All Obituaries

Jerome Curtis Sander, 78, passed away on April 18, 2021. No services are planned at this time. Jerome was born on February 1, 1943 to Curtis Sander and Nettie Murphy in St. Louis City, Missouri. He served 3 years in the Air Force and then was in civil service for 20 plus years. Jerome loved to restore old cars in his spare time. His last car was a 38 Plymouth. Manuela and Jerome were married for 26 years. Jerome Sander was preceded in death by his parents, Curtis and Nettie Murphy. He is...

Robert Bocanegra, 59 passed away peacefully on April 14, 2021. Services will be at Heritage Funeral Home in Harker Heights, TX. Afterwards a Celebration of Life will be at VFW Post 3892 201 VFW Dr. in Harker Heights, TX at 1:00 pm. We welcome all friends, coworkers, and family to join us. Robert “Booty” Bocanegra was born on June 24, 1961 to Maria Guadalupe Alvarado and Gregorio Bocanegra in Lampasas, Texas.  Robert worked as an independent masonry. He met and married his...

Funeral services will be for Michael Partlow Sr., 66, at 8:30 a.m. April 21 at Heritage Funeral Home in Harker Heights. Burial will follow at 10 a.m. at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery officiated by Army Chaplain Tim McMeans. Michael Partlow Sr., 66, passed away on April 13, 2021. He was born on June 28, 1954 to Willie Partlow and Christine Jennings Partlow in Tupelo, Miss. He grew up in Tupelo and went to Tupelo High School and graduated in 1972. He attended Mississippi State...

Dorothea Klara Galligan (Samborski),72, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2021. No services are planned at this time. Dorothea was born on March 16, 1949 to Otto Henning and Ruth Baraschewski Henning in Bremen-Aumund, Germany. She grew up in Germany graduated from High School and finishing her trade school as was the custom in Germany. She met her husband Michael Samborski in Germany where he was stationed in the Army. They later married in Germany in the 70’s. They had one child,...

Louise Eva Savoie, 87, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2021. No services are planned at this time. Louise was born on October 18, 1933 to Paul Champagne and Adrienne Pelletier in Ludlow, Massachusetts. She grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Cathedral High School. Louise graduated from Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts with her Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She then went on to get her Master’s Degree in Education at American International College...

Frances Wingfield, 82, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021. No services are planned at this time. Frances was born on November 7, 1938 in Washington, DC. She worked for the Army Material Command for 25 years. Frances enjoyed traveling in her spare time. Frances was preceded in death by her parents; and her oldest son Thomas Evans Jr. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her son, Maurice Evans; her daughter, Stacey Ponger; her son, Brian Evans and her son, Adam Wingfield; her...

Josephine Craft, 86, passed away on April 8, 2021. Funeral service at 10:00 AM Tuesday April, 20, 2021 at Heritage Funeral Home. Josephine was born on June 28, 1934 to Luis and Josefina Hernandez in El Paso, Texas. She was married to Jimmie Craft and had two children, Barbara Craft and Jimmie Craft Jr. She graduated from Nogales High School in Arizona. She loved being a housewife and taking care of her family. She was a devote Catholic and would attend church with her husband and family....

Michael Scott Schmidt, 62, passed away April 8, 2021. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1958, attending school in Bedford, Richardson, and Houston, before joining the U.S. Air Force. He retired as a Tech Sergeant after 20 years of service, concluding his career at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, with the AWACS team. He enjoyed cooking and had a passion for the martial arts, teaching several disciplines at his own dojo. Throughout his life, Mike was an ardent soccer fan. From his early youth until...

Danny Motas, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel of Nolanville, Texas passed away April 5, 2021 at age 70. It happened early morning after he made their bed look like a 5-star hotel when he was suspicious of uncharacteristic chest pain. He was getting ready to go see his cardiologist. He never made it. He left behind a loving wife, Camella. Although they have no children, he left behind so many circle of friends in the places they stayed or deployed. Vancouver, WA, Fairbanks Alaska, Fort...

John William Bentley, 78, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2021. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM with a Funeral Service to begin at 11:30 AM at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial to follow at 1 pm at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. John was born on March 6, 1943 to Isaac and Mary Bentley in Monroe, Georgia. After graduating from High School, John joined the Army and served overseas in Germany, Vietnam and the United States...