Gillespie Co., TX - Obits: Gillespie County Obits (O'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.* *Oatman, Francis Andrew, *55, died Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at his residence in Fredericksburg. Funeral services were held on Monday, November 29 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in Der Stadt Friedhoff. He was born on May 26, 1944 in Kerrville, the son of Benjamin F. Oatman and Elise E. Frantzen Oatman. (12/1/99) *Odiorne, Edward Lee,* 89, died at his home near Fredericksburg Friday, March 17, 2000. Funeral services were held at Crofts Funeral Home in Johnson City with interment in Miller Creek Cemetery. He was born in Texline on July 2, 1910. He married Marie Margaret Pressler. (03/22/2000) *Oehler, Emma Kensing, *89, of Doss died Monday, July 31, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home No.1. Funeral services were held August 2 in the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born in Gillespie County on September 1, 1910, the daughter of Alfred Kensing and Mary Strackbein Kensing. She is survived by a daughter. (08/02/2000) (08/09/2000) *Oehler, Mrs. Eugenia C.,* 82, nee Gross, died on Monday January 11, 1999 in Llano. Furneral services were held in Christ Lutheran Church in Cherry Spring on January 13 with interment at the Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery. She was born on February 27, 1916 in Mason County and married Gilbert Oehler. He preceded her in death in 1987.(1/13/99) *Oelke, Mrs. Otto, *89, nee Esther Lentz, died on Friday, January 22, 1999 in the Knopp Nursing Home. Funeral services were held January 25 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born October 12, 1909 in Ohiowa, NE, the daughter of Rev. Rudolph Lentz and Louisa Laudsch Lentz. She married Rev. Otto Kenneth Oelke in Fredericksburg on July 4, 1935. Her husband preceded her in death.(1/27/99) *Olfers, Leroy Earl, *79, of Blanco, died in Fredericksburg on Monday, September 7, 1998. Funeral services were held September 10 in the Blanco United Methodist Church with interment in the Blanco Cemetery. He was born July 18, 1919 in the old telephone office in Blanco, the sone of Bernard Michael Olfers and Emma Quindel Olfers. His wife was Willie. (Sept. clipping) *Olney, Bettie (Boop), *68, of Dickinson , died Thursday, June 29, 2000 at her daughter's residence in LaPorte. Memorial services were held July 1 at Jack Rowe Funeral Home in League City. She was born in Fredericksburg on January 21, 1932, the daughter of Ernst Zenner and Bertha Zenner. (7/5/2000) *O'Neill, Mrs. R. Emmit, *103, nee Meta Maria Schmidtzensky, of Houston, died Friday, January 8, 1999 in the St. Dominic Nursing home in Houston. A mass of resurection was celebrated in St. Mary's Catholic Church on January 11 with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Church. She was born in Fredericksburg on May 7, 1895, the daughter of Joseph Schmidtzensky and Ida Weinheimer Schmidtzensky. She married Emmitt O'Neill on June 25, 1927. He preceded her in death on February 18, 1958.(1/13/99) *Orsborn, Mrs. Robert D., *80, nee Frances Neva Harris, of Fredericksburg died Friday November 24, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home. Funeral services were held November 27 in the Shaetter Funeral Home. She was cremated and her remains were buried in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She was born on April 29, 1920, in White Owl, SD, the daughter of Ralph A. Harris and Theodosia Garber Harris. She married Robert D. Orsborn on August 10, 1968, in New Castle, WY. (11/29/2000) *O'Sullivan, Pete, *82, of Harper and formerly of Baytown, died at his residence in Harper Monday, September 18, 2000. Funeral services were held September 21 in the Schaetter Chapel with interment in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery in Harper. He was born on February 14, 1918 in Baytown, the son of Patrick B. O'Sullivan Sr. and Ida Davis O'Sulivan. He married Mary Hill in Baytown on April 19, 1953. (09/20/2000)(09/27/2000) *Ottmers, Dennis A., *46, died Monday, November 6, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Nov 24 in the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. His body was cremated. He was orn on February 22, 1954 in Fredericksburg, the son of Elmer A. Ottmers and Josephine Frantzen Ottmers. He married Celia Kothmann on January 22, 1977. (11/22/2000) (11/29/2000) *Ottmers, Guenther F. E., Sr., *88, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, April 23, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A mass of resurrection was held in St.Mary's Catholic Church on April 25, followed by Entombment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum. He was born on February 29, 1912 in Gillespie County, the son of Helmuth Ottmers and Anna Koennecke Ottmers. He married Clara Vogel in St. Mary's Catholic Rectory in Fredericksburg on June 1 1935. (4/26/2000)(5/3/2000) *Ottmers, Raymond William, Sr.*, 84 of Fredericksburg died Saturday, December 9, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. He was born on December 1, 1916 in Fredericksburg, the son of Damond Ottmers and Ida Burrer Ottmers. He married Ruth Moritz on January 4, 1938 in St. Mary's Catholic Church. (12/13/2000)(12/20/2000) *Ottmers, Robert A., *97, of Fredericksburg died Wednesday, April 12, 2000. Funeral services were held April 14 in the Beckmann Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. He was born in the Crabapple community of Gillespie County on June 21, 1902, the son of George E. Ottmers and Emma Scherer Ottmers. He married Hulda M. Woerner on April 7, 1927 and she preceded him in death. (4/19/2000) *Owens, Mrs. Don, *52, nee Juanice Meador, died Sunday November 7, 1999 at her residence in Cherry Spring. Funeral services were held November 11, in the Fredericksburg Baptist Church. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born October 9, 1947 in San Angelo, the daughter of Samford Meador and Joyce Colbath Meador. She married Don Owens on December 5, 1973 in Houston. (11/10/99)(11/17/99)