Gillespie Co., TX - Obits: Gillespie County Obits (K'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 "* *Published Weekly by the Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc.* *Kager, Mrs. Baptist, *63, nee Theresa Schneider, died on Thursday, February 11, 1999, at her residence in Fredericksburg. Memorial services were held on February 15 in the Fredericksburg Bible Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born on December 6, 1935, the daughter of Karl and Margaretha Schneider in Riesendorf, West Germany. She married Baptist Kager in Bamberg, Germany, on November 14, 1953.(02/17/1999) *Kane, Karen Ann, *53, of Fredericksburg died at her residence on Sunday, August 6, 2000. A memorial service was held on August 11 in the Hill Country Evangelical Free Church. She was cremated. She was born in Rock Island, IL on November 15, 1946, the daughter of O. Roy Kane and Shirley Ann Fisher Kane. (08/09/2000)(08/16/2000) *Karger, Emil W., *88, of San Antonio, died on Saturday, July 18, 1998. Funeral Services were held on July 22, in the First Baptist Church in San Antonio with interment in Mission Burial Park South in San Antonio. He was the son of Gus Karger and Minnie Kammlah Karger. His mother was a native of Fredericksburg. (07/29/1998) *Kasper, Mrs. Chester, *83, nee Ella Mae Oehler of Llano, died Tuesday, October 3, 2000 in the Llano Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday, October 5, in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on November 1, 1916, the daughter of Edmund Oehler and Gertrude Weber Oehler. She married Chester Kasper in Doss, and he preceded her in death. (10/4/2000) (10/11/2000) *Kasper, Kelly Aaron, *45, died Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at his residence in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held September 14, in St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on April 25, 1955, the son of Kenneth Kasper and Kathry Reeh Kasper. He married Sherry Remmers on June 20, 1981 in St. Mary's Catholic Church. (09/20/2000) *Kasper, Leroy George, *78, of Kingsland, died Sunday, August 13, 2000 in the Llano Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held August 17, in the Calvary Hill Church in Kingsland with burial in the Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet County. He was born in Doss on December 7, 1921, the son of William and Lena Kasper. He married Delores Harding on June 12, 1971 in San Diego, CA (08/16/2000) *Kasper, Ruby Mae, *nee Feller, died on Monday August 10, 1998 in Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral Services were held on August 11 in Bethany Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born on June 19, 1921 in Gillespie County, the daughter of Albert Feller and Bertha Kott Feller. She was divorced. (08/19/1998) *Keen, Walter Rodney, *79, died on Thursday, February 11, 1993 in Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A memorial Service was held in the Memorial Presbyterian Church on March 11. He was born on July 9, 1914, the son of Walter Joel Keen and Rlorence Lyall Keen of Darby, PA. He married Veronica Craney of Omaha, NE, on February 8, 1943 in Nebraska.(2/1993) *Keester, Mrs. Ruth E.*, 101 of Kerrvilee died Friday December 24, 1999 in a Fredericksburg care center. A mass was celebrated December 28, 1999 in Notre Dame Catholic Church with interment in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was born on June 22, 1898, in McCook, NE to Richard Carroll and Jennie Oates Carroll. She married Earl Keester on February 2, 1921 in North Platte, NB and he preceded her in death on March 27, 1979. (12/29/1999) *Keidel, Werner Jr., *83, a retired Fredericksburg dentist, died at his residence Tuesday, April 27, 1999. Funeral Services were held on April 30, in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on April 19, 1916 the son of Dr. Werner Keidel Sr. and Helen Lucille McIlhenny Keidel. He married Emily (Mickey) Adams on March 14, 1942 in Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg. (04/28/1999)(05/05/1999) *Keith, Octine Horlen, *85, of Temple died in a Temple care center Sunday, January 28, 2001. Funeral services were held January 30 at the First United Methodist Church in Temple with Burial in the Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. She was born in Eckert, on October 17, 1915 to Willie Preston Horlen and Anna Mary Johanson Horlen. She married Roy Keith on December 22, 1935. