Raymond Fred Zella Sr. passed away on Aug. 1, 2021, in Gonzales, Texas. Though he and his siblings grew up in the Hamon community, he was a lifelong Gonzales resident. He married Leona Marie Kuntschik on Jan. 8, 1951, and they enjoyed over 70 years of marriage together. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with the Holy Rosary being recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Jason Martini as celebrant. Interment will follow in Hermann Sons Cemetery. more

Bernadine (Deanie) Pamela Thoms Ploeger left this earth on Wednesday July 28, 2021 in Gonzales, Texas. She was born in Sinton, Texas on Sept. 21, 1948 to Fred and Bernice (Turk) Thoms and was welcomed by brothers David and Dudley Thoms. Upon her mother’s death shortly thereafter, Deanie was raised by Walter and Merle (Turk) Schultz in Gonzales. Her cousins, Ann Schultz Farek and Judy Schultz Ashe, became sisters. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in the First Methodist Church. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Matt Pennington officiating. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery. more

Marie Guevara Ramos entered the arms of the lord on July 26, 2021 at the age of 76. Marie was a lifelong resident of Gonzales Texas and member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 5 to 7 p.m., with a Holy Rosary following at 7 p.m. at Seydler Hill Funeral Home in Gonzales, Texas. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2021 at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas with Fr. Jason Martine officiating. Interment will follow in St. James Catholic Cemetery. more

Michael Anthony Caballero, Sr., age 55 of Waelder, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021. He was born March 28, 1966 in Gonzales, Texas to Rachael (Sanchez) and Guadalupe Thomas Caballero. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the Iglesia Bautista Memoria Church, 203 South Avenue E, Waelder, Texas with Fellowship to follow at the Waelder Community Center, 311 Highway 90 West, Waelder, Texas 78959. more

Lydia P. Rice, 74, of Gonzales, Texas, previously from Houston, Texas, was born March 1, 1947, in Simonton, Texas, to Evaristo Perez and Maria Godin Perez. She passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 26, 2021 in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with Rev. Paul Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Monthalia United Methodist Cemetery. more

Mariano Delgado Martinez, 92, of Waelder died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at University Medical Center in San Antonio. A lifelong resident of Waelder, Mariano was a retired farmer, and a member of VFW Post #15045. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Waelder, Texas, with burial to follow at Waelder Community Cemetery in Waelder, Texas. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at Smith Funeral Home in Flatonia, Texas with a rosary recited at 7 p.m. more

Ruby May Dickerson, 73, of Westhoff passed away Monday, July 19, 2021.  She was born May 23, 1948 in Moulton to Emil and Mary Filip. She was the owner of White Leghorn Café for 43 years. Visitation will be held Friday, July 23, 2021, 9 a.m. at Freund Funeral Home.  Funeral Services will begin at 10 a.m. at Freund Funeral Home with Pastor Terry Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Westhoff Cemetery. more

Sylvia Ann Vega, 61, of Gonzales, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2021. She was born on April 17, 1960, in Cuero, Texas, to Joe and Beatrice Loya Garcia. She married Antonio Vega, Sr. on August 21, 1977, in Hochheim, Texas. A rosary will be held Thursday, July 22, 2021, at 7 p.m. in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home, with Deacon Terry Brennan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, July 23, 2021, at 10 a.m. in St. James Catholic Church, with Father Jason Martini officiating. more

Wanda Marie Baker, 92, went to her Lord and Savior Friday, July 16, 2021. Wanda was born April 15, 1929, in Gonzales to William Claude Rhodes and Mamie Hyatt Rhodes. Wanda married Alton James Baker on June 8, 1947, in Gonzales County. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ramirez officiating. Interment will follow in the Gonzales City Cemetery. more

John A. Hermann, 74, was called to his heavenly home on July 10, 2021. John was born on June 18, 1947 in Gonzalez, Texas to Ina and Alfred Hermann. The funeral service for John is Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Brenham’s First Baptist Church with the burial at Prairie Lea Cemetery. more

