Victoria obituaries honor five residents

Mervita Rebugio Balangue’s visitation, Rosary and funeral service are scheduled for October 17 at Colonial Funeral Home in Victoria. Diana Joyce Stastny, who died October 7, was remembered with services October 12 and 13 in Victoria, including burial at Resurrection Cemetery. Jerome Eugene Anderson’s visitation and Rosary were set for October 11, followed by a funeral Mass October 12 at Assumption Catholic Church in Ganado. Tyler Thomas Webb, 34, died September 27; remembered for his music, generosity and love of sailing, he will be honored at a Rockport Beach gathering October 24, with donations requested for a local animal shelter. Johnny Merle Cooley, who died September 24, served in the Army during the Korean War, spent 43 years in the South Texas oil and gas industry, and gave back to Cuero as a longtime Little League coach and community volunteer.