian Hutchinson
July 19, 2017
Vivian E. Hutchinson, 74, of Temple died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at a local hospital. Vivian E. Hutchinson was born on June 24, 1941 to Edna A. Turner and Ossie T. Turner in Blair, Oklahoma. She was a civil service employee for 23 years before retirement. She was mother to many foster children. Vivian is survived by her...
Frances Kohut
July 17, 2017
Mass services for Frances Marie Kohut, 95, of Temple will be held at noon on Friday, July 21 at St. Luke's Catholic Church with Fr. James Ekeocha officiating. Burial procession will go to Bellwood Memorial Cemetery. France M. Kohut died on Monday, July 17, 2017 at a local care facility. Frances Marie Kohut was born on February 27, 1922...