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Jacob D. Kauffman
Jacob David "Dave" Kauffman, 83, of Cuero, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004.
He was born Oct. 20, 1920, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to the late John Herbert and Helen Faust Kauffman. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a member of the National Guard and a retired Lt. Col. in the Texas State Guard. He was a former member of the Cuero Rotary Club and Cuero Lions Club, past president of the Cuero Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Knights of Columbus and American Legion, and a life member of Cuero VFW. He was the owner and operator of Anders Auto Supply from January 1958 to January 1986 and member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Survivors: daughters, Mary C. Kahlich of Cuero, Kathryn Fischer of Bellevue, Washington, and Emmy Elizabeth Ferguson of Houston; brother, Richard Kauffman of Reading, Pennsylvania, five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: wife, Corinne Anders Kauffman; and sister, Sarah Elizabeth Laudenslager.
Visitation was Friday, April 16 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Rev. Kirby Hlavaty officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Alan Kahlich, David Kahlich, Dan Fischer, Gary Ferguson, Jerry Wilkerson, and Charles Papacek.
Honorary pallbearers: great grandchildren, Sara Bissell, Patrick Bissell, Logan Kahlich, Bailey Daniel, Kelly Daniel, Diane Musachia, Melissa Fischer, and Wesley Dixon.
Memorials: Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church or donor's choice.
Rosa Lee Dorothea (Stelter) Eissler
Rosa Lee, Dorothea (Stelter) Eissler “Beach Grandma”, 80, died in San Antonio Monday, April 12 of amytrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
She was born to share croppers in Brenham on June 7, 1923, the third child of Emma and Fritz Stelter.
As a young girl, she worked long hours in the cotton fields, picking cotton by hand with her two brothers and sister. As a teenager, Rosa Lee moved to Rosenberg to attend high school and live with her Aunt Hulda Kelm's family
After graduation from Rosenberg High School, she attended Blinn Junior College in Brenham before moving to Springfield, Missouri, to train as a Western Union Telegraph Operator, a career much in demand because of World War II.
Her first assignment was the Western Union office in Huntsville, Texas. She was later assigned to Beeville, where she worked and managed the office for 17 years, until the office was closed in 1965. After she retired from the Western Union office, she worked in the family business until her death.
She married Raymond Eissler on June 13, 1949, in Nordheim. With her husband, she owned and operated Blueberry Hills Subdivision. Her husband preceded her in death on August 23, 1991.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Linda (Eissler) and Ron Unger and two granddaughters, Leia and Nina Unger, of Dallas; a sister and brother, Elfrieda Lueck and Delbert Stelter of Brenham; a goddaughter, Peggy (Kubenka) Weiss of San Antonio, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rosa Lee was a lifelong member of the Faith Lutheran Church of Beeville.
Memorials may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church flower fund or the charity of your choice.
A memorial service was held Friday, April 16 at the Faith Lutheran Church in Beeville. A graveside service was also held Friday in Brenham at the Prairie Lea Cemetery.
Everest Ledwik
Everest "Al" Ledwik, 71, of Yorktown, died Saturday, April 17, 2004.
He was born Jan. 3, 1933, in Yorktown, to the late Victor and Mary Dorothy Respondek Ledwik. He was retired from City Public Service in San Antonio and a was member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors: wife, Annie Machost Ledwik; sons, Charles Ledwik of Stockdale and Stephen Ledwik of La Grange; sisters, Emmerence Jane Mason of San Antonio and Barbara Ann Nikel of Portland; brothers, Robert Ledwik of La Grange and Paul Ledwik of Lolita; and three grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: sisters, Regina Garrett and Isabel Ledwik; and brother, Ernest Ledwik.
A rosary was recited Sunday, April 18 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial was at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Pallbearers: Eddie W. Machost, Gary Hilbrich, Jim Mason, Shannon Ledwik, Ronnie Warzecha, Tim Tabbert, and Warren Ledwik.
Honorary pallbearers: Pamela Ledwik, Brian Ledwik, and Lauren Ledwik.
Memorials: Hospice of South Texas, Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, or Masses.
Manuela M. Cruz
Manuela Mendez Cruz, 91, of Cuero, died Friday, April 16, 2004.
She was born March 30, 1913, in DeWitt County, to the late Frank and Guadalupe Garcia Mendez. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Survivors: daughters, Gloria Martinez of Dallas, Adela Cruz and Val Tamez, both of Cuero, and Sandy Taylor of Euless; son, Lino Carrasco of Brazoria; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: husband, Ascension Cruz; sisters, Tules Mendez, Catherine De la Rosa, Francis Schwader, and Leonora Cervantes; and brothers, Jack Mendez and Domingo Mendez.
