Obituaries

Jun 25, 2024

Petra Vidrio Jimenez, age 50, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away on June 25, 2024. Petra was born in Jalisco, Mexico on April 16, 1974.

Jun 24, 2024

Rodney Stafford Barilleaux, age 74, passed away on June 24, 2024 at his home. Rod was born March 26, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan to Stafford E. and Colleen C. (Meinecke) Barilleaux. The family moved several times and he ended up attending Bolder High School in Boulder, Colorado. Rod enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968 and trained as a...

Jun 20, 2024

Ron Hollenbeck, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend, passed away on June 20, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with kidney cancer, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering strength.

Ron was born on December 28th, 1961 in Lewiston, Idaho to Don and Bonnie Hollenbeck. He grew up in a close knit family...

Jun 15, 2024

Kenneth Norman Yarbrough II, age 63, of Bastrop, passed away on June 15th, 2024, peacefully in his home.

Kenneth Norman Yarbrough II was born in Lubbock, Tx to Beryl Beebe-Rachal and Kenneth Norman Yarbrough Sr. on December 23, 1960. He married Kathy Yarbrough on November 15, 2015, and they’ve had a beautiful life together since. He loved...

Jun 13, 2024

Cecilia Rivera de Garcia, age 76, of Del Valle, Texas, passed away on June 13, 2024. Cecilia was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on February 23, 1948.

Cecilia Rivera de García, de 76 años, de Del Valle, Texas, falleció el 13 de junio de 2024. Cecilia nació en Guanajuato, México el 23 de febrero de 1948.

Jun 10, 2024

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Teresa Lee Long, age 63, went home to be with her Lord on June 10, 2024. She was born on August 19, 1960, to Vernon R. and Ellen (Kimball) Hagan of Galena Park, TX. She loved raising her Rhodesian Ridgeback fur babies Jacobe, Rose...

Jun 8, 2024

Ronnie H. Prewitt died on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the age of 79, in McDade, Texas.

A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, he was born in Lufkin, Texas, to Hedwig Lamprecht and Harry Prewitt. He attended school in San Antonio.

In August 1962, after his 18th birthday, he joined the Navy and enlisted in...

Jun 1, 2024

Martha Leticia Delgadillo, 35, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away on June 1, 2024 in Austin Texas.

Martha was born in Austin TX to Elodia Escalante and Abdon Hernandez on November 28, 1988. She went to school in Bastrop Texas, where she met, then married, her soulmate Eduardo Delgadillo on June 29, 2012 in Bastrop Texas.

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May 31, 2024

Mary Elaine Schuette Collins passed away on May 31, 2024 surrounded by family that deeply loved her.

Mary was born May 1, 1959 to parents Leroy and Etta Schuette of Frelsburg Texas. Mary was the youngest of five children. Mary graduated from Columbus High School in 1977. She went on from there to raise a family. She...

May 26, 2024

Bena was born in Austin on Monday, September 16th, 1946 to her beloved parents Josephine and Ben Schieffer.  Bena graduated from Austin High in 1964 and went on to study at UT and attained her business degree from Austin Business School.  She spent her career at IBM.

Bena met the love of her life, Joe Offield her...

May 21, 2024

Updated July 1, 2024

Micheal Anthony Cole passed away on Tuesday May 21, 2024 at the age of 65. He was a resident of Cedar Creek, Texas having moved to Austin from Chicago, Illinois in 2008.

Mike retired from a professional career in accounting having graduated from Chicago State University with a Bachelors...

May 19, 2024

Elsie Colene Ross, 85, of Cedar Creek, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19th, 2024, at Spanish Oaks Assisted Living in Pflugerville, Texas.

Elsie was born in Dale, TX, to C.Y. Powell and Opal Powell on August 17th, 1939. She was the oldest of three siblings. Her formative years were spent in High Grove, where she...

May 18, 2024

Our beloved Blake Frederick Bleibtreu, left us far too soon on May 18th, 2024, at the tender age of 15. Blake was born on April 21st, 2010 in Austin, Texas, and in his short but impactful life, he touched the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing him.

Blake was a beacon of kindness and...

May 15, 2024

Rocky Hernandez, age 69, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2024. Rocky was born in Austin on November 8, 1954.

May 9, 2024

John Robert Sym, 79, of Red Rock, Texas, passed away on May 9, 2024.

John was born in Derby, Connecticut to John and Wanda Sym on May 15, 1944. He married Ana on October 30, 1963 in Laredo, Texas. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, served in the United States Air Force, and retired from...

May 8, 2024

Mary Unroe, age 74, of Del Valle, Texas passed away on May 8, 2024. Mary was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 6, 1949.

May 7, 2024

Alice Irene Knox Sinclair was born on the 29th of July in 1928 to Lulu Bertha Bray Knox and Hubert Jeried Knox in Lehman, Texas of Cochran County.  She was the sixth and last surviving child and will now be joining her sister Anna and brothers James, Walter, Jack and Laurence in the next stage of life.

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Apr 30, 2024

Alan Lewis Zedler passed away unexpectedly on April 30th at his home in Del Valle, TX.  He passed away in his piece of heaven, at his home.

Alan Zedler was born Altus, Oklahoma to Colonel Donald (Ret.) and Sara Zedler on January 3rd, 1956. He worked as a Printsman for Austin American Statesman until retirement.  He was...

Apr 27, 2024

Elgin Oscar Gilbert Wendel age 77 years of Cedar Creek, Texas passed away to his heavenly home on April 27, 2024.

He was born to Elgin and Norma Wendel on April 30, 1946 in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Elgin is survived by his loving wife, Lillie of Cedar Creek, Texas; son, Don Wendel of Kyle, Texas; daughter,...

Apr 26, 2024

Carl E. Stewart, 93, of Bastrop, Texas died at 6:45 a.m. Friday, April 26th, 2024, at St. David’s South Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He was born November 20th 1930 in Washington, Pennsylvania, a son of Carl Marquis and Mary Elizabeth Stewart.

Carl grew up farming, helping his father in his Harvester business on baling and threshing...