Obituaries

Betty Jane “BJ” Green, 86, of Tomball, Texas passed away March 5, 2014. She was born July 2, 1927 to James and Marguerite Green in Hardin County, Texas. BJ owned and operated a travel agency for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Margaret F. Oliphint;...

Kathryn Marie Visser, 62, of Houston, Texas, passed away March 5, 2014. She was born February 28, 1952, to Ronald and Dorothy Proper in Alexandria Bay, New York. Kathryn was a graduate of Austin Peay State Nursing Program and...

Jerry Carroll Tullos, 62 of La Marque passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in Texas City, Texas. He was a longtime resident of La Marque, formerly from Lake Charles, Louisiana. He graduated from La Marque High School in 1971. He...

Lauren Balletto, loving mother, daughter, sister, and friend passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 after a short battle with cancer. Born on October 23, 1964 in Jacksonville, Illinois to Dennis and Alberta Rohlfing, she lived many places as her father...

Joe Vega, of Seabrook, Texas passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born November 13, 1940. He is preceded in death by his wife Betty Lois Vega, brother Martin Vega and sister Francis Vega . Joe,...

Amanda Brooke Czerwonky, 33, of Pearland, Texas for the past seven years, formerly of Clear Lake and Friendswood, passed away March 3, 2014 at her home. She was born May 22, 1980 in Houston, Texas to Maynard and Rebecca Hovland. Amanda graduated from Friendswood High school Class of...

Rex Devone Gilbert, 78 of Texas City passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Mainland Medical Center. He was born October 9, 1935 in Austin, Texas to Vide and Etta Mae Gilbert.

He was a longtime resident of...

Steven Gordon Danforth, son of Thomas and Sharon (Kueffer) Danforth was born January 23, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He passed away peacefully after a short, courageous battle with cancer on February 28, 2014 at Clear Lake Regional Medical...

Joseph “Joe” Borden Crabill, Jr., Ret. USCG BMC E-7, 74 of La Marque passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 in Rosharon, Texas. He was born September 25, 1939 in Washington D.C. to Joseph and Caroline Crabill....

Michael Kennedy Yancy, 53, passed on February 26, 2014, in Houston, Texas. He was born on December 18, 1960, in Marshall, Texas. He was raised by a small village that included his mother Nell Faye Williams, his grandmother...