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1996.(01/31/01) *Keller, Mrs. Harry E.,* 82, nee Doris Mae Marie Fuller, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, May 12, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Furneral services were held, May 16 in St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Her Body was cremated. She was born on August 12, 1917 in Somerset, Mansfield, England, the daughter of Wilfred Fuller and Helina Wheeler Fuller. She married Harry E. Keller on July 3 1947 in Seguin and he preceded her in death on December 6, 1997. (05/17/2000) *Keller, Jamie C., *44, of Fredericksburg, died on Monday, May 3, 1999 at Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. A mass of resurrection was held May 6 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on May 26, 1954, the son of Melton Arthur Keller and Ida Mae Frantzen Keller. He married Mary K. McGehee in San Antonio on August 2, 1986. (05/05/1999)(05/12/1999) *Keller, Paul Alfred, *88, of Austin and formerly of Fredericksburg, died on Saturday, June 12, 1999 at his home. Funeral services were held June 16 in Lakeway Church with interment at the family ranch in Spicewood. He was born on November 5, 1910, the son of Alfred Keller and Zora Baxter Keller. He married Mary Ragsdill on August 8, 1936. (06/16/1999)(06/23/1999) *Kelley, Claude J., Jr., *74, of Fredericksburg died Friday November 3, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held November 5 in the First United Methodist Church in Sabinal with burial in the Sabinal Cemetery. He was born on August 22, 1926, the son of Claude J. Kelly, Sr. and Ruby Harper Kelley. He married Faye Ingenhuett on October 6, 1962 in Uvalde. (11/08/2000) *Kelley, Neal H., *82, of Johnson City, died Tuesday, Janurary 16, 2001 in Lake Jackson. Funeral services were held January 20, in the Crofts Funeral Home in Johnson City with burial in the Masonic Cemetery in Johnson City. He was born in Dallas on March 4, 1918. His wifes name was Doris. (01/24/01) *Kennedy, E. C., *79, of Harper died Sunday November 07, 1999 in a Fredericksburg care center. Funeral services were held November 9 in the Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with interment in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. He was born April 18, 1920 in Cyril, OK. He married Helen Hubble on April 16, 1938, in Kerrville and she preceded him in death 1993. (11/10/99) *Kennedy, Marguerite Susanna, *89, died on Wednesday December 2, 1998 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Graveside services were held in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery on December 5. She was born on February 23, 1909, in Houston, the daughter of Allen Adelbert Kennedy and Susanna Diehl Kennedy. (12/09/1998) *Kennerly, Thomas Everton, *97, died April 11, 2000, in Houston. Funeral services were held April 14 at the River Oaks Baptist Church with private interment following. He was preceded in death by two wives, Georgia Dancy and then Cleo Rowland. (06/28/2000) *Kensing, Calvin M.,* 75, died Thursday, December 2, 1999 in the Audie Murphy Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral Services were held December 6 at Harper United Methodist Church with interment in the Harper Cemetery where full military honors were accorded. He was born in Kimble County on September 15, 1924, the son of Felix Kensing and Clara Fischer Kensing. He never married. (12/8/99) *Kensing, Mrs. Levi*, 78, nee Jean McIntyre of Harper, died at the family residence Wednesday, November 22, 2000. Funeral services were held November 25 in the Harper United Methodist Church in Harper with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. She was born on april 30, 1922 in Calcutta, India, the daughter of James McIntyre and Mary Downing McIntyre. She married Levi Kensing in Manchester, England on April 28, 1945. (11/29/2000) *Kerchner, Miss Willie, *78, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday , August 25, 1999, at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on Aug 27, in the Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with interment in the Evergreen Cemetery in Skidmore. She was born November 18, 1920, in Skidmore, the daughter of William Kerchner and Alvina Mary Striedel Kerchner. (09/01/1999) *Kerr, Campbell R., Sr., *77, of Carrizo Springs, died Saturday, January 20, 2001. Funeral services were held January 22 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. He was