Obituaries

Lillian Mary Pivonka, 94, of Caldwell, passed away in Georgetown, Texas, Thursday, October 12, 2023. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Father Melvin Dornak as officiant. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation and family gathering will be held Friday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with the Holy Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. by Father Melvin Dornak.

LILLIAN PIVONKA

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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STELLA THOMAS

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Funeral services for Stella Thomas, 80, of Caldwell, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at Old Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Caldwell. Stella was born on Nov. 25, 1942. She died on October 2, 2023. Arrangements by Jones & Washington Funeral Home.

NELLIE MILLS

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Vernell “Nellie” Giddens Mills, 71, of Dime Box, passed away on July 10, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in College Station. Nellie was born in Freeport, Illinois, on May 30, 1952, the daughter of Grover and Arleen Bunker Giddens.

JOE SHUPAK

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Joe Louis Shupak, 94, of Caldwell, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28, 2023. A public visitation was held in the chapel at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

MARCELLA FRANZETTI

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Marcella Polansky Franzetti was born on January 10, 1947, to John A. and Marcella Marek Polansky. She left this world to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 26, 2023. A public visitation was held on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

JOYCE MACKAY

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Joyce (Cook) Mackay, 91, of Caldwell, Texas, passed away on October 1, 2023, at home, surrounded by friends and family, after a short illness. Joyce was born on July 11, 1932, in Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth Salphine and Wilbur Ramey. Celebrations of her life will be held at a future date.

NORMAN BOEHME

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

A funeral service for Norman Glen Boehme, 85, of Manor, Texas, was held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Providence-Jones Family Funeral Home in Elgin, Texas. Norman was born in 1938 in Caldwell, Texas, to Herbert and Pearl (Rankin) Boehme.

Lorence Larry Bravenec

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Lorence Larry Bravenec was born November 13, 1935, in Houston, and left this world on September 19, 2023, at his home in College Station, Texas, a town he loved and served equally well.

FRANCES “SISSIE” GILES

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Frances, lovingly known as “Sissie” passed away after a courageous 16-year battle with cancer. A public visitation will be held on October 2, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell. Graveside services will be held on October 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

Wayne Edwin Hobbs

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

ily moved to Brenham, Texas, to open a grocery store, they offered him a job and he accepted, moving his young family to Brenham. He worked for his father-in-law in Brenham learning the trade of running a grocery business.

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