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Linnet Libby Ludtke
Dec 14, 2023
Linnet Libby Ludtke passed away peacefully on December 14, 2023 in Katy, TX at the age of 59 years. She was born in Pasadena, TX on January 7, 1964 to Doug and Peggy Libby.
Linnet grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. Her family frequently traveled to Texas to visit both sets of her grandparents who had roots in East Texas....
Marcielle Ledbetter
Dec 11, 2023
Our beautiful mother passed away on December 11, 2023, surrounded by family, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She is now reunited with her beloved Tom and son Michael in heaven. We miss her so much but are comforted that her suffering is over. Marcielle was born August 30, 1938, in Houston, TX to David and Lois Follis. She was the...
Judy Renè Peacock
Dec 11, 2023
Houston, Texas - Judy Renè Peacock, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully December 11th, 2023 surrounded by family.
A life-long Texan, Judy attended Waltrip High School in Houston. She then took college courses to further her education, while raising two young children as a single-mother. One of her proudest moments was purchasing a home in which to raise her...
DeEtte (Dee) Howell
Dec 10, 2023
Dee was given her well deserved angel wings
Dee was born in Evanston Illinois and moved to Houston as a toddler. She has lived in the Montrose area her adult life.
Dee had a magical way with plants and put that magic to work when she ran the greenhouse for the City of Houston. She worked for the City for...
Edith Lahoma Fickinger
Dec 6, 2023
Edith Lahoma Crow Fickinger, 99, passed away on December 6, 2023, in Katy, Texas. She was born on February 13, 1924, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and raised there by her parents Franz Crow and Florence Matilda Sweet Crow. She attended Tulsa Business College in Tulsa, Oklahoma and got her first job in the accounting department of L B Jackson Oil Company. She later was...
Sheila Scott Henry
Dec 1, 2023
Announcement for Sheila Scott Henry
Sheila Scott Henry, 50, a native of Houma and a resident of Houston, Texas, passed away on Dec. 1, 2023. A visitation was held in her honor on Wed, Dec. 20, 2023, from 12-1pm @ Integrity Funeral Home, Houston, Texas. Interment of the cremains will be held in Deweyville Cemetery in Houma, La., on February 29,...
Sierrea Evette Payne
Nov 30, 2023
On May 12, 1977, a precious baby girl, Sierrea Evette Payne was born to Gerry Lynn Payne and Michael Vash Payne, Sr. in Houston, Texas. Sierrea “Boomie” was baptized by the late pastor at St. Mary’s United Methodist Church in her younger years. She fellowship at One Church Harvest Point and a dedicated member and leader of single women ministries....
Travis Lee Crandall
Nov 30, 2023
Travis Lee Crandall, 44, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2023, in Houston, Texas after a sudden decline in health and a hard-fought two-week battle in the hospital. Travis was born on June 13, 1979, to his parents Ted and Anne Crandall in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Cypress Creek High School in 1997 and attended Sam Houston University...
Charles John Trovato
Nov 24, 2023
Charles “Charlie” Trovato died on Friday, November 24, 2023, at Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born October 21, 1964, to Marion Bullock Trovato and Philip Arthur Trovato, Sr., in Houston, Texas.
Charlie never met a stranger. He loved people, animals, sports, building things, gardening, and cooking. He was the first to offer help or to cook a...
Celso Oliveira, Jr.
Nov 24, 2023
Celso “Junior” Oliveira Jr., 56, died on Friday, November 24, 2023, at Houston Methodist Hospital in The Woodlands. He was born April 22, 1967, to Irma “Toby” Gonzalez Oliveira and Celso Oliveira Sr. in Charleston, SC.
Junior made a friend everywhere he went. He was an excellent cook, hounded at family gatherings for his crawfish étouffée. Working as a...
