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■**<»■' • - 3 <> \kl M IIEkALD TIMKS. WEDNESDAY OC HMtER 5, 2005
Leo Henke
I co I Honko. XX. ofl lallctls-
\ ilie. passed aw ay Sunday. Sep-
tember 25.2005.
lie was born April 10. 1917
in I avnea County to Frank
I tenke and Mary Matejek I lenko.
He w as a member of the Knights
of Columbus Council 2433 and
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Hallcttsv tile.
He is survived by his wife.
Viola Klckar Henke of Halletts-
ville who he married on Oct 20.
1941 in Hallettsville; daughters.
Sister M Clementine of Garden
Ridge, Fleanor R Sedlar and
husband Ted of Houston; Mary
1 ee Honish and husband James
of Hallettsville. Anna Havel and
husband Johnny Sr. of Halletts-
ville. Elizabeth Filip ofYoakum,
Monica Matula and husband
Daniel of Hallettsville and Susan
Harvey and husband Clarence of
Katy; sons, I eo C. Henke and
wife Dorothy of Hallettsville,
Charles! Henke and wife Debra
of Rockdale, Lawrence Henke
and wife Laura of Hallettsville
and Rudy Henke of Hallettsville;
sister. Helen Etzler and Annie
Et/ler of Hallettsville; 24 grand-
children; 16 great-grandchildren;
and three step-great-grandchil-
dren
He was preceded in death by
his parents; sister. Angela Henke;
five brothers, Charles, George,
Willie. Hilbert and Frank Henke,
and son-in-law. Edward Filip
Visitation was held at noon.
Thursday. Sept. 29 at Kubena
Funeral Home Rosaries were
held Thursday at 7 p.m Thurs-
day at Sacred Heart Church and
1 30 p.m Friday at Sacred Heart
( hurch.
I uneral services were held at
2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at Sacred
Heart Church in Hallettsville with
Rev John Peters officiating.
Burial followed at Sacred Heart
Cemetery.
Pallbearers Tim Sedlar,
Randy Honish. David Filip. Mat-
thew Harvey, Todd Henke. Jef-
frey Matula, Johnny Havel. Jr .
Obituaries
Honorary pallbearers; grand-
children and great-grandchildren
In lieu of (lowers, memorials
may be made to Sacred Heart
Church or school. Our Lady of
Perpetual Help church or school
or Sisters of Incarnate Word and
Blessed Sacrament Concent in
Victoria.
Joe Rubac
Funeral service for Joe D.
"J.D." Rubac, S3, were held at
10 a m on Monday, Sept 26 at
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in
Yoakum.
Entombment followed at St.
Joseph's Mausoleum Visitation
was from 5:30-7 p.m. Sunday
and Rosary service was at 7 p.m
at Buffington Funeral Home.
Mr Rubac died early Friday
morning. Sept. 2.7 at the Yoakum
Nursing and Rehab Center He
was bom Feb 9 1922 in Placedo,
the son of Joe and Fannie
Mikeska Rubac. J.D. graduated
from Bloomington High School
and served in the U S. Navy
aboard the USS ( ape Johnson
during the Pacific Campaign of
WWII He was employed by
Diamond Shamrock in Deer
Park prior to his retirement in
1977. He was actively engaged
in ranching activities until his
death. J.D. was a member of St
Joseph's Catholic Church.
Survivors include daughters.
Carolyn Jansky and her husband
Donald of Yorktown and
Marilyn Meischen and her hus-
band Robert also of Yorktown,
grandchildren. Waylon Jansky
and wife Kelli of Alvin. Kelly
Respondek and husband Tim of
Bellville, Harlan Meischen and
w ife Christine of Katy, Deanna
Roeder and husband Randy of
New Braunfels; two great-grand-
children, Kaylin Jansky and I ho-
mas Meischen. J.D. is also sur-
vived by one sister. Minnie Hack
of Bloomington and several
nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by
Birdie, his wife of 62 years;
brothers. Ben Rubac. Herman
Rubac, Edward Rubac and Jerry
fant siblings.
Serving as pallbearers were
family members Donald Jansky.
