Obituaries

Ray Alexander

Apr 24, 2017

Ray Alexander, age 69, of Elm Mott, passed away late Monday evening, April 24, 2017 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Waco. Memorial Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with Darrell Abercrombie officiating. Ray was born October 22, 1947 in Brownwood, the son Lloyd and Winnie...

Daniel W. Urbish

Apr 23, 2017

Daniel Wilford Urbish, age 85, of Penelope, passed away Sunday morning, April 23, 2017 at Clifton Nursing and Rehab in Clifton. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, followed by visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic...

Anna Louise Payne

Apr 21, 2017

Anna Louise Payne, age 83, of Aquilla, passed away early Friday morning, April 21, 2017 at Providence Health Center in Waco. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Vaughan Cemetery near Aquilla, with Rev. Dennis Rejcek officiating. The family will receive visitors from 10:30 a.m. Tuesday until service time at the cemetery. Anna was...

Larry Frank Podsednik

Apr 20, 2017

Larry Frank Podsednik, age 68, of West passed away early Thursday morning, April 20, 2017 in his home surrounded by his loving wife and three beautiful daughters. A Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet will be recited at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, with visitation to follow until...

Orlan W. Kuehne

Apr 20, 2017

Orlan W. Kuehne, age 83, of West, passed away early Thursday afternoon, April 20, 2017 at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. Memorial Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with Rev. Shawntay Cordell Owens officiating. The family will receive visitors from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until service time. Orlan was...

Ray D. Thrower

Apr 19, 2017

Ray D. Thrower, age 83, of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Waco, passed away Wednesday morning, April 19, 2017 in Phoenix after a brief illness. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017 at Gerald Cemetery near Leroy, with Rev. Todd Ewing officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by West Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive...

Ray Perez

Apr 19, 2017

Ray Perez, age 76, of Tours, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 19, 2017 at his residence. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Friday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, followed by a visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Saturday at St. Martin Catholic Church in Tours, with Msgr. Isidore Rozycki...

Kenny Lenart

Apr 13, 2017

Kenny Lenart, age 57, of Abbott, passed away early Thursday evening, April 13, 2017 at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro from a sudden heart attack. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Monday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April...

Bill Grellhesl

Apr 11, 2017

William Christopher "Bill" Grellhesl, age 90, of West, passed away early Tuesday evening, April 11, 2017 at West Rest Haven in West. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017 at St. Marys Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, with Rev. Paul Hudson as celebrant. Military Graveside Rites will...

Steven F. Neckar, Iii

Apr 10, 2017

Steven F. Neckar III, age 63, of Dallas passed away early Monday morning, April 10, 2017 at his residence. A rosary will be recited 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West by Janice Kaluza. A visitation with the family will follow until 4:00 p.m. Steven was born September 21, 1953 in Waco,...

Ben Hanak

Apr 8, 2017

Benjamin Charles "Ben" Hanak, age 65, passed away early Saturday morning, April 8, 2017.

A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with Rev. Paul Hudson as celebrant. Military Graveside Rites will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery conducted by...

Louis Frank Mears

Apr 7, 2017

Louis "Frank" Mears, age 90, of Gholson, passed away late Friday morning, April 7, 2017 at his residence. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 10, 2017 at Gholson Cemetery, with Steve Callaway officiating. The family will receive visitors from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Chapel in West. Louis was born September 4, 1926...

Shona Jupe

Apr 4, 2017

Shona Dana Jupe, lovingly known as "Honey" of West, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 4, 2017. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with Minister Ernie Albrecht officiating. The family will receive visitors from 10:00 a.m. Tuesday until service time. Shona was born May 3, 1968...

Bobby Uptmor

Apr 2, 2017

Bobby Uptmor, age 68, of Leroy, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, April 2, 2017 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Waco. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, followed by visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2017 at St. Martin's...

Edwin Anton Hanzlicek

Mar 28, 2017

Edwin Anton Hanzlicek, age 80, of Penelope, passed away late Tuesday morning, March 28, 2017 at West Rest Haven in West. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, followed by visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption, with...

Lorene Betty Holy

Mar 23, 2017

Lorene Betty Holy, age 86, of West, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, March 23, 2017, in Waco. A rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m. Sunday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with visitation to follow until 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017, at St. Mary's...

Rose Marie Sulak

Mar 20, 2017

Rose (Petter) Sulak, age 82, of West, passed away early Monday morning, March 20, 2017 at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017 at St....

Alfons A. Gerik

Mar 17, 2017

Alfons A. Gerik, age 85, of Ross, passed away late Friday night, March 17, 2017 at Providence Hospital in Waco. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Monday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of...

John Buddy Gerik

Mar 16, 2017

ARLINGTON-John Lee "Buddy" Gerik, 69, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Arlington. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington. Interment: 1:15 p.m., Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, at the funeral home. Memorials: Memorial gifts may be made to Community Hospice at Arlington...

Steve Pfeiffer

Mar 15, 2017

Rudy Stephen "Steve" Pfeiffer, age 58, of West, passed away Wednesday morning, March 15, 2017 at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West. Steve was born April 8, 1958 in Waco, the son of the late Rudy and Jean (Sowell)...