All Obituaries

Homer P. Ortiz, Sr. of Aransas Pass, Texas passed away on November 27, 2022 at the age of 74. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on July 20, 1948.    Homer had a career in the Shrimping industry, but he really was a Jack-Of-All-Trades. He could always find humor in all situations, and he loved making you laugh. He was a strong and solitary man, but people always gravitated towards him probably because he was such a fun-loving  person. He loved his family, and stayed as...

Mary Parr of Rockport, Texas passed away on Nov 24, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Joseph Frederick Bruck was born on July 4, 1955, in  San Diego, California to Thomas Frederic Bruck and Mary Jo Gorman Bruck Davis.  He passed away on  November 22, 2022 He is survived by his wife/life partner, Julieanna Wade By trade, Joe was a Master Plumber/Pipe Fitter. He worked for Motorola and Freescale for over 20 years. Joe was a man you couldn’t help but admire. He had a brilliant mind, a quick wit, and an infectious smile. He was the...

Lawrence Key Merchant Jr. (Key) passed away on November 19, 2022 at his home in Rockport, Texas. He was born in Harlingen, Texas on November 26, 1942 and lived all over south Texas while growing up. He graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in Wildlife Biology. While attending there, he was granted the opportunity to work for the South West Institute for Primate Research and lived in Africa with his family for seven years. Upon his return to the United States, he began working at...

Howell (Hal) Edwin McCaskill, 96 passed away on November 18, 2022. He was born January 18, 1926 in Robstown, Texas to Edwin and Juanita McCaskill.   Throughout his career Hal was a homebuilder, businessman and master woodworker who could handcraft anything from furniture to musical instruments. His greatest passion was painting.  He was a well-respected self-taught watercolor artist who loved capturing the Texas Gulf Coast.  Hal’s paintings won numerous awards and he...

Aransas Pass, Texas  Pilar Santos Olivarez,76, went to be with the Lord on November 17,2022. Pilar was born on November 30, 1945, to parents, Ladislado and Aurora Santos in Sinton, Texas.   She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Pedro Olivarez.   Left to cherish her memory are her loving children, sons, Tomas (Linda) Arismendez and Pete Olivarez; daughters, Anita (Johnny) Medrano, and Priscilla Vasquez; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren;...

William Abeel Statesir Jr. passed away on November 16th, 2022 in Corpus Christi Texas at the age of 93. Bill was born in Freehold, NJ on March 28, 1929. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1950 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He was a founding member and very active in helping start up a chapter of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity at R.P.I. He worked for Dupont Company for 35 years. Most of his career was in technical and production assignments in New Jersey and Ingleside,...

Richard "Rick" Dungan, 66, beloved Spouse and Son. After a lengthy battle with Cancer, Rick was called to his eternal resting place on November 15, 2022. He entered this world on December 28, 1955 in El Paso, TX, born to George W. Dungan and Lois M. Dungan. He is survived by his loving wife, Julie Dungan; Three Children, Richard Reid, Michael Reid, and Nicole Rowe; grandchildren, Noah, Kandice, Kalli, Dylan, and Kinsey; siblings John (Wanda) Dungan, Angie Dungan, and Mark ( Lynley) Dungan;...

Edwin Dallas Bradshaw was born in Rockport, TX on February 8, 1935, where he built his home 50 years ago and lived until his passing.  Edwin Bradshaw is survived by his wife Shirley of 70 years, his son Mark, daughters-in-law Rhonda Bradshaw and Rena Hartman, and a grandson Michael and his son Thomas.  Ed or Cap’n Red, as he preferred, enjoyed nothing more than spending time on the water… usually fishing – personal or professional. He also enjoyed hunting,...

Edna May Einhardt passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on November 13, 2022, at Coastal Palms Nursing Home. She was born on April 27, 1940 in Battle Creek Michigan to Ernest and Grace Madeline (Munday) Johnston. She was married to Dale C. Einhardt on October 4, 1961 in Fulton Illinois. Together they were blessed with five children, Terri (Billy) Ritter, Kimberly (Robert) Kerr, James D. Einhardt, Michelle (Kip) Lomnes, and Ann (Alonzio) Hardin. She was a Unit Coordinator...