Gillespie Co., TX - Obits: Gillespie County Obits (R'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.* *Rabke, Mrs. Leroy, *82, nee Geneva Merle Pluenneke, died at her residence on Tuesday, September 8, 1998. Funeral Services were held on September 12 in the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Castell on June 24, 1916, the daughter of Milton Pluenneke and Anna Keyser Pluenneke. She married Leroy Rabke on September 26, 1940 in Trinity Methodist Church in Castell and he preceeded her in death on August 13, 1997.(9/16/98) *Radke, Mrs. Odie R., *78, nee Arlene Lewis, of Fredericksburg died Thursday, August 5, 1999. Funeral services were held on Friday, August 6 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born April 24, 1921, the daughter of Ernest Lewis and Louise Fries Lewis. She married Odie Randolph Radke in 1940 in Daisetta and he preceded her in death on March 19, 1999.(08/11/1999) *Radke, Odie R.,* 81, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, March 19, 1999. Funeral services were held March 22 in the Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Daisetta on February 11, 1918, the sone of Charlie Radke and Bessie Nussman Radke. He married Arlene Lewis in Daisetta in 1940.(3/31/99) *Ragland, Theresa Marie,* 41, nee Griffaw, of Fredericksburg died on Monday, October 5, 1998 in Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, of injuries from auto accident. Memorial services were held on October 7 in Zion Lutheran Church. Her body was cremated. She was born on September 6, 1957 in St. Louise, MO, the daughter of Charles Griffaw and Gerry Schorck Griffaw. She was divorced.(10/14/98) *Rainbolt, Tommy R.,* 77, of Vidor died Wednesday, November 3, 1999 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. A memorial service was held November 6 at Memorial Funeral home in Vidor. His body was cremated. He was born December 13, 1921, the son of Drue and Mamie Rainbolt. (11/17/99) *Ramirez, Astanacia, *90, of Fredericksburg, died January 27, 1999, in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held January 29 in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery North. She was born on May 8, 1908, in Sabinas Coahuila, Mexico, the daughter of Fernando Ramirez and Carmen Garcia Ramirez. She was never married.(2/3/99) *Ramirez, Mrs. Julio, *87, nee Lina Castillo, of Mason and formerly of Fredericksburg, died on Friday, June 4, 1999 in the University Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral services were held on June 7 in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery with interment in the Stonewall Mexican Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on September 23, 1911, the daughter of Yladio Castillo and Cipriana Arriaga Castillo. She married Julio Ramirez in Fredericsburg on September 23, 1933 and he preceded her in death in 1960. (6/9/1999) *Ramsdell, Fred Lee, *83, of Llano, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Memorial services were held on March 4 in the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Fredericksburg. He was born on August 15, 1916 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Fred Lee Ramsdell and Edna Foster Ramsdell. He married Patricia Reiff in Philadelphia on August 2, 1975. (3/8/2000) *Randolph, Mrs. H. S., *92, nee Lena Mae (Tommie) Warren , of Fredericksburg and formerly of Austin, died Thursday, October 14, 1999 in the Knopp Nursing Home. Graveside services and interment were held October 16 in the Live Oak Cemetery in Buda, Texas. She was born on September 30, 1907 in Brookston, Texas, the daughter of James L. Warren and Lena Martin Warren. She married Herbort S. Randolph in Falfurrias, Texas on June 1, 1927 and he preceded her in death on February 15, 1971(10/20/1999) *Rankin, Walter Beasley Jr.,* 82, of Center Point, died Oct 4, 1992 in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Graveside services and interment were held on October 6 in the Glen Rest Cemetery in Kerrville. He was born in Elmendorf on October 16, 1909, the son of Walter Beasley Rankin Sr. and Maude Williamson Rankin. He married Vera Durst and she preceded him in Death. (10/7/1992) *Ransleben, Mrs. Alex, *67, nee Irma Espenhover, died on Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at her residence. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church on October 31 with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born February 17, 1931 in Carroll, IA, the daughter of Henry Espenhover and Mary Kreiske Espenhover. She married Alex Ransleben on September 23, 1953 in St. Mary's Catholic Church. (11/4/1998) *Ransleben, Norman, *76, of Corpus Christi and a native of Fredericksburg, died Sunday, January 3, 1999 in a Corpus Christi Hospital. Funeral services were held January 6, in the Seaside Funeral Home with interment in the Seaside Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Owen Ransleben.