Robert Meischen, Waylon
Jansky, Robert Meischen,
Waylon Jansky, Kelly
Respondek, Harlan Meischen,
Deanna Roeder, Kaylin Jansky.
Thomas Meischen. Kelli Jansky
Christine Meischen, Tim
Respondek and Randy Roeder
Memorials: Hospice of South
Texas, St. Joseph's Catholic-
Church or donor's choice.
Geneva Ward
Funeral services for Geneva
E. Ward, age 87, ofYoakum were
held Monday, October 3, 2005
at St Joseph's Catholic Church
in Yoakum with Father Roger
Hawes officiating Burial fol-
lowed in Restland Cemetery
Visitation was held Sunday from
5-7 p.m. at Buffington Funeral
Home. A Rosary service was
held at 7 p.m Sunday at the fu-
neral home.
Mrs. Ward died Friday
evening at her home in Yoakum.
She was born March 7, 1918 in
the Dreyer community, DeWitt
County, the daughter of Gerhardt
and Elizabeth (Dramberger)
Knippa. She married Joseph Os-
car Ward on June 25, 1970 in
Yoakum He preceded her in
death. Geneva was a member of
St. Joseph Catholic ( hurch
Survivors include: four sons.
Aubrey (Pauline) Ward of
Rockport, Larry Ward, Michael
(I inda) Ward and Anthony (Bar-
bara) Ward all ofYoakum; two
daughters, Janice O'Reilly ol
Victoria and Karleen (Bill)
Fowler of The Woodlands; one-
sister, Irene Hilbrich of Cuero.
18 grandchildren and 21 great-
grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be
Kevin Ward. Paul O'Reilly, Wes
Fowler, Brett Ward. Aaron Ward.
Darrin Ward, Lee Fowler and
Jeff Ward.
Memorials to St. Joseph's
School Endowment Fund or to
the donor's choice will be appre-
ciated by the family
( a rd of Thanks
I hr family of Robert Rosales would like to thank-
family and friends for their prayers, calls and visits
during lus stay in the hospital. II e also icant to give
thanks to everyone who donated and participated on
this successful benefit BRQ.
May the Lord bless you all.
Special thanks to: Arthur Sylvia, Manuel Lois,
(dona Lawrence, Rudy Molina, Jr, Michael Lee,
( indy. )oli. Rea. Sarlta. Raymond Martinez. Hilda,
Lydia. Hand Mesa. Rose Roger. Irene and Marie,
Ihw. Barbara. Devin \rndt. Mom. Josie I'.. Gilbert I).
I ii st State Rank. Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Rarrera, Mr.
ami Mrs. I mcent l illereal. Mr. and Mrs. Rruno Mesa.
Are you or a loved one not quite ready
for the nursing home,
but cannot stay at home alone?
THE WILLIAMSBURG HOUSE
offers relaxed accommodations in a home-like setting.
1 heir caring, 24 hours staff help each resident
live life to the fullest extent possible.
Private ft semi-private rooms are
now available for long or short term care.
Call Sarnmi today to set up your tour (361) 798-2345
The Williamsburg House
Assisted living & personal care in a country- atmosphere
MOST NT RSING HOME INSURANCES ACCEPTED
(.orated 4 1 2 miles on Highway 77 South Hallettsville, Texas.
No 1Q5648 Vtndor'Facilitv ID No 100437
()ur lunch prices arc still $1.75 tor
those over 60- years and 5.7.76 for
under 60. Price includes coffee and a
snack. Menus are subject to change.
Monday: Closed for Columbus
Day
Tuesday: Grilled chicken fillet,
fettuccinin alfredo. Scandinav ian veg-
etables. angel cake with straw hemes,
milk or tea
Wednesday: Birthday Party.
(Tiicken spaghetti, steamed broccoli,
tossed salad, garlic bread, cottage
cheese and peaches, milk or tea
Thursday: Beef pepper steak,
boiled new potatoes. Harvard beeets.
apricot cobbler, milk or tea
Today: Tuna salad, pasta salad, pea
salad, fruit salad, bread, milk or tea.
