Gillespie Co., TX - Obits: Gillespie County Obits (B's) ******************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Wanda Qualls USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************* *Taken from the "Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post [1] "* *Published Weekly by the Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc.* *Bachmann, Michael Ellsworth,* 81, died on Thursday, October 1, 1998 in the Fredericksburg Nursing Home. Funeral services were held on October 5 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born September 29, 1917 in Campbell County, KY, the son of Michael Bachmann and Sally Whitaker Bachmann. He married Helen Smith on November 24, 1955 in New Port, KY.(10/7/98) *Baethge, Elmo L.,* 82, of Fredericksburg died Friday, January 14, 2000 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Amemorial service was held January 17 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Doss on February 24, 1917 the son of William (Willie) Baethge and Ethel Faught Baethge. He married Frances Hahne in San Antonio on September 9, 1944. (1/19/2000) *Bailey, Mrs. Jane Drake, *77, of Harper died Sunday, March 12, 2000 in a Fredericksburg care center. Funeral services were helld March 14 in the First Baptist Church in Harper with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. She was born on April 29, 1922 in Tunkhannock, PA. She married Edward M Bailey on February 11, 1944 in Alamogordo, NM. (3/15/2000) *Bailey, Mrs. Marvin E., *65, nee Dorothy J. Wilcox, died on Saturday, December 12, 1998 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on December 14 in the Beckmann Funeral Home chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born August 31, 1933 in Groesbeck, the daughter of Harry Wilcox and Anne Welch Wilcox. She married Marvin Bailey on May 26, 1952 in Oakland, CA. (12/16/98) *Baker, Dorothy C., *65, died on Monday April 12, 1999 in San Antonio. Funeral services were held April 14, 1999 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. (4/14/99) *Baker, Edwin T., *69, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, November 07, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held November 10 in the Finch Funeral Home in Stockdale with interment in the Bundick Cemetery in Smiley, Texas. He was born on January 31, 1930 in Smiley, TX the son of James Henry Baker and Annie Bell Caraway Baker. He married Ro Shell Henke on August 5, 1982. (11/10/99)(11/17/99) *Baldwin, Mrs. Nora G., *91, nee Oehler, of San Antonio died Saturday, November 13, 1999 in a San Antonio Care Center. Funeral services were held November 16 at Zion Lutheran Church in Kerrville. Interment followed in the Glen Rest Cemetery. She was born November 18, 1907 in Fredericksburg. (11/17/1999) *Ball, Mrs. A. J., *92, nee Priscilla Green of Fredericksburg, died Monday January 24, 2000 in the Windcrest Nursing Home. Funeral services were held January 27 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home, followed by burial in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Mt. Enterprise on September 11, 1907, the daughter of John Green and Margaret Dawson Green. She married A.J. Ball on June 9, 1927, and he preceded her in death on December 14, 1986. (1/26/2000) (2/2/2000) *Ball, James Seeley,* 70, of Fredericksburg, died on Thursday, January 14, 1999, in Center Point. Funeral services were held in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in San Angelo on April 28, 1928, the son of Anson Jones Ball and Priscilla Green Ball. He is survived by his mother and his three sons.(1/20/99) *Barlett, Beatrice Mary, *80, died March 13, 2000, in Victora Hospital in Frome, England. Funeral services were held on March 20 at Christ Church in Frome, England. Burial followed in the family plot. (4/5/2000) *Barnes, Minnie Bertha,* 92, of Fredericksburg, died on Sunday, December 6, 1998 in Knopp Retirement Center. She was born October 18, 1906 in Clinton, IN, and married Ralph Barnes in 1926. He preceded her in death.(12/9/98) *Barsch, Mrs. Henry, *died at a local hospital on March 9, 1933. Funeral services were held at Albert Lutheran Church with interment in the Albert Cemetery. She was born December 1900, near Stonewall, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anders Nielsen. She married Henry Barsch on February 21, 1926. (3/17/1933) *Barrientes, Leon,* 73, of Johnson City, died Saturday, October 16, 1999 in Johnson City. Funeral services were held October 19, in the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with interment in the Stonewall Community Cemetery in Stonewall. He was born in Albert, Texas on April 11, 1926. He married Maria. (10/20/1999) *Barrera, Jorge, *28, of Fredericksburg died Friday, February 4, 2000 of injuries recieved