All Obituaries

Farris Wayne Doss, 86, of Santa Fe, Texas passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Peace Lutheran Church 9111 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway Texas City, Texas 77591. Burial will follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock. Wayne was born January 13, 1934 in Orlinda, Tennessee. He was an active member of Peace Lutheran church for many years and served as an Elder. He was employed by Detroit...

Ernestine Moreno, 90, of Texas City, Texas, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Galveston Memorial Park. Ernestine Moreno was born June 19, 1929 in Texas City, Texas. She was a graduate, and a retiree from the College of the Mainland and was a member of Grace Methodist Church of Texas City. Ernestine was a survivor of the Texas City Disaster and was an active member of the Texas City community. She was a loving Mother,...

Tony Rabago, 86, of Santa Fe, Texas, departed this life peacefully at home on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Tony was born on March 11, 1934 in Galveston, Texas. He was a merchant marine seaman and was given the opportunity of seeing the world as he traveled abroad to many different foreign ports. He loved to garden and more specifically grow fruit trees such as pears, grapefruits and persimmons. He bragged to all about his fruit success and when gifting them to others he would share his favorite...

Gerard Kendric Nichols “Gerry” was called to the Lord on May 12, 2020.  Gerry was born July 17, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Virginia and Kendric Nichols.  After graduating as Valedictorian at age 16 from Saint Francis Prep High School in Brooklyn, New York, Gerry went on to college to pursue his passion to become an engineer. He completed his undergraduate degree in engineering at the University of Notre Dame and his Master’s Degree in Mechanical...

Lorraine Berg Bertolino, 86, of La Marque, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020 at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake. A private funeral service was held, Friday, May 8, 2020 at Calvary Cemetery in Galveston. Lorraine was born August 20, 1933 in Galveston. She was loved by all and was a true sports fan. She loved her Astros and her Rockets! She is preceded in death by husband Joseph “Peachy” Bertolino and son Michael Bertolino. Survivors include brothers, George Berg and Ernest...

Heather Mary Matthews, 56, of Texas City passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Mainland Hospital in Texas City   Due to the pandemic, a Memorial service will be held at a later date.   Heather was born October 11, 1963 in East Chicago, Indiana. She was a cashier at Kroger in Texas City.   She is preceded in death by her parents, mother Margaret Grace Dewar and father Richard James Matthews   Survivors include her son Michael James Matthews, grandson Nathan and...

  Helen Beltran Edrozo passed away April 23, 2020 at Mainland Center Hospital. She was 87 years old. Helen was born on October 29, 1932 in Texas City to Cleto and Lupe Canales Beltran. She was the 4th of 8 children and enjoyed large family gatherings. She was a TCHS graduate and received her nursing degree from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Galveston. She worked as a floor nurse in hospitals across the country and even in Germany as she followed her husband in his Army...

Jeff Burkett passed away April 22, 2020. He was born in Philadelphia on July 31, 1935 to Wendell J. Burkett, M.D. and Anita Sprigman Burkett. Jeff attended the University of Maryland. He spent 20 plus years with Becton-Dickinson, a medical technology company. He left to become a manufacturer's rep. in the healthcare field, then became a Vice President of Medi-Vac Corporation. He later acquired and ran 2 small businesses: Gulsby Packaging Co. and Davis Lead Apron Co. In Jeff's own...

Tina Lacy was born August 8, 1937 to Oscar Clayton Lacy and Mildred Florene Lacy in Goose Creek, Texas. She was raised in Kilgore, Texas until her junior year of high school when her family moved to Texas City, Texas for her father’s employment. She graduated from Texas City High School in 1955. After graduating she went to work at Texas City National Bank as a Teller. She married Lynn West Honeycutt, Sr. in 1956 and had a daughter in 1957 and a son in 1958. Having a family was her...

It is with tremendous sadness our family announces the passing of Joyce Beard, 80, of League City, Texas. A beloved mother, adored grandmother, cherished family member, and much-loved friend, Joyce passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. A private, graveside service for family will be held at Hayes Grace Memorial Park Cemetery, in Hitchcock, Texas. Joyce was born on October 7, 1939 the middle of five children in Texas City, Texas. Joyce graduated from...