Joseph Vincent Svrcek, 64, of Flatonia passed away on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

Robert “Bob” Burr Clements, 95, of Warda passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Bob was born in Abilene on April 2, 1926, the son of James H.

Rosalie Frances Zbranek Kollaja, 92, of El Campo, passed away march 11, 2022. She was born on Aug. 22, 1929 in La Grange to the late Joe and Matilda Sulak Zbranek. Rosalie was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America.

Bernard Lee Coufal, 68, passed away March 29, 2022 at his home in Fayetteville. A private family memorial service will be held at the Industry Brethren Church.

Peggy Pieratt Borchers, born Aug. 30, 1941 in La Grange, went home to the Lord and her beloved husband Tom Borchers on March 30, 2022. Peggy was the only daughter of Bill and Laura Lee Wilson Pieratt of Giddings.

Cynthia Jane (Orsak) Niesner, 73, of Houston and also of Ellinger, entered into Eternal Rest on Monday, March 28, 2022. Cynthia was born in La Grange on Sept.

Paul Edgar Schenck was born Feb. 2 1929 in Algona, Iowa, the third son of Alfred B. Schenck and Elizabeth Upton Schenck. He grew up on the family farm homesteaded by his great-grandfather, Horace Porter Schenck in 1856. He and his three brothers all attended the one-room rural school adjacent to the farm. He graduated from Algona High School in 1946 and then received a bachelor’s degree in English from Iowa State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, in January, 1950.

Services for Gerald Wayne Sledge, 87, of Warda were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, with Pastor Dustin Beck officiating. Interment will follow on Friday April 1, 2022 at 1 p.m. at Montague Perpetual care Cemetery in Montague. Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange, with a Prayer Service at 4:45 p.m.

Marjorie Wilkerson, 80, of La Grange died March 18, 2022 at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange.

Cleburn David Cordes, 81 of Cypress, passed away March 21, 2022. Cleburn was born July 12, 1940 to Jesse and Thelma Cordes at home near Round Top.