in a vehicle accident on Ranch Road 1631. A vigil service was held February 7 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment to take place in Capilla Delacion in Mexico. He was born in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico on Jaunary 23, 1972, the son of David Barrera and Maria Ponce Berrera. (2/9/2000) *Barth, Felix L., *88, of Comfort, died Saturday September 4, 1999, at Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held September 7 in the Schaetter Funeral Home in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. He was born in Grapetown on April 19, 1911, the son of Carl Barth and Lena Schaefer Barth. He married Bettie Karger in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church on June 23, 1943. (09/15/1999) *Barton, Mrs. (Capt.) Kent O. Barton, *95, nee Louise Metzger, of Fredericksburg, died on Thursday, January 28, 1999, in the Knopp Nursing Home. Graveside services and interment were held on January 30, in the Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Galveston. She was born in Galveston on December 12, 1903, the daughter of Fred A. Metzger and Lena Mattes Metzger. She married Kent O. Barton and he preceded her in death in 1954.(2/3/99) *Baskette, James G., *75, died on Tuesday, November 17, 1998 in the Windcrest Nursing Home in Fredericksburg. Graveside services were held November 24, in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. He was born on November 11, 1923 in Lenoir City, TN, the son of James W. Baskette and Anna L. Glass Baskette.(11/25/98) *Basse, Frank Jr., *67, died Saturday, December 11, 1999 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday December 14 in The Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on January 9, 1932, the son of Frank Basse and Meta Schlaudt Basse. He married Betty Ann Houy on August 31, 1957 in the Edison Street Methodist Church. (12/15/99) *Basse, Mrs. Gus, *90, nee Estella Treibs, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held June 16 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born in Gillespie County on September 28, 1909, the daughter of Adolph Treibs and Mina Weber Treibs. She married Herman Keyser and following his death she married Gus Basse on August 3, 1955 in Fredericksburg and he preceded her in death. (06/21/2000) *Bauer, Glenton D.,* 77, of Stonewall, died on Friday, August 13, 1999 in Das Eden Heim Care Center in Fredericksburg. Graveside services were held at the Morris Ranch Cemetery on August 14. He was born in Castell on August 03, 1922, the son of Eli G. Bauer and Rina Rogers Bauer. He married Ruby Friedrich on Febrary 25, 1961 and she preceded him in death on September 2, 1997. (08/18/1999) *Bauer, J. W.,* 63, of Llano, died on Wednesday, October 7, 1998. Funeral services were held on October 10 in St. John Lutheran Church in Castell with interment in the church cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on September 15, 1935. He married Cynthia Scrogin in Freeport on June 9, 1962.(10/14/98) *Baumbach, Claud Dee, *59, of Rices Crossing, died on July 6, 1999. Funeral Services were held on July 8 in the New Sweden Ev. Lutheran Church with interment in the Black Jack Springs Cemetery. He was born in LaGrange on November 29, 1939. He was the son of Vastine and Vivian Baumbach. He married Betty Klaehn. (07/14/1999) *Baumann, Mrs. Hugo C., *80, nee Norma Reeh, died in Marble Falls on Tuesday, June 16, 1998. She was born in Fredericksburg on December 13, 1917 to Edwin and Ethel Reeh. She married Hugo C. Baumann and he preceded her in death.(7/29/98) *Baze, Billy White, *73, of Mason died Sunday, May 28, 2000. Funeral services were held May 30 in the chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with interment in the Gooch Cemetery in Mason. Base was born in Mason on June 16, 1926, the son of Seth Baze and Mildred White Baze. He married Bobbie Jean Schmidt on June 26, 1947. (5/31/2000) *Becker, Ernst Robert,* 74, had graveside services on December 28, 1999 held in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. The time of his death has not been determined. He was born in Gillespie County on December 19, 1925, the son of Ernst Becker and Maria Hopf Becker. He was never married. (12/29/1999) *Becker, Mrs. Henry Becker*, 93, nee Cora Burg, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 1991 in Knopp Nursing Home No.1. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church on Tuesday November 19 with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. She was bornin Gillespie County on December 31, 1897, the daughter of John P. Burg and Elizabeth Blank Burg. She married Henry Becker on May 1, 1917, in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg and he preceded her in death on August 8, 1958. (12/20/1991) *Beer, Frederic Anthony, *76, of Fredericksburg, died on Saturday, January 9, 1999, in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held January 12 in the Chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home, interment followed in the Boerne City Cemetery. He was born August 1, 1922 in St. Paul, MN, the son of Fred A. Beer, Sr. and Emma Pangerl Beer. He married Dorothy Telotte on June 2, 1944, at Randolph Air Force Base.(1/13/99)(1/20/99) *Behrens, Mrs. Velma C., *90, of San Antonio, died Saturday, March 20, 1999 in San Antonio. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 23 in the Porter Loring Chapel in San Antonio with interment in the Mission Park North. She was preceded in death by her husband.(3/24/99) *Behrends, Christian A.,* 58, of Luckenbach, died Monday, January 18, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A mass of reserection was held in the St. Mary's Catholic Church on Jan 20 and entombment followed at the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum. He was born in Fredericksburg on April 23, 1940, the son of Arno Behrends and Esther Jenschke Behrends, He married Vivian Pawelek on January 15, 1968 in Karnes City. (1/20/99) (1/27/99) (return [2] ) *Bell, Mrs. Lynn Roe, *55, of Ingram, died Wednesday, March 31, 1993, in a San Antonio Hospital. Memorial services were held on april 2 in he Kerrville Funeral Home. (March 1993) *Bellomy, R. Donovan (Don), *74, died Tuesday, November 23, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held November 27, in the First Baptist Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born July 10, 1925 in Cimmaron Co., OK, the son of Glen Bellomy and Asteria Fenstermacher Bellomy. He married Chris Ann Webb in Midland, on May 03, 1986. (12/01/99) *Benedict, Dr. Irvin J., *74, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday August 25, 1999, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Memorial Services were held September 12 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg. He was the son of Frederick Augusta Benedict and Viola Flanders Benedict. He married Lorraine Layer. (09/01/1999) *Benorden, Mildred Claire, *89, of San Antonio died Wednesday October 25, 2000. Graveside services were held October 27 in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born February 21, 1911 in Harper, the daughter of B. L. and Louise Enderle. She married Rev. Leo Benorden in 1932. (11/1/2000) *Bergmann, Mrs. Arthur,* 91, nee Minnie Toni Ingenuett, of Comfort, died in the Comfort Garden Home Thursday, June 8, 2000. Graveside services and interment were held at the Comfort Cemetery June 12. She was born in Comfort on June 15, 1908, the daughter of Hermann Ingenhuett and Toni Flach Ingenhuett. She married Arthur (Biffo) Bergmann on November 14, 1932 in Boerne and he preced her in death on August 15, 1964. (06/14/2000) *Bergmann, Mrs. Joe A., *89, nee Norma Boerner, of Kerrville died on Friday, December 10, 1999 in the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville. Funeral services were held December 11 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. She was born in Comfort on May 16, 1910, the daughter of Eddie Boerner and Hertha Schmidt Boerner. She married Joe A. Bergmann on January 11, 1934 in Comfort and he preceded her in death on February 22, 1980. (12/15/99) *Bernhard, C. D.,* 70, of Boerne, died on Tuesday, September 29, 1998 in Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral services were held on October 1 in the Beckmann Funeral Home chapel with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born November 29, 1927 in Harper, the son of Arthur Bernhard and Gertrude Lang Bernhard. He married Carlette Rose Moritz in Fredericksburg on January 15, 1951.(10/7/98) *Bernhard, Mrs. Helen, *88, nee Joseph, of Kerville died onSunday, September 20, 1998, in Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services wer held September 26, in the Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with interment in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was born in Fredericksburg on October 15, 1909, the daughter of Fritz Joseph and Anna Eckert Joseph. She married Earl Bernhard in Kerrville on September 12, 1927. He preceded her in death on June 3, 1971.(9/23/98) *Bertelsen, Mrs. Niels, *78, nee Vey Hanchett, died at the family residence in Fredericksburg Sunday, February 6, 2000. Private graveside service were held at the Greenwood Cemetery on February 7. She was born in Ann Arbor, MI, on February 14, 1921, the daughter of Everett Hanchett and Lila Vorce Hanchett. She married Niels Bertelsen in Los Angeles, CA on June 30, 1946. (2/9/2000) *Biermann, Mrs. Henry, *83, nee Geraldine Deroy Simpson, of Boerne died on Wednesday September 23, 1998. Funeral services were held at Gaddis Memorial Methodist Chruch in Confort, with interment in the Comfort Cemetery in Comfort. She was born on April 30, 1915, in Blue Mountain, MS, the daughter of Woody Earl Simpson and Alive Leona Gadd Simpson. She married Henry Biermann on August 14, 1935 in New Albany, MS. He preceded her in death in 1976.