Olivia Schwertner of Rowena, died Thursday, May 14, 1998, in Ballinger Memorial Hospital.
Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the church with Father Stephen Kennelly and Father Benedict Zientek officiating.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Mrs. Schwertner was born Oct. 31, 1912, in Rowena, to Ben and Frances Buxkemper Moeller.
She married Ludwig F. Schwertner on Nov. 18, 1935, in Rowena.
She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Ann's Altar Society, Rowena Arts and Crafts Club and Family Skat Club.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents; and a grandson, David Schwertner.
Survivors include her husband, Ludwig Schwertner of Rowena; two sons, Lloyd Schwertner of San Angelo, and Maynard Schwertner and his wife, Nancy, of Rowena; two daughters, Jane Holtmen of Ballinger, and Rita Frey and her husband, Will, of Mason; four sisters, Cordula Beimer of Rowena, Leona Book of Miles, and Gladys Multer and Alice Wilde, both of Ballinger; a brother, Norbert Moeller of Rowena; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
ELEANOR BRADEN
BALLINGER - Eleanor Katherine Braden, 97, of Rowena, passed away at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 1997, in the Ballinger Memorial Hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at St. Joseph with the Rev. Stephen Kennelly and the Rev. Hubert Wade co-celebrating.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
Eleanor was born the eldest of nine children on Nov. 28, 1899, in Moulton, Texas, to Gus and Elizabeth Wilde Dierschke.
She married Hugo A. Braden on Feb. 1, 1921, in Olfen.
They moved to Rowena, in 1928 where she lived the rest of her life.
She was a member of St. Joseph and a member of St. Ann's Altar Society and Christian Mothers.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hugo; a son, James; and a great-grandson, Bobby Ullrich.
Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Dorine Cmerek and her husband, August, and Ruby Ullrich and her husband, Frank, all of Miles; her son, Hugo F. Braden and his wife, Susan, of Upper Marlboro, Md.; a sister, Irene Bruchmiller and her husband, Ramon, of Ballinger; her grandchildren, Allen and Suzanne Ullrich, Tommy and Dana Cmerek, Diane and Fernando Gorchs, Jean and Dan Perry, Kay and Paul Lampe, Dennis Braden and Steven Braden; her great-grandchildren, Kathi Chitsey, Jillian and Erin Perry, Sam and Ben Lampe and Brooklyn Cmerek; and her great-great-granddaughter, Bobbie Ellen Chitsey.
She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Rosalie Dierschke of Rowena, Annie Dierschke and Regina Dierschke of Wall and Ida Kellermier of Paint Rock.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
HOMER J. EGGEMEYER
Homer J. Eggemeyer, 67, of San Angelo, died Monday, March 3, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 17th Street and North Bryant in San Angelo, officiated by Father Ray Corr, pastor.
Graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. in St. Boniface Cemetery in Olfen, Texas.
Homer was born Sept. 9, 1929, in Rowena, to Walter J. Eggemeyer and Alma (Ocker) Eggemeyer.
He served in the U.S. Medical Corps during the Korean War and received the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy 2498.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in San Angelo, and the Knights of Columbus Council 2136.
Homer had retired from the exterminating and tree service business and he also had been a welder.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Arnold Eggemeyer.
Survivors include three sons, Nick Eggemeyer of Woodstock, Ga., Curtis Eggemeyer of Pasco, Wash., and Tyron Eggemeyer of Pittsburgh; three daughters, Rebecca Moyers of Euless, Bonnie Favor of Midland, and Gena Van Tries of Irving; one sister, Geneva Kahlich of San Angelo; one brother, Emmett O. Eggemeyer and wife, Jessie, of San Angelo; seven grandchildren; one niece, Sandra Fleming of Austin; one aunt, Irene Kuhn of Monrovia, Calif.; and a special friend Charlzie Treece of San Angelo.
Homer was an avid fisherman and also will be missed by Herman Stroman.
The family requests any memorials be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 301 W. 17 St., San Angelo, TX 76903 or a favorite charity.
HELEN MATTHIESEN
Helen Matthiesen died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999, in Mertzon.
Helen was born May 19, 1925, in Runnels County, to Paul and Josephine Sturm.
She married Felix Matthiesen on Feb. 17, 1949.
He preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 1988.
Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rowena.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Helen was a homemaker and a member of St. Maria's Altar Society of St. Phillip's Catholic Church in Eola. .
