Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Leo Vanwie
April 14, 2012
Leo S. VanWie, 83, of Temple went to be with his Lord on April 14, 2012 at his home. A Funeral Service will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Oak Park United Methodist Church, Temple, TX with Rev. Johnny Miller officiating. Services are under the direction of HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple, TX. Leo was born the son of...
Walter Spoonts
April 10, 2012
Walter Wray Sonny Spoonts, 94, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at a local nursing home. A service in celebration of his life will be 1:00pm, Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Heights Baptist Church, Temple, Texas with Rev. Billy Koinm and Dr. Tom Henderson officiating. A private family burial will be at Bellwood Memorial Park, Temple, TX. A visitation...
Billie Wilhite-Smith
April 8, 2012
Mrs. Billie L. WilhiteSmith, 81, of Temple passed away at a local hospital April 8, 2012. A visitation will be Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from 10am 12pm at Harper Talasek Funeral Home, Temple, Texas. A graveside service will follow at 2pm in Bellwood Memorial Park, Temple, Texas. Billie was born in Lamesa, Texas on April 18, 1930 to J.T....

Marvin Getz
April 5, 2012
Marvin Arthur Getz, 61, of Temple, died April 5, 2012 at a local hospital. A funeral service will be 11:00am, Saturday, April 14, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel, Temple, Texas. A burial will follow in Roberts Cemetery, Troy, Texas, under the direction of HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple, Texas. Marvin was born July 5, 1950 in Redding, PA, the...
Vivian Hopkins
April 5, 2012
Vivian D. Magner Hopkins, 92 of Belton died Thursday, April 5, 2012 in a local nursing home. Private family graveside service will be held. Mrs. Hopkins was born to the late Jasper and Laura Smith Magner in Applegate, Illinois on November 24, 1919. She was a member of the St. Pauls United Methodist Church in Temple and she was...
Ann Trembley
April 2, 2012
Ann B. Trembley, 86, of Arlington, formerly of Temple, died Monday, April 2, 2012 in an Arlington nursing center. A Memorial Service will be held 10:00am, Friday, April 6, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel, Temple. Ann was born April 23, 1925 in The Grove, Texas, the daughter of the late Gerhardt Bamsch and Hulda Richter Bamsch. She worked...
Elick Zurovetz
March 29, 2012
Mr. Elick Elias John Zurovetz, 83, of Temple died Thursday, March 29, 2012 in a local continuing care health facility. A Mass of Christian Burial is to be held Wednesday 10am April 4, 2012 at St, Mary Catholic Church in Temple, Texas. Interment will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. He was born August 28, 1928 to John Zurovetz and...
Ernest Joseph Iii
March 29, 2012
Ernest Joseph, III, 37 formerly of Austin, passed away at his home on Lake Belton March 29, 2012 after and extended illness. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ernest and Julia Joseph of Austin, and Cecil and Mae Francis of Temple, his aunt Judy Francis of Waco, and his father, Ernest Joseph, Jr. Private graveside services will...
Ronald Ault
March 21, 2012
Ronald Ronnie Carson Ault, 54, of Waco,TX passed away after a sudden illness on March 21, 2012 at Providence Hospital with his loving wife and family by his side. He was born January 20, 1958 in San Antonio to Bill and Ann Ault. Ronnie was a man of many interests such as amateur radio, gardening, drag racing, and car...
Raoul V�Squez
March 19, 2012
Raoul Rudy Vsquez, 65. Of Milwaukee, Wisconsin died March 19, 2012. A memorial service for Rudy will be Saturday March 24, 2012 at 10 am at Harper Talasek Chapel with burial to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery Temple, Texas. Rudy was born in Austin, Texas on March 5, 1947 to Olivia Rodriguez of Temple, Texas. On March 24, 1961 he...
Jim Shumate
March 18, 2012
Jim Raymond Shumate, Jr. J.R. was born January 25, 1930 near Wellington, Texas to Raymond, Sr. and Eunice Shumate. He went to be with the Lord on March 18, 2012 at his home in Temple, Texas. His family moved to the Melrose, N.M. area when he was approximately 2 years old. He graduated from school at Melrose where he...
Donald Dysart
March 16, 2012
Donald Norman Dysart, 89, of Temple, Texas peacefully passed from this life at his home in the presence of his family on March 16, 2012 to join his Lord and Savior and loved ones who have gone before him. Don was born January 13, 1923 in Mt. Silinda, Southern Rhodesia now Zimbabwe, South Africa to John Paden and Matilda...
Margaret Maedgen
March 11, 2012
Margaret F. Maedgen, 97, of Troy, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2012 in a Belton Nursing Center. A graveside service will be 11am, Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple. A visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6:008:00pm at the funeral home. Margaret was born August 21, 1914 in Pecos,...
Cipriano Hernandez
March 10, 2012
Cipriano C. Hernandez, 78, of Temple, passed away, Saturday, March 10, 2012 in a local hospital. A Funeral Service will be 11:00am, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel, Temple, TX. Burial will follow at 3:00pm, at the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, TX. A visitation will be Tuesday from 6:008:00pm at the funeral home. Cipriano was...
Vonell Salamone
March 7, 2012
Vonell R. Salamone, 78, of Georgetown, formerly of Belton, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in a Georgetown Assisted Living Center. A funeral service will be 11am, Saturday, March 10, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel, Temple, TX. Rev. Eric Hartzell will officiate. Burial will follow in Wilson Valley Cemetery in Little River, TX. A visitation will be Friday,...
Robert Goss, Jr.
March 1, 2012
Robert Earl Goss, Jr., 38 of Temple, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 in a local long term health facility. Funeral services for Robert will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel with Mark Goss Lara officiating, interment will follow at Hillcrest in Temple. Robert was born September 14, 1973 in Gadsden, Alabama to...
Clarence Batson
February 29, 2012
Ray was born December 15, 1943 in Crane, Texas to R.R. Dick and Minnie Mae Branam Batson. He died February 29, 2012 after a long struggle with colon cancer. He served 50 years as Minister of Music Youth in various churches across Texas including Framers Branch, Howe, Corsicana, Malakoff, Mabank, Memphis and Academy. Many youth came to know the...
Dean Clifford
February 29, 2012
Memorial Services for Dean S. Clifford Sr. of Belton will be held on 10:00 a.m. Monday March 5, 2012 at the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Temple, with Pastor Don Lynn officiating. Dean passed away Wednesday February 29 , 2012 at his home. He was born in Freedom Oklahoma on January 18, 1931 to Earl Clifford and...
Cynthia Sodek
February 27, 2012
Cynthia Sodek, 53, died February 27, 2012 at her residence in Temple. Mrs. Sodek was born to Hershel and Thora Jean Irons VanWinkle on June 8, 1958 in San Antonio, TX. She worked for Winnie Hill Nursing Home, Cameron. Services for Mrs. Sodek will be on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at HarperTalasek Chapel. Reverend Jim Gray...
Irene Finch
February 25, 2012
Irene Simpson Finch, 96, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, and aunt died February 25, 2012 in Temple, TX, after a brief illness. A native of St. Louis, MO. Irene was born March 14, 1915. She was a loving and devoted Navy wife to her late husband, Commander George I. Finch, graciously supporting his military service and enjoying interesting experience...