(9/30/98) *Bierschwale, Mrs. Calvin, *72, nee Dorothy Stein, Died Friday, July 16, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 2. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church on July 19 with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on October 26, 1926, the daughter of Oscar W. Stein and Josephine Burg Stein. She married Calvin Bierschwale on January 20, 1951 in St. Mary's Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on March 30, 1990. (07/21/1999) *Bierschwale, Fred (Jerry) Jr., *79, of Harper died in the VA Hospital in Kerrville on Thursday September 14, 2000. Funeral services were held September 18, in the First Baptist Church of Harper with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. He was born on April 11, 1921 in Harper, the son of Frederick Bierschwale and Mae Mosel Bierschwale. He married Dorothy F. Pallant on March 3, 1945 in Kelso, Suffolk, England. She preceded him in death. (09/20/2000) *Bierschwale, William,* 71, died on Friday, March 19, 1993 in the Southwest Texas Hospital in San Antonio. A mass of Christian Burial was held March 23, in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery where full military honors were accorded. He was born September 4, 1921 in Fredericksburg, the son of Max J. Bierschwale and Lydia Kusenberger Bierschwale. He married Lucille Stehling on June 10, 1949.(Newspaper clipping) (return [2] ) *Bingham, H. R., *76, of Tow, died Friday, March 12, 1999 at his residence. Funeral services were held in the Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Chapel in Llano with burial in the Tow Cemetery. He was born June 28, 1922 in Concho Co. He married Helen Peel in Brady April 8, 1940.(3/17/99) *Birck, Mrs. Frederick H.,* 96, nee Ella Kusenberger of Fredericksburg died Wednesday January 19, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held January 22 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on March 2, 1903, the daughter of Carl Kusenberger and Anna Frantzen Kusenberger. She married Frederick H. Birck on August 29, 1922 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and he preceded her in death on September 11, 1992. (1/26/2000) *Birck, Mrs. Tommie H., *88, nee Lydia Ida Wallendorf of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday, October 26, 1999 in the Knopp Nursing Home. A mass of resurrection was celebrated October 28 in St Mary's Catholic Church with Entombment in the St. Mary's Cemetery Mausoleum. She was born in Gillespie County on December 2, 1910 the daughter of Adam Wallendorf and Rose Ersch Wallendorf. She married Tommie H. Birck on June 30, 1936 and he preceded her in death on May 14, 1977. (10/28/99) (11/3/99) *Birkelbach, Mrs. Stanley, *68, nee Eutha Faye Weeaks, died Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at Knopp Nursing Home No.1. Funeral services were held January 29 in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Comal County Cemetery in New Braunfels. She was born in Llano on March 12, 1931, the daughter of Dock Weeaks and Katie Mae Crider Weeaks. She married Stanley Birkelbach on August 8, 1947 in Johnson City. (2/2/2000) *Bixby, Jack Michael, *59, died on Friday, December 4, 1998 at the family home in Fredericksburg. A memorial service was held on Tuesday December 8 at Memorial Presbyterian Church. He was born in Attawa, KS on April 21, 1939 to Frank Bixby and Nell Bixby. He married Bonnie Murrin in San Jose, CA on July 11, 1970.(1/13/99) *Black, Bill A., *79, of Fredericksburg, died at his residenceThuesday, May 30, 2000. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 3, in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Saskatchewan, Canada on april 6, 1921, the son of William Bleackley and Ada Florence Adby Bleackley. He married Wilma Gaither on October 29, 1954, in the First Methodist Church in Houston. She preceded him in death on June 17, 1999. Black had changed his name. (6/7/2000) *Black, Mrs. Bill A.,* 72, nee Wilma G. Gaither, of Fredericksburg, died on Thursday, June 17, 1999, in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital, Funeral services were held on June 21, in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born December 14, 1926 in Fulton MS, the daughter of Will Gather and Lillian Sandlin Gaither, She married Bill A. Black on October 29, 1954 in Houston. (6/23/1999) *Black, Mrs Charles, *82, nee Velma Austin, died Saturday October 3, 1998 in the Knopp Care Center. Graveside services were held October 8 in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born on July 31, 1916, the daughter of Charles Austin and Betty House Austin. She married Charles L. Black on April 10, 1938 in Herrin, IL and he preceded her in death on March 10, 1997.