A rosary was recited Sunday, April 18 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Rev. Kirby Hlavaty officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Marcus Martinez, Eddie Tamez, Rueben Tamez, David Culotta, Ricky Carrosco, and Denny Hastings.
Bobby D. Spence Sr.
Bobby Dee Spence Sr., 70, of Yorktown, died Friday, April 16, 2004.
Visitation was Sunday, April 18 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Monday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Meyersville. Burial was at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Meyersville. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Pallbearers: Jeremy Spence, Skylar Spence, Sean Spence, Daniel Spence, David Evans, and James Evans.
Memorials: donor's choice.
Sister Mary Adele Fuchs
Sister Mary Adele Fuchs, RSM (Religious Sister of Mercy) was born in Goliad County on Sept. 6, 1913 to Phillip and Adele Jacobs Fuchs. She was baptized in the Meyersville Catholic Church and given the name Alice Josephine. Her early education was in a one-room school located in Ander. When the time drew near for Alice to go to high school, the family moved to a farm outside of Goliad. Here she attended a parochial school taught by the Sisters of Mercy.
When Alice graduated from high school in 1931 she moved to Laredo to pursue a career in nursing. In January of 1933, her plans changed when she chose to enter the novitiate of the Sisters of Mercy at Webster Groves, Missouri. It was the insight and inspiration of people she met in Laredo that influenced this major change. Her nursing career was only temporarily on hold.
On Aug. 16, 1935, Alice, now known as Sister Mary Adele, made vows as a Sister of Mercy and resumed studies at St. John's School of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri. Sister was granted a diploma in Nursing Sept. 1937 and she was assigned to general nursing at Mercy Hospital, Brownsville.
During her tenure of twenty-two years at Mercy Hospital, Brownsville, Sister Mary Adele interrupted service to further her education. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Incarnate Word College in 1949 and was granted a Masters in Hospital Administration from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1953.
From 1953-1956, Sister Mary Adele served as Administrator of Mercy Hospital in Brownsville. In 1959, she moved to Laredo, and served as Administrator of the Laredo Hospital until 1966 when she was appointed by the General Government of the Sisters of Mercy to membership of the Provincial Team of the St. Louis Province.
Upon the expiration of two four-year terms on the Provincial Team, Sister Mary Adele was reassigned to Laredo with the commission to build a convent/retirement center for the Sisters of Mercy in South Texas. This was accomplished and the Sisters moved into their new home in October 1975. This convent/home is now serving as an Institute Novitiate for the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. June 17, 2001, Sister Adele moved to the Sisters of Mercy retirement/healthcare center in St. Louis.
Sister Adele was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Olivia Graham; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Fuchs. She is survived by a brother, William Claude (Bill) Fuchs of Fairfax, Virginia; her brother-in-law, Dr. Stephen H. Graham of Goliad. Also surviving are four nieces and six nephews; eight grand-nieces and ten grand-nephews; and one great-grand nephew.
Sister wishes to be remembered as having loved God, her family, her Community (the Sisters of Mercy), the people she worked with and for.
A rosary was recited Monday, April 19 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Goliad. Services were Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Ralph Baidoo officiated. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Goliad. Colonial Funeral Home, Goliad, 361-645-3216.
Gilbert R. Bennett Sr.
Gilbert Ray Bennett Sr., 69, of Cuero, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
He was born June 27, 1935, in DeWitt County, to the late James Preston "Jim" and Emma Katie Williams Bennett. He was a control operator for Alcoa with 31 years of service and a roughneck for 12 years. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Meyersville.
Survivors: wife, Meta Rangnow Bennett; daughter, Peggy Bennett of Cuero; sons, Ronnie Bennett of Victoria and Jeffrey Bennett of Cuero; sisters, Myrtle Long of Yoakum, Lula Barber of Freeport, Evelyn Bilbrey of Cuero, and Jean Cason of Anderson, South Carolina; brother, J. P. "Buddy" Bennett of Normangee; and four grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: son, Gilbert Ray Bennett Jr.; parents; and brother, K. I. "Irvin" Bennett.
Visitation was Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Wednesday at the funeral home, the Rev. Steve Byrne officiated. Burial was at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Meyersville. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Dennis Farrington, David Bosart, Kirk Bennett, Louis Rangnow Jr., Darrell Rangnow, Gary Rangnow.
Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church or St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
Sherrill Ruth Salge
Sherrill Ruth Salge, 64, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 in Yorktown.
