Obituaries

Mark Richard Janszen, passed away at 66 years of age on October 6, 2021 in Katy, Texas. Mark was born on September 6, 1955, in Aransas Pass to Charles Victor and Mary Ellen (Vastine) Janszen.

Alois “Jerry” Vrablec, Jr. passed away on October 5, 2021, in Sealy, Texas. Jerry was welcomed into this world by his parents Alois and Dorothy (Schreck) Vrablec, Sr. on September 26, 1953, in Houston, Texas.

Gene Wittenburg, also known as Papa, Papa Gene or Not To Worry, of Cat Spring, Texas passed away October 1, 2021 at the age of 77. He was at home with family. He was born October 22, 1943, in Cat Spring to Homer and Lucille Wittenburg. He went to school in Sealy and graduated in 1962.

Jerrold “Jerry” Elmore Murray, age 81, died peacefully at his home in Sealy with his wife by his side on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Jerry was born November 7, 1939, to Audrey (Schoonover) and George Murray in Lolita, TX.

Albert T. Sliva Jr passed away on October 1, 2021, at the age of 73. Albert was born and raised in Sealy, Texas where he graduated Sealy High School in 1967.

Marjorie Ann Howe Criswell passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021. She was born on January 28, 1930 in Columbus, Texas the first of two children.

Never one for fanfare or lengthy goodbyes, on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 15, 2021, Redrick Berton Fogle, Jr. (“Rick”) cheerfully served up a few scoops of Blue Bell ice cream for himself and everyone else at his home, retired to his quarters as usual, and was quietly summoned to Heaven moments later.

Deborah “Dede” Davisson Garrison, 73, of Greenwood, IN, died Friday, September 3, 2021, after a long illness. Dede was born on August 23, 1948, in Waynesboro, VA, to Edwin and Mary (Spilman) Davisson.

Melvyn O. Levine, who thought of no one as a stranger and loved selling shirts as much as rounding up cattle, died on Friday, September 17, 2021, in San Antonio, TX. The cause was colon cancer. He was born on January 21, 1938, in Houston, TX the first child of Frieda and Gus Levine of Sealy, TX.