Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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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...
Marie Davis
March 2, 2016
Private family services for Marie Nelson Davis, 92, will be held at a later date. Mrs. Davis passed away Wednesday, March 2, at a local hospital Marie Nelson Davis was born December 12, 1923 in Troy, Texas to Joe H. Nelson, Sr. and Melisa Belk Nelson. She graduated from Troy High School and then worked in Dallas as a...
Sally Espinoza
March 2, 2016
Services for Sally Ann Espinoza, 75, of Temple will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 8 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Temple. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Cemetery with a reception at the Harper-Talasek Family Center afterwards. Mrs. Espinoza died Wednesday, March 2, at her home in Temple. Sally was born April 21, 1940 in Copeland to...
Bobby Tice
March 1, 2016
Services for Bobby Lloyd Tice, 66, of Temple will be 2:00 p.m.., Saturday, March 5 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Deacon Julian Tyboroski officiating. Mr. Tice passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at a local hospital. Bobby Tice was born April 29, 1949 in Albany, Oregon to Lloyd Emery Tice and Hazel Starr Tice. He graduated from...
Mildred Brown
March 1, 2016
Services for Mildred Fouts Brown, 89, of Salado, will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 7 at First Baptist Church of Jarrell with Max Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery in Waco at 2:00 p.m.. Mrs. Brown died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at a local care facility. Mildred was born in Leroy, Texas on September 5, 1926 to...
Otis Hamby
February 29, 2016
Memorial services for Otis Hamby (The Ice Man), 94, of Temple will be 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Visitation will immediately follow the service. Mr. Hamby died Monday, February 29, 2016, in Temple. Otis was born August 27, 1921, in Temple to Sally and John Hamby. He was a lifelong resident of...

Robert Bishop
February 29, 2016
Robert Frank Bishop, 90, of Temple died Monday, February 29, 2016 at a local care facility. Arrangements are pending with Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.
Lorene Davis
February 21, 2016
Services for Lorene Brown Davis, 99, of Temple will be 3:00 pm Thursday February 25, 2016 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with burial to follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. The family invites and welcomes friends for visitation Wednesday, February 24th from 5 - 8 pm at the funeral home. Mrs. Lorene Davis died Sunday, February 21, 2016...
Paula Dudik
February 20, 2016
Services for Paula Dudik, 70 of Temple, Texas will be 8:30 am Friday, February 26, 2016 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Paula Dudik peacefully passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at a local care facility. Paula was born on March 27, 1945 as the only child to Henri Paul Giboin and Mae Albert Giboin in Portland, Maine....
Katheryn Sodek
February 17, 2016
KATHERYN MARIE SODEK Graveside services for Katheryn Marie Sodek, 70, of Merkel, Texas will be 2:00 pm Friday February 26, 2016 at Seaton Cemetery. Katheryn Marie Sodek passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at her residence. Katheryn was born on October 29, 1945 in Breckenridge, Texas, to James Carlock and Burniece Goode Pendleton. Katheryn worked as a prison...
Helyn Parker
February 12, 2016
Helyn Sue McMurtry Parker, 84, longtime resident of El Paso, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2016. Sue was born in Temple, Texas, on May 1, 1931. She graduated from Temple High School and attended Mary Hardin Baylor College and graduated from Temple Jr. College. She also lived in Farmington, New Mexico, where she met her husband of 56...
Raymond Fiala
February 11, 2016
Raymond William Fiala, 79, of Moody passed away on February 11, 2016 in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple. Recitation of Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, February 15th at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Temple. Burial will follow...