Hilmer Elwood Koopmann, 80, died Monday, June 18th. He was born July 6th, 1937, the 6th child of Lillie Anna Hengst Koopmann and Wilhelm Otto Koopmann. Born and raised in the Gruenau Community, he attended Yorktown Schools after the Weldon Country School was consolidated, served in the United States Army from 1961 to 1963 and returned to farm and ranch with his father and brother, William, until his death. Somewhat the family historian, he was the author of an extensive history of the...

Elisa Soliz, 85, of Nordheim passed away Thurs. June 14, 2018. She was born Sept. 17, 1932 in Ecleto, TX     to the late Tomas and Maria Martinez Guerrero. On Jan. 12, 1952 she married Alejandro Soliz. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and sisters and her husband of 58 years. She is survived by daughters Oralia (Gonzalo) Martinez, Mary (Vincent) Villarreal, Irene Bullock, Diana (Modesto) Perez, Eva (Luis) Lopez and Alice (Jose)...

Evelyn Osterloh, 98, of Nordheim passed away Mon. June 11, 2018. She was born May 27, 1920 in Yorktown, Texas to the late Oscar and Kathryn Mischer Alex. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Nordheim.  She started her teaching career in a one room country school in Dobskyville.  She continued teaching in Nordheim from 1947 until retirement in 1981. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Teaching Sorority. She is survived by her sons Terry (Mary) Osterloh, and...

Carol Waggoner, 67, of Yorktown passed away on June 11, 2018. She was born July 7, 1950 in Cuero, Texas to the late Pete and Susie Burda Ledwig. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband Johnny Waggoner, sister Helen Mueller, brothers Milton (Anne) Ledwig and Everest (Martha) Ledwig. She is also survived by her mother in law June Waggoner, brother in laws Bill and David Waggoner and sisters in law Gracie Gracey and Kay Ledwig. She is...

Alphonse “Al” Wagner, 93, of Yorktown passed away Thurs. June 7, 2018. He was born June 5, 1925 in Yorktown, TX to the late Emil and Anna Rohan Wagner. He married Myrlin Wild on September 4, 1955 at Holy Cross Catholic Church by Father B.C. Kaminski, where he was still a member.  Al was drafted to the Army during WWII and was an 11th Airborne Paratrooper. He retired from DuPont after 34 years. He was also a member of the school board for several years and a member of the...

After a lengthy battle with cancer, Donald H. McCrory Jr., won his fight and went to his reward on April 30, 2018. He was born to Donald H. McCrory Sr. and Elizabeth Hoff McCrory in Borger, TX on July 13, 1948. He was baptized a Baptist. Don was a 1966 graduate of Ingleside High School and a proud member of the Ingleside Mustangs that played for the State 1-A football title in 1964 (they lost to Archer City 13-6). He graduated from Del Mar Tech in CCTX. He soon began a career that would...

Haskell DeWitt Powell entered this world on Friday, September 4, 1953.  He was the second of three sons born to Clarence and Elvarena Powell.  Because his father’s job as a gauger required frequent moves, early in life, Haskell developed the ability to strike up a conversation with anyone.  Not only could Haskell talk, but he could listen- not just hear, but really listen.  Who wouldn’t want a friend like that!?!  These communication skills combined...

Glenna Wolf, 95, of Cuero, formally of Yorktown passed away Monday, April 30, 2018. She was born Dec. 28, 1922 in Nixon, TX to the late James “Jim” and Claudia Parker. Glenna married her loving husband, James E. Wolf, Jr. on June 13, 1943 in Hutcheson, Kansas while James was in the service during World War II. The two then started a family which included four children. Glenna loved being a homemaker to her family. She was an amazing cook and loved to crochet. Later in life she...

William Henry Bertholf passed from this life on Sun. April 15, 2018. He was born July 29, 1942 in Miami, FL to James Fisk and Iris (nee Joullian) Bertholf. He grew up in Ft. Lauderdale with a passion for scuba diving and track. He graduated from Stranahan High School in 1960 and attended the University of Florida in Gainesville on a hurdling athletic scholarship. He was a Vietnam Era Army veteran and traveled in Europe, living in Germany and England, where he met his wife of 51 years,...

LeRoy Ruppert, 91, of Yorktown passed away Thursday April 12, 2018. He was born Oct. 7, 1926 in Weesatche, Texas to the late Henry and Ella Sonneborn Ruppert. He was baptized on May 1, 1927 in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorktown by E. A. Sagebiel. He served in the Army during WW II. He married the love of his life Lela Mae (Dolly) Riedesel on Dec. 13, 1951. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who had his hands in the dirt starting as a young boy. He spent...