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Edward Olen Hurta

28 Sep 1919 – 16 Feb 2012

Birth	28 Sep 1919
Death	16 Feb 2012
Cemetery	City of Taylor Cemetery Taylor , Williamson County , Texas , USA
Added by	Sharon Moseley Keeland on 15 Sep 2025
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85213426

Bio

Edward Olen Hurta, 92, of Temple died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Patricia Dietrich officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Monday at Taylor City Cemetery in Taylor. Mr. Hurta was born Sept. 28, 1919, in Taylor to Charlie and Carrie Hurta. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army in Europe as a tank commander. He married Edna Richter on March 31, 1946, in Taylor. They moved to Temple in 1946, where he worked for Lone Star Gas Company for over 38 years retiring in 1984. He enjoyed working in his yard, was a Mason, and a member of First Lutheran Church where he sang in the choir for many years. He was a member of SPJST Lodge #87, American Legion Post #133, and an associate member of the Sheriff's Association of Texas. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Geraldine (Jerry) Hurta on Oct. 13, 2011; his parents; four brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Edna, of Temple; a son, Dwaine Hurta and wife Karen of Plano; seven sisters; one sister-in-law; and two kittens, Maggie and Crissy. Visitation will be held 3-5 p.m., Sunday, at the Scanio-Harper Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church, 1515 W. Adams, Temple, TX 76504. Obituary and guest book at www.scanioharperfuneralhome.com.

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Family

Parents

• Charlie Clyde Hurta 1890–1978
• Karolina Rosalie "Carrie" Leshikar Hurta 1893–1976

Spouse

• Edna Mildred Richter Hurta 1927–2022 FaG

Siblings

• Roy Howard Hurta 1912–2005
• Rhode Frank Hurta 1913–1996
• Elsie Mae Hurta Sladek 1915–2013
• Esther Faye Hurta Collins 1916–2015
• Charles Hurta Jr 1917–1978
• Ruby Nell Hurta Sladek 1921–2003
• Julia Ellen Hurta Schmidt 1922–2017
• Velma Hurta Reichenbach 1923–2019
• Helen Mae Hurta Hehman 1925–2014
• Lydia Hurta Gross Dowling 1926–2024
• Mildred Hurta 1928–1928
• Jerry Franklin Hurta 1929–2009
• Doris Aven Hurta Hruska 1931–2015

Children

• Geraldine Faye "Jerry" Hurta 1949–2011 FaG

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