SAN JUAN, Texas – Sabas M. Hernandez, 84, of San Juan, Texas, formerly of Sterling, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at his home. He was a crane operator at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling for several years. 

He was born Dec. 5, 1928, in Donna, Texas, a son of Sixto and Eusevia (Moreno) Hernandez. He served in the Army during the Korean War.

Survivors include his children, Carol (Tom) Collins of Davenport, Iowa, and Connie (Dale) Bland, Bill Cruz, and Ernesto (Mary Kay) Hernandez, all of Sterling; stepsiblings, Erma, Gloria, Joe, and Tacho; his companion, Carmen Gutierrez of San Juan; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.