Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Thomas Curtis
November 13, 2014
Belton Services for Thomas James Curtis, 57, of Temple will be held at 10 am Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton with Pastor Tom Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Harper Cemetery in Harper, Texas. Mr. Curtis passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 in Temple. Thomas was born on July 31, 1957 in...

John Cloud
November 7, 2014
Belton Graveside services for John Pershing Cloud, 85, of Rogers will be held at 3 PM on Monday, November 10, 2014 at Rogers Cemetery in Rogers, Texas. Pastor Arthur Washburn will be officiating. Mr. Cloud passed away Friday, November 7th at his home. John was born on March 12, 1929 in Wood County, Texas to Charles F. and Lillie...
Mary Bartek
November 3, 2014
Services for Mary Ann Bartek, 99, of Temple will be 10 am on Friday, November 7, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Interment will follow at Bellwood Memorial Cemetery. Ms. Bartek died Monday, November 3, at a local nursing care facility. Mary was born on October 7, 1915 to Raymond Sodek and Matilda...

Mary Ochoa
October 31, 2014
Services for Mary Helen Ramirez Ochoa, 66, of Temple, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 8, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rudy Ochoa officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Ochoa died Friday, October 31, at a local hospital. Mary was born February 13, 1948 in Temple, Texas to Reymundo and Paulina Rodriguez Ramirez....
Edwina Ham
October 31, 2014
Services for Edwina Ham, 98, of Belton, formerly of Andrews, will be 12:00 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Belton, Tx with Rev. Dr. Craig Taylor officiating. The casket will be open for viewing 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the chapel prior to the service. Burial will be in Andrews, Texas at 2:30 p.m.,...
Jose Menchu
October 30, 2014
Memorial services for Andres Menchu will be 2 p.m., Friday, November 28, 2014 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Temple with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Visitation will be 6 8 p.m., Friday, November 14, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mr. Menchu Jose Andres Menchu Gramajo, age 85, died at his home in Temple, Texas, October 30, 2014, after...
Stanley Mersiovsky
October 29, 2014
Services for Stanley Ray Mersiovsky will be 10 am Wednesday, November 5, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Mr. Mersiovsky died October 29, 2014 at a local nursing home facility. Stanley was born March 10, 1944 in Salado, Texas to William Bill Emil Mersiovsky and Naomi Emma Hulda Dutschmann Mersiovsky. He married the love...
George Schilling
October 25, 2014
Services for George Schilling, 71, of Temple, will be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Schilling died Saturday, October 25, at a local hospital. George was born October 31, 1942, in Temple to George A. and Julia O. Adams Schilling. He lived in Temple most...
Vernon White
October 25, 2014
A memorial service for Vernon D. White, 86 of Temple will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, November 3 at Temple Brethren Church. Mr. White passed away October 25 in Temple. Vernon was born on July 25, 1929 in Vilas to the late Coy and Lillian White. He worked as an electrician for Manning Electric in Houston until his...
Russell Willliams
October 25, 2014
Memorial Services for Russell Keith Williams, 39, of Troy will be 11:00 am Monday November 3rd at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Temple with Dana Wilhelmsen and Grayson Albers officiating. He died Saturday, October 25, 2014 in a local hospital. Keith was born April 21, 1975 in Temple to Russell Herbert Williams, Jr. and Linda Joanne Hoevel Williams. He attended...
Donetia Griffith
October 23, 2014
Services for Donetia Marie Cason Griffith, 86, of Temple, will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 27, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Doctor Tom Henderson and Doctor Mark Grace officiating. Burial will be at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 28. Ms. Griffith died Thursday, October 23, 2014, in Temple....
Steve Nation
October 23, 2014
Our oneofakind brother, Steven Everett Nation, passed away on October 23, 2014 at the age of 68. He was the first child born to Juanita Fay Hasha Nation and Benjamin Everett Nation, Jr. in New Iberia, Louisiana on January 24, 1946. He was predeceased by his parents and is survived by his brothers, Glenn Lee Nation and wife Helen...
Isabel Perez
October 20, 2014
Services for Isabel L. Perez, 85, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Friday, October 24, 2014, at our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Ms. Perez died Monday, October 20, at her home in Temple. Isabel was born on July 8, 1929 in Bartlett, Texas to Gerado...
Keith Gunn
October 20, 2014
Memorial services for Keith Gunn, 66, of Temple, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Born July 27, 1948 in Alexandria, Louisiana to Herman Gunn and Thelma Grantham Gunn, Keith went to his heavenly home on October 20, 2014. He lived in the Temple area for...
Frederick Ream
October 19, 2014
Memorial services for Frederick Drury Ream, 81, of Temple, will be 2 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2014, at St. Marys Catholic Church with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Inurnment will take place at Temple Garden of Memories following the memorial service. Mr. Ream died Sunday, October 19, at the Veterans Hospital in Temple. Mr. Ream was born May 15, 1933,...
Anita Taylor
October 16, 2014
Services for Anita Dobson Taylor, 78, of Temple, will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at the HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, at Chaplewood Memorial Gardens in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Taylor died Thursday, October 16, at her home in Temple. Anita was born September 13, 1936, in Texarkana,...
Jose Coronado
October 7, 2014
A visitation for Jose Coronado, 24, of Killeen, will be held from 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will be at a later date in Mexico. Mr. Coronado died Tuesday, October 7, at his home in Killeen. Jose was born July 26, 1990, in Matehula, Mexico to Perfecto Cantu...
Opal Walker
October 6, 2014
Mrs. Opal Walker went to her heavenly home on October 6, 2014. Opal Walker was born on July 30, 1920 in Cisco, Texas to Jacob Jake Isaiah Courtney and Minnie Olive Courtney. She married William Birch Walker, Jr. and they made their home in Bell County as Farmer Ranchers. Survivors include two sons Larry Walker and wife, Kathy of...
Maria Rivera
October 6, 2014
Services for Maria Luz Rivera, 78, of Temple, are will be 10 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2014, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple, with Reverend Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Rivera died Monday, October 6, at her home. She was born February 21, 1936, in Temple, Texas to Estanislao Barbosa...
Franke Gracia
September 30, 2014
Cpt. Franke A. Gracia Temple, TxCpt. Franke A. Gracia, 52, formerly of Los Fresnos, Texas, died suddenly at Scott White Hospital on September 30th. He was born December 21, 1961 in Brownsville, Texas. He is survived by his mother, Julia Alaniz of Los Fresnos, Tx. Frankes father, Francisco Gracia, a crop duster pilot, preceded him in death. He is...