The I avaea County Senior (iti
zens gladly accepts donations No se-
nior citizens shall he denied a meal
because of inability to contribute lire
van is a\ ailable for transport ( all 297-
5313.
Permits to be
issued to wildlife
co-op members
For those co-op members w ho
were unable to attend the Pre-har-
vest Meeting of the I ava,. a
C ounty Wildlife Management
Association on Sept 18. Ml D
permits w ill be distributed on t n-
dav. Oct 7 from 1:30-5 pm at
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Of-
fice. 304 S La Grange in Halletts
\ille
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Stevens Health Care & Rehab Center
in conjuction with
I he Harry C). Gibson Center
will be hosting an informative meeting on
Medicare
the \f»M- Prescription Drug Program
Presented by the Social Security Administration
I htirsday, Oc tober 20, 2005
10am- 12pm
at the (iibson ( enter in Yoakum
_l^£bxjs|uuenls Door Prices will he provided_
Family Reunions
Matejek Reunion
• [he 26th Annual Matejek
Reunion will be held on Sunday,
Oct 16 at the American l egion
Hall at 310 S. Lsplanade in Cu-
ero I he doors will open at 10
a m. For more information con-
tact Margaret Matejek at (361)
275-8607.
Kaiser/Thiele
Reunion
• The 49th Annual Kaiser
Thiele F amily Reunion will be
held Sunday. Oct 22 at air con-
ditioned Turner Hall, six miles
west of Yoakum on State Hwv.
Ill
I ach family is asked to bring
a \ egetable or salad and a dessert
for lunch, as well as an item for
the silent auction
Frank and Ann
Pavlicek Reunion
• The Frank and Anna
Pavlicek Family Reunion will be-
held Saturday. Oct. 8 at St John
Hall in St John beginning at 2
p.m. ( all Jan I.ahodny at (.761)
865 .7370 for more information
SI. Peter Lutheran
Church Country
Store set Oct. 18
Making preparations for the
annual Country Store is keeping
the I adies of St Peter I utheran
( hurch in Hallettsville busy The
event is scheduled for Tuesday.
Oct IX. during the hours of 9 a m
and I p.m
( nine early, bring a friend and
enjoy coffee w ith your choice of
cake and pies lake time to
brow se. There will be plants and
c rafts.
Stay for lunch A variety of
sandwiches and cakes will he
available. During this lime, you
will have an opportunity to visit
with friends You may want to
takeout for your family or co-
workers.
A new item will be a “just
printed" cook book for your own
use or to use as shower, or wed-
ding gifts 1 his could make a nice
gift for your child's school or
Sunday School teacher There
will also he a variety of lapel pins
to use w ith your Christmas, get-
well. sympathy, or birthday card,
or for your own use.
Proceeds will go towards
maintenance of the church, and
charitable organizations.
You w ill receive a w arm w-el-
come. and your patronage is ap-
preciated.
★ S.T.A.R.S. ★
Oct. 3-7
BERGER A M.; Jewel Guerrero
PM. Jorge Chavez
SPAETH A.M.: Tiana Rosales
P.M. Keion Williams
BARNES; Amanda Moehlman
CAKA; Morgan Vinklarek
HALE: Tyron Brooks
JOHNSON: Ethan Rab
KENNEDY: Kaily Moreno
THOMAS: Ariel Rocha
‘FIRST GRADE*
ADAMEK; Brandy Dickerson
CHUMCHAL; Aaron Basque?
