All Obituaries

A Funeral Mass for Alicia Martinez, 84, of Harker Heights, Texas will be 10 a.m. Monday at Saint Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church with Father Richard O'Rourke officiating. Burial will follow in Killeen City Cemetery. Ms. Martinez passed away January 22, 2020. Alicia Cabrera was born on August 9, 1935, in Saint Paul, Texas, to the late Rosa and Francesco Cabrera. Alicia beloved mother, was a longtime resident of the Killeen/Harker Heights area since 1972 and is survived by her...

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Funeral services for Donna Fay Meyers, 67, of Killeen, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harper-Talasek Chapel in Killeen with Rev. Jay Thomas officiating. Ms. Meyers died Jan. 19, 2020, in Killeen. She was born Feb 3, 1952, in Temple. She was born in Temple, Texas to James H. (A.K.A. Speedy) Myers and the late Annabelle Bartek Myers. She was a wonderful sister who loved to cooking and gardening. She will be truly missed by her family and many friends. Donna was preceded in death by her...

Rachel Loreane Noel, 91 of Temple, passed from this life on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Services will be at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple on January 23, 2020 at 10 am. Graveside services will be held at Meridian Cemetery in Meridian, Texas at 3:30 pm. Rachel was born on July 20, 1928 to James and Pearl Britton in Glen Rose, Texas. She married her beloved husband, Grover on November 15, 1945. She was a home maker. Her greatest love was her family. She was a member of Northside Church...

Emma “Marie” Johnson of Killeen Passed from this life on January 18, 2020 in Killeen. A funeral service will be held at Harper Talasek Funeral Chapel in Killeen on Saturday 25th at 11 am. Emma was born on July 22, 1930 to Will and Gerdie Swenson in Elroy, Texas. She was a cafeteria manager for Killeen ISD many years. She was a very humble person. Her main concern was her family. She was very active at First Baptist Church in Killeen for many years. She was also very talented...

In the late evening of January 18, 2020, Joe Soto, age 87, passed away from this life. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am Friday, January 24, 2020 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple. Joe was born to Ruperto & Bicenta Soto in Taylor, Texas on February 1, 1932.  He married Rachel Herrera of Waco, Texas in 1951 and they lived in Temple for 68 years. He retired at American Desk Manufacturing Company where he worked for 46 years.  He was a member of the...

Edna Jackson Tuerck, 79, of Temple, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 10:00 am at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple.  Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm on Monday, January 20, 2020.  Burial will follow services at Wilson Valley Cemetery. Edna Jackson Tuerck was born August 1, 1940 to Steve George and Ida (Teague) Jackson in Lamesa, Texas.  She married Frank Tuerck on September 20, 1958 in...

Mrs. Lorene Lena Lucko Shelton age 92, of Temple passed away after a short illness on Thursday, January 16, 2020.  Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2020 from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. in Temple with a private family burial to be held at a later time. Lorene Lena Lucko was born on July 28, 1927 In Ben Arnold, Texas to her...

Violet S. Howell, age 95 of Temple, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020.  Graveside services will be held at 1:30 pm Saturday, January 18 at Temple Garden of Memories. A time of visitation with the family will be from 10 to 11:30 am, prior to the service, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.  A memorial service is to be held at a later date in Rockdale. Violet was born June 30, 1924 to Harry R. Shurr and Violet Hummell Shurr in Sinking Springs, PA.  She graduated from...

A Letter of Love and Encouragement To All that Loved Dee, This is a letter of love and support and encouragement for a Mother and Father and sisters and brothers and friends who knew Dee. Today isn’t a good day. We lost someone very dear to us. My Parents and grandparents all lost a son and grandson. My siblings and I all lost a brother. Some of you here lost a dear friend that you consider closer than a brother. At times, all of our relationships with him can be described as one big...