Brahma News
Rodney Earl Trant ('64)
Rodney Earle Trant, age 64, passed away on March 2, 2010 in San Antonio.
Rodney was born on January 22, 1946, in Kingsville, Texas to his parents, Gordon and Louise Trant. Rodney served honorably in the US Army.
He was preceded in death by his father, and two sisters, Nancy and Wanda.
Rodney is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Mary; his mother; nephews, Clay and Steven Vaughn; niece, Randa Lester, and their families.
He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends that he leaves behind.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010
3:00 P.M.
PORTER LORING NORTH CHAPEL
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
For directions to the funeral home, click on this link:
http://obit.porterloring.com/obitdisplay.html?id=761390&listing=Current
Olga Ramos Marroquin Page
Olga Ramos Marroquin Page, age 62, a resident of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2010 in Corpus Christi. She was born on July 22, 1947 in Kingsville to Victor Ramos Jr. and Idolina Belmontes Ramos. Mrs. Page was a former employee of Bank One, Sugarland, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; former husband, Eugene Marroquin Jr.; two brothers and sister-in-law, Ruben (Lupita) Ramos, and Valdemar Ramos.
Olga is survived by her husband, Robert Page; three daughters, Terry (George Villalon) Marroquin, Roxanne Marroquin-Urban and Jennifer (Justin) Marroquin-Peninger; two brothers, Robert (Elida) Ramos and Victor (DeDe) Ramos III; sister, Nina (Marcello) Carrillo; four grandchildren, Anthony Eric Perez, Ashley Campbell, Garrett Morren and Charis Jean Marroquin; and great-grandchild, Leelind Obregon Perez.
Visitation will take place on Friday, February 19, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Turcotte-Piper Mortuary Chapel. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Turcotte-Piper Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Edwin Cann officiating.
Burial will follow in Kingsville at Chamberlain Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Turcotte-Piper Mortuary, 205 General Cavazos Blvd., Kingsville, Texas.
[From the Corpus Christi Caller, 2/19/10. Submitted by Adan Munoz ('66) and Dan McClanahan ('62).]
Mark Edward Koenig
Published: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 4:16 PM EST
Jan. 2, 1947 – Jan. 31, 2010
Mark Edward Koenig, age 63, of Alvin, Texas passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital in Webster, Texas. Mark was born January 2, 1947 in Floresville, Texas and was a resident of Alvin for over 23 years. He served in the United States Navy from 1968-1972 and was retired from Celanese Chemical Company where he held the position of Operations Supervisor.
Mark was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Ella Koenig. Mark is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Susan Koenig of Alvin, Texas; two sons, Greg Koenig and wife, Shelly of Alvin, Texas, and Brian Koenig of Alvin, Texas; one daughter, Kim Darling and husband Scott Darling Jr. of Weatherford, Texas; and 6 beautiful grandchildren: Brittany Koenig, Makaila Koenig, Grace Koenig, Cooper Koenig, Cody Darling and Caydence Darling.
It was Mark’s wishes to be cremated with a private family service to be held at a later date. The family has requested that if you would like to make memorials in his honor that they be made to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements under the direction of the Scott Family.
[From the Alvin, TX Sun Advertiser, 2/3/10. Submitted by Mike McQuerrey ('65).]
Ron Florence
Ronald 'Ron' Clarence Florence, age 66, a resident of Kingsville, Texas since 1945 passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born on November 12, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to Harold Douglas Florence and Ruth Stoker Florence. Mr. Florence graduated with a BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University in 1965. He served five years in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, Europe and the United States and was honorably discharged in 1970 with the rank of Captain. He joined the Kingsville Insurance Agency in 1970. Later he opened Ron Florence Insurance Agency in March of 1992, a division of Swantner & Gordon. He served on various insurance company producer advisory committees. Mr. Florence was a member of St. Gertrude's Catholic Church, Past-President of the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Foundation, Kiwanis Club and Coastal Bend A&M Club, Kleberg-Kenedy County Livestock Show and Friends of FFA. He served on the Board of Directors of Texas A&M 12th Man Foundation and Texas A&I Javelina Club. He was also President of the John E. Conner Museum.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth 'Betsy' Florence of Kingsville; three sons: Stephen (Debi) Florence of Bloomington, Illinois, Christopher (Jill) Florence of Houston, Texas and Gregory (Stacey) Florence of Kingsville; brother, Harold Douglas 'Doug' (Valda) Florence Jr. of Austin, Texas; seven grandchildren: Matthew, Darby, Parker, Hayden, Olivia, Erich and Madelyn Florence; and many cousins, nephews and nieces.
Public visitation will take place on Monday, February 8, 2010 from 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., at the Turcotte-Piper Mortuary Chapel.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at St. Gertrude's Catholic Church with Fr. Piotr Koziel as celebrant.
