Obituaries

Minerva Aguirre

Minerva Aguirre

Apr 27, 2012

Minerva Martinez Aguirre, 58, of Waco, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. on Sunday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Minerva was born April 23, 1954 in Kenndy. She was a beloved wife and will be dearly missed by all who...

Esperanza Perez

Esperanza Perez

Apr 26, 2012

Esperanza Perez November 17, 1950 - April 26, 2012 Esperanza "Hopie" D. Perez , 61, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 26, 2012. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mighty Wind Worship Center. Visitation will start 6 p.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, followed by a prayer service at 7p.m. Esperanza was born November 17, 1950 in...

Timothy Phillips

Timothy Phillips

Apr 26, 2012

Timothy Alexander Phillips March 10, 1983 - April 26, 2012 Timothy Phillips, 29, of Waco, died in a tragic motorcycle accident Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Waco. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012 at his residence, 5706 Hawthorne Waco, TX 76710. Timothy was born March 10, 1983 in Georgia. He was...

Pablo Chapa

Pablo Chapa

Apr 25, 2012

Pablo Cantu was born April 15, 1927 in Rancho-Nuevo, NL to Pablo Cantu Garza and Amalia Chapa. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Rodrigo Chacon

Rodrigo Chacon

Apr 25, 2012

Rodrigo A. Chacon July 9, 1953 - April 25, 2012 Rodrigo A. Chacon, 58, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 after a short battle with cancer. The Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Sunday at OakCrest Funeral Home followed at 4 p.m. by a memorial service officiated by Deacon Jeff Heiple. Rodrigo was born in Panama City,...

Charles Murray

Charles Murray

Apr 25, 2012

Charles Ray Murray July 26, 1933 - April 25, 2012 Charles Ray Murray, 78, passed away Wednesday, April 25 at Hillcrest Hospital. He will be laid to rest 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Oakwood Cemetery. Charles was born July 26, 1933 in Temple to Irvin and Opal Murray. He worked at the Texas Farm Bureau for over twenty-seven years....

Albert Gonzales

Albert Gonzales

Apr 23, 2012

Albert Gonzales, Sr. November 25, 1952 - April 23, 2012 Albert Gonzales, Sr., 59, went to join his Creator and his mother April 23, 2012. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Louis Catholic Church. The Patriot Guard will escort the funeral to Oakwood Cemetery for burial with full military honors from the U.S. Marines. Visitation...

Natalia Foster

Natalia Foster

Apr 23, 2012

Natalia Foster, 52, of Waco, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, with the rosary recited at 7 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home. Natalia was preceded in death by her father, Rueben Sardaneta; brother, Roy Sardaneta; son,...

Thelma Knight

Thelma Knight

Apr 22, 2012

Thelma Lee Knight March 2, 1924 - April 22, 2012 Thelma Lee Dees Knight, 88, of Waco passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Blackford officiating. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock, Texas. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest...

Johnny Lowery

Johnny Lowery

Apr 18, 2012

Johnny Ray Lowery March 8, 1929 - April 18, 2012 Johnny Ray Lowery, 83, of Waco, went to be with the Lord and his loved ones who were patiently waiting for him in Heaven on April 18, 2012. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday...

Alicia Losoya

Alicia Losoya

Apr 18, 2012

Alicia Losoya August 28, 1931 - April 18, 2012 Alicia Losoya, 80, of Waco, wife of Ramon Losoya, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at a local hospital. Services pending at St. Louis Catholic Church.

Clarence Stovall

Clarence Stovall

Apr 17, 2012

Clarence F. Stovall October 29, 1926 - April 17, 2012 Those who knew Clarence Stovall, knew a generous, loving, honest. loyal, (and rather tall), man who devoted himself to providing the best life imaginable for his family. He worked tirelessly, first as a Texas State Trooper, then as a Sergeant for the Department of Public Safety for 25 years, before...

Ruth Hokanson

Ruth Hokanson

Apr 16, 2012

Ruth Ann Hokanson, 67, of Moultrie, Ga., died April 16, 2012 in Waco, Texas where she was living with her daughter. Family burial will be held later. She was born August 2, 1944 in Olean, NY, and was a longtime employee of Riverside Manufacturing Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Mable Sturtevant; husband, Earnest L....

Robert Southwell

Robert Southwell

Apr 16, 2012

Robert Southwell, 95, of Waco passed away, Monday, April 16, 2012. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 20 at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Robert was preceded in death by his wife over 55 years, Almeda Sherrill Southwell. Robert is...

Bonnie Finstad

Bonnie Finstad

Apr 13, 2012

Bonnie Finstad, 80, of Woodway, died Friday, April 13, 2012 at Providence Health Center. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Waco Memorial Park with Pastor James Price officiating. Visitation with her family will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Bonnie was born December 19, 1931 in Waco to...

Ernest Palu

Ernest Palu

Apr 11, 2012

Ernest Palu passed away April 11, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Ernie was born in Sherman County, Neb., to Mary Kaminski and Frank Palu. He grew up in Grand Island, Neb., where he graduated from Central Catholic...

Michael Tindell

Michael Tindell

Apr 10, 2012

Michael Chase Tindell, 26, of Waco passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Funeral services will be 11 A.M. Saturday, April 14, 2012 at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home Chapel, 3124 Robinson Drive. Michael was born March 17, 1986...

Margaret Stanley

Margaret Stanley

Apr 10, 2012

Margaret Stanley, 85, of Hewitt, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2012 at First Lutheran Church, 1008 Jefferson Avenue, with the Rev. Paul Fiske officiating. Margaret was born September 8, 1926 in Selby, South Dakota to Harry William Johnson and Ermetta Sunderland Johnson. She...

Evelyn Chase

Evelyn Chase

Apr 10, 2012

Evelyn Ann Chase, 58, passed away April 10, 2012 at Providence Health Center. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14th at Living Word C.O.G.I.C., 1005 Dunbar Street. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, April 13 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Evelyn Ann was born February 27, 1954 to Lenard Roy Chatman,...

Jonathan Lindsey

Jonathan Lindsey

Apr 9, 2012

Jonathan A. Lindsey June 9, 1937 - April 9, 2012 Jonathan A. Lindsey died April 9, 2012. A memorial service at Seventh and James Baptist Church will be held Saturday, April 21 at 10 a.m. A reception will follow the service. On the preceding evening, Friday, April 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. the family will greet friends at a...