Richard Dean Kingery
Nov 20, 2023
Richard “Dick” Dean Kingery, lovingly known as POP, 77, of Houston, Texas, passed away peacefully at home November 20, 2023, after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
He was born July 26, 1946 in Albia, Iowa to Robert and Vivian (Louis) Kingery.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Priscilla Diane (DeWitt) Kingery, and daughter, Ami (Kingery) Rapp...
Yolanda Rodriguez
Nov 2, 2023
In Loving Memory of Yolanda Pena Rodriguez02/25/1958 - 11/02/2023It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Yolanda Pena Rodriguez, who departed on November 2, 2023. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and a friend to many.She was born on February 25, 1958 and lived a life filled with love, kindness, and compassion. She touched the...
Diana June Williford
Nov 1, 2023
Diana June Lane (Williford), 58 of New Caney, TX was called home to be with Jesus her Lord and Savior, Wednesday November 1, in her sleep at home.
Diana was born on December 4, 1964 in Augsburg, Germany.
The Daughter of Bruce Lane and Ursula Cartwright.
Spending time with her children and grandchildren meant everything to her. Diana loved...
Patsy Kay Jackson
Oct 31, 2023
Patsy Kay (Kennedy) Jackson (1945 – 2023) Patsy Kay (Kennedy) Jackson, 78 departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 31, 2023. Kay passed away at her home in Weston Lakes, Texas surrounded by loving family members. Kay was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma August 17, 1945. Her parents were the late Lt. Martin Seth Kennedy of Fox,...
Marilyn Todd Hazelrigs
Oct 29, 2023
Marilyn Todd Hazelrigs, born on January 11, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio, peacefully passed away on October 29, 2023, in Houston, Texas. She was the first daughter of William Barcus and Marion Shepherd Todd. She was the elder sister to Cynthia (Everett) and Diane (Matthews). Marilyn embarked on her educational journey at Michigan State University, where she pledged Kappa Alpha Theta and...
Madolyn Womeldorff Barnes
Oct 28, 2023
Madolyn Womeldorff Barnes, 73, of Houston, Texas, passed away on October 28th 2023 after a five month battle with cancer.
Madolyn was born on June 3rd, 1950 to Jim and Esther Womeldorff in Little Rock, Arkansas.
She attended the University of Arkansas where she pledged Chi Omega. In 1974, Madolyn met the love of her life, Tom...
Gilberto Lorenzo Ortiz
Oct 23, 2023
Gilberto Lorenzo Ortiz died on Monday, October 23, 2023, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Gilbert passed surrounded by his loving family after a battle with cancer. He put up a great fight. Gilbert L. Ortiz was born in Mission, Texas, on June 21, 1978, to his late parents, David Ortiz and Vicky Ortiz. He graduated from...
Colleen B Connor
Oct 22, 2023
Colleen Connor passed away and joined God in heaven on October 22, 2023 after a prolonged state of illness. She was born on May 21, 1944 in Belgium and naturalized as a child to New Orleans, LA by adopted parents James Thomas Connor and Brunilda (Fransen) Connor. Colleen joins her husband Mike Neuburger, twin sister Colette McCrory and brother James Thomas Connor...
Beverly A. Datisman
Oct 22, 2023
We are saddened to share Beverly A. Datisman, 76 died peacefully the morning of October 22, 2023, in Houston, TX. She was born May 9, 1947, in Dubuque, Iowa. She also resided in Sherrill and Eldridge Iowa.
Bev is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Roger Datisman of Eldridge, IA, their daughters Kimberly Datisman (Mark Pietig) of Davenport,...
Stephen Dylan Bartusiak
Oct 19, 2023
Stephen Dylan Bartusiak, age 37, passed away in Houston TX on Oct 19, 2023. He was born on Nov 6, 1985 in Kingston, PA. He was educated at elementary schools in Edinburgh Scotland, Houston TX, and Blakeslee PA. He graduated from Clear Creek HS and earned a B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. Steve...