(10/14/98) *Blalock, Nelson L.,* 66, of Fredericksburg, died on Tuesday February 16, 1999 in Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Graveside services and interment with full Military Honors were held Feb 18 in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. He was born in Pitts, AR, on October 8, 1932, the son of Ray Blalock and Ethel Ruth King Blalock. He married Vera Franke on Aug 31, 1958 in New Braunfels. (2/17/99)(2/24/99) *Blankenburg, Charles A., *87, passed away Monday July 12, 1999 at his residence in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held at Williams-Kamp Funeral Home in Wheaton, Il with interment in the Wheaton Cemetery. He was born November 18, 1911 in Downers Grove, IL. He married Mardelle and she preceded him in death in November of 1993. (07/14/1999) *Blanks, Anne, *nee Rickard of Kerrville died Saturday, June 24, 2000. Funeral services were held June 28 in the First Methodist Church in Kerrville with interment in Garden of Memories Cemetery. A native of London, England, she and her family moved to Chicago in 1976. The moved to Kerrville in 1996. She married John Blanks. (06/28/2000) *Blevins, Howard H. Sr., *53, of Alamo Springs died Friday, April 28, 2000 of injuries received in a single car accident that occurred on Old San Antonio Road, near his home. Funeral services were held May 2 in the Chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery on May 3. He was born on August 14, 1946 in Elkton, MD, the son of Ira Blevins and Hester Ohipps Blevins. He married Michelle Beagle. (5/3/2000) *Blundell, Mrs. Herbert C., *92, nee Christine Weyrich of San Antonio, died on Friday, July 24, 1998 in Fredericksburg Nursing Home in San Antonio. Graveside services and interment were held on July 27, in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born on March 23, 1906 in Fredericksburg, the daughter of Hilmar Weyrich and Olga Frantzen Weyrich. She married Herbert C. Blundell on December 31, 1924 in San Antonio. He preceded her in death on October 14, 1950.(7/29/98) *Boan, Mrs. A. E., *91, nee Ethel G. Bledsoe, of Fredericksburg, died on Friday, February 5, 1999 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on February 6 in the Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Van Zant County, on December 22, 1907, the daughter of James Rufus Bledsoe and Lula Pearl Rogers Bledsoe. She married A. E. Boan on January 6, 1925 in Houston. He preceded her in death on July 31, 1992.(2/10/99) *Bode, Mrs. Donnie,* 58, nee Nancy Howe, died at her residence in Harper on Friday, March 3, 2000. Funeral services were held on Monday, March 6, in the Harper United Methodist Church with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. She was born on March 10, 1941 in Sweatwater, the daughter of Richard Lee Howe and Juanita Calloway Howe. She married Donnie Bode in Lampasas on January 16, 1963. (3/8/2000) *Boeck, John C.,* 66, of Fredericksburg, died on Wednesday, August 4, 1999. Graveside services were held on August 7, in the Gussettville Cemetery in Live Oak County. He was born October 6, 1932 in San Antonio, the son of Robert F. Boeck and Willie M. McKinny Boeck. He married Alyce Schultz on December 27, 1960 in Alice, Texas. (08/11/1999) *Boening, Mrs. A. O.,* 89, nee Frances Knesek, of San Antonio died on Monday August 24, 1998. Funeral services were held on August 28 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Moulton, on August 4, 1909, the daughter of Adolph Otto Knesek and Filamena Kremenek Knesek. She married Adolph Otto Boening in June 1938 and he preceded her in death.(9/2/98) *Boerner, Charles, Jr.,* 84, of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday April 20, 1999 the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Graveside services were held April 21 in the Boerner Family Cemetery. He was born in Kendall County on June 25, 1915, the son of Charles Boerner Sr. and Gretchen Lintner Boerner. He was divorced. (4/21/99) *Bohls, Mrs. C. L.*, 99, nee Meta Petsch, died Saturday, December 2, 2000 in Brenham, Texas. Funeral services were held at St. Matthew Lutheran Church at Sandy Hill. Interment followed in the Immanuel Luther Church Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on October 27, 1901 the daughter of O. B. Petsch and Hermine Petsch. She married Rev. Clarence Louis Bohls in Corpus Christi and on Dec 31, 1929, he preceded her in death in January 1977. (12/06/2000) *Bohmfalk, Rev. Milton Frederick, *88, of Mason, died Sunday November 15, 1998 in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, November 18 in the First United Methodist Church in Mason with burial in the Castell Methodist Cemetery. He was born in Harris County on October 20, 1910 the son of Rev and Mrs. C. F. Bohmfalk. He married Johnital Schuessler in Castell on July 28, 1937. (12/9/98) *Bohnert, Mrs. Rudie, *90, nee Gertrude "Trudie" Ledbetter, of Comfort died Tuesday, August8, 2000 at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville. Funeral services were held August 11, in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Comfort with burial in the Comfort Cemetery. She was born on July 6, 1910 in Dallas, the daughter of Jess L. Ledbetter and Eva Bohny Ledbetter. She married Rudie Bohnert in Boerne on June 13, 1934 and he preceded her in death on August 28, 1993. (08/09/2000)(08/16/2000) *Boone, Mrs. James P.,* 89, nee Margaret Pharr, died on Friday, December 4, 1998 in Houston. Funeral services were held on December 8 at the Central Presbyterian Church in Houston with entombment at Memorial Oaks Mausoleum. She was born in McKinney. Her husband preceded her in death.(12/9/98) *Boone, Jeanette Gross, *61, of Fredericksburg, passed away on September 10, 1999. She was born on Jully 28, 1938 in Quanah, Tx, the daughter of Meredith Grant and Mary Elizabeth Gross. Memorial services were held September 17 at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. (09/15/1999) *Boone, Mrs. Marion Alfred*, 86, nee Virginia Lee Lynch, died on Sunday, March 14, 1999 in Fredericksburg. Funeral Services were held March 19, at 2 pm in the Memorial Park Chapel in Amarillo. Mrs. Boone was born in Checotah, OK on December 01, 1913, the daughter of Robert and Gertrude Lynch.(3/17/99) *Borzik, Donald M., *68, of Houston died Monday September 13, 1999. Funeral services were held September 16 at the Brookside Funeral Home in Houston with interment in the Brookside Memorial Park. (09/15/1999) *Boring, Anna Josephine, *93, of Fredericksburg died Saturday, August 28, 1999, in Knopp Nursing Home No. 2. Funeral services were held August 31 in the Mason Funeral Home with interment in the Gooch Cemetery in Mason. She was born November 8, 1905 in Strong. She married Louis Oliver Boring in 1925 in Mason. He preceded her in death in August 1948. (09/01/1999) *Borjas, Candelario M., *77, of Ft Worth died on Thursday, September 3, 1998. Funeral services were held on September 8 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Fort Worth, with burial in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on February 2, 1921, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dario Borjas. He was married to Gloria. (9/16/98) *Bosworth, Wilma M, *78, of Kerrville, died Saturday April 22, 2000 at Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. A memorial service was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on April 28. She was born in Seattle, WA, on August 17, 1921, the daughteer of Donald McBeth and Freda Metzger McBeth. (4/26/2000) *Bosquez, Juan S., *84, died Wednesday, August 23, 2000 in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held August 25 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born in Comfort on September 23, 1915, the son of Amadeo Bosquez and Theodora Sanchez Bosquez. He married Trinidad Auguilar in Llano on June 19, 1935.(08/30/2000) *Bowen, Mrs. Abbey, *67, nee Lee Ray, of Johnson City died Saturday, August 19, 2000 in the Knopp Retirement Center. Graveside services were held August 23 at the Smith Family Cemetery in Johnson City. She was born in Llano, on October 18, 1932, the daughter of Sherman Ray and Julia Mae Causey Ray. She married Marion L. (Abbey) Bowen in Houston on Aug 12, 1971. (08/23/2000) (08/31/2000) *Bowen, Harlan Evan, *73, died Wednesday January 12, 2000. A memorial service was held at Bethanly Lutheran Church January 16. He was born on August 10, 1926 in Cambria, MN, the son of David Evan Bowen and Viola Price Bowen. He married Lois Gruber in Bertha, MN on November 15, 1952. (1/19/2000) *Bowman, Anna K.,* 98, nee Miller of Fredericksburg, died on Sunday, March 7, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 2. Graveside services were held March 10 in the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston. She was born on February 3, 1901 in Greenville, the daughter of James T. Miller and Kate Morgan Miller. She was divorced. (3/10/99) *Boyd, Mrs. Bertha, 82, *nee Hewitt, of Wilmington, VT died on Monday December 7 1998 at the Southwestern Vermount Medical Center in Bennington, VT. Funeral services were held on December 11 in the Wilmington Baptist Church with interment in the Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington. She was born in Bristol, VT, on July 27, 1912, the daughter of Harvey J. Hewitt and Lena Rathburn Hewitt. She married Richard W. Boyd on June 15, 1941. He preceded her in death on July 11, 1982. (12//16/1998) *Bozarth, Mrs. Eleanor L.,* 82 nee *Sanders, *of Lockhart, died on Friday, August 28, 1998 in Lockhart. Funeral Services were held on September 1, in the Eeds Funeral Home with interment in the Jeffrey Cemetery in McMahan. She was born in Lockhart on October 22, 1915, the daughter of John R. Sanders and Ruth Perry Sanders. She married Terrell H. Bozarth on January 3, 1942 in Lockhart and he preceded her in death on June 29, 1992.(9/2/98) *Brady, Sidney Orel, *91, died Sunday, November 14, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Graveside services were held November 18 in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. He was born in Longford, Clay Co., Kansas on September 17, 1908, the son of Merrill Brady and Rilla Parker Brady. He married Ruth Stiles on December 25, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas. (12/01/99) *Braeutigam, Emil A. (Dutch), *90, died Sunday, March 19, 2000 in San Antonio. Funeral services were held March 25 at Mission Funeral Chapels South with burial in Mission Burial Park South. He was born in Fredericksburgt on June 1, 1909. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Garms Braeutigam. (03/22/2000) *Braeutigam, Mrs. Felix, *100, nee Elsie Francis Herbort, died on Tuesday November 10, 1998, in the Fredericksburg Nursing Home. Funeral services were held on Thursday, November 12, in the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born on October 26, 1898 in Gillespie County, the daughter of Ernst Herbort, Jr. and Francis Feller Herbort Sr. She married Felix Braeutigam on August 8, 1917 and he preceded her in death on May 3, 1971.(11/11/98)(11/18/98) *Braeutigam, Mrs. Richard M. Sr., *81, died on July 11, 1999 in Sharp Hospital in Chula Vista, CA. Funeral services were held on July 15 in the Glen Abby Memorial Park in Bonita, CA. She was born March 12, 1918 in Boston, MA. (07/28/1999) *Braeutigam, Richard Marion, Sr.,* 79, died Friday, March 10, 2000 in Chula Vista, CA. Funeral services were held at Glen Abby in Bonita, CA. A Navy Chaplain and military honor gaurd were present at the services. He was born April 27, 1920 in Fredericksburg. (03/22/2000) *Branch, Heather Johnstone Parker, *47, of Corpus Christie died Thursday, October 12, 2000. A memorial service was held October 14 at St. Batholomew's Espiscopal Church in Corpus Christie. She was born in Fort Collins, CO, on December 3, 1952, the daughter of Dr. Charles A. Johnstone and Helen Jonstone. She married Miles B. Branch on July 4, 1992. (10/18/2000) *Brandenberger, James W.,* 68, of Fredericksburg, died on Tuesday, July 28, 1998. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was born in Mason County on July 16, 1930, the son of Milton Brandenberger and Edna Marie Oppermann Brandenberger. He married Roseline Stehling in Fredericksburg on July 6, 1957.(7/29/98)(8/5/98) (return [3] ) *Bravo, Guadalupe, *69, of Stonewall died Tuesday, October 31, 2000 in San Antonio. Funeral services were held November 2 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Stonewall with interment in the Cementerio de Arnandas, Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico. He was born February 20, 1931 in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico, the son of Jose Manuel Bravo and Regina Villa Bravo. He married Socorro Hernandez on August 3, 1956 in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico. (11/08/2000) *Brehmer, Earl, *88, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, September 1, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held September 4, in Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. He was born in Gillespie County on July 5, 1912, the son of Hugo H. Brehmer and Meta Frantzen Brehmer. He married Cora Burg in Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg on May 5, 1934 and she preceded him in death. (9/6/2000) *Brewer, Kenneth Dale, *55, of Llano, died Sunday, May 28, 2000 in the Specialty Hospital of Austin. Graveside services were held June 1 at the Llano City Cemetery. He was born in Llano on January 2, 1945 the son of Earest and Della Brewer. (5/31/2000) *Bright, John H., *89, of Fredericksburg, died on Tuesday December 21, 1999 in Das Eden Heim nursing home. Graveside services were heldd in the Johnson Family Cemetery in Stonewall. He was born March 21, 1910 in Port Arthur, the son of John Harvey Bright and Ava Leaa Johnson Bright. He married Hattie Gustine on July 24, 1937 in Houston. (12/29/1999) *Brodie, Mrs. S. L.,* 83, nee Mary Neal Davis, died Thursday, June 14, 1934. Funeral services were held at Beckmann's Funeral Home with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born near Danville, Va. on August 7, 1850. She married S. L. Brodie on April 28, 1874 in Brenham, Texas where her brother lived.. (06/21/1934) *Brooks, Justin Everett, *15, died of injuries received in a vehicle accident on Monday, July 20, 1998. Funeral services were held on July 22 in the Hill Country Evangelical Free Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born August 11, 1982 in New Port Beach, CA, the son of Ronald Brooks and De Anna Pomeroy Brooks. He was preceded in death by his father.