Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Naomi Fondren
April 18, 2016
Mrs. Naomi Fondren, 80, of Troy passed from this life on Monday, April 18, 2016 while surrounded by her loving family. Naomi was born on January 8, 1936 in Siluria, AL to Willie F. and Mary Grace Gardner. Naomi worked for Walmart Garden Center for 25 years and had true passion for things that grow. No matter if it...
Martha Sullivan
April 17, 2016
Memorial services for Martha Sue Sullivan, 69, of Temple, will be 3pm Wednesday, April 20, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple. Mrs. Sullivan died Sunday, April 17 at a local hospital. She was born November 20, 1946, in Temple to Chester Ellett Groves Sr. and Martha Brazil Groves. She graduated from Temple High School and attended Temple Junior...
John Bakker
April 16, 2016
Memorial services for John Albert Bakker, 76, of Temple will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at First Baptist Church of Academy. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Bakker died Saturday, April 16 at his residence. He was born May 16, 1939, in Youngstown, Ohio...
Margaret Fetterman
April 16, 2016
Margaret Joyce Fetterman Funeral Services for Margaret Joyce Fetterman, 79, of Salado will be at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 19th at Harper-Talasek Funeral Chapel in Temple. Burial will follow at Holland City Cemetery with a Reception to follow at the SPJST Hall of Holland, TX. Mrs. Fetterman died Saturday, April 16th, at her home. She was born August 16,...
Stephen Seaburg
April 15, 2016
Private family services for Stephen Cornell Seaburg, 68, of Belton will be held at a later date. Mr. Seaburg died Friday, April 15th at a local hospital. He was born on May 24, 1947 in Jamestown, New York to Cornell Seaburg and Thelma Floyd Seaburg. Stephen graduated from Houghton Academy in New York. He also attended college at the...
John Branom
April 14, 2016
Services with military honors for John Richard Branom, Sr., 73, of Killeen will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Branom died Thursday, April 14, at a local hospital. John Richard Branom was born September 28, 1942 in Kenedy, Texas to John Quinton Branom and Helen Marie Hearn Branom. He...
Stephen Forman
April 13, 2016
Memorial services for Stephen David Forman, 67, of Temple will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, April 22, 2016 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mr. Forman died Wednesday, April 13, at a local care facility. Stephen David Forman was born July 20, 1948 in Houston, Texas to David Wallace Forman and Christine Hibbs Forman. He graduated from Belton High School...
Nelta Vanderveer
April 11, 2016
Private family services are planned for Nelta Jo Vanderveer, 80, of Temple. Mrs. Vanderveer died Monday, April 11, 2016 at a local care facility. Nelta Jo Vanderveer was born June 15, 1935 in Temple, Texas to Fred McCray and Mae Estelle Strong McCray. She graduated Temple High School and, in December 1955, married Bobby Don Vanderveer. She was a...

Edmond Newton
April 7, 2016
Private military services for Edmond James Newton, 85, of Temple will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, at the Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Newton died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at a local hospital. Edmond Newton was born January 5, 1931 in Bronx, New York. Mr. Newton enlisted in the United States Army in...
Margaret Dean
April 5, 2016
Services for Margaret L. Dean, 92, of Temple will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, at Heights Baptist Church in Temple with Reverend Billy Koinm officiating. A private family burial will take place at another time. Mrs. Dean died Tuesday, April 5, at a local nursing facility. Margaret L. Dean was born August 5, 1923 in Whitton, Texas to...
Terry Cooley
April 5, 2016
Terry Wayne Cooley, 63, of Queen City, Texas, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in a Waco, Texas hospital surrounded by family. He was born July 10, 1952, to August Cooley and Joyce Cooley in Nashville, Arkansas. Terry had been fighting so hard for so long and his body just couldn't keep up the fight. Today he is celebrating life...

Bobby Reddoch
March 28, 2016
Services for Bobby Ray Reddoch, 84, of Temple are pending with Harper-Talasek Funeral Home.
Charlene Quinn
March 27, 2016
Services for Charlene Snow Quinn, 63, of Temple are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 1 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Reception will follow at the Harper-Talasek Family Center. Mrs. Quinn went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 27, at her home in Temple after a five year battle with lung...
Robert Morris
March 26, 2016
Graveside services for Robert Glenn (Bob) Morris, 65, of Temple will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 1 at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Temple. Mr. Morris died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at a local hospital. Bob Morris was born April 12, 1950 in Monterey, California to James Franklin Morris and Marilyn Drost Morris. He served in the United States Marine...
Luis Montero
March 26, 2016
Services for SMG (Ret) Luis A. Montero, 68, will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 31, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Temple with Father Ranjan Cletus officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Montero died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at his home in Temple, Texas. Luis Montero was born February 8, 1948, in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Longino...
Helen Ridley
March 24, 2016
Visitation for Helen Mary Ridley, 99, of Temple will be 6 - 8 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Ridley died Thursday, March 24, at Brookdale, a local care facility in Temple. Helen Mary Ridley was born April 7, 1916 in Buffalo, New York...
Mamie Mersiovsky
March 22, 2016
Services for Mamie Paula Frieda Mersiovsky, 83, of Temple will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Temple with Pastor Dana Wilhelmsen officiating. Burial will follow at Greathouse Cemetery. Mrs. Mersiovsky died Tuesday, March 22 at a local care facility. Mrs. Mersiovsky was born December 11, 1932 in Walburg, Texas to Alvin Arldt and Frieda...
Edna Baker
March 21, 2016
A visitation for Edna Baker, 100, of Temple will be held from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Private family services will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Baker died Monday, March 21, 2016, at a local nursing facility. Edna Baker was born June 10, 1915 in Holland, Texas to Miles Edward...
Roy Byars, Sr.
March 17, 2016
Services for Roy Lee Byars, Sr., 84, of Temple will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 23 at St. James United Methodist Church in Temple. Burial will follow at Temple Garden of Memories. Mr. Byars died Thursday, March 17, 2016, at his home in Temple. Roy Lee Byars, Sr. was born on April 2, 1931 in Brookshire, Texas. Roy was...
Bertha Brown
March 9, 2016
Bertha Peter Brown passed from this life on March 9, 2016, with her husband of 67 years at her side. She was born on May 5, 1923, in a small village in Bavaria and married her husband, E. Corum Brown in Regensburg in August, 1948. After returning to Texas and Fort Hood in 1951 they settled and made their...