She also was a member of the Paint Rock Study Club.
Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Herrin of Odessa, Judy Frey and husband, Charles, of Ballinger, and Peggy Fentress and husband, Danny, of Mertzon; grandchildren, Darren Dickson and wife, Debra, of Houston, Jeremy Dickson of College Station, Jill Davenport and husband, Owen, of San Antonio, Alisha Frey of Fort Worth, Courtney McCutchen of San Angelo, Amanda McCutchen of San Marcos, Lindsay McCutchen and Bryan Fentress of Mertzon, Darren, Lucy, Dalan and Lindsay Fentress of Odessa, Dustin Fentress of San Marcos, and Brandon Fentress of Altamont, Kan.; sisters, Josephine Schwertner, Emma Kruppa, Lorene Cmerek, Julia Rohmfeld, Florine Odell and Frieda Jansa, all of San Angelo, Tillie Mosely, Jerline (Patsy) Rohmfeld, both of Ballinger, Rosa Schwertner of Rowena, and Dorine Matthiesen of Sugarland; brothers, Henry Sturm of San Angelo, and Louis Sturm of Big Spring.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred and Richard Sturm; and one sister, Louise Schwertner.
Memorials may be made to St. Maria's Altar Society or St. Phillip's Church in Eola.
Mrs. Amanda Vinyard
Birth: 24 April 1830
Death: 26 November 1909
Mrs. Amanda Vinyard, age 80 years, died at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Lovelady, ten miles northwest of Ballinger, late yesterday afternoon.
Funeral today at Runnels cemetery.
Buried: Old Runnels Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas
Husband: Matthew Vineyard
Parents: Joshua and Mary Howell of Tallapoosa County, Alabama
John Samuel Wolford
Died June 12, 1952
Funeral Rites Conducted for John Samuel Wolford, Del Rio, Texas
John Samuel Wolford passed away at 12:32 p.m. June 12, 1952, at the age of 64 years, 1 month, 17 days, in his home in Eagle Pass, Texas.
He was born April 25, 1888, in Brackettville, Texas, the son of John Samuel Wolford and Hester Brooks Wolford.
In 1913, he married Elma Eva Thomas, of Del Rio, Texas.
Three children were born of this union; namely: John Elton, Nelson, and Thomas Lyle.
John Elton preceded his parents in death in 1919.
Mrs. Wolford passed away October 4, 1942.
Funeral services were held in Del Rio, Texas, from the Doran Funeral Chapel at 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 13, 1952, with Major Lee V. Kliewer, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Del Rio, officiating.
Song Director was B.Y. Yancy, Gordon Walton, T.D. Moore, C.R. Finnly and Walter Watts, all of Del Rio, Texas, and Bill McBee of Brackettville, Texas.
He was buried beside his wife in the Del Rio Cemetery.
He is survived by two sons: Thomas Lyle Wolford, of Abilene, Texas, and Nelson E. Wolford of Santa Monica, California.
One son, Thomas Lyle, was able to attend the services of his father.
At an early age, John Samuel Wolford went to Del Rio, Texas, and worked on various ranches including the Walter and Will Whitehead Ranch, the Sellers Ranch, the V.V.I. and Hudspeth Ranch.
He was ranch foreman of some of these.
For sometime, after being ranch foreman for the different ranches, he became City Marshall of Del Rio, Texas.
He resigned the City Marshall's job to enter the U.S. Treasury Department as Mounted Customs Patrol Inspector and remained in this capacity until he retired in 1948, having served in Del Rio, Hebbronville, San Juan, Weslaco, McAllen (twice), Laredo, and then in Eagle Pass, where he lost his wife in death.
After losing his wife, he transferred, at his request, to Cloverdale, New Mexico, and from there on to Yuma, Arizona.
During his career in the Mounted Customs Patrol while in Del Rio, and Hebbronville, he spent as many as 45 and 60 days on horseback carrying out a mission before he could return home when it was accomplished.
Upon the abolishment of this organization, he preferred to retire from active service rather than to transfer into another division of the Customs.
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In 1948, moved back to his old home at Eagle Pass, Texas, where for the last year, he has been in declining health and since 3 months ago, his condition had become steadily worse.
During his retirement, he followed a hobby he had learned through the years, that of making pistol grips, leather holsters, and leather quirts.
The pistol grips he made were the most representative of this work and were made of many types of wood and many designs.