She was born Oct. 12, 1939 in Vernon to Herbert and Ruth Smith. Sherry grew up in Karnes City. After graduation from KCHS, Sherry entered the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a degree in Business Education. She also worked part-time as a secretary for three years at the State Capitol in the office of Governor Price Daniel. Sherry married her childhood sweetheart, Sherian Salge (also at UT), in 1959 and in 1960 they moved to San Francisco, California, for Sherian's job as an insurance underwriter at Life Insurance Company of North America (which also took them to Phoenix, Arizona; Chicago, Illinois; and Houston). Sherry worked off and on as a legal secretary and paralegal in addition to being an active volunteer in organizations involving her children, church, libraries, and elderly care. Sherry and Sherian retired to Yorktown in 1993, where in addition to her duties as YREC secretary, Sherry was active with the Friends of the Library, Elder of the First Presbyterian Church, and a charter member of the Red Hat Society. She was also Sherian's secretary in Salge and Associates.
She is survived by husband, Sherian A. Salge of Yorktown; daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Bill Workman of Houston; two sons and daughters-in-law, Darrin and Tracey Salge of Ft. Worth and Christopher and Donna Salge of Houston; six grandchildren; mother, Ruth Klingeman Smith of Yorktown; sister and brother-in-law, Helen Sue Smith Kerlick and Irby Kerlick of Wharton; and sister-in-law, Diane Smith of Victoria; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Alvin and Sue Salge of Santa Inez, California.
She is preceded in death by her father, Herbert O. Smith, and brother, James David Smith.
Visitation was Thursday, Oct. 14 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home in Yorktown. A memorial service was held at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Saturday, the Rev. Ray Santillano officiated. A dinner followed at the First Presbyterian Church in Yorktown. Arrangements were made by by Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Memorials in honor of Sherry may be sent to: The Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, in c/o Dr. Joe Jankovic MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 6550 Fannin St., Suite #1801, Houston, Texas 77030.
Col. Charles Lewis Lucas
Col. Charles Lewis Lucas, U.S. Army retired, died Oct. 2, 2004. He was born Feb. 2, 1915 in Lynchburg, Ohio.
A veteran of World War II, his military tours of duty included Anchorage, Alaska, Asiatic Pacific Theatre, Ethiopian Africa, time on the staff of Gen. Douglas MacArthur headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, and finishing his career at the Pentagon.
Upon retiring from the military, he settled in Cuero and became a rancher combining his appreciation of nature with his roots growing up as a farm boy.
Lucas is survived by his wife, Bea Penner Lucas of Fresno, CA; his son Bob Lucas and wife Karen Plemons-Lucas, and granddaughter Alana Lucas, all of Salinas, CA. He was preceded in death by his sister Mae Hatcher, and brothers Paul Lucas, Sr. of Cuero and John Lucas of Victoria.
A memorial celebration will be held on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 3:30 p.m. at 654 W. San Ramon, Fresno, CA, officiated by Rev. Karl Dietze of St. Colombia Episcopal Church.
A full military service will be held on Nov. 24 with interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Dessie Pearl Holder Gohlke
Dessie Pearl Holder Gohlke, 96, of San Antonio, and formerly of Cuero, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004.
She was born on Oct. 26, 1907, to Arlie and Missouri Isabella (Zoe) Jeffrey Holder in Ardmore, Oklahoma one month before it actually became a state.
Dessie met Venor H. Gohlke, who was born and raised in Cuero, after he graduated from A&M in 1925 and moved to Houston where he was her brother’s roommate. They married in Houston in July 1927. In 1929, Venor was working for Houston Gulf Gas Co. and was offered a position in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1973, they moved to Cuero where they were members of First United Methodist Church. They moved for the last time to San Antonio in 1985.
Dessie is survived by her daughters, Joan Ruffini and Dorothy “Dotty” Johnson, both of San Antonio; sister, Arlie Holder Phillip of Houston; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Richard H. Gohlke; granddaughter, Sandra Ruffini Hicks; daughter, Susan Jane Opperman; sister, Dorothy Menghini; and brothers, John Alma “JA” Holder and Alvin “Dutch” holder.
She will be buried at Hillside Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 23. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. at Freund Funeral Chapel.
Wilber Cummings
Wilber "Bill" Cummings, 87, of Nursery, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.
Services are pending at Colonial Funeral Home, Victoria, 361-578-3535.
Elaine Laake
Elaine Laake, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004 in San Antonio.
Elaine was born in Yorktown. She moved to San Antonio where she studied, worked, married, and raised her family. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Matthews Parish.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Agnes Jablonski.
Elaine is survived by her husband, Charles Laake Jr.; daughters, Annette Laake Mann, Karen Laake Treu, Loretta Laake Schietinger, Sandra Laake Casey and Jean Laake Bremer; 10 grandchildren; five sisters; and one brother.
Services were Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004. Arrangements were with Porter Loring Mortuary North in San Antonio, 210-495-8221.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Autism Research Institute, 4182 Adams Ave., San Diego, CA 92116 (autismreseachinstitute.com).
