Helen Ryan

June 19, 2013

Memorial service for Helen Faye Ryan, 77, of Temple will be 10:30 am Saturday, June 22, 2013 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Rev. Ryan Kiblinger officiating. Mrs. Ryan died Wednesday in a local care center. Helen was born to Fred and Elsie Lowry on March 26, 1936 in Haynesville, Louisiana. She married James Xavier Ryan in 1958...

William Brewer

June 15, 2013

Graveside services for William Bill Ellis Brewer, 74, of Temple will be at 11:00 am Wednesday at North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Brewer passed away Saturday morning, June 15, 2013, at a local care center. Bill was born on October 13, 1938 at Helena, AR to the late Otis and Ethel King Brewer. He married Frances Williams on July 2,...

Willie Vanicek

June 15, 2013

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 Willie Mae Hutka Vanicek Funeral services for Willie Mae Hutka Vanicek are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Seaton Brethren Church with the Rev. Denise Mikeska officiating. She died Saturday, June 15, 2013 following a lengthy battle with Alzheimers....

Ruben Alvarez

June 11, 2013

Visitation HarperTalasek Funeral Home 500 W. Barton Ave. Temple, TX  76501 Thursday, June 13, 2013 68 pm Service Chapel Service HarperTalasek Funeral Home 500 W. Barton Ave. Temple, TX  76501 Friday, June 14, 2013 10 am Cemetery Bellwood Memorial ParkH 8575 Airport Road Temple, TX  76504

Theodore Wernli

June 8, 2013

Theodore Ted Wernli, 71, passed away June 8, 2013 at Valley Baptist Medical CenterHarlingen. Ted was born February 3, 1942 in Akron, Ohio to Edgar and Doris Wernli. He proudly served his country with the U.S. Navy and retired with the rank of CWO4. Ted was employed with the Harlingen Independent School District. He taught History at Memorial Middle...

Rose Vincent

June 8, 2013

Rose M. Vincent, 74, of Temple passed away on June 8, 2013 at her home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 2 pm at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Temple Chapel. Rose was born in Temple, Texas to Berry L. and Eula Jane Adams Ligon on December 16, 1938. She married Coleman Moseley and later married...

Ofelia Soto

June 7, 2013

Services for Ofelia Reyna Soto will be held at St. Marys Catholic Church on Tuesday, June 11 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Ms. Soto, age 77, entered into everlasting joy with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, June 7, 2013 at Weston Inn in Temple after an extended illness. Ofelia was born January 31, 1936 in Lubbock, TX...

James Beatty

June 6, 2013

Memorial services for James Ray Spanky Beatty, 33, of Durham, North Carolina will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at North Belton Cemetery. James died June 6th in Durham, NC after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Mr. Beatty was born on October 11, 1979 to Ronnie L. Beatty and Cathy AbleVaughn in Rayne, Louisiana. He had...

Linda Baldwin

June 4, 2013

Linda Gayle Baldwin, 54, of Temple, passed away on June 4, 2013 at her home. Services will be private. Linda was born on October 28, 1958 to Howard and Mora Lemay Baldwin in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. She married the love of her life, Randal Lee Hassig on May 12, 1984, in College Station, Texas. Linda worked at...

Benito Lopez

June 3, 2013

Benito Rodriguez Lopez, 70, of Temple passed away on June 3, 2013 at a local hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial has been set for Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church of Temple at 10 am with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. Benito was born on August 19,...

Velma Greene

May 30, 2013

Velma Lee Folschinsky Greene, 99, formerly of Temple passed away May 30, 2013 at a hospital in College Station. Services have been set for Saturday, June 1, 2013 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel at 3 pm with Rev. Ridge Adams officiating. Velma was born on August 21, 1913 to Dan Mack and Mary Ellen Smith Nichols in Falls County,...

David Aviles

May 30, 2013

David Aviles, Sr., 58, formerly of Temple, passed away on May 30, 2013 at his home. Services have been set for Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 12 pm at the chapel at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Temple. Burial to follow at Hill crest Cemetery. David was born to Domingo and Lilly Parra Aviles on February 6, 1955 in Temple, Texas....

Doris Dees

May 28, 2013

Doris Toresia Dees, 82, of Temple, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at a local hospital. Services will be Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 10 am in the HarperTalasek Chapel. Doris was born on June 20, 1930 in Milam County to Dave and Lena Mae Morris Miller. She was a member of Twin Cities Baptist Church since 1972....

Dora Schmidt

May 17, 2013

Dora Nadine Schmidt passed away peacefully on May 17, at the age of 95, on Park Bend Health Care Center, Austin, Texas. She was born on September 14, 1917, in Cameron, Texas, to Wallace and Carrie Rudder she attended Yoe High in Cameron, Texas, and married Robert Edward Schmidt of the Barclay community in 1942, who preceded her in...

Bartholomew Pekar

May 17, 2013

Bart Pekar, 81, of Temple died Friday, May 17, 2013, at his home. Funeral Services are set for Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Denise Mikeska officiating. Bart was born on January 4, 1932 at Granger, Texas to the late Charlie and Frances Pekar. He married Elvera Brinkmeyer on December 26, 1953. He was...

Ruby Floyd

May 13, 2013

Ruby Ray Floyd, 91, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at her home in Temple, TX. She was born on March 22, 1922 in Llano, TX. Ruby worked in the hotel and bank industry in Dallas, TX before retiring and moving to Burnet, TX and then Temple, TX. She learned to see at the age of 6 and...

Nancy Finto

May 11, 2013

Funeral services for Nancy Glenora Finto, 71, of Holland will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Academy with Rev. Brent Boatwright officiating. Interment will follow at Holland Cemetery. Mrs. Finto died Saturday at her home. Nancy was born on March 5, 1942 to J.C. and Lucille Harris Jones in Temple. She graduated...

Crystal Baldwin

May 10, 2013

Funeral services for Rev. Crystal Lynn Baldwin, 57, of Belton are set for 10:00 A.M. Monday at the Belton Nazarene Church with Rev. Tommy Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. Crystal was born on July 2, 1955 at Fort Sumner, NM to Howard and Mora Jane Lemay Baldwin. She graduated from Temple High School Class of...

Pauline Quinteros

May 4, 2013

Pauline Quinteros, 80, of Troy, passed away on May 4, 2013 at a local hospital in Temple. Services will be Friday, May 10, 2013 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 2pm with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow at Temple Garden of Memories. Pauline was born on June 30, 1932 in Temple to Cayteno and Felipa...

Aubrey Elliott, Jr.

April 28, 2013

Aubrey Elliott, Jr., 98, formerly of Temple, passed away on April 28, 2013 at in living facility in Austin. Services will be private. Aubrey was born on May 20, 1914 in Troy, Texas to Aubrey and Jessie Jarrell Elliott. In 1937 Aubrey married the love of his life, Helen Shapard in 1937. He was a retired FBI agent then...