Fernando Vasquez, 62, of Sabinal died on Feb. 4, 2024, at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on May 12, 1961, in Hondo to Juanita (Gomez) and Raul Vasquez. He is survived by three sisters, Maria Gonzales, Rosie Salinas, and Jose Mendoza all of Sabinal; brother, Raul Vasquez Jr. of Hobbs, New Mexico; and numerous nieces […]
Obituaries
Diana S. Navéjar
Diana S. Navéjar, 100, of Pleasanton, formerly of Uvalde, died on Feb 5, 2024, at The Heights of Atascosa in Pleasanton. Visitation will be held on Feb. 14 from 2 p.m.to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary and interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the […]
Deborah J. Oram
Deborah Jane (Johanson) Oram, 73, formerly of Uvalde, died Jan. 31, 2024, in San Antonio. Born March 19, 1950, to Fred J. Johanson and Elsie Jane (Gordon) Johanson, Deborah was raised in Jamestown, New York, and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1968. She attended Jamestown Community College and Louisiana State University before marrying and staying home to raise her […]
Joaquin M. Perez
Joaquin Martinez “Kino” Perez, 55, of San Antonio, formerly of Uvalde, died on Feb 2, 2024, at Northeast Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on Sept. 16, 1968, in Uvalde to Florentina (Martinez) and Joaquin Perez. He is survived by his wife, Jade Jaschke of San Antonio; four daughters, Elise Marie Saiz and wife, Cheryl Rivas, Michelle G. […]
Roberto Valdez Jr.
Roberto Valdez Jr., 49, of Uvalde died Feb. 5, 2024, in Tennessee. Services are under the direction of Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Leader-News.
Maria Maldonado
Maria De Jesus Maldonado, 80, of Uvalde died Feb. 6, 2024, at her residence in Uvalde. Services are under the direction of Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Leader-News.
Connie C. Hohon
Connie Christine Keilman Hohon, 53, of D’Hanis died on Jan. 28, 2024, with family and friends by her side at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. She was born on Feb. 20, 1970, in Hondo to Marty (Isle) and Victor Keilman. She married Tim Hohon on Dec. 16, 2006, in D’Hanis. The couple welcomed their daughter, who they called […]
Connie C. Hohon
Connie Christine Keilman Hohon, 53, of D’Hanis died on Jan. 28, 2024, with family and friends by her side at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. Services will be held on Feb. 10 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in D’Hanis where a rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m. and a funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. […]
Bill Kincaid
Kenneth William “Bill” Kincaid, 79, of Georgetown, formerly of Sabinal, died on Jan. 4, 2024, at a nursing facility in Round Rock. He was born on Jan. 14, 1944, in Uvalde to Jewel F. (King) and Edgar B. Kincaid Sr. He was raised on the Kincaid ranch north of Sabinal and attended Sabinal schools, graduating in 1962 as valedictorian of […]
Ricardo B. Arreola
Ricardo Barrera Arreola, 85, of Uvalde died on Jan. 25, 2024, as the result of traffic incident in Uvalde. He was born on April 4, 1938, in Jiménez, Coahuila, Mexico, to Feliz Barrera and Ricardo Arreola Sr. He worked for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District as a supervisor/lead custodian for more than 20 years, and his family said his […]