Victoria, TX Obituaries

Margaret Helen Speidel (née Paulucci) passed away on June 4, 2026, at the age of 101. Born on April 2, 1925, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, Margaret was the daughter of the late Maude and William Robert...

Judy R. Plant passed on May 26, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on October 20, 1952, Judy lived in Victoria, Texas.

Darden Glenn Jacob, 91, a lifelong Texan passed away on Thursday afternoon the 28th of May 2026 surrounded by his family. He was born on the 23rd of June 1934 in Fannin, TX to the late Victor H. and N...

Frances LaVerne Wuensche Kahanek, age 96, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Victoria Texas. She was born on September 19, 1929, in Thorndale Texas to Alma Mathilda Spielert Wuensche and Willia...

Belinda Sue Salyers, age 58, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. Belinda was born in Ganado, Texas, on December 28, 1967. She grew up in Victoria, Texas, and graduated from ...

Oleta Faye Kellogg passed on May 25, 2026, at the age of 84, having been born on October 3, 1941, in Devers, Texas. She lived in Brenham, Texas. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Though...

Edward W. Matula, 76, of Victoria, passed away Friday, May 22, 2026. Edward was born October 13, 1949, in Victoria, Texas, to the late August and Trula Mae Smith Matula. Edward was a proud Veteran wh...

Deborah Lynn Colley, 63, passed away Friday, May 22nd, 2026. Debbie, beloved sister, aunt, friend and band director passed away peacefully after battling peritoneal mesothelioma for 10-plus years. ...

Sherry Lynch, born on October 20, 1948 in Fort Worth, TX, passed away on May 20, 2026 at 77 years old, holding the hands of her loved ones. Sherry was loving, artistic, fun and had the greatest sense ...

Our beloved Judy Garza-Ybarbo, age 70, peacefully entered eternal rest to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. She was a devoted Mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to all. ...

Adel M. McAdams, 96, of Victoria passed away May 15, 2026. She was born January 29, 1930 in Moulton, TX to Louis A. and Adela Mikulik Migl. Adel was the co-founder of McAdams Floral and was a member...

Johnny Lee Garner, 75, of Victoria, passed away May 14, 2026. Johnny was born May 13, 1951 in Corpus Christi, Texas to the late Jewel Marie Arnold and Harry Lee Garner. Johnny was a kind and helpful...

Dr. Julius Darrell Cano, 77, of Victoria, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on November 20, 1948, to Martin Lewis Cano and Sophie Ames Cano, Julius liv...

Dorothy Fay Simek, 95, peacefully entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on May 14 2026. She was born on January 2, 1931, in Cabeza, Texas. Dorothy was the beloved daughter of the late Willi...

Ernie Paul Byrd of Victoria, TX, passed away on May 13, 2026, at age 73. He was born on July 20, 1952, at Fort Campbell Army Base in Kentucky to Eddie and Alice Arnold Byrd while his father was statio...

Gail Lee Chase Hogan, 76, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2026. Gail was born on August 8, 1949, to Gurley Chase Sr. and Ruth Schaefer Chase. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, gre...

Dalton Ray Metting, 92, of Victoria, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Dalton was born in Yorktown, Texas to Werner E. Metting and Elfrieda Henze Metting on January 5, 1934. He married Ella Jane “...

Dr. Julia Ree Riggs, age 93, of Victoria, Texas, lived a long, accomplished, and joy-filled life—and if she had her way, this obituary would not be the least bit gloomy. Born in Dallas, Texas, and ra...

Earl Ernest Bluhm Jr., 86, went to his eternal home on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026, dying peacefully at home in Austwell, TX. Earl was born November 11, 1939 in Austwell, TX to the late Earl Ernest Bluh...

Maryjean Seiler, 83, of Cedar Park, Texas, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2026. Guided into Heaven by the love of her family and steadfast faith, she entered into the arms of her Lord and Savior le...

Yolanda Cuellar, age 78, passed on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Visitation will be held at Faith Family Church on Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 9-10AM with funeral services beginning at 10AM. Interment will b...

Pearl Esther Steen, 87, passed away on May 9, 2026. She was born on January 17, 1939, to Elmo Jackson and Molinda Hilliard Jackson in Yoakum, TX. She attended Huston-Tillotson College, graduating in 1...

Janet Sparkman, 90, of Victoria, TX, passed away May 10, 2026. She was born October 1, 1935 in Guthrie, TX to the late Warren Ray and Sally Afton Smith. She was a homemaker, mother, granny and lived a...

Muriel Flanagan Cullen Argen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026. She was 94 years old. Born on October 1, 1931, in Port Arthur, Texas, to...

Cynthia Frey, 74, of Edna, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Victoria, Texas. She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Harold Christian and Helen Martha Bredernitz Frey on April 20, 1952...

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Naomi Stewart Spearman on May 4, 2026, in Taft, Texas with her loving granddaughter Stephanie, along with her husband Chad by her side. Naomi was a sourc...