HELWEG: Hannah Price
REINHARDT; Mmaha
Maldonado
SANGSTER; Adnan Herrera
VOGT. Kimberly Trujillo
SECOND GRADE
COOK; MeKelha Eldrigde
HOUSTON: Richard McMurrey
GOMEZ: None
MALIK: Kenzy Keith
MENKE: Dylan Belcik
SOEHNGE: Elena Hernandez
CallYHT
293-5266
Stevens hosts hurrincane evacuees
Stevens Health Care and Rehab Center hosted residents and
staff from Garden Villa Nursing Center in El Campo, during
their precautions evacuation from Hurricane Rita Sept 21-23
Many thanks to staff, residents, families and volunteers for their
wonderful support and generosity during this emergency Shown
is Stevens Health Care staff assisting Garden Villa resident
unload from their bus upon arrival
Accolade Hospice Notes
By Diane Schroedcr, I.BSW
What is a Family System and how does it affect grief.’ Part III
As I mentioned last week, another question was brought to my
attention: what causes a family system to be weak or strong? Some
times families who appear very strong light constantly when the death
of a loved one is near Yet. other families who appear to fight all the
time come together as a strong unit at the death of a loved one What
makes this happen ’
It could he a number of things I he history behind each relation
ship is probably what affects the system the most I or example: was
the relationship a close, loving relationship or was it described as
volatile and full of anger'.’ I ach person in a family has a different
relationship w ith the individuals involved No two are alike
I bulk about your own famtlv Is there one person confided in more
than the others'.’ Does anyone think one child is treated differently
than another, (if there is more than one child) sometimes better, some
times worse ’ Is one vhilil favored more than another, or "picked on"
more than the others All these various relationships can help define
how a person grieves a death.
If the relationship is one that gives you bad feelings about the
individual who is dying, there may he a sense of relief and joy of the
death I he individual may not feel the loss (or appear to feel the loss)
as much as someone else. They may even feel guiliv because of the
way they feel. Others may even be surprised at what appears to be a
lack of feeling or emotion But even these different relationships don't
give the entire picture
How we are raised i-> another piece of the puzzle. If we were raised
to not show emotion publicly, we may appear stoic to some people
Many men fall into this category Many of the older generation espe
cially. have been taught that “men don't cry " 1 hanklullv. this is chang-
ing Believe it or not. a person's profession can have an impact on
how their grief is shown For example, many emergency workers (fire.
I MS. emergency room personnel, etc.) are taught to act quickly and
not let their emotions get in the way If you do this enough, it can
affect the way you show emotion in general.
At the beginning of the article. I mentioned how some families
who appear to always fight among themselves, come together during
a crisis. T his reminded me of one family I know w ith many siblings
They could holler and scream and heat each other up. but. if anything
even appeared to "attack" the family, they joined together and formed
a rather formidable force a support group they could all depend
on 11ns made the deaths in their family much easier to bear even
when a relationship w as not the best
Other families are taught to hide their feelings hut the death of a
loved one can show just how "untogether" the family is
And, of course, there is the very loving and close family who grew
up in an environment of love and dev otion to each other who are
exactly that w hen the death of a loved one is near They share each
other's grief, and in doing so, support each other I heir grief may be
in private or shown in public lather way. it is healing
Just remember, what you sec is not necessarily what is really hap
pening. It is your perception only.
I arm Bureau annual meeting Monday
1 he I -avaea ( ounty farm Bu- to the meeting
reau extends an invitation to all Dinner tickets will be $2 50
members to attend its annual for members and child
meeting scheduled for Monday. ---a------->■ —■
Oct 10. The meeting will be
held at the American I egion
Hall in Hallettsville, beginning
at 7 p.m
A brisket and sausage dinner
w ill be served to members prior
under eat free Deadlir
chasing tickets is fhur
I his year's guest sp,
be Dr Mike Mabry
director for the lexa
Health Commission
New electronic voting machine arrives
I avaea County's new HAVA
compliant electronic voting ma-
chine has arrived
To prepare for the upcoming
special amendment election,
training with the new equip-
ment is scheduled for Oct. 10-
11-12.
The I avaea County Clerk's
office w ill be closed to the pub-
lic on Oct 10-11 for county em-
ployee training.
To reduce the inconvenience
to the public, the county clerk's
office is taking advantage of a
scheduled county holiday on
Oct. 10, to complete a portion
of this training.
Watch for further updates on
the new voting equipment.
THANK YOU • THANK Y OU •. THANK YOU
Hospice of South Texas would like to thank all those
involved in the care of our patients and families during the
Hurricane Rita evacuation.
We would genuinely like to express our thanks and
appreciation to the physicians, hospitals and nursing home
w ho kindly sheltered and embraced our patients during this
time of need
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Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 2005, newspaper, October 5, 2005; Yoakum, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1137744/m1/4/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.