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Linnet Libby Ludtke
Dec 14, 2023
Linnet Libby Ludtke passed away peacefully on December 14, 2023 in Katy, TX at the age of 59 years. She was born in Pasadena, TX on January 7, 1964 to Doug and Peggy Libby.
Linnet grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. Her family frequently traveled to Texas to visit both sets of her grandparents who had roots in East Texas....
Marcielle Ledbetter
Dec 11, 2023
Our beautiful mother passed away on December 11, 2023, surrounded by family, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She is now reunited with her beloved Tom and son Michael in heaven. We miss her so much but are comforted that her suffering is over. Marcielle was born August 30, 1938, in Houston, TX to David and Lois Follis. She was the...
Judy Renè Peacock
Dec 11, 2023
Houston, Texas - Judy Renè Peacock, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully December 11th, 2023 surrounded by family.
A life-long Texan, Judy attended Waltrip High School in Houston. She then took college courses to further her education, while raising two young children as a single-mother. One of her proudest moments was purchasing a home in which to raise her...
DeEtte (Dee) Howell
Dec 10, 2023
Dee was given her well deserved angel wings
Dee was born in Evanston Illinois and moved to Houston as a toddler. She has lived in the Montrose area her adult life.
Dee had a magical way with plants and put that magic to work when she ran the greenhouse for the City of Houston. She worked for the City for...
Edith Lahoma Fickinger
Dec 6, 2023
Edith Lahoma Crow Fickinger, 99, passed away on December 6, 2023, in Katy, Texas. She was born on February 13, 1924, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and raised there by her parents Franz Crow and Florence Matilda Sweet Crow. She attended Tulsa Business College in Tulsa, Oklahoma and got her first job in the accounting department of L B Jackson Oil Company. She later was...
Sheila Scott Henry
Dec 1, 2023
Announcement for Sheila Scott Henry
Sheila Scott Henry, 50, a native of Houma and a resident of Houston, Texas, passed away on Dec. 1, 2023. A visitation was held in her honor on Wed, Dec. 20, 2023, from 12-1pm @ Integrity Funeral Home, Houston, Texas. Interment of the cremains will be held in Deweyville Cemetery in Houma, La., on February 29,...
Sierrea Evette Payne
Nov 30, 2023
On May 12, 1977, a precious baby girl, Sierrea Evette Payne was born to Gerry Lynn Payne and Michael Vash Payne, Sr. in Houston, Texas. Sierrea “Boomie” was baptized by the late pastor at St. Mary’s United Methodist Church in her younger years. She fellowship at One Church Harvest Point and a dedicated member and leader of single women ministries....
Travis Lee Crandall
Nov 30, 2023
Travis Lee Crandall, 44, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2023, in Houston, Texas after a sudden decline in health and a hard-fought two-week battle in the hospital. Travis was born on June 13, 1979, to his parents Ted and Anne Crandall in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Cypress Creek High School in 1997 and attended Sam Houston University...
Charles John Trovato
Nov 24, 2023
Charles “Charlie” Trovato died on Friday, November 24, 2023, at Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born October 21, 1964, to Marion Bullock Trovato and Philip Arthur Trovato, Sr., in Houston, Texas.
Charlie never met a stranger. He loved people, animals, sports, building things, gardening, and cooking. He was the first to offer help or to cook a...
Celso Oliveira, Jr.
Nov 24, 2023
Celso “Junior” Oliveira Jr., 56, died on Friday, November 24, 2023, at Houston Methodist Hospital in The Woodlands. He was born April 22, 1967, to Irma “Toby” Gonzalez Oliveira and Celso Oliveira Sr. in Charleston, SC.
Junior made a friend everywhere he went. He was an excellent cook, hounded at family gatherings for his crawfish étouffée. Working as a...
Richard Dean Kingery
Nov 20, 2023
Richard “Dick” Dean Kingery, lovingly known as POP, 77, of Houston, Texas, passed away peacefully at home November 20, 2023, after a year-long battle with brain cancer.
