All Obituaries

Sybil Greenberg Tarnower, 93, a longtime resident of Dallas, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at her home.  She leaves behind a host of family and friends who will miss her radiant smile and magnetic personality.  Sybil was born on June 1, 1929, in San Angelo to Nathan and Lottie Stool and grew up in the dusty West Texas plains.  Born at the beginning of the Great Depression, Sybil lived a simple life with West Texas values. Her entertainment was playing in the backyard...

Galveston – Sue Seelhorst, age 90, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Jennie Sealy Hospital. She was born in Galveston, Texas on December 18, 1931. She became a Nun in 1952 until 1982. She then went to work as a Registered Nurse at both St. Mary’s Hospital and UTMB for over 25 years, until her retirement. Graveside services will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas, with Deacon Robert Standridge officiating.

The Rev. Dr. Helen W. Appelberg (née Helen Marie Waller) died April 21, 2022 on Galveston Island. The beloved Episcopalian priest and chaplain was born into the Waller family in Blooming Grove, TX on September 5, 1930.  Helen graduated from John Tyler High School in 1947, Tyler Junior College in 1949, North Texas State College in 1951, and the University of Virginia with a Master of Education in Counseling in 1955. After several years of career building and travel after...

David Jerome Russo, age 61, of Houston, Texas passed away peacefully on May 31, 2022 after a brief illness surrounded by members of his loving family.  David was born on September 16, 1960 in Galveston, Texas.  He graduated from Ball High School in 1979 and attended the University of Texas at Austin for three years.  He completed his education at the University of Houston, earning a B.S. in Geophysics, B.B.A. in Finance, Bachelor of Accountancy, and was a licensed CPA,...

DORIS GARCIA BANUELOS  Doris was born April 24, 1929 to Benjamin and Dominga (Gomez) Garcia. She has died peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 25, 2022. Having spent all her 93 years in Galveston, she prided herself on being a BOI! She was a graduate of Ursuline Academy, class of 1947, and later earned a business degree.  During her employment at the Galveston County Courthouse she met, and later married, Herbert J. Banuelos, Sr. The couple were married for 40 years...

Jeanette Cernosek passed away on Jan. 24, 2022 in Galveston, TX, where she lived all of her adult life. She was born Nov. 5, 1939 in Holman, TX, raised on a farm, and was always proud to be a “country girl.”  Jeanette graduated from La Grange High School in 1957, and followed her sisters before her to Galveston where she worked at American National Insurance Company for 60 years. For the last 20 years of her career, she held the key position of Assistant Secretary for ANICO...

Santa Fe – Patricia Ann Boese, age 88, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Bayou Pines Nursing Home in La Marque. She was born in Fredericksburg, Texas on January 15, 1934. She lived in Galveston over 50 years and recently had moved to Santa Fe.  She loved walking on the seawall and inside the Target Store. She loved living at the Ft. Crockett Apartments, as well as the tenants and the staff. She especially loved being the Bingo organizer and caller for her friends at Ft....

Maria De Los Angeles Mendoza "Ama", 86 of Galveston, TX passed away peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. Maria was born on October 29, 1935 in Zaragoza, Coahuila. She was a loving, strong, hardworking and caring wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother & great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Isidro Mendoza Sr., parents, Antonio & Maria de los Angeles Unate, and granddaughter Bianca Nino-Celaya, her siblings Sebastian...

Allie Ruth Jones Hiles went to be with our Lord on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Galveston. Allie was born September 19, 1932 in Waco, Texas to Mary Maria “Mary” Yongue and James Coleman “Coley” Jones. She grew up in Coryell County and attended country schools at Ater, Levita, and Purmela. The family moved to Harman and she graduated from Gatesville High School in 1949. After High School she went to Texas State College for Women for three semesters then transferred to...

Thomas Michael Farrell, age 63, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. at J. Levy & Termini Funeral Home.