born in El Paso, on June 23, 1923, the son of Joe Kerr, Sr. and Josephine Robinson Kerr. He married Patricia Nell Allen on February 12, 1952 in Sanderson and she preceded him in death. (01/24/01) *Kidd, Keith Allen, *47, of San Diego, CA, and formerly of Austin, died on Monday August 27, 1999 in San Diego, CA, A memorial service was held September 25 in St Mary's Catholich Church with burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born in California on August 1, 1952, the son of Robert Allen Kidd and Cherie V. Boyd Kidd. He never married. He was the grandson of Nellie Tatsch. (09/22/1999) *Kiehne, Rudy Albert, *80, died June 4, 2000 at Hill country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held June 7 in the Beckmann Funeral Home with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. He was born on October 25, 1919 in Fredericksburg, the son of Otto and Augusta Kiehne. He married Margaret Wood in 1955 in Houston and she preceded him in death on July 20, 1994. (06/07/2000) (06/14/2000) *Kiles, James Howard, *81, of Fredericksburg died at his residence on Wednesday, December 29, 1999. Funeral services were held in the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Fredericksburg January 3, 1999 with interment in the Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio. He was born in Rowlett on October 9, 1918, the son of R. Carl Kiles and Cleda E. Anderson Kiles. He marriedd Mercedes Calmbach March 19, 1944 in San Antonio. (01/05/2000) *Kilian, Mrs. Ray,*93, nee Louise Schmidt of Fredericksburg and formerly of San Antonio, died Sunday January 2, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home No.2. Funeral services were held January 4, 2000 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Fredericksburg on December 22, 1906, the daughter of Alfred Schmidt and Ida Kordzik Schmidt. She married Ray Kilian in Dade County Florida on February 16, 1933 and he preceded her in death. (01/05/2000)([2] 01/12/2000) *King, Mrs. Authur Thomas, *92, nee Mabel Chastain of Fredericksburg died Sunday April 2, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services weere held April 6, in the Seventh Day Adventist Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born on January 12, 1908, Terre Haute, Sullivan County, Indiana the daughter of Elmer Chastain and Ida Conway Chastain. She married Arther Thomas King December 6, 1927 and he preceded her in death on November 30, 1989. (4/5/2000)(4/12/2000) *King, Robert Taylor, *41, of Fredericksburg died Wednesday, December 20, 2000. The body was cremated and the family will have a private interment later. He was born in Evantston, Illinois, on December 30, 1958, the son of Robert Wilson King and Barbara Long King. He married Rosemarie Schmidtzinsky on January 10, 1982. (12/27/2000) *Kirchner, Reinhold, *Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the residence of Mr. Louis Seiter of Doss for Mr. Reinhold Kirchner who died suddenly Friday afternoon, death being caused by a heart attack. Interment was made in the family cemetery near Squaw Creek. Rev. Theo Haag conducted the services, in the absence of the local pastor. A quartett directed by Mr. Charles Klaerner sang during the services. Surviving him are three brothers, Frank and Willie of Doss and Gottlieb Kirchner of Del Rio, a sister Mrs. John Ketron, also numberous other relatives. His parents and four sisters preceded him in death. (8/24/1933) *Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Robert L., *92, of Lockhart, died on Sunday, December 27, 1998. Funeral Services were held on December 29 at the Mineral Springs Baptist Church with interment in the Mineral Springs Cemetery. She was born on September 13, 1906 in Joliet, the daughter of Felix Boggus and Clara C. Rodenberg Boggus. Whe married Robert L. Kirkpatrick on February 8, 1930 and he preceded her in death on December 22, 1980. (12/20/1998) *Klaerner, Mrs. Chester,* 86, nee Paula Frieda Evers, died on Friday, January 22, 1999 in the Knopp Nursing Home. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, January 26, in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with burial in Der Stadt Friedhoff . She was born in Mason County on April 24, 1912, the daughter of August R. Evers and Emma Welgehausen Evers. She married Chester F. Klaerner om Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg on November 17, 1936 and he preceded her in death. (01/27/1999) *Kleeman, Dr. Herbert C., *71, of Fredericksburg, died Thursday, September 16, 1999 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville. A memorial service was held September 21, in the Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Shanon, WI, on November 3, 1927, the son of Erich Kleeman and Rose Uecker Kleeman. He married Miriam Gress Leyva in Hanna, Canada on May 26, 1978. (09/29/1999) The casket flag of Herbert C. Kleeman will fly at the Veterans Memorial on the Gillespie County Courthouse Square during November 2000. (11/08/2000) *Klein, Mrs. Alouis C., *74, nee Lucille Grona, of Kerrville died Thursday, September 7, 2000 in a Kerrville Hospital. Funeral services were held September 9 in the chapel of the Overby Funeral home with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was born on August 5, 1926 in Fredericksburg, the daughter of Richard Grona and Lydia Klein Grona. (09/13/2000) *Klein, Alton C., *71,died November 3, 1999 at his residence in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held November 5 in the chapel of athe Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery. He was born October 10, 1928 in Gillespie County, the son of Edwin Joseph Klein and Ida M. Wahrmund Klein. He married Dulcie Zesch on August 26, 1950 in Fredericksburg. (11/3/99)(11/10/99) *Klein, Mrs. W. Conrad, *86, nee Louise Marshall of Fredericksburg, died Friday, May 5, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Graveside services were held May 8, at Glen Rest Cemeetery at Kerrville. She was born June 15, 1913 in Cottomwood and married William Conrad Klein, Sr. on March 17, 1934 in Kerrville. He preceded her in death on April 17, 1978. (5/10/2000) *Klein, Mrs. Edwin W.,* 90, nee Olga Minna Moellendorf, died on Saturday, March 27, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral services were held on March 29 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on June 16, 1908, the daughter of Henry Moellendorf Sr. and Anna Knopp Moellendorf. She married Edwin W. Klein on June 30, 1931 in St. James Lutheran Church in Harper. He preceded her in death on June 12, 1981. (03/31/1999) *Klein, Mrs. Leo G.,* 84, nee Mary Elvera Hoffmann of Fredericksburg died in Das Eden Heim Sunday August 15, 1999. A mass of resurrection was celebrated August 18 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in the Grapetown Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on September 27, 1914, the daughter of Hermann and Helma Doebbler Hoffmann. She married Leo G. Klein on October 12, 1932 and he preceded her in death.(08/18/1999)(08/25/1999) *Klein, Mrs. Louis M., *87, nee Viola M. Schlueter, of Stonewall died Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held April 28, in St. Francis Xavier Cathokic Church in Stonewall with interment in the Stonewall Community Cemetery. She was born on May 26, 1912 in Gillespie County, the daughter of August A. Schlueter and Maria Probst Schlueter. Seh married Louis M. Klein on July 11, 1932 in Fredericksburg and he preceded her in death on January 20, 1977. (5/3/2000) *Klein, Marvin*, 83, died on Monday, February 22, 1993, in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on February 25, in the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with burial in Der Stadt Friedhof. He was born in Spring Creek Community on January 13, 1910, the son of Ernest Klein and Sophie Bernhard Klein. He married Esther Mund on January 22, 1965. (02/1993) *Klein, Marvin H., *59, of Stonewall, died on Thursday, July 9, 1998 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Stonewall with burial in the Stonewall Community Cemetery in Stonwall. He was born in Stonewall on October 29, 1938, the son of Louis M. Klein and Viola Schlueter Klein. He married Mary Ann Petsch on February 15, 1969 in Stonewall. (07/15/1998) *Klein, Milton J. "Pluto",* 77, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, October 31, 1999 at his home. A mass of resurrection was celebrated on November 2 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born in Gillespie County on July 17, 1922, the son of Charles Klein and Helen Lena Feller Klein. He married Myrtle Offer in St. Anthony Catholic Church in Harper on June 10, 1943. She died on May 27, 1981. He married Meta Hansen Hurley on May 25, 1992 in St. Anthony Catholic Church. (11/3/99) *Klemstein, Mrs. Erwin C., *77, nee Leona Listvan, died at her residence in Comfort on Tuesday February 8, 2000. Funeral services were held February 11 , in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. She was born on September 8, 1922 in Fayetteville, Texas, the daughter of Adolph Listvan and Francis Orsak Listvan. She married Erwin C. Klemstein on March 29, 1941. (2/16/2000) *Kleinmann, Earl Edward, *81, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday January 12, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral Services were held January 19 in the Memory Chapel of the Arnold Moore Funeral Residence in Bartlesville, OK with entombment in the Memorial Park Mausoleum in Bartlesville. He was born on May 14, 1918 in Wauwatosa, WI, the son of Peter Joseph Kleinmann and Mary Helen Meyerpeter Kleinmann. He married L. June Treadway on August 11, 1945 in Oklahoma City, OK and she preceded him in death on October 28, 1999. (1/19/2000) *Kleinmann, Mrs. Earl Edward, *75, of Fredericksburg and formerly of Bartletsville, OK, died Thursday, October 28, 1999 at Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral services were held November 2 in the Arnold Moore Memory Chapel in Bartlesville, OK with interment in the Memorial Park Mauoleum in Bartlesville. She was born June 27, 1924 in Apperson, Osage County, OK, the daughter of William Hampton Treadway and Lillie Luvena Armstrong Treadway. She married Earl Edward Kleinmann on August 11, 1945 in Oklahoma City, OK (11/3/99) *Klemstein, Mrs. Arno, *87, nee Wanda Fowler, of Dripping Springs and formerly of Comfort, died Thursday, January 25, 2001 at the Brown School Rehab Center in Austin. Graveside services and interment were held in the Comfort Cemetery in Comfort on January 25. She was born on October 15, 1933, in Tulsa, OK, the daughter of Manning Leary Fowler and Mary Ruth George Fowler. She married Arno Klemstein in Comfort on October 10, 1952 and he preceded her in death in 1970. (1/31/01) *Klier, Werner A., *87, of Fredericksburg, died on Thursday, March 4, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral services were held on March 8 in Zion Lutheran Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born on November 2, 1911, in Stonewall, the son of William F. Klier and Hilda Wehmeyer Klier. He married Esther Bracher on May 29, 1937 in Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg. (03/10/1999) *Klinksiek, Mrs. Victor, *90, nee Ruth Dougal, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, September 15, 2000 at Heritage Place in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held Monday, September 18, in the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Grapetown Cemetery. She was born on May 6, 1910 in Farmington, CT, the daughter of Lewis Dougal and Anna Brower Dougal. She married Victor Klinksiek in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg on January 8, 1949 and he preceded her in death on June 4, 1980. (09/20/2000) *Knape, Mrs. Louis Jr., *90, nee Annie L. Engel, died in San Antonio on November 18, 1999. Funeral services were held in the Roy Akers Funeral Chapels on November 20 with interment in Sunset Memorial Park. She was born in Luckenbach on March 8, 1909 the daughter of William Engel and Anna Schupp Engel. She married Louis Knape, Jr. (12/15/99) *Kneese, Mrs. Harry, *90, nee Emma Louise Ketron, of Fredericksburg, died on Wednesday June 16, 1999 at Knopp Nursing Home No. 2. Funeral services were held Jun 18 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in the Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born in Gillespie County on August 10. 1908, the daughter of John Ketron and Pauline Kirchner Ketron. She married Harry Kneese in the First Methodist Church in Fredericksburg on August 19, 1926 and he preceded her in death on March 15, 1965. (06/23/1999) *Kneupper, Erwin W.,* 74, died on Frieday, November 27, 1998 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville. Funeral Services were held in St. Mary's Catholic Church on November 30 with burial in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery in Harper with fulll military honors. He was born in New Braunfels on July 25, 1924 the son of William P. Kneupper and Tillie Marbach Kneupper. He married *Alice Ketron * on December 27, 1975 in Harper. (12/02/1998) *Knight, Seth G., *The casket flag of Seth G. Knoght is flying at Veterans Memorial on the Gillespie County Courthouse lawn during January. He join the United States Navy on Nov 9, 1943 in Houston and was discharged on May 17, 1946 at Camp Wallace with the rank of Machinist Mate 2cl. He served aboard the USS