(1/6/99) *Ransleben, Udo William, *77, of Boerne, died on Sunday, April 4, 1999. Funeral services were held on April 7 in Mission Park Funeral Chapels North in San Antonio with interment in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on December 6, 1921, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Ranselben. He was married 50 years to his wife Connie. (4/14/99) *Ransleben, Vincent Albert, *79, died Wednesday February 9, 2000 in Houston. Memorial services were held February 12 in Houston. He was born on January 16, 1921 in Fredericksburg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ransleben. He married Patsy of Humble. (2/16/2000) *Rardin, LeRoy "Shorty", *80, died November 17, 2000. A memorial service was held November 21 at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. (11/22/2000) *Rathe, Edna Ethel, *80, nee Armstrong, of Cumberland IA, died Friday, March 10, 2000, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, IA. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Griswald, IA on March 14, with interment in the Griswald Cemetery. She was born on April 16, 1919 at Eartham, IA, the daughter of Clifford Armstrong and Lena Snyder Armstrong. She marrie Ralph Ed Hensley on February 11, 1939 at Atlantic and he died November 3, 1966. She married Neal Andrew Rathe on January 5, 1967. (03/29/2000) *Ratliff, Evelyn, *70, of Llano, died on Monday, July 3, 2000 in Ruidoso, NM. Graveside services were held July 6 in the Llano City Cemetery. She ws born in Llano County on March 20, 1930, the daughter of Circe and Martha Maack. She was preceeded in death by her first husband Lawrence R. Light and her second husband Lynn Ratliff. (7/5/2000) *Rausch, Mrs. Herbert, *79, nee Vera Pauline Novian, of Comfort died Friday, February 4, 2000 in Riverview Care Center in Boerne. Funeral services were held February 5, in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. She was born in Blanco County on February 18, 1920, the daughter of Benjamin Barnum Novian and Elise Immel Novian. She married Herbert Rausch in Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg on November 1, 1939 and he preceded her in death. (2/9/2000) *Rausch, Mrs. W. O. (Bill),* 94, nee Ada Gold, of Fredericksburg died Saturday, January 20, 2001 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held January 22 in Bethany Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. She was born on October 21, 1906 in Fredericksburg, the daughter of Alfred Gold and Thekla Herbort Gold. She married W. O. (Bill) Rausch on October 29, 1930 in Bethany Lutheran Church and he preceded her in death. (01/24/01) *Raute, Mrs. Fritz, *87, nee Laura Teschner, of Fredericksburg, died Sunday September 26, 1999, in the Windcrest Nursing Home. Funeral services were held September 29, in the Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. She was born in Blanco County on March 3, 1912, the daughter of Gustaf Teschner and Olga Herbort Teschner. She married Fritz Raute in 1935 and he preceded her in death. (10/06/1999) *Redwine, Beverly Cunningham, *70, of Austin, died Thrusday, January 27, 2000. Memorial services were held Tuesday February 1 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Austin. She was born December 13, 1929. (2/2/2000) *Reeh, Mrs. Arthur, Sr., *105, nee Elizabeth Ann Fiedler, of Fredericksburg died Tuesday February 1, 2000 in Knopp Nursing Home No. 1. A mass of resurrection was held February 3 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on November 26, 1894, the daughter of Bernhard Fiedler and Margaret Kneupper Fiedler. She married Arthur Reeh, Sr. on February 24, 1914 and he preceded her in death in June 1974. (2/2/2000)(2/9/2000) *Reeh, Mrs. Clemens, *74, nee Lucile Jane Heimann, of Fredericksburg, died at her residence Tuesday, August 17, 1999. A mass of resurrection was held August 20 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. She was born on August 13, 1925, the daughter of Harry Heimann and Martha Seelig Heimann. She married Clemens Reeh on November 15, 1943 at the Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio. (08/18/1999)(08/25/1999) *Rees, Mrs. Eugene L., *96, nee Nellie Krueger, of Fredericksburg and formerly of San Antonio, died Monday, January 1, 2001 at Knopp Nursing Home. A mass of resurrection was held January 4 in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg with graveside servies in the Fort San Houston Nation Cemetery in San Antonio. She was born in Oakville on Dec 7, 1904 the daughter of Louis Krueger and Mary Schroeder Krueger. She married Eugene L. Rees in Beeville, on Aug 14, 1924 and he preceded her in death (01/03/01)(01/10/01) *Reichenau, Mrs. Walter, *74, nee Norma Alma Zenner, of Fredericksburg, died at her residence on Monday, June 21, 1999. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. She was born in Fredericksburg on January 6, 1925, the daughter of Ernst Zenner and Bertha Marschall Zenner. She married Walter Reichenau on September 6, 1947 and he preceded her in death on January 3, 1992. (6/23/1999)(6/30/1999) *Renteria, Esau Rico, *49, of Fredericksburg, died at his residence on Monday May 17, 1999. A mass of resurrection was held May 19 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with entombment in St. Mary's Cemetery Mausoleum. He was born in Mexico on August 1, 1949, the son of Jesus Renteria and Maria Rico Renteria. He married Maria Yolanda Martinez in Mexico on September 2, 1972.(05/19/1999) (05/26/1999) *Revard, Velma C., *89, formerly of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday, Januaary 18, 2000 in San Antonio. Funeral services were held January 20 in the Sunset Funeral Chapel with entombment in the Sunset Mausoleum in San Antonio. (1/119/2000) *Revell, Cap. Jack W.*, 78, died November 20, 1999, in the Villages, FL. (12/01/99) *Ricketts, Roy C.,* 72, of Kingsbury, died on Thursday, December 17, 1998 in Audie Murphy Nursing Home in San Antonio. A memorial service was held December 19, in the First Baptist Church in Kingsbury with burial in the Kingsbury Cemetery where he was accorded military honors. He was born in Balmorhea on May 11, 1926, the son of Charlie R. Ricketts and Nannie Withers Ricketts and married Novella Weed of Willow City on October 6, 1951 at the First Baptist Church in Fredericksburg. (12/28/98) *Riester, Dr. Albert Eric, *58, of San Antonio, died Wednesday November 24, 1999 in San Antonio. (12/01/99) *Riggs, Orrin A., *77, of Fredericksburg, died on Monday, September 7, 1998 in Knopp Nursing Home No.1. Graveside services were held on September 15 in the Sand Prairie Cemetery in Muscoda, WI. He was born February 1, 1921 in Chippica County, WI, the son of Wesley E. Riggs and Margaret O'Connor Riggs. He married Bertha Wiltrout on August 28, 1966 in Richland, WI and she preceded him in death on May 26, 1997.(9/16/98) *Riley, Virginia Rey, *78, nee Atlee, passed away at the home of her daughter, on June 15, 1999. She was born in Elgin, Texas on January 2, 1921 to Luis W. Atlee and Mabel W. Matthews Atlee. She married Fredrick Litchfield Riley in December of 1941. Her wish was to be cremated. (6/23/1999) *Ristau, Adam Emil Sr., *75, of Houston and a native of Gillespie County, died Tuesday July 20, 1999. Funeral services were held July 22 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Houston with interment at Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery.(07/21/1999) *Rittimann, Hilmer H., *84, died Friday, November 5, 1999 in San Antonio. A funeral mass was celebrated on November 8 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Selma with interment in the Selma Cemetery No. 1. He was the son of Albert and Antonia Rittimann. (11/10/99) *Rittimann, Linda Irene,* 83, nee Eickmann, of Fredericksburg died Saturday January 15, 2000. Funeral services were held January 19 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Selma with interment in the Selma Cemetery No. 1. Her parents were Otto and Alma Bonnet Eickamnn. She married Hilmer Rittimann and he preceded her in death. (1/19/2000) *Rivera, Carlos Aleman Jr., *55, of Fredericksburg, died at his residence on Monday, May 17, 1999. A mass of resurrection was celebrated on May 19 in St. May's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on November 19, 1943, the son of Carlos Rivera and Santos Aleman Rivera. He married Rosa Ontiveros in Fredericksburg on June 1, 1963. (05/19/1999)(05/26/1999) *Roberts, Mrs. Eva Rose, *74, of Fredericksburg died Friday, June 30, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held July 3 in Zion Lutheran Church with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. She was born on September 20, 1925 in San Antonio, the daughter of Preston Bryant Gilmore and Cassie Lively Gilmore. (7/5/2000) *Roberts, Mrs. Ralph, *93, nee Ora Mae McGinnis, of Fredericksburg, died on Saturday February 27, 1999 in Das Eden Heim. Funeral services were held March 3 in the Eastside Baptist Church in Ranger with interment in the Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger. She was