Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Elisabeth Friedrich
February 11, 2017
Mass of Christian Burial for Elisabeth Friedrich, 76 of Zabcikvillle, will be 11 a.m. Saturday February 18, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Cyclone with Father George Thirumangalam officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Cyclone. Mrs. Friedrich passed from this life peacefully on Saturday, February 11, at her home while surrounded by her loving family. Elisabeth...
Robert Cardenas
February 8, 2017
Services for Robert F. Cardenas, Sr., 76, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 14, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with the Reverend Darrel Biggs officiating. Burial will follow in North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Cardenas passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at a local hospital. Robert F. Cardenas, Sr. was born March 27, 1940 in Tanglewood, Texas...
Angela Manna
February 6, 2017
Services for Angela Manna, 84, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, February 11, at St. Luke Catholic Church in Temple with Father James Ekeocha and Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Manna passed away Monday, February 6, at a local hospital. Angela Manna was born May 29, 1932 in Somerville, Texas to Theadore...
John Kamas
February 2, 2017
Services for John Dale Kamas, 63, of Temple, will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 7 at a Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow to Seaton Cemetery. John D. Kamas died on Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Conroe. John Dale Kamas was born on March 4, 1953 to Thomas Frank Kamas and Della Julia Surovik...
Noemi Nieto
January 31, 2017
Services for Noemi Nieto, 66, of Temple will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, February 6, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in procession to Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Ms. Noemi Nieto died on Tuesday, January 31 at a local hospital. Noemi Nieto was born on January 4, 1951 to Jose Contreras Nieto and Juanita...
Ronald Chapman
January 28, 2017
Services for Ronald Wayne Chapman "Chappy", 73, of Temple, will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, February 2nd, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Brother Harry Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow in procession to Bellwood Memorial Cemetery. R.W. Chapman died on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at a local hospital. Ronald Wayne Chapman was born on May 23,...
John Wolf
January 25, 2017
Services for John Shipley Wolf, 76, of Temple, will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Killeen Harper-Talasek Funeral Home with Pastor Jonathan Leftwich officiating. Burial will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Mr. John Shipley Wolf passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. John was born on June 25, 1940 to Jacque Burgoyne...
Leroy Schiller
January 24, 2017
Services for Leroy Adolph Schiller, 70, of Zabickville, will be 10 a.m. Friday, January 27, at Ocker Brethren Church in Zabcikville with Mark Sebeck and Richard Cortese officiating. Burial will follow in Ocker Cemetery. To conquer death is to live in glory with God and family. In celebration of life, Leroy Schiller conquered death on January 24, 2017 and...
Albert Krause
January 24, 2017
Albert "Pete" Guss Krause was born June 16, 1922 to Albert Adolph Krause and Ella Stabeno Krause in Bartlett. Mr. Krause passed away on Tuesday, January 24 at a local hospital. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He was a construction supervisor, cost containment specialist and a problem solution...

Melanie Diaz
January 18, 2017
Memorial services for Melanie Rose Diaz, infant, of Killeen, will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 24, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Melanie Rose Diaz died on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at a local hospital. Melanie R. Diaz was the infant daughter to Breana Anita DeLeon-Diaz and Jose Luis Diaz-Cruz in Temple, Texas. Melanie was a...
Constancio Vasquez, Jr.
January 18, 2017
Services for Constancio Martin Vasquez Jr, 44, of Academy, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will begin at 3:00 pm at Georgetown Memorial Cemetery in Georgetown. Constancio M. Vasquez Jr. died on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at his residence. Constancio Martin Vasquez...
Carlton Morris
January 17, 2017
Memorial services for Carlton Ray Morris, 85, of Harker Heights, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on February 19, 2017 in the Lea Ledger Fine Arts Auditorium at Copperas Cove High School. Carlton Morris died on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at a local hospital. Mr. Morris was born in Decatur, Alabama on August 2, 1931 to David W. Morris...
Paul Brooks
January 17, 2017
Services for Paul Forrest Brooks, 75, of Temple, will be at 10:00 am on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. Paul Forrest Brooks went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at his residence. Paul F. Brooks was born on August 23, 1941 to Grace Forrest Brooks and Grant Brooks in Temple, Texas. He...
Anna Brison
January 15, 2017
Services for Anna Rose Brison, 79, of Temple, will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will be held on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Wellston Cemetery outside Norman, Oklahoma. Anna Rose Brison died on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at a local hospital. Rose Brison was born on October,...
Natalia Avila
January 14, 2017
Mass of Christian Burial for Natalia Perez Avila, 87, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple. Mrs. Avila passed from this life peacefully on Saturday, January 14, at home while surrounded by her loving family. Natalia Perez Avila was born December 29, 1929 in Austin, Texas to Gregorio...
Charles Owens, Sr.
January 13, 2017
Services for Charles Fredrick Owens Sr., 74, of Temple, will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 21, at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will occur in Norwich, New York at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Charles Frederick Owens died on Friday, January 13, 2017 at a local hospital. Charles F. Owens was born on August...
Marilyn Smith
January 9, 2017
Services for Marilyn Elizabeth Smith, 61, of Troy will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, January 13 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Burial will be private at Roberts Cemetery. Marilyn passed away and went to be with her heavenly family on Monday, January 9, 2017 in a local hospital. Marilyn Elizabeth Smith (Payne)...
Mark Castilleja
January 6, 2017
Services for Mark Anthony Castilleja, 37, of Temple, will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 12 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Cremation will follow. The family welcomes everyone for a meal and fellowship at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Family Center following the service. Honorary pallbearers will be Aaron Castilleja, Daniel Castilleja, Ray Castilleja, Rey...
Dorothea Knack
January 6, 2017
Services for Dorothea Knack, 73, of Temple will be private. Dorothea Knack passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017 at a local hospital. Dorothea Knack (Wilhelm) was born on March 19, 1943 to Adam Karl Wilhelm and Margarete Paula Menz in Weisbaden, Germany. Dorothea was the youngest of twelve siblings. She completed high school in Germany. While living in...
Daisy Thomas
December 31, 2016
Services for Daisy Fern Thomas, 87, of Temple, will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. Daisy Fern Thomas died on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at a local hospital. Daisy Fern Thomas was born on April 2, 1929 to Cladie James Thomas Sr. and Levada Ellen Crow in Walters, Oklahoma. Ms. Thomas...