Pontus. He was born on September 24, 1925, the son of William Knight and Belma Batson Knight. He died October 26, 1995 and is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. He was married to Shirley Cabeen. (01/03/01) *Knippa, Virginia, *80, died on Tuesday, Novemer 7, 2000, in Austin. Graveside services were held November 10 in the Austin Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born on June 29, 1920, in San Antonio the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Orr. (11/15/2000) *Knochee, Mrs. Walter,* 99, nee Elsie Schoenewolf, died Thursday, February 24, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held February 26 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with intermenet in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born in Luckenbach on March 27, 1900 the daughter of Max Schoenewolf and Emma Gold Schoenewolf. She married Walter Knoche on April 29, 1930 in Bethany Lutheran Church and he preceded her in death. (03/01/2000) *Knoll, Victor Hugo, *80, of Boerne died Friday, June 2, 2000 at hiss residence. Funeral services were held Monday, June 5 at the Ebensberger Funeral Home in Boerne with interment in the Boerne Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on Jan 26, 1920, the son of Ernest Knoll and Emma Fischer Knoll. He married Irene Weirich on November 28, 1940 in Trintiy Lutheran Church at Albert and she preceded him in death on September 20, 1986. (06/14/2000) *Knopp, Mark Christian, *31, of Arlington, died Saturday March 18, 2000. Funeral services were held March 21, in the Arlington Funeral Hom with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth. He was born July 15, 1968 in Fort Worth, the son of John Ed and Bettye Knopp. He was preced in death by his grandparents, Robert Knopp and Paula Kott Knopp and Ray and Norene Swinburne. (03/22/2000) *Koch, Ella Hilda, *86, nee Crenwelge, Died on Friday January 1, 1999 in Richland Hills Nursing Home in Fort Worth. Funeal services were held on Monday, January 4 in he chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home in Fredericksburg with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery. She was born in Fredericksburg on July 5, 1912 the daughter of Alfred W. Crenwelge and Lina Baumann Crenwelge. She was divorced. (01/06/1999) *Koch, Mrs. Werner, *77, nee Leona Klein of Fredericksburg, died Monday, Aug 14, 2000 aat Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Resurrection was held August 16, in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment following in St. Mary;s Catholic Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on June 4, 1923, the daughter of Emil Klein and Otillia Nebgen Klein. She married Werner Koch on November 4, 1946 in St. Francis Eavier Catholic Church in Stonewall and he preceded her in death on January 19, 1997. (08/16/2000)(08/23/2000) *Koenig, Jack William, *76, of Fredericksburg died Friday, April 7, 2000. Funeral services were held April 10 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born in San Antonio on July 22, 1923, the son of Eugene W. Koenig and Alice J. Osborn Koenig. He married Virginia Roeder on November 20, 1965 in San Antonio. (4/12/2000) *Kolmeier, Edgar O., *92, died Tuesday, August 24, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral services were held August 28, in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Gillespie County on April 1, 1907, the son of William Kolmeier and Emily Scherer Kolmeier. He married Laura Hohmann on November 15, 1931 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. She preceded him in death on August 25, 1994. (09/01/1999) *Koppenol*, *Calvin Clay*, 3 months, died Friday, November 24, 2000 in Houston. Funeral services were held in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Willow City Cemetery. He was born on September 1, 2000 in Houston, the son of Ramsey Smithand Jennifer Koppenol.(12/06/2000) *Kothe, Herman W., *94, of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, September 27, 2000 in Big Spring. Funeral services were held September 30, in the Beckmann Funeral Home chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on January 21, 1906, the son of A. W. Kothe and Emma Crenwelge Kothe. He married Emma E. Schmidt at Doss on February 20, 1924 and she preceded him in death. (10/4/2000) *Kothmann, Mrs. Fritz, *pioneer citizen of Mason County died at the home of her son Elgin Kothmann at Mason Sunday morning. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon by Rev. M. Heinrich and interment made in the famillly cemetery at Premeier Ranch. (8/24/1933) *Kothmann, Judge Lansing, *82, a former Mason County Judge, died in a Mason Nuring home on Saturday, February 13, 1999. Funeral services were held in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mason on February 16 with burial in the Gooch Cemetery. He was born in Mason County on April 4, 1916, the son of H. Dan Kothmann and Lina Loeffler Kothmann. He married Gerda Lehmann on August 22, 1940 in Cherry Springs. (02/17/1999) *Kothmann, Lena Meta Oehler, *86, of Harper died Monday, July 10, 2000 in a Kerrville Nursing Home. A private graveside service was held July 11 in the Junction Cemetery. She was born in Llano County on March 5, 1914. She married Raleigh W. Kothmann on April 12, 1936. (7/12/2000) *Kowert, Oliver C. W., *95, died on Thursday, August 12, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No.1. Funeral Services were held on August 17, in The Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in St. Louis, MO, on July 5, 1904, the son of Herman G.T. Kowert and Mathilde Schuricht Kowert. He married Josie Kothmann in her parents home in Mason County on September 14, 1929 and she preceded him in death on December 4, 1991. (08/18/1999) *Kramer, Edgar E. (John), *87, of Fredericksburg died Friday April 28, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held in Zion Lutheran Church on May 1 with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery where military honors were accorded at the graveside. He was born in Fredericksburg on October 20, 1912 , the son of Eugene Kramer and Olga Wahrmund Kramer. He married Gertrude Bernhard Hartmann on November 20, 1980 in Zion Lutheran Church. (5/3/2000) *Kramer, Mrs. Louis F., *88, nee Lydia Hitzfeld, died Thursday, November 18, 1999 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held on November 20 in Trinity Lutheran Church in Stonewall with interment in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery. She was born in Stonewall on December 22, 1910, the daughter of Harry Hitzfeld and Mary Maenius Hitzfeld. She married the Rev. Louis F. Kramer on June 16, 1936 in Stonewall and he preceded her in death on April 22, 1980. (11/24/1999) *Kraus, Mrs. Edmund, *102, nee Lena Mary Schmidtzensky, of Fredericksburg, died on Sunday, September 5, 1999 in the Fredericksburg Nursing Home. A mass of resurrection was celebrated September 7 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born on April 21, 1897 in Gillespie County, the daughter of John Schmidtzensky and Louise Dietz Schmidtzensky. She married Edmund Kraus on November 6, 1923 in Fredericksburg and he preceded her in death. (09/08/1999) *Krause, Mrs. Emanuel, *96, nee Carmen Waddell, of Fredericksburg died Sunday April 30, 2000. Funeral services were held at the South East Lawn Memorial Park Funeral Home in Elk Grove, CA. She was born on June 6, 1903 in Washington, the daughter of George Waddell and Gertrude Schultz. She married Emanuel Krause in Everett, WA and he preceded her in death. (5/3/2000) *Krause, Mrs. Karl, *105, nee Olga Roll, died Saturday, May 29, 1999 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Graveside services were held on June 2 in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Houston. She was born on March 10, 1894, in the German colony in the Ukraine of Russia. She was the daughter of Friedrich Roll and Marie Kluge Roll. Her family moved to the United States in 1912. She married Karl Krause in 1915 in Burton, Tx and he preceded her in death in 1977. (06/02/1999) *Krauter, LeRoy A.,* 80, Comfort died on Monday, September 21, 1998. Funeral services were held September 24 in the Immanuel Lutheral Chruch in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. He was born on July 14, 1918, the son of August J. Krauter and Ella Franz Krauter. He married Anna Elizabeth Ohlhausen on September 6, 1941, in Center Point and she died on November 15, 1995. (09/23/1998)(9/30/1998) *Kremer, Erwin John, *77, of Fredericksburg died Wednesday, October 25, 2000 at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville. Funeral services were held October 30, in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born March 2, 1923 in St. Cloud, MN, the sone of Michael Kremer and Anna Kruchten Kremer. He married Loretta Kremer in Minden Township, MN, on November 20, 1921. (11/1/2000) *Kuhlmann, Eugene, *92, died Sundy, April 2, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral services were held April 4 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Freidhof. He was born on September 8, 1907 in Gillespie County, the son of Otto Kuhlmann and Hilda Gastinger Kuhlmann, He married Esther Sagebiel on June 12, 1935 in St. John Lutheran Church in Crabapple and she followed him in death on April 5, 2000. (4/5/2000) *Kuhlmann, Mrs. Eugene, *86, nee Esther E. Sagebiel, died Wednesday, April 5, 2000. Funeral services were held April 8, in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born in Gillespie County on June 29, 1913 the daughter of Arthur Sagebiel and Ida Walter Sagebiel. She married Eugene Kuhlmann on June 12, 1935, in St. John Lutheran Church in Crabapple and he preceded in death on April 2, 2000. (4/2/2000) *Kuhlmann, Herbert H., *83, of San Antonio and formerly of Fredericksburg and Comfort, died Wednesday July 21, 1999, at his residence in San Antonio. Funeral services were held at the Simplicity Funeral Chapels in San Antonio on July 24 with interment in the Mission Burial Park North. He was born in Gillespie County on January 7, 1916, the son of Otto Kuhlmann and Hilda Gastinger Kuhlmann. He married Linda Barsch on July 28, 1939 in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cave Creek. (07/29/1999) *Kuhlmann, Mrs. Raymond, Sr.,* 91, nee Maria Enriquez, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, January 7, 2001 at Knopp Nursing Home. Her body was cremated and a memorial service will be held January 13 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home. She was born in Bandera on June 3, 1909, the daughter of Felix Enriquez and Vineta Castillo Enriques. She married Raymond Kuhlmann on December 26, 1937 in Fredericksburg. (01/10/01) *Kunz, Mrs. Hermann,* 79, nee Rita Helen Jenschke ,died Monday, November 16, 1998 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A mass of Resurrection was celebrated November 18 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born on August 18, 1919, in Fredericksburg, the daughter of Theodore Jenschke and Elizabeth Segner Jenschke. She married Hermann Kunz on July 1, 1944 and he preceded her in death. (11/28/1998) (11/25/1998) *Kunz, Louis A. Jr., *80, of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, December 30, 2000 at the family residence. Funeral servies were held January 3 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on January 7, 1920, the son of Louis Peter Kunz and Edna Juenke Kunz, He married Esther Mary Arlitt on October 18, 1947 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. (01/03/01)(01/10/01) *Kunz, Raymond Charles, *73, died on Monday, September 14, 1998 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. Funeral services were held on September 16, in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St.Mary's Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on July 20, 1925, the son of Felix J. Kunz and Alma Mosel Kunz. He never married. (9/16/1998)(9/23/1998) *Kunz, Mrs. Richard, *76, nee Viola Edna Rech of Luckinbach died at her home in Fredericksburg Monday, October 23, 2000. Funeral services were held October 25 in the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church with entombment in St. Mary's Cemetery Mausolum. She was born in Blanco County on September 11, 1924, the daughter of Rudolph Rech and Edna Woerner Rech. She married Richard Kunz on May 3, 1947 in St. Mary's Catholic Church and he preceded her in death on May 15, 1995. (10/25/2000) (11/1/2000) *Kusenberger, Elgin, *69, died Sunday, March 5, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home No 2. Funeral Services were held March 8 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. He was born on May 27, 1930 in Gillespie County, the son of Udo Kusenberger and *Edna Wunderlich *Kusenberger. He married Doreen Crenwelge on May 5, 1957 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and she preceded in death July 13, 1999. (3/8/2000)(3/15/2000) *Kusenberger, Mrs. Elgin, *63, nee Doreen Telka Crenwelge, died in the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio on Tuesday, July 13, 1999. Funeral services were held on July 16 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born in Gillespie County on November 21, 1935, the daughter of Max Crenwelge and Telka Petermann Crenwelge. She married Elgin Kusenberger on May 5, 1967 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. (07/21/1999)