born on August 9, 1905 in Bristol WV, the daughter of Emery Hill McGinnis and Maude Gill McGinnis. She married Ralph Roberts in Cairo, WV on August 9, 1926. He preceded her in death on March 30, 1980. (3/3/99) *Roberts, Roy L., *89, of Harper, died Thursday, March 16, 2000. Funeral services were held March 20 in the Lighthouse Fellowship Chapel in Harper, with interment in the Harper City Cemetery. He was born on September 21, 1910 at Knoxville in Kimble County, the son of Charles Angus Roberts and Mary McDonald Roberts. He married Irene Tobin on March 19, 1932 in Fredericksburg, (03/22/2000)(03/29/2000) *Robertson, John David, *92, of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday January 25, 2000, at the Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Funeral services were held January 29 in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was boorn in Lone Oak on July 14, 1907, the son of John David Robertson Sr. and Samantha Ella Reeves Robertson. He married Helen Worley on November 7, 1937. (2/2/2000) *Rode, Mrs. Eli, *87, nee Ella Fiedler, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at Knopp Nursing Home. A mass of reserrection was celebrated Friday, October 1 in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. She was born in Gillespie County on October 6, 1911, the daughter of Willie Fiedler and Emma McDonald Fiedler. She married Eli Rode in Fredericksburg on April 16, 1931 and he preceded her in death on September 21, 1968. (10/06/1999) *Rode, Marcus Sem, *75, of Fredericksburg, died Friday, April 21, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held April 22 in Bethany Lutheran Church with interment in Der Stadt Friedhof. He was born June 6, 1924, in Doss, the son of Sem Rode and Alvina Kneese Rode. He married Helena Lehne on April 29, 1953 in Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg. (4/26/2000) *Rode, Rupert,* 83, of Georgetown, died Friday, March 5, 1999 in Taylor. Funeral services were held March 8 1999 in Christ Lutheran Church in Georgetown burial followed in the IOOF Cemetery. He was burn at Cherry Spring on January 23, 1916, the son of Seth Rode and Selma Neffendorf Rode. He married Anita Wolbrueck in St Peter Lutheran Church in Walburg on Oct 20, 1938.(3/10/99) *Roeder, Mrs. Harvey, *72, nee Cecilia C. Petsch, of San Antonio, died Monday, September 25, 2000. Funeral services were held Thursday, September 28 in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg with interment in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born in Fredericksburg on February 27, 1928, the daughter of Otto Petsch and Lena Weber Petsch. She married Harvey Roeder in Fredericksburg on June 16, 1952 and he preceded her in death. (09/27/2000) (10/4/2000) *Rodriguez, Alfredo G., *58, died at his mone in Odessa on Monday, September 14, 1998. A mass of resurrection was held in St. Mary's Catholic Church on September 16 with interment in Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on May 19, 1940, the son of Isidro C. Rodriguez and Jesusa Guevaara Rodriguez. He married Kathy Collom in Odessa on November 6, 1992.(9/16/98)(9/23/98) *Rodriguez, Mrs. Paula Valdez, *88, of Fredericksburg died Sunday December 10, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A mass of resurrection was held December 13 in St. Mary's Catholic Church. She was born on March 5, 1912 in Fredericksburg. The daughter of Eusebio Valdez and Tibursia Charles Valdez. (12/13/2000)(12/20/2000) *Rogers, Barbara Badger, *62, of Plano, died Saturday, September 30, 2000. Graveside services were held October 3 in the Conroe Memorial Park. She was born in Conroe, the daughter of Joseph Badger and Esther George Badger. She married Charles Rogers. (10/25/2000) *Rogers, Harold. E., *67, of Comfort, died on Tuesday, January 12, 1999 in Comfort. A memorial service was held on January 24 in the Gaddis Memorial Methodist Church in Comfort.(1/20/99) *Rogers, James Robert (Jim), *70, of Kerrville, died Tuesday July 18, 2000 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg. At his reques no memorial service was held. He is survived by a wife and children. (07/26/2000) *Rogers, Richard K., *78, of Fredericksburgn died Monday, November 20, 2000 in a San Antonio Hospital after a long and lengthy illness. He was born January 22, 1922 in Syracuse, New York. A mass of Resurrection was held November 24 in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Fredricksburg. (11/29/2000) *Rose, Michael Curtis,* 16, of Houston, died at his home on Thursday March 18, 1999. Funeral Services were held at Messiah Lutheran Church in Cypress on Mar 21, interment will be held at a later