Obituaries

Virginia Sanchez

Virginia Sanchez

April 6, 2009

Funeral services for Virginia F. Sanchez, 82, of Killeen, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with Father Karel Fink officiating. Burial will be in Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.BRBRMrs. Sanchez died April 6, 2009, at her residence. She was born Aug. 26, 1926, in Mexia. She was a homemaker.BRBRShe was preceded in death by...

Olivia Richter

Olivia Richter

March 28, 2009

Services for Olivia Adelia Richter Emmrich, 85, of Belton, are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Giddings with the Rev. Vic Killain officiating. Internment will be at Issac Hill Cemetery in Roundtop.BRBRMrs. Richter died March 28, 2009, at a local hospital. She was born Jan. 10, 1924, in Giddings to Walter and Emma Emmrich.BRBRMrs. Richter was...

Dorotha Rosenstock

Dorotha Rosenstock

March 26, 2009

Services for Dorotha Rosenstock, 84, of Killeen, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen.BRBRMrs. Rosenstock passed away March 26, 2009, in a local nursing home, after a short illness. She was born Dec. 23, 1924, in Harrold.BRBRMrs. Rosenstock was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Rosenstock, and her parents, Cecil and Rama Long.BRBRShe...

Ronnie Dickerson

Ronnie Dickerson

March 16, 2009

Graveside services for Ronnie Dickerson, 50, of Killeen will be 8:30 a.m. Thursday in Fort Bliss National Cemetery with a U.S. Army chaplain officiating. brbr Mr. Dickerson died Monday, March 16, in a Temple hospital. br He was born of Oct. 30, 1958, to George and Bertha Dickerson in Andrews, S.C. He was raised and educated in Andrews, S.C....

Annie Cox

Annie Cox

March 15, 2009

aligncenterAnnie Lou went to a large and joyous family reunion with her Lord, her husband of 60 years, Reverend Homer Cox, her daughter Karen, twin sons, Carroll and Carl, her mother and dad, Frank and Addie Ratliff, and grandson Cody Cox. Annie Lous life will be celebrated Wednesday March 18, at the First Methodist Church in Nolanville, Texas at...

Elwanda Edwards

Elwanda Edwards

March 14, 2009

Services for Elwanda Marie Edwards, 85, of Killeen, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ of Killeen with Boyce Edwards and Dan Carter officiating. Interment will be at the Killeen City Cemetery.BRBRMrs. Edwards died March 14, 2009, at a local hospital. She was born May 21, 1923, in Bell County.BRBRMrs. Edwards worked as a bookkeeper in...

George Breeden

George Breeden

March 4, 2009

Funeral services for George D. Dee Breeden, 87, of Killeen, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen, with Pastor John Abbey officiating. Burial will follow at Killeen City Cemetery.BRBRMr. Breeden died March 4, 2009, in a local nursing home. He was born May 19, 1921, in Jarrell.BRBRHe moved to Killeen at the age...

Catherine Brest

Catherine Brest

February 27, 2009

Private services will be held for Catherine Camille Brest, 13 months, of Fort Hood.BRBRCatherine died Feb 27, 2009, at her residence. She was born Jan. 3, 2008, in Temple.BRBRCatherine was born as a triplet. She is survived by her sister, Bethany Brest.BRBRShe was preceded in death by her sister, Ana Bell Brest.BRBRShe is also survived by her parents, Dale...

Lillian Riggio

Lillian Riggio

February 21, 2009

No services are planned for Lillian Marlene Riggio, 58, of Killeen.BRBRMs. Riggio died Feb. 21, 2009, in Fort Lewis, Wash. She was born June 16, 1950, in Terre Haute, Ind., to Thomas and Catherine Osbourne.BRBRShe worked for Civil Service for 32 years until her retirement in 2008. She was employed with RAM Inc. on Fort Hood and was on...

