Recent Obituaries

Gregory Eckhard

Feb 8, 2021

Gregory "Greg" Timothy Eckhard, born on March 5, 2021 in Laurel, Maryland, passed away on February 8, 2021 at the age of 59.

The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 11:00AM at the Schertz Funeral Home Chapel. A private interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

The Funeral...

Bertie Jones

Feb 8, 2021

Bertie Jones, 85, of Universal City went to be with the Lord on February 8, 2021. She was born on July 26, 1935 in Lubbock, Texas, to Earnie and Euna Shaw. She graduated from Lubbock High School and after she raised her daughter earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Southwest Texas State University graduating summa cum laude in 1980. She...

Marlyn Rasmussen

Feb 5, 2021

Marlyn Joan Virginia Rasmussen passed away February 5, 2021, at her home in Cibolo, Texas, at the age of 84. She was born on November 10, 1936 in Champaign, Illinois to parents, Irwin and Fern (Simmons) Hoener.

Marlyn graduated from Washington and Lee Highschool in Arlington, Virginia and later attended The University of Illinois and Radford College....

Laurel Kane

Feb 3, 2021

Laurel Ann Kane, 81, of Brenham, TX, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. She was born August 15, 1939 to William and Birdie Foster in San Antonio, TX.  She married Michael Dunn on June 9, 1956.  They had four children together: Michael Jr., Denise, Kenneth and Tina.  She married Leo Kane in March 1988. ...

David Cole

Feb 3, 2021

David Clifton Cole passed away on February 3, 2021.  He is survived by his wife Deborah Carey Cole.  A graveside service will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery on march 4, 2021 at 11:00 am.

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Graveside Service Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Thursday, March 04, 2021 11:00 AM 1520 Harry Wurzbach...

Herman Harrison

Feb 3, 2021

Herman Franklin "Frank" Harrison died, at the age of 75, on February 3, 2021, while surrounded by his family, after an extremely short bout with cancer. He was born on November 19, 1945 to parents, Robert Leo Harrison and Martha Deckard. Frank served in the United States Navy and Navy Reserves. He was a carpenter by trade and passed that knowledge down...

John Renken

Feb 2, 2021

John Ray Renken, lovingly known as “Pops”, passed away on February 2, 2021, at the age of 58. He was born on March 03, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas to parents, David and Lillie (Fewell) Renken.

After graduating from John Marshall High School, John served nearly 4 years in the United States Navy, this allowed him to...

Nadine Bennett

Jan 31, 2021

Mother Nadine Edna Jackson Bennett was born on August 22, 1926, to Phillip Lawrence and Hattie Mary Jackson, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Under the pastorship of Elder L.C. Patrick, at the then Merriman Street Church of God in Christ (later First Church of God in Christ) in Jackson, Michigan, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior,...

Stephen Bish

Jan 29, 2021

Stephen “Sleeven” Anthony Bish passed away on January 29, 2021 at his home in Cibolo, Texas at the age of 48. He was born on March 13, 1972 in San Antonio, Texas to parents, James E. Bish and Patricia A. Harbus. Stephen was mommy and daddy’s little boy, regardless of how old he got.

After graduating from...

Lester Kiel

Jan 27, 2021

Lester H. Kiel, 86, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2021 after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.  Beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Les was born in Corsica, SD to Henry and Marie (Scholten) Kiel and this is where he spent his childhood years.  At the age of...

Shirley Griffin

Jan 27, 2021

Shirley Lee Griffin, born on December 28, 1934, passed away with her beloved family by her side on January 27, 2021 at the age of 86. Shirley was born in Chaffee, Missouri to Eugene and Selena Thompson. She was married to her loving husband, John Griffin for 60 years, together they had five children. Shirley was a stay-at-home mother...

Lavene Wallen

Jan 24, 2021

Ruby “LaVene” Stone Wallen, born on April 28, 1940 in Del Rio, Texas to David and Ruby Stone, passed away with family by her side on January 24, 2021 in Schertz, Texas at the age of 80. LaVene graduated from Del Rio, Texas where she was part of the cheerleading squad her senior year and was voted Sweetheart of...

Estela Vargas

Jan 24, 2021

Estela C Vargas, born December 1, 1931 in Piedras Negras, Mexico, passed away on January 24, 2021 in San Antonio, TX, at the age of 89.  She is preceded in death by her husband Joe R. Vargas who passed in 2008, and her parents Bernardino Cirilo and Concepcion Arellano.  Estela is survived by her children Yolanda Contreras (Mike), Nora...

Paul Mccartney

Jan 23, 2021

Paul V. McCartney, born on August 20, 1956, passed away on January 23,2021, at the age of 64. Paul was born in Midland, Texas, and resided most of his life in San Antonio/Selma, Texas. He had a tough, but short, battle with Covid pneumonia.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Hazel McCartney, and...

Okey Warden, Jr.

Jan 22, 2021

Okey Warden Jr, 85 of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021. He was born on December 5, 1935 in Wayne, West Virginia to parents, Gertrude and Okey Warden, Sr. During his more than 30 years of service in the Air Force.  Okey was awarded multiple honors. More than anything, Okey loved to spend quality time...

Betty Wiederstein

Jan 21, 2021

Betty Jean Wiederstein was born on a farm in the Laubach community residing in Guadalupe County on March 25, 1934, to Lydia and Louis Giesick. She was baptized on January 1, 1939 in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Marion by Rev. Billnitzer and later confirmed on May 19, 1948 in Emanuel’s Lutheran Church in Seguin by Rev. Braulick. Betty...

Annie Terry

Jan 20, 2021

Annie Laura Terry passed away the morning of January 20, 2021 at her home in Converse, Texas at the age of 82.  Cherished and adored mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Annie’s loving presence will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

Born in Dawson, Georgia on September 3, 1938, Annie was active in the Randolph-Brooks...

Lanny Boswell

Jan 19, 2021

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, Lee Boswell, loving husband and father of three, passed away at age 85. Lee was a U.S. Air Force veteran and long-time resident who proudly called Schertz, TX home since 1972 when he settled there with his wife Evelyn and children.

Lee was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 11, 1935....

Paul Gomez

Jan 19, 2021

Paul Camarillo Gomez, born January 11, 1963, in San Antonio, TX, passed away on January 19, 2021 at the age of 58.  He is preceded in death by his parents Humberto and Pilar Gomez, and brother Humberto Gomez, Jr.  Paul is survived by his siblings Arthur Gomez, Helen Camarillo Gomez, Rene Gomez, and Johnny Gomez, and many other loving...

George Ricks

Jan 18, 2021

George Nichols Ricks of Cibolo passed away at his home on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the age of 74 after a two-year battle with colon cancer.  George was born on Jan. 9, 1947 in San Antonio, TX to Elizabeth A. Ricks and Sam Beall Ricks, Sr.  He spent the first four years of his childhood in Kenedy, TX...