Joan Green, 75, of Seadrift, Texas joined her Heavenly Father on May 1, 2026 after a brief illness. Joan was born March 28, 1951 to Ary Elizabeth Ellis and Reverend Watt Watkins Ellis in Goliad, Texas...

Marilyn Jaster, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Victoria, Texas. She was born on October 18, 1933, to Ernest and Pauline Mengers Salge of Mathis, Texas. She graduated from Mathis Hi...

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Susan Heins Morris, 67, of Victoria, passed away April 26, 2026. Susan was born on October 23, 1958 in Gonzales, TX to George Heins Jr. and the late Nancy Alex Heins. Susan worked at Citizen’s Medical...

Mickey Ray Cantrell, 82, of Victoria, passed away on April 25, 2026. Mickey was born on December 14, 1943, in Cleburne, TX, to the late Arthur Mitchell Cantrell and Mona Belle Caldwell. During his...

Bobby Gene Carr, 85, of Victoria, TX passed away on April 24, 2026. He was born May 21, 1940 in Dallas, TX to Walter J. Carr and Lena Tugwell Carr Vaughan. Bobby worked for Shugarts Photography, A...

Wayne Franklin Haynes of Inez, Texas, passed away on April 23, 2026, at the age of 82. He was born on October 8, 1943, in Vanderbilt, Texas, to the late Louis Nicholas “Smokey” Haynes and Cynthia Els...

David M. Valdez, 83, of Bloomington, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Victoria. He was born in Victoria, Texas to the late Cruz and Natalia Valdez on October 6, 1942. David worked as the ...

Christopher Ray Albrecht, Jr., 38, of Victoria, Texas, passed away on April 12, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of stories, laughter, and more than a few legendary negotiations no one will ever quite ...

Geneva Powell Bortel, a dedicated social worker and pillar in her local and church communities, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sunday morning, April 19, 2026, in Cedar Park, Texas. She w...

Ann Elaine Sala, a longtime resident of Victoria, TX, died Tuesday, April 14th in Covington, LA. She was 86 years of age. Ms. Sala was born on October 22, 1939, the 4th child of the late Josephine P...

Joan Ida (Miller) Fisher (92) of Victoria, TX, passed away on April 16, 2026. Joan was born to Earl Raymond and Hannah Lucinda (Smith) Miller in the small town of Hawk Springs, Wyoming, on April 18, 1...

Robert Lawrence “Bob” Coffey, 85, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 4-6pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. A rosary will be prayed at 6pm. Th...

Warren Lee Walker passed on April 12, 2026, at the age of 65. Born October 25, 1960, in Belmond, Iowa, he was a resident of Victoria, Texas. Lee was a Navy SEAL and dedicated his life to serving hi...

Onora “Nora” Carrera Gomez, 88, of Victoria, Texas, born October 18, 1937, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 4:28 pm. Onora is preceded in death by her husband Rev. Ma...

Kurt Aten passed away on April 11, 2026, with his daughter and former wife by his side, just after his 69th birthday. Though he spent most of his life in Victoria, TX, he moved to an Austin skilled n...

Gary Lowell Jeffers, 70, of Victoria, Texas, formerly of Spring, Texas, passed away on April 10, 2026, in Victoria, Texas. Gary Lowell Jeffers was born on March 9, 1956, in Houston, Texas, to George L...

Charles Ray Schaar, also known as Gramp or Charlie, a lifelong resident of Victoria, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, the 10th of April 2026, at the age of 97. Charles was born on the 14th of...

Andrew Gaccetta, 16, passed away on April 9, 2026. Andrew was born on June 25, 2009, in Victoria, Texas. He was a beloved son, brother, grandson, and friend whose life, though far too short, was fille...

Judy Mikeska Obituary August 14, 1948 -- April 8, 2026 Judy Mikeska, 77 of Victoria, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Judy was born on August 14, 1948, in Victoria, Texas, to Melv...

Anna (Annie) Patek Wagner, 86, of Victoria, Texas, passed away on April 7, 2026. She was born Annie Magdenlen Patek on January 13, 1940, in Shiner, Texas, the youngest of seven children born to Laddi...

Jo Ann Lau entered Eternal Rest on Easter Sunday morning, April 5, 2026, in Victoria, Texas, at the age of 94 years. Jo Ann was born on October 7, 1931, in Yoakum, Texas, to Walter John Winter and Hed...

Mary Geneva Jacob, 101, walked into Heaven on April 4, 2026. Geneva was born on November 29, 1924, in Midway, TX, to the late Gordon and Ida Lummus Johnson. Geneva is survived by her daughter, Sarah ...

Ronald Eugene “Doc” Butschek Sr., age 74, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026. Born in Houston, TX to Robert “Bob” Butschek and Lorraine Mikulenka in 1951, his childhood was split between the busy...