Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Fernando Lozano
February 13, 2012
Fernando Lozano, 49, of Temple, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at a Temple hospital. A funeral service will be 3:00pm, Friday, February 17, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel, Temple, Texas. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple. A visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 from 6:008:00pm at the funeral...
Louie Woody
February 10, 2012
L. R. Buster Woody, 89, passed away at his home in Belfalls on February 10, 2012 . Visitation will be Friday, February 17, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 18, 11:00 a.m. at the Ward Street Church of Christ, Marlin, Tx. Burial will be at the Oenaville...

Zora Stephens
February 8, 2012
Zora Mae Stephens, 99, of Temple, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at a local nursing home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Zora was born December 26, 1912, in Moffat, Texas, the daughter of the late John W. White and Nannie Mae Compton White. She married Seth Stephens, he preceded her in death. Zora...
Harry Bradford
February 1, 2012
Harry E. Bradford, 94, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the William R. Courtney Texas State Veterans Home. He was born to Harvey E. and Una Horton Bradford on June 22, 1917 in Belton. He married Jeanette Goodnight, February 12, 1937 in Belton, TX. No visitation is planned. Graveside services will be Friday, February 3, 2012 , 2:00 p.m....
David Bartek
January 31, 2012
David Cliff Bartek passed away suddenly on January 31, 2012, at the age of 59, in a local hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he and his beloved wife, Jen Sue, had been living for 15 years. He was born on August 23, 1952, in Belton, Texas to Ben C. Bartek and Agnes Dana Bartek, where he grew up...
Joe Munoz
January 30, 2012
Joe L. Munoz, 76, of Temple, passed away January 30, 2012 at a local nursing home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00am, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple. A Rosary will be 7:00pm,...
Gladys Marek
January 25, 2012
Services for Gladys M. Marek, 79, of Temple, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Rev. Joe Emmerson officiating. Burial will follow in the Seaton Cemetery. Visitation will be Sun., Jan. 29, 1 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Marek died, Wed., Jan. 25, in a local hospital. She...
Helen Garcia
January 19, 2012
Helen Garcia Of Temple died on January 19, 2012 at Scott and White Hospital. Helen had been a part of the temple community since 1966. She was a member of the Goodwill Baptist Church. She was born on October 3, 1938 in Lubbock, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband Raymond Garcia, and her parents. Helen is...
Julio Medrano
January 15, 2012
Julio Medrano, 87, of Temple, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at a local nursing home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, with Rev. Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park. A visitation will be from 5:007:00 PM, with Rosary at 7:00PM, Tuesday,...
William Bogan, Jr.
January 14, 2012
William R. Bill Bogan, Jr. passed away, Saturday, January 14, 2012 at his home. No memorial service is planned at this time. Mr. Bogan was born in Granger, Texas, on October 2, 1926, to William Robert Bogan, Sr., and Gladys May Erwin Bogan. He attended schools in Granger and Bryan, Texas. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines and...

Katie Cosper
January 12, 2012
Katie Lorraine Cosper, 45, lost her battle with liver failure at 1:05 am the morning of January 12, 2012 at Scott and White Hospital. She had been surrounded by her children late into the evening before her death. Mrs. Cosper was born on September 05, 1966 to Robert and Shirley Barnoski. Katie is survived by her husband, Charles Chuck...
Loma Garton
January 9, 2012
Joy Garton, 57, of Temple, Tx. died January 9, 2012. She was born December 18, 1954 in Bland Mountain, Tx, The daughter of Orval Pack and Mailene Terrell Pack. On July 3, 1987 she married her husband Raymond Garton. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Tommy Miller. She is survived by her husband of 25...
Harry Giddens
January 7, 2012
Harry W. Giddens. 58, died January 7, 2012 at his residence in Temple. He was born to Jeff A. and Eva Johnson Giddens, May 20, 1953 in Belton. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Lynne Giddens in 2004. Mr Giddens owned and operated Giddens Roofing, Inc. for mant years. He was a Baptist. He loved...
Lorene Haisler
January 2, 2012
Lorene Ann Jakubik Haisler, 96 34 of Temple was born March 20, 1915 in Red Ranger Community, Bell County. She was the first born of three children of Anna Lesikar Jakubik and Henry Jakubik. After her mother Anna died, her daddy married Olga Lesikar and had four children. She married Joseph Haisler December 24, 1936. They made their home...
Ruby Hill
December 31, 2011
Ruby Hill, 91, of Holland, passed away December 31, 2011 at her home. A Funeral Service will be 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home, with Chaplain Bruce Mercer officiating. Burial will follow in Holland Cemetery under the direction of HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple. A visitation will be from 6:008:00 P.M., Tuesday at the funeral home....

Philip Dunham, Jr.
December 30, 2011
Philip M. Dunham, Jr., 63, of Belton, passed away, Friday, December 30, 2011 at a local hospital. Philip was born April 3, 1948 in Elwood City, PA, the son of the late Philip M. Dunham, Sr. and Memphis Porter Dunham. On April 3, 1969, he married Tawana Thompson in Temple. He served in the US ARMY and has been...
Eileen Skelton
December 29, 2011
Eileen S. Skelton passed away on December 29, 2011, at the age of 95, at Scott White Hospital in Temple. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 2, 2012, from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. After a private family burial, a Memorial Service will be at 2:00 P.M., on January 3, at the...
James Cook
December 28, 2011
James Howard Cook, 84, of Temple, passed away, December 28, 2011 at a local hospital. A funeral service will be 1:00pm, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home, Temple. Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park under the direction of HarperTalasek Funeral Home. A visitation will be from 11:00am1:00pm, on Tuesday, prior to the service. James was born...
F.A. Bowen
December 27, 2011
John D. Bowen, 95, of Temple, passed away December 18, 2011 at his home. 9 days later, his wife of 71 years, F.A. Bowen passed away on December 27, 2011, at the age of 94. John was born January 9, 1916 in Killeen, Texas, the son of the late O.H. Bowen and Minnie Swope Bowen. On December 26, 1917,...
Doyle Chilcoat
December 24, 2011
On Dec. 24, 2011 Doyle Edmond Chilcoat, at the age of 88, slipped peacefully into the arms of Jesus. He was a native Okie, and proud of it, but called Temple his home for forty six years. He was a tenderhearted, kind, and generous man. At the time of his death he was still deeply in love with his...