Obituaries
• Theresa Jean Frysak, 53, of St. Lawrence died Oct. 25 in a Midland hospital and was buried at the St. Lawrence Cemetery. She was born June 1, 1950, to August and Jerline Frysak in San Angelo. Her father and a sister, Sharon Gail Lange, preceded her in death. She is survived by her mother, Jerline Frysak; two brothers, Kervin and Mark Frysak and wife, Linda; a sister, Kathleen Schniers and husband, Kenneth, all of St. Lawrence; nine nieces and nephews and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
• David Leslie Massey Jr., 78, of Big Spring, died Oct. 26 in a Big Spring hospital. He was born July 24, 1925 in Big Spring. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jean Massey in 1994, and married Jo Lewis in 1999 in Garden City. He was a lifelong resident of Big Spring. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in textile engineering. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and retired from Texas Electric after 35 years service. He was a member of the Garden City Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Jo Massey; their children, Linda Johnson of Wichita Falls, David L. Massey III of Houston, John A. Massey of Enterprise, Ala., and Nancy Murphy of Garden City; three granddaughters, three grandsons, three great grandchildren and one sister.
• Harry Love Calverley, 73, and Darlene Hansen Calverley, 63, both of Ransom Canyon and Bradley Evan Calverley, 42, of Lubbock, all formerly of Garden City, died Oct. 27 and were buried at the Garden City Cemetery. Harry was born March 22, 1930 and Darlene was born Feb. 26, 1940. They married in 1959 in New Mexico. Brad was born March 23, 1961 in Big Spring.
Harry owned a butane delivery company and ranched in Glasscock County; Darlene was a homemaker and Brad was a teacher’s aide with the Lubbock ISD.
Harry and Darlene are survived by their daughter and son-in-law, Jana and Tim Lark and by four grandchildren. In addition, Harry is survived by two brothers, Denis Calverley of Garden City and Larry Calverley of Blanco and one sister, Anita May of Deming, N.M. Brad is survived by his daughter, Hope, his son, Stephen; his sister and brother-in-law, Jana and Tim Lark and two nieces.
• Ross Halfmann, 84, of San Angelo died Nov. 3 and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in San Angelo. He was born in Olfen on Sept. 16, 1919 to Adolph and Lena H. Schaefer Halfmann. He married Frieda Henkhaus in 1949. He was one of the St. Lawrence pioneers, his family having moved there in 1947. He was a veteran of World War II. He farmed in the St. Lawrence area for 42 years before retiring and moving to San Angelo in1988. Some of his favorite activities were hunting and fishing. He was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Frieda Halfmann of San Angelo; sons Roland Halfmann and wife Joyce and Gary Halfmann and wife Sharon, all of St. Lawrence; daughters Janice Lange and husband Doyle of Norton, Beverly Jansa and husband David of Rowena and Deborah Schkade of San Angelo; two brothers, Ralph Halfmann and wife Alberta and Walter Halfmann and wife Mary Ann, all of St Lawrence; three sisters, Grace Phelps and husband Bill, and Clara Ann Cline, all of Big Spring; Jean Conner and husband Bob of Midland, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
• Blanche Hoch-Boswell, 83, of Midland died Nov. 4 in her residence and was buried at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring. Blanche Mae Lane was born Feb. 2, 1920 in Crockett, the tenth and youngest child of Lem and Stacy R. Hearn Lane. She married Forest W. Hoch in 1939 in Crockett. He preceded her in death in 1966. She was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church. Survivors include sons Donald G. Hoch of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; Forest and wife Nadene Hoch of Brownfield, C. Michael and wife Melissa Hoch of Garden City and Scott A. and wife Mary Hoch of Albuquerque; one brother George Lane of Latexo; ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.