Taylor, TX Obituaries

Eleuterio ("Miguel") Villarreal-Fuentes

Eleuterio ("Miguel") Villarreal-Fuentes

Jun 20, 2017

Eleuterio “Miguel” Villarreal-Fuentes, 48, of Taylor passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. with a Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Providence Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, June 26, 2017 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Our Lady of...

Alvin "Ben" James Morales

Alvin "Ben" James Morales

Jun 19, 2017

Judge Alvin James "Ben" Morales age 67 passed away Monday June 19, 2017. Ben was born in Taylor, TX. After graduating Taylor High School he served his country in the Army and was honorably discharged in 1973. After which he pursued a political science degree at Southwest Texas State University graduating in 1976. Soon thereafter, he married Liz Gamez...

Lucy Quinonez Ochoa

Lucy Quinonez Ochoa

Jun 17, 2017

Lucy Q. Ochoa, 72, of Austin, went to her heavenly home on June 17, 2017. Lucy was a strong woman who fought a courageous fight until the end. Lucy was born to Feliciano and Mary Quinonez on Dec. 14, 1944 in Elgin, TX. She attended school in the Austin area and worked in the Electronics industry, including Texas Instruments,...

Antonio Romero Carrillo

Antonio Romero Carrillo

Jun 17, 2017

Antonio Romero Carrillo, “Tony”, 76 of Sandoval, TX passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at his home. Tony was born on September 2, 1940 in Thrall, TX to Lucio Carrillo and Augustina Romero. He is preceded in death by his parents and two sisters Paula Carrizales of Lubbock, TX and Elodia Melendez of Waukesha, WI. Survivors include his...

Carolyn Elizabeth Beran

Carolyn Elizabeth Beran

Jun 16, 2017

Carolyn Elizabeth (Schroeder) Beran, 74, of Thrall, returned to her heavenly home on June 16, 2017, after a valiant battle with a brief illness. Her devotion to her family and her firm faith in God supported her during her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Carolyn was born to Albert and Hilda Schroeder, in Taylor, Texas on January 3,...

Anthony Roy Morales

Anthony Roy Morales

Jun 11, 2017

Our loving and brilliant husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, son and friend, Anthony Roy Morales, 60, of Taylor Texas, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and children on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He was born on October 26, 1956 in Taylor, Texas. He courageously and heroically fought his battle with cancer and is gone but will...

Marjorie Katherine Cain

Marjorie Katherine Cain

Jun 6, 2017

Marjorie Katherine Cain, 90, of Round Rock passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. with a Rosary at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, June 8, 2016 at Providence Funeral Home. Celebration of Life Mass will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 9, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery....

Julius Edward Pokorny, Jr.

Julius Edward Pokorny, Jr.

Jun 1, 2017

Julius E. Pokorny Jr., 76, of Taylor, Tx. passed away on June 1, 2017 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents Julius and Anna (David) Pokorny. Julius is survived by his four sisters, Dorothy Tomancak and Clifford of Taylor, Tx., Ann Kropp of Taylor, Tx., Joyce Kemmerer and Bill of Slatington, Pa. and Barbara Slabutura...

Opal Joyce Rathke

Opal Joyce Rathke

May 26, 2017

Opal Joyce Rathke, 88, of Taylor passed away Friday, May 26, 2017. She was born March 24, 1929 in Thorndale, Texas to James & Vera Mae Ramick. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. at Providence Funeral Home with funeral services following at 2:00 P.M. Burial will follow at Taylor City Cemetery.

Charlie Frank Pajestka

Charlie Frank Pajestka

May 25, 2017

Charlie Frank Pajestka, 95, died peacefully at home on May 25, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Charlie was born on December 28, 1921 to Charles Pajestka and Emilie Nemec Pajestka in Holland. He was a member of St. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Granger, TX. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a member...

Clifford Wayne Patschke

Clifford Wayne Patschke

May 23, 2017

After a battle with cancer, Clifford Wayne Patschke passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the age of 69. He was born June 9, 1947 to Clarence Patschke and Naomi Hope Daniels Patschke. After high school graduation, Clifford served in the U.S. Army. Upon graduation from air conditioning and refrigeration trade school, he went to work at his father’s...

Floyd Laurence Zuehlke

Floyd Laurence Zuehlke

May 19, 2017

Floyd Laurence Zuehlke of Taylor, Texas passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at St. David’s Hospital in Round Rock, Texas. He was 91 years and 11 months old. He was born on June 17, 1925 in Thorndale, son of Charlie F. Zuehlke and Adella (Kirsche) Zuehlke. He was baptized on July 5, 1925 by Rev. F.H. Stelzer at...

Howard Murphy Urbanek

Howard Murphy Urbanek

May 18, 2017

Howard Murphy Urbanek of Taylor, Texas passed away in his sleep on Thursday morning May 18, 2017. He was born to Alex John Urbanek and Alma Ashley Urbanek on August 10, 1948 at Johns Community Hospital in Taylor, Texas. He was raised in Taylor, Texas and attended St. Mary’s Catholic School until the family moved to Austin, Texas where...

Maria Ortiz Saenz

Maria Ortiz Saenz

May 12, 2017

Maria Ortiz Saenz, 102 years of age, of Taylor, Texas, passed away peacefully Friday, May 12, 2017, surrounded by loving family members. She was born January 10, 1915, in Martindale, Texas to Seferino and Leandra (Estrada) Ortiz. As a young woman, Maria moved to Taylor where she met and married her husband, Rudolph Saenz, Sr., on August 28, 1941....

Joyce Ann Scruggs

Joyce Ann Scruggs

May 11, 2017

Joyce Ann Scruggs passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the age of 80 with her loving family by her side. She was born on January 22, 1937 to Frank and Della Trlica and was a life long resident of the Shiloh community. She graduated from Thrall High School where she met and married her high school sweetheart,...

Christopher Robert Garner

Christopher Robert Garner

May 11, 2017

Christopher Robert Garner, age 32, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017. He was born to Linda and the late Tommy Garner on April 23, 1985 in Taylor, TX. Christopher graduated from Taylor High School in 2003. Christopher also attended college. Christopher in the past worked for TXU Oncor as a meter-reader and then as a contractor laborer at...

James H. Blackwell

James H. Blackwell

May 5, 2017

The evening of May 5, 2017, Toochum James H. Blackwell was called home. James was the second child of A.B. Blackwell and Annie Tanksley. In 1947, the family relocated to Taylor, Texas where she met and married Houston Tanksley and to this union six children were born. Toochum was preceded in death by his wives Marie Huff Blackwell and...

Angeline Frances Cmerek

Angeline Frances Cmerek

May 1, 2017

Angeline Frances (Zrubek) Cmerek, 96, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2017. Angeline is survived by her sons Kenneth Cmerek (Michele) of Thrall and Michael Cmerek (Becky) of Thorndale, granddaughter Lindsey Daniell (Derek) of Thorndale, great-grandchildren Kyla and Cash Daniell and niece Pat Cornell (Steve). She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Tracy (Kovar) Zrubek, husband Victor...

Lula May Griffin

Lula May Griffin

Apr 27, 2017

Lula Mae Griffin was born December 22, 1942 to the parentage of Thedore Roosevelt Owens and LuVelma (Brown) Owens in Bastrop County. Lula was educated in the Elgin public schools until she met the man of her dreams, Charlie James Griffin (Bo) and to this union they had six children. Lula began working at Ramada Hotel and later SPJST...

Agnes Barbara Janacek

Agnes Barbara Janacek

Apr 24, 2017

On May 3, 1922 Agnes Barbara Pivonka (”MawMaw”) was born to Robert and Rosalie Pivonka near Caldwell, TX. She would be one of 13 children who toughed the Great Depression by working the family farm and subscribing to a relentless faith. In 1940, she married “the boy next door,” Adolph Janacek (deceased), a World War II veteran. She is...