(7/29/98) *Brookshire, Raymond M., *74, died on Sunday, July 19, 1998 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral services were held on July 22 in the First Baptist Church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Waco on september 20, 1923, the son of Raymond Mannering Brookshire and Winnie Ann Barnes Brookshire. He married Dorothy Ruth Fortune on April 3, 1942 in Waco.(7/29/98) *Brown, Mrs. Clinton L.,* 83, nee Foye Parker of Harper, died at the family residence on Satruday, July 31, 1999. Funeral services were held in the First Presbyterian Church of Harper on Tuesday, August 3 with interment in the Harper Cemetery. She was born in Kimble County, the daughter of George Parker and Olive Roberts Parker. She married Clinton L. Brown on June 9, 1937 in San Antonio. (08/11/1999) *Brown, Elsie Louise, *78, nee Hahn, died on Sunday September 27, 1998. Funeral services were held at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South with interment in the Mission Burial Park South in San Antonio. She was born May 24, 1920 in Kerrville. She married Richard E. Brown on November 28, 1940, in Harlingen.(9/30/1998) *Brown, Robert Houston,* 15, died at his parents home in Fredericksburg on Tuesday, September 8, 1998. Funeral services were held on September 12 in the Fredericksburg Baptist Church with interment in the Rest Haven Cemetery in Brady. He was born in Brady on August 17, 1983, the sone of Robert Carlton Brown and Vicki Mays Brown.(9/16/98) *Brown, Van Chester,* 85, died on Wednesday, April 21, 1999 in Selma. Funeral services were held on April 24 in the Memorial Presbyterian Church with burial on the Brown Ranch. He was born on April 26, 1913 in Kimble County, the son of William O. Brown and Dorthea Wilhelm Brown. He married Peggy Gould and she preceded him in death in 1985. He married Viola Rode Kott on January 3, 1987 and she preceded him in death on December 1, 1989.(4/28/99) *Burcham, Doris Jeanette, *nee Scarborough, of Harper died in the Windcrest Nursing Home on Monday, January 24, 2000. Funeral services were held at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville on January 26 with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. She was born in Gray Back, on April 17, 1935, the daughter of Ollie and Clara Scarborough. She was preceded in death by her husband Berry Burcham. (1/26/2000) *Burg, Mrs. John P., *nee Elizabeth Blank, died Sunday August 13, 1933 in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Stein. She was born near Luckenbach on June 27, 1856. She married John P Burg on December 22, 1874. (8/24/1933) ***Note: While the obituray mentions her father was hung by the "Haenger Bande" it did not give his name. Her parents were John Blank and Catherina Heinemann who married Anton Novian later after her first husband died. WQ *Burke, Virginia, *88, of Uvalde and formerly of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at the Amistad Nursing Home in Uvalde. A graveside service and interment were held at the Hill Crest Cemetery in Uvalde on July 27. She was born on January 16, 1912 in Hobart, OK, the daughter of J. L. and Mattie Burke. (08/02/2000) *Burrer, Mrs. Edgar L., *91, nee Emily Evers, of Fredericksburg, died on Monday, July 20, 1998 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 2. Funeral services were held on July 22 in Zion Lutheran Church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. She was born on September 2, 1906, the daughter of Charles Evers and Wanda Lange Evers. She married Edgar L. Burrer on November 14, 1929 at the family residence. He preceded her in death on December 22, 1992. *Butler, Everett M., *103, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday August 6, 2000 in the Knopp Nursing Home. Graveside services and interment were held August 9, 2000 in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Kerrville. He was born in Middleton, MO, on January 16, 1897, the son of Charles W. Butler and Nora Belle Crutcher Butler. He married Enid Marie Mckelvey on August 16, 1923 in Wellsvile, MO and she preceded him in death. (08/09/2000) *Buttle, Robert, *82, died October 16, 2000 at Fredericksburg's Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A memorial service was held November 12 at Bethany Lutheran Church. He was born in Newark, NJ on July 18, 1918. (11/08/2000)