Obituaries
Maryann Schmidt
Apr 5, 2011
MaryAnn Schmidt age 73 of Fayetteville passed away on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 at St. Marks Medical Center in La Grange. MaryAnn was born September 20, 1937 in Fayetteville to William and Ludmilla (Marek) Piwetz. She was the seventh of seven children. MaryAnn married Wayne Schmidt on November 25, 1956 in Fayetteville. Between raising 4 children she made a lasting...

Edith Klump
Apr 1, 2011
Edith Weigelt Klump, 94, of Round Top passed away April 1, 2011 at Care Inn of La Grange. Edith was born on January 17, 1917 at Round Top, the daughter of Ewald and Ellie Schulz Weigelt. She taught herself to play the organ through mail lessons. She played at Bethlehem Lutheran Church for 60 years and at other area churches...
Deborah Cole
Mar 26, 2011
Deborah Patton Cole, 60, passed away on Saturday March 26, 2011, at her home in Muldoon, Texas after a long and courgeous battle with cancer. The family will have a private memorial at a later date at their home. In place of flowers, a donation may be made to Brazos Valley Hospice, La Grange, Texas or your local animal shelter....
John Longwell
Mar 23, 2011
John Wayne Longwell, 66, of La Grange died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at SMMC. John was born in Linn County, Missouri, the son of Jesse A Longwell and J. Margaret (Deskins) Longwell, on March 18, 1945. He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, spending 5 TDY tours in the Philippines and traveling all over the world....
Harry Jones
Mar 22, 2011
Harry Jones passed away on Tuesday March 22, 2011 at his home near La Grange. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Brazos Valley in La Grange or the Lymphoma Society.
Corine Levien
Mar 22, 2011
Corine Levien, age 75 of Round Top, passed away on March 22, 2011 at St. David’s Hospital in Austin. Corine was born April 16, 1935 at Haw Creek to Herman Schulle and Paula Drawe Schulle. Right out of high school, Corine went to work for Crayton Studio in La Grange. She helped take the 1960 census and worked at La...
Carol Moreland
Mar 18, 2011
Carol Anne Moreland , age 56 of La Grange, Texas was called home to the Lord on Friday, March 18, 2011. Carol was born in Yonkers, New York to Johnny and Betty Burkhalter Pecora on October 3, 1954. She is survived by her husband Lloyd Neal Moreland, her parents; John and Betty Pecora of La Grange, Texas, two daughters; Renee...
Leon Teinert Sr
Mar 11, 2011
Leon H Teinert Sr., 84, of La Grange, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011, in Columbus. Leon was born in La Grange, on May 8, 1926, the son of the late Paul and Pauline (Lehmann) Teinert. He was baptized and confirmed at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda. In 1944 at the age of eighteen Leon joined the United...
Walter Schumann Jr
Mar 3, 2011
Walter H. Schumann, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 3, 2011 in La Grange, Texas. He was 76. Walter was born June 23rd, