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...

Tomasa Garcia

April 23, 2013

Tomasa O. Garcia, 96, of Temple passed away on April 23, 2013 at a local hospital in Temple. Services will be Friday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Temple at 10 am with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Tomasa was born on December 23, 1916 to Cipriano and Trinidad Guadalcasar Olivares...

Margaret Miller

April 16, 2013

Margaret Clara Miller, 94, of Temple, passed away on April 16, 2013 at a local living center. Services will be at Bunker Brothers in Las Vegas. A visitation will be held Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 68 at Harper Talasek Funeral Home Temple with a rosary at 7 with Father Ranjan Cletus officiating. Burial to be held at Bunker...

Peggy Craik

April 9, 2013

Peggy Hayes Craik, 70, of Temple, passed away at her home in Temple on April 9, 2013. A memorial service will be Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 11:00 am at First Presbyterian Church of Temple. Peggy was born on April 5, 1943 to Jack and Bettie Iba Hayes in Liberal, KS. She was an Associate Professor at UMHB from...

Thomas Rogers

April 4, 2013

Colonel Thomas J Rogers died on April 4, 2013 at Scott and White Hospital. He was born in Houston Texas in 1920. He graduated from Reagan High School where he played football and participated in victory over Mexico Polytechnic University in Mexico City in 1937. After two years at the University of Texas, he entered the Army Air Force...

Billy Kennedy

March 29, 2013

Services are pending

Ruth Cortese

March 22, 2013

Ruth Pauline Cortese, age 86, of Little River, passed away Friday March 22, 2013 at her home. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday March 26 at Harper Talasek Funeral Home. Ruth was born December 14, 1926 in Bartlett TX to Walter and Irene Steglich. She married Vince Cortese on November 4, 1951. She graduated from Bartlett High...

Deborah Breichner

March 17, 2013

Services are pending

Visitation HarperTalasek Funeral Home 500 W. Barton Ave. Temple, TX  76501 Thursday, March 28, 2013 68 pm Service Memorial Service HarperTalasek Funeral Home 500 W. Barton Ave. Temple, TX  76501 Friday, March 29, 2013 6 pm

Kaydyn Munoz

March 12, 2013

Graveside services for Kaydyn Anthony Munoz, of Temple, will be Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 10am at Hillcrest Cemetery. A rosary will be Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple at 7 pm with Deacon Ronnie Lastovica officiating. Kaydyn was born on March 12, 2013 and passed away on March 12, 2013 at a local...

Katy Gillmeister

March 10, 2013

Funeral services for Katy Marjorie Duty Gillmeister, 83, of Temple will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday at Covenant Lutheran Church, 4202 Hickory Rd., with Reverend Heath Abel officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Katy was born at Dime Box, Texas to the late Marcellous J. and Katy Elrod Lively Duty on March 8, 1930. She graduated in...