Leona Mary Faldyn Orsak, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, peacefully passed away on Aug. 5, 2023, in Katy.

Marshall “Kevin” Kelly was born March 15, 1957, in Wharton to Morrison “Mike” Kelly and Elaine Alvis Kelly. He was welcomed home by his big sister, Jan, and brother, Mark.

Patricia “Patty” Ann Petersen, 73, passed away July 11, 2023 following a long and hard fought battle with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Patty was born in Schulenburg to Dorothy and Leo Schmidt.

Lillian Rose (Vaclavik) Kramr, 92, of Fayetteville, passed away on Aug. 2, 2023 Lillian was born in Rek Hill on Sept. 20, 1930, the daughter of Peter and Frances (Krenek) Vaclavik. She married Arnold “Spike” Kramr on May 27, 1952 in Fayetteville.

Patricia Anne Smith Mc-Canlies, 86, passed away Aug. 3, 2023.

Funeral services for Delbert Louis Baack, 66, of Giddings, are scheduled on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023 at 10 a.m.

Carolyn Karrer, of Paris, Texas, died on July 30, 2023, just shy of her 83rd birthday. She was a lifelong student and teacher, a lifelong Democrat and United Methodist, and a proud wife and mother.

Connie Faye Schultz Welker, 75, of La Grange, passed away on Aug. 1, 2023, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Richard Gartman, 57, of Smithville, passed away peacefully, after a courageous battle, on July 17, 2023, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Richard was born on Dec.

Richard (Dick) James Ingalls went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 30, 2023, from complications of a stroke. Dick was born in Buffalo, Wyoming, on May 9, 1930, the oldest of four children. Despite being raised in poverty, Dick learned the value of hard work and had an intense desire to learn. He started working on a ranch at eight or nine years old. During the school year he would work at a service station or Good Year store. He would go to the library and read encyclopedias while waiting for the bus to take him to the town closest to home and then walk the remaining mile.