Lidie Shiller

Lidie Shiller

February 20, 2009

Funeral services for Lidie G. Shiller, 81, of Killeen, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Lara Whitley and Don Johnson officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at Taylor City Cemetery.BRBRMrs. Shiller died Feb. 20, 2009, at her residence.BRBRShe was born Sept. 1, 1927, in Buckholts.BRBRShe was educated in Buckholts and...

Emilie Hogan

Emilie Hogan

February 18, 2009

A Mass for Emilie Leona Hogan, 90, of Killeen, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church, with Father Richard O'Rourke and Father Peter Shin as celebrants. Interment will be at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi.BRBRMrs. Hogan, a resident of The Rosewood Retirement Community in Killeen, passed away Feb. 18, 2009, at a...

Anita Hein

Anita Hein

February 17, 2009

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Azia Hernandez

Azia Hernandez

February 15, 2009

Graveside services for Azia R. Hernandez, the infant daughter of Ramon and Ava Hernandez of Killeen, are at 11 a.m. Friday at Killeen City Cemetery.BRBRAzia was born and died Feb. 15, 2009, in a Killeen hospital.BRBRSurvivors include her parents; her maternal grandparents, Russell and Lillie Mae Clinton of Killeen; and her paternal grandparent, Denise Hernandez.BRBRHarper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen...

Bobby Blakely

Bobby Blakely

February 13, 2009

Services for retired Staff Sgt. Bobby O. Blakely, 81, of Harker Heights will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen with the Rev. Bonita Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Killeen Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors. Mr. Blakely died Friday, Feb. 13, in a Temple hospital. He was born on Oct. 29, 1927, in...

Elia Pabon

Elia Pabon

February 7, 2009

A funeral Mass for Elia A. Pabon, 83, of Killeen, will be Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Faher Adam Martinez officating. Iterment will follow at Killeen Memorial Park. The service time will be announced at the visitation.BRBRMrs. Pabon died Feb. 7, 2009, with grace and dignity, surrounded by her family members, after a short stay at a...

Margaret Heathcott

Margaret Heathcott

February 7, 2009

Funeral services for Margaret L. Heathcott, 81, of Killeen, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Cavey officiating. Burial will follow at Killeen City Cemetery.BRBRMrs. Heathcott died Feb. 7, 2009, at her residence. She was born Oct. 12, 1927, in OK Community, Bell County.BRBRShe attended school in Copperas Cove and in Killeen....

James Carrier

James Carrier

February 7, 2009

Funeral services for James A. Carrier, 58, of Nolanville, will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home chapel in Killeen. Interment with full military honors will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.BRBRMr. Carrier died Feb. 7, 2009, in a Temple hospital. He was born June 4, 1950, in Pittsburgh, Pa. James is survived by his wife...

Valerie Powell

Valerie Powell

January 31, 2009

Valerie Barbara Powell, a resident of Killeen Texas since 1995, formerly of Salt Lake City, UT and Carlisle, PA, passed away at her home on Saturday, January 31, 2009. Valerie was born on August 15, 1922, in Kaunas, Lithuania to Joseph and Kazmera Ocikas. Her family relocated to New York when she was a child. Valerie was the oldest...

Claudine Arnold

Claudine Arnold

January 26, 2009

Funeral services for Claudine V. Arnold, 88, of Killeen, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Killeen, with the Rev. Jimmy Towers and the Rev. Randy Wallace officiating. Burial will follow at Killeen City Cemetery,BRBRMrs. Arnold died Jan. 26, 2009, at a local nursing home. She was born Oct. 17, 1920, in Killeen, where she...

Mary Gonzales

Mary Gonzales

January 25, 2009

Mary Molina GonzalesBRServices for Mary Molina Gonzales, 70, of Killeen will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, with the Rev. Jaime Cardenas officiating. Interment will follow at Killeen Memorial Park.BRBRMrs. Gonzales died Jan. 25, 2009, at her residence. She was born May 2, 1938, in Burlington, to Mike Molina and Lupe Villanueva.BRBRShe was a...