date at the family ranch in Fredericksburg. He is the son of Mark and Kim Rose. Grandparents are Rev. Clarence and Evelyn Walter Rose and Buster and Ginger York. (3/24/99) *Rose, Nancy Jo,* 49, of Kendal County, died on Monday August 16, 1999 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Funeral services and interment were held August 18 at the Rose Family Cemetery. Seh was born October 28, 1949 in San Antonio, the daughter of Raymond (Buddy) Rose and Dolly Kneupper Rose. (08/25/1999) *Rose, Mrs. Raymond, *72, nee Dolly Kneupper, of Comfort, died at her residence on Thursday, November 12, 1998. Funeral services were held on November 14 in the Gaddis Memorial Methodist Church in Comfort with interment in the Rose Family Cemetery in Kendall County. She was born on March 2, 1926 in Blanco County, the daughter of Oscar Kneupper and Minnie Gourley Kneupper. She married Raymond Rose on April 24, 1944 in Boerne and he preceded her in death on December 13, 1994. (11/18/98) *Rossman, Julia Loyce, *90, of Mason, and formaly of Fredericksburg, died January 12, 1999 in Mason. Memorial services were held Jan 13 in the Mason Funeral Home with Interment in the Fair View Cemetery in Pecos. She was born Mar 19, 1908 in Coahoma. She married William Rossman on April 7, 1927 in Midland. He preceded her in death in 1980.(1/20/99) *Rouse, Mrs. Jo Ellen, *82, of Yoakum died Sunday, October 17, 1999. She was born November 3, 1916 in carrizo Springs, the daughter of Clarence Edwin Childress and Bascom Ellene Slaton Childress. Her husband Clifford Burdelle Rouse preceded her in death. (10/27/99) *Routheaux, Sandra Marie, * 37, nee Welton, of Big Lake, Alaska died Sunday, April 18, 1999, at Alaska Reginional Hospital in Anchorage. Funeral services were held April 23 at the Valley Funeral Home in Wasilla, Alaska. She was born in San Antonio on November 7, 1961. She married Chris Routheaux. (4/21/99) *Roy, Mrs. Jane, *85, died Saturday, February 19, 2000 in the Applewood Nursing Home in Wood Haven, MI. A memrial service will be held at a later date in Grosse Isle, MI. (2/23/2000) *Rudy, Mrs. Pat,* 33, nee Pamela Schumacher, died on Monday, January 4, 1999 in Friendswood. Funeral services were held on January 8 in Orange Grove with interment in the Orange Grove Cemetery. She was born in Fredericksburg in 1965, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Schumacher. She married Pat Rudy.(1/13/99) *Rusch, Erno, *82, of Comfort, died on Wednesday, February 17, 1999 at his residence. Funeral services were held in the chapel of the Schaetter Funeral Home in Comfort with interment in the Comfort Cemetery. He was born in Comfort on March 29, 1916, the son of August Rusch and Alma Biermann Rusch. He married Linda Magers on December 10, 1938 in San Antonio. She preceded him in death on March 10, 1991.(2/24/1999) *Rusche, Ruben A., *84, died Saturday, January 22, 2000 in the Fredericksburg Nursing Home. Funeral services were held January 27 in Bethany Lutheran Church with interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born in Fredericksburg on October 27, 1915, the son of Alfred G. Rusche and Minna Baethge Rusche. He married Viola Guynn on December 24, 1941 in Dallas and she preceded him in death on October 18, 1984. He married Eloise Lefebvre on February 16, 1991 in Bethany Lutheran Church. (1/26/2000)(2/2/2000) *Russell, Col. Albert L. Russell, *will be honored at the Veterans Memorial on the Gillespie County Courthouse lawn during December. He was born August 10, 1923 and died April 23, 1996. He was married to Rita Ann Rusche. (12/8/99) *Russell, Dan L., *82, died at the family residence in New Braunfels on Friday, January 1, 1999. Graveside services and interment were held on January 4, in the Greenwood Cemetery. He was born on September 25, 1916 in Edinburg, the son of Milo C. Russell and Dora E. Moon Russell. He married Evelyn Allen on February 18, 1937 in Pleasanton.(1/6/99) *Rutledge, Mrs. Jay D. Jr.,* 85, nee Virginia Roberts of Fredericksburg, died at her residence on Sunday, Jan 17, 1999.A memorial service was held Jan 21 in St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Kerville with interment at a later date at the Arlington National Cemetery. She was born July 12, 1913 in Nixon and married Jay D. Rutledge Jr. on June 20, 1937 in Estes, CO. (1/20/99) *Ryan, Patrick William,* 75, died in San Antonio on Friday July 2, 1999. A funeral Mass was held in the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in San Antonio on July 6 with interment followed in the Holy Cross Cemetery. He was born on March 17, 1924. He had been married to his wife Catherine for 52 years. (07/07/1999)