Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Ralph Martinez
June 17, 2015
Services for Ralph Martinez, 43, of Rogers will be 2:00 pm on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Cyclone, Texas. Ralph Martinez passed away Wednesday, June 17th at his residence. Ralph was born on August 18, 1971, to George L. Martinez and Mary Tovar Martinez in Temple,...
Edward Luna
June 15, 2015
Edward Lourdes Luna, 78, of Troy, died on June 15, 2015, at a local care center. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2015, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple, Texas. Interment will follow at Oenaville Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, June 18th from 5 to 8 p.m. with Rosary recited at 7...

Estefana Alcocer
June 13, 2015
Services for Estefana Alcocer, 96, of Temple will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Temple with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Ms. Alcocer was born December 16, 1918 in Maxwell, Texas to Pedro Rodriguez and Amelia Euresti Rodriguez. She moved from Rosebud to Temple in 1958, where she...
Tomasa Quinteros
June 3, 2015
Services for Tomasa Guana Quinteros, 96, will be 12 noon on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow at Quinteros Cemetery in Temple. Tomasa, the oldest child of Fernando and Demetria Guana, passed away Wednesday evening, June 3. She was born March 7, 1919 in...
Bill Mayes
May 29, 2015
Graveside services for Billy Don Mayes, 72, of Troy will be 10:00 am Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Billy Don Mayes passed away May 29th at his residence. Billy was born on April 28, 1943 to Lee Allen Mayes, Sr., and Opal Gladys Mayes in Temple in what is now called Industrial Park. He was the...
Darrell Chandler
May 29, 2015
Darrell "Cowboy" Wayne Chandler, 72, of Temple went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 29, 2015. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with the Reverend Steve Melton officiating. Darrell was born in Princeton, Indiana on July 12, 1942 to Harold Chandler and Margaret Northener Chandler. He graduated from Winslow...
Alice Pany
May 24, 2015
Graveside services for Alice F. Pany, 94, of Temple will be 11:00 am Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Hillcrest Cemetery with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Alice F. Pany passed away Sunday, May 24th at a local nursing care facility. Alice was born on April 26, 1921 to Adolph J. Koenning and Lilly Stock Koenning in Dryer, Texas. She was...
Chester Cowan
May 23, 2015
Graveside Services for Chester E. Cowan 95, of Temple will be 10:00 am Wednesday, May 27TH at Moffat Cemetery with Chaplain Ernest Benson officiating. Mr. Cowan passed away Saturday, May 23rd at a local hospice care facility. Chester Edward Cowan was born in Killeen, TX to Thomas Jefferson Cowan and Mary Matthews Cowan. Mr. Cowan proudly served our Country...
Dorothy Ondrasek
May 15, 2015
Services for Dorothy Lee Ondrasek 86, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Seaton Brethren Church with Pastor Denise Mikeska officiating. Burial will be at Seaton Cemetery. Reception to follow at the Church. Mrs. Ondrasek of Burlington passed away in her home. She was born December 4, 1928, to Frank Vavra and Johanna Engelman in Caldwell, TX. She graduated from...
Virginia Carver
May 13, 2015
Services for Virginia Lorene Myers Carver, 94, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 18th at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Pastor Tom Robbins officiating. Burial will be private. Mrs. Carver died Wednesday, May 13, in Temple. She was born in Temple on October 21, 1920 to Eliza and Jackson Hayes Myers. Prior to her marriage,...
Nelda Patschke
May 9, 2015
Services for Nelda Hilliard Patschke, 66, of Temple will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 14th, at Trinity Lutheran Church on Marlandwood in Temple. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. The Lord called Mrs. Patschke to her heavenly home on Saturday, May 9th, at her residence in Temple. Nelda was born August 6, 1948 in Temple, Texas...
Carmela Tamez
May 5, 2015
Services for Carmela C. Tamez, 84, of Temple will be 10:00 am Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud, Texas. Carmela C. Tamez passed away on Tuesday, May 5th at a local nursing care facility. Carmela was born on April 11,...
Sandra Gribble
April 27, 2015
Graveside services for Sandra Jane Gribble, 77, of Temple, will be 1:00 pm Thursday May 14, 2015 at Temple Garden of Memories with Pastor Carter officiating. Sandra Jane Gribble passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015, at her residence in the care of Gentiva Hospice. Sandra was born on September 16, 1937 to Thomas Allen Chapman and Arah Lou...
Cierra Smith
April 27, 2015
Services for Cierra Becky Smith, 23, of Temple will be noon, Friday, May 1 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, Texas with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Ms. Smith passed away Monday, April 27 in Temple. Cierra was born June 3, 1991 in Pasadena, Texas to Brian Lee Smith and Dwan Robnette. She was a student at the time of...
Dorothy Kirk
April 25, 2015
Graveside Services for Dorothy Kirk, 97, of Temple will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 27 at Hillcrest Cemetery with Reverend Jack Riley officiating. Dorothy Kirk passed away on April 25, at a local care facility. She was born November 18, 1917 to John Franklin Yates and Dessie Rowena Doshier in Temple. She attended Little Flock School House. She married...
Jesusa Garcia
April 25, 2015
Services for Jesusa D. Garcia, 86, of Temple will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Rolando Reveles officiating. Mrs. Garcia died Saturday, April 25, at her residence. She was born February 9, 1929 to Jesus Davila and Tomasa Flores in Rockdale. She married Luciano Garcia Sr. in Cameron. They moved to Temple. She was...
Erik Lopez
April 22, 2015
Services for Erik Patrick Lopez will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 27, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. Erik died Wednesday, April 22, at a local hospital. Erik was born March 17, 1981 in Temple to Roberto Lopez, Sr. and Alice Pedroza...
Annie Zalmanek
April 21, 2015
Annie Louise Zalmanek passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at a local hospital. Annie was born on March 12, 1924 in Coleman, Texas to Howard Thomas Walker and Ruth Louise Miller Walker. After high school she married Frank J. Zalmanek on August 1, 1940. Annie was a WWII veteran's wife and together they started their own business, Zalmanek...
Hurshell Hatley
April 19, 2015
Private services for Hurshell Hatley, 90, of Temple, Texas will be held at a late date. God called Hurshell Hatley to his heavenly home on April 19, 2015. Hurshell was born near San Angelo on December 29, 1924. He wore many hats in his lifetime. He worked at Sperry Remington for twenty years and served as a Reserve Police...

Robert Perez
April 18, 2015
Memorial Services for Robert "Bobby" Perez, 61, of Temple are private and will be held at a later date. Robert M. Perez was born in San Antonio, TX on December 7, 1953 to Gilbert Perez Sr., and Susie Moreno. He attended Killeen High School and started janitorial work then moved to bricklaying. He lived in Texas all his life...