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Temple, Texas Obituaries

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Elaine Roschetzky

Elaine Roschetzky

July 7, 2010

Elaine Della Roschetzky, 82, formerly of Pendleton died Wednesday, July 7, in a local nursing center. A memorial service will be held 68 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Holland with Matthew Albright officiating. Mrs. Roschetzky was born April 6, 1928, in Buckholts to Louis and Adela Jurca Larza. She married Johnnie Roschetzky on Sept. 11, 1951,...

Opal Murphy

Opal Murphy

July 3, 2010

Opal Lee Murphy, 92 of Temple died Saturday, July 3, 2010 in a local assisted living facility. Services will be: 10 am Thursday, July 8 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Mattson officiating. Graveside service will be 12 noon at Waco Memorial Park in Waco. Opal Lee Murphy was born February 26, 1918 in Killeen to...

Edna Schiller

Edna Schiller

June 28, 2010

Edna Terezie Schiller, 98, of Temple passed away Monday, June 28, 2010 at a local nursing center in Temple. Edna was born June 30, 1911 to Joseph and Terezie Bartek Krahulik. She married Frank B. Schiller and worked in the dietary department at Scott White. She was a Baptist and had lived in this area all her life. She...

Edna Knauth

Edna Knauth

June 27, 2010

Edna Stokes Knauth, 90 of Temple passed away Sunday, June 27 in a nursing facility in Bartlett. Visitation will be 68 p.m. at the funeral home. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Bartlett where she was baptized, confirmed and married. Pastor Michael Swink will officiate. Interment will be in Bartlett City Cemetery. Edna...

Richard Frazell

Richard Frazell

June 26, 2010

Richard Allen Frazell, 60 of Cedar Park, passed away Saturday, June 26th, 2010 in a Temple hospital. No funeral service is scheduled at this time. Richard Allen Frazell was born October 19, 1949 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force. After earning his Masters Degree, he worked as a landscape Architect for...

Annie Baird

Annie Baird

June 26, 2010

Annie Lois Oxendine Baird, 78 of Temple, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010 in a local hospital. Memorial service will be 1:00pm Monday, June 28th, 2010 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple, Texas. Annie Lois Oxendine Baird was born June 6, 1932 to Lonnie Hayes and Minerva Elizabeth Howington Oxendine in Pembroke, North Carolina. On June 14, 1958 she...

Lucio Mu�Oz, Jr.

Lucio Mu�Oz, Jr.

June 22, 2010

Lucio Muoz, Jr. age 65 lost his 7 year battle with cancer in his home, surrounded by his loving family, on June 22nd, 2010 in Rogers, Texas. He was born July 25th 1944 to Lucio Santiaga Muoz in Van Court, Texas. He graduated from Rockdale High School in 1962. Afterwards, he started his career with Alcoa Aluminum Company as...

Frank Lange

Frank Lange

June 20, 2010

Frank C. Lange Jr. 85 of Temple, died , Sunday June 20,2010 at a local hospital. There will be no funeral services, Mr. Lange will be cremated. Frank was born July 7, 1924 in Chicago, IL to Frank and Adella Lange. He is preceded in death by his loving wife: Ingeburg Lange. He is survived by his daughters: Heidi...

Matthew Watson

Matthew Watson

June 13, 2010

Services for Matthew Kirk Watson, 51, of Temple, TX will be 2pm Wednesday, June 16 at Grace Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be 68pm Tuesday, June 15 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home. Matthew died at home on Sunday morning, June 13 in his home in Temple, TX. He was born December 7, 1958 in St Joseph, MO. He attended Lansing Christian...

Nina Faine

Nina Faine

June 12, 2010

Nina W. Faine, 96, died Saturday, June 12, 2010 in Houston. Services will be 10:00 am, Friday at St Mary Catholic Church in Temple . Burial will follow in Everest Cemetery . Our mother, Nina W. Faine was born August 21, 1913 in White Hall. As a young adult, she obtained many academic achievements. Throughout her career, she used...

Emil Polasek

Emil Polasek

June 9, 2010

Emil Jacob Polasek, 79, of Temple died Wednesday at a local hospital. Visitation will be 57 p.m. at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 12, 2010 at St Luke Catholic Church in Temple. Mr. Polasek was born October 30, 1930...

Adela Arizmendi

Adela Arizmendi

June 7, 2010

Adela Arizmendi, 69, of Temple died Monday at a local hospital. Adela was born June 10, 1940 in Woodsboro, TX to Mariano and Olyaya Luna Yanez. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple. She enjoyed working with handicapped children. She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Cavazos, Jr.,...

Clara Overstreet

Clara Overstreet

June 6, 2010

Clara D. Overstreet, 82 of Temple, passed away June 6, 2010 at her residence. Funeral service will be 10:00am Friday, June 11, 2010 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Rev. Roy Parker officiating. Private family burial will follow. Clara Overstreet was born October 2, 1927 to Joseph and Dorothy Leopold Aiello in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1980, she moved...

Mattie Thompson

Mattie Thompson

June 4, 2010

Services for Mattie Lou Thompson, 78, of Temple will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in Little Flock Cemetery. Ms. Thompson died Friday, June 4, in a Temple nursing home. Survivors include three sons, Pat Lane, Alan Lane and Carl Kinkade a daughter, Rene Shandon Kinkade three brothers, Harold Thompson, Earl Thompson...

Joyce Murphy

Joyce Murphy

June 3, 2010

Joyce Elenor Murphy, 91 of Temple died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at her residence. Rosary will be recited 6:30pm, Wednesday, June 9th at Harper Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in Bellwood Memorial Park. Ms. Murphy was born August 18, 1918 to Frederic James and Ruby Lenoir Murphy in Kellogg, Idaho. She started her travels early in...

David Jones

David Jones

May 30, 2010

David Garner Jones, 54 of Ft. Hood, TX. He ws born on January 13, 1956 In Madisonville, TX, he passed away at his home on May 30, 2010. He was retired from the Army. He is survived by his children: Jennifer JonesCate of Ca, Machele JonesBreuer of Burlington, TX, and Jarred Garner Jones of Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, as well...

Claude Grisham

Claude Grisham

May 28, 2010

Claude J. Grisham, 93 of Troy, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010 in a local nursing home. Funeral service will be 10:00am Monday, May 31, 2010 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Rev. Harlan R. Haines officiating. Burial will follow in Pendleton Cemetery. Claude Grisham was born January 8, 1917 to Joe and Mary Sellers Grisham in...

Ima Ashby

Ima Ashby

May 27, 2010

Mrs. Ima Joyce Guess Ashby, 84 of Temple died May 27, 2010 in her home. Arrangements are with HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. She was born in Meadow, Texas on May 8, 1926 to Brister E. and Ima Lee Fulton Guess. She grew up in Rogers and became a Christian at an early age. She graduated from Rogers High...

Johnnie Bush

Johnnie Bush

May 26, 2010

Johnnie M. Bush, 73, died May 26, 2010 at a nursing center in Coperas Cove. Ms. Bush was born September 15, 1936. She had previously worked in food service at Ft. Hood. She is survived by son, Henry Boyd and sister, Willie Mae Van Buren. A private burial was held Tuesday at Roberts Cemetery in Troy with Chaplain Albert...

Mary Martinez

Mary Martinez

May 26, 2010

Mary Ann Pekar Martinez, 58, of Temple died Wednesday at her residence in Temple. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 29, 2010 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Reverend Ranjan Cletus will officiate. Burial will be in Bellwood Memorial Park. Mary was born May 20, 1952 to Charlie J. and Frances Zak Pekar in Taylor. She graduated...