Burial with full military honors provided by the Veterans of Kleberg County Military Funeral Detail will follow in Kingsville at Chamberlain Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Winston Kelly, Peyton McNeill, Bill Durham, Tom Harris, Edward Pennington, John Arnold, Fred Hobrecht, Jack Parker and Reagan Lee. Active pallbearers will be Kendall Durham, Ty Harris, Krece Harris, Douglas Florence, Mike Donaldson and Tony Reyes.
Memorials may be made to John E. Conner Museum at Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 905 West Santa Gertrudis Avenue, Kingsville, Texas 78363.
[From the Corpus Christi Caller, 2/8/10. Submitted by Barbara Mertens Perkins, Clifford Fry, Adan Munoz, Bill McLeod, Nancy Deviney, and Maria Elena Perez Crowley.]
Harold John Yaklin
Harold “Hal” John Yaklin Jr., 57, of Kingsville, died Jan. 30, 2010, in Corpus Christi.
He was born on July 6, 1952, in Kingsville to Harold John Yaklin and Joyce Terry Yaklin.
Yaklin was employed with Celanese until his retirement in 2006.
After his retirement, he was a self-employed electrical contractor. He was a devout member of St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church serving as an extraordinary minister and CCD teacher for over 25 years.
Yaklin was an active member of the Knights of Columbus No. 3389 where he also assisted as being a Boy Scout Troop Leader for many years.
He and his wife Lynette enjoyed being part of the Tejas Dance Club. His hobbies included barbecuing, fishing and hunting.
Survivors include his wife of 11 years, Lynette Yaklin of Kingsville; three sons, Harold John Yaklin III, Nicholas Duane Yaklin and Bradley Dane Yaklin, all of Austin; parents, Harold John and Joyce Yaklin of Kingsville; two sisters, Susan (Clifton) Dotson of Kingsville and Nancy (Harold) McCollough of Three Rivers; four brothers, George (Renae) Yaklin of Orange Grove, Terry (Betty) Yaklin of Corpus Christi, Bryan (Kay) Yaklin of San Marcos, and Greg (Terri) Yaklin of Universal City; mother-in-law, Myrtle Hausler of Kingsville; two brothers-in-law, Alan and Ron Hausler of Kingsville; two stepsons, Michael and Jeff Haunschild of Kingsville; and several nieces and nephews.
A rosary was recited Feb. 2 at St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church in Kingsville.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 2 p.m. Feb. 3 at St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Piotr A. Koziel as celebrant.
Burial will follow in Vattmann, at Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Cemetery.
Turcotte-Piper Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements.
[From the Kingsville-Bishop Record News, 2/3/10. Submitted by Adan Munoz ('66) and Dave McCauley ('62).]
Johnnie Lucille Bertram
Johnnie Lucille Bertram was born to James Guy Livergood and Alma Johanna Thormaehlen Livergood on July 6, 1922. She completed her earthly journey on January 3, 2010, from complications of pancreatic cancer. Johnnie spent her early years in the Ricardo area below Kingsville, Texas. She married Alvin Bertram on December 13, 1941. After he was discharged from the service in 1945, they made their home in Bishop, Texas, where Alvin worked the family farm and Johnnie was a homemaker. She was active in St. John Lutheran Church and the American Legion Auxiliary while living in Bishop. She was also very supportive in all her daughters' activities. In 1989 Johnnie and Alvin moved to New Braunfels. Johnnie is survived by three daughters: Sandra Kaye Pfluger of New Braunfels, Diane Brawley (Mike) of Hondo, and Betty Wilson (Allen) of Kingsville; six grandchildren: Clay Pfluger (Cindy), Jeffery Stivors (Tanya), Jason Wilson (Tanya), Michael Brawley (Kimberley), Curtis Brawley (Kari), and Amanda Redford (Brandon); and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 with Pastor Marvin (Danny) Koenig officiating, with burial to follow in Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park. Visitation will be at Zoeller Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 5, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or charity of your choice.
Arrangements are entrusted to:
ZOELLER FUNERAL HOME
615 LANDA ST.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 78130
830-625-2349
[From the Corpus Christi Caller, 1/5/09. Submitted by Adan Munoz ('66).]
Old H.M. King High School rescued
December 9, 2009 -- For full story, click here:
http://www.kr-bn.com/news/2009-12-09/Front_Page/Old_HM_King_High_School_rescued.html
King High Crumbling by the Minute
Full story from the Kingsville Record...
Click Here:
http://www.kr-bn.com/news/2009-12-02/Front_Page/Historic_old_King_High_crumbling_by_the_minute.html
[From the Kingsville Record, 12/3/09. Submitted by Adan Munoz ('66).]