Anne Havlik Rubac passed away peacefully on July 14, 2021, at the age of 89. The youngest of nine children, Anne was born in Roznov, Texas, on Oct. 10, 1931, to Charles J. Havlik, Sr. and Julia Halamicek Havlik. She was a home economics teacher at Gonzales High School where she taught for 38 years, retiring in 1990. Visitation will be on Friday, July 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home in Gonzales. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Restland Cemetery in Yoakum. more

Oscar Luera, 84, of Richmond, Texas, was born on November 4, 1936 in Waelder, Texas. He left this life to be with his Lord and loved ones on June 30, 2021. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 507 4th St., Richmond, Texas, 77469, with Mass at 10 a.m. more

Eduardo Ruiz Perez, 79, of Gonzales, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021. Eduardo was born July 4, 1942, in Durango, Mexico to Abelardo Perez and Diega Ruiz Perez. He married Rosa Maria Gonzales in July of 1963 in Rio Bravo, Mexico. Eduardo was a member of Iglesias Bautista Memorial Church in Waelder where he loved to sing hymns. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2021, in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 2 p.m. in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Ramon Rivera and Rev. Juan Ruiz officiating. Interment will follow in Gonzales Memorial Park. more

Lewis Paul Miller, 82, of Gonzales, Texas, went to be with the Lord on July 6, 2021, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home on Friday, July 9, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Memorial Heights Baptist Church on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 10 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Barta Cemetery. more

Mrs. Joycesteen Jones Johnson was born December 19, 1931 to Frank Logan Jones and Alice McClure Jones. She passed away peacefully Sunday, July 4, 2021 among her family and friends. Services will be held Friday, June 9, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church, with viewing from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Church Street Cemetery in Gonzales, TX. more

Carol Ann Mills, 78 of Gonzales passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021. She was born March 3, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas to Marvin and Madelyn Blackburn. As an adult, she moved her family to Gonzales, Texas and settled on a small piece of family land. She continued her nursing career as Director of Nurses at the Cartwheel Lodge in Gonzales, Texas. She later went on to serve in Operation Desert Storm as a Major in the 114th Medical EVAC Unit in the Army. Once returning home, she took a position with Victoria College where she taught nursing students for the remainder of her nursing career. more

Melvin (Bubba) Gene Roecker, 87, of Seguin, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021. Melvin was born on December 12, 1933, in Gonzales, Texas to Willie Roecker and Dina Mary Elizabeth Esse Roecker. He married Sarah G. Krause on January 11, 1943, in the Belmont Methodist Church. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 9 to 10 a.m. in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Smith officiating. Interment will be in the Belmont Cemetery, Belmont, Texas. more

Ernest Franklin Cobler, 78, of Waelder, Texas,  was called home to the Lord on June 30, 2021.  He was born January 8, 1943, in Austin and moved with his mother and two brothers to Waelder at the age of one.  He was baptized at the Waelder Methodist Church in 1955 and graduated from Waelder High School in 1961.  After graduation, he moved to Gonzales and worked for GVEC as a lineman for 11 years before moving back to Waelder, where he retired from the City of Waelder with 31 years of service. Funeral services will be held on July 5, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Seydler-Hill Funeral Home, with Richard Cobler officiating.  Interment will follow at the Waelder City Cemetery. more

After a courageous battle with cancer, Avis Erline Russell, 71, has gone Home to Heaven. She passed, true to her word, on her terms, surrounded by her loving family, peacefully in her home on June 20 , 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. Known affectionately by many as “Erline,” or “Enie,” she was born on Sept. 4, 1949, in Nixon, Texas to Ernest Errol and Virgie Viola Cone. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Finch Funeral Chapel in Nixon, Texas at 11 a.m.  more

Wallace Lynn Johnson, 77, of San Antonio, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was born Feb. 5, 1944 in Flatonia, Fayette County, Texas, the son of Andrew Clifton Johnson and Frances Bertling Johnson. Visitation will be 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 29 at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the Denton Creek Cemetery with Reverend Charlie Johnson officiating. more