He was born July 26, 1946 in Albia, Iowa to Robert and Vivian (Louis) Kingery.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Priscilla Diane (DeWitt) Kingery, and daughter, Ami (Kingery) Rapp...
Yolanda Rodriguez
Nov 2, 2023
In Loving Memory of Yolanda Pena Rodriguez02/25/1958 - 11/02/2023It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Yolanda Pena Rodriguez, who departed on November 2, 2023. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and a friend to many.She was born on February 25, 1958 and lived a life filled with love, kindness, and compassion. She touched the...
Diana June Williford
Nov 1, 2023
Diana June Lane (Williford), 58 of New Caney, TX was called home to be with Jesus her Lord and Savior, Wednesday November 1, in her sleep at home.
Diana was born on December 4, 1964 in Augsburg, Germany.
The Daughter of Bruce Lane and Ursula Cartwright.
Spending time with her children and grandchildren meant everything to her. Diana loved...
Patsy Kay Jackson
Oct 31, 2023
Patsy Kay (Kennedy) Jackson (1945 – 2023) Patsy Kay (Kennedy) Jackson, 78 departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 31, 2023. Kay passed away at her home in Weston Lakes, Texas surrounded by loving family members. Kay was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma August 17, 1945. Her parents were the late Lt. Martin Seth Kennedy of Fox,...
Marilyn Todd Hazelrigs
Oct 29, 2023
Marilyn Todd Hazelrigs, born on January 11, 1935, in Cleveland, Ohio, peacefully passed away on October 29, 2023, in Houston, Texas. She was the first daughter of William Barcus and Marion Shepherd Todd. She was the elder sister to Cynthia (Everett) and Diane (Matthews). Marilyn embarked on her educational journey at Michigan State University, where she pledged Kappa Alpha Theta and...
Madolyn Womeldorff Barnes
Oct 28, 2023
Madolyn Womeldorff Barnes, 73, of Houston, Texas, passed away on October 28th 2023 after a five month battle with cancer.
Madolyn was born on June 3rd, 1950 to Jim and Esther Womeldorff in Little Rock, Arkansas.
She attended the University of Arkansas where she pledged Chi Omega. In 1974, Madolyn met the love of her life, Tom...
Gilberto Lorenzo Ortiz
Oct 23, 2023
Gilberto Lorenzo Ortiz died on Monday, October 23, 2023, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Gilbert passed surrounded by his loving family after a battle with cancer. He put up a great fight. Gilbert L. Ortiz was born in Mission, Texas, on June 21, 1978, to his late parents, David Ortiz and Vicky Ortiz. He graduated from...
Colleen B Connor
Oct 22, 2023
Colleen Connor passed away and joined God in heaven on October 22, 2023 after a prolonged state of illness. She was born on May 21, 1944 in Belgium and naturalized as a child to New Orleans, LA by adopted parents James Thomas Connor and Brunilda (Fransen) Connor. Colleen joins her husband Mike Neuburger, twin sister Colette McCrory and brother James Thomas Connor...
Beverly A. Datisman
Oct 22, 2023
We are saddened to share Beverly A. Datisman, 76 died peacefully the morning of October 22, 2023, in Houston, TX. She was born May 9, 1947, in Dubuque, Iowa. She also resided in Sherrill and Eldridge Iowa.
Bev is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Roger Datisman of Eldridge, IA, their daughters Kimberly Datisman (Mark Pietig) of Davenport,...
Stephen Dylan Bartusiak
Oct 19, 2023
Stephen Dylan Bartusiak, age 37, passed away in Houston TX on Oct 19, 2023. He was born on Nov 6, 1985 in Kingston, PA. He was educated at elementary schools in Edinburgh Scotland, Houston TX, and Blakeslee PA. He graduated from Clear Creek HS and earned a B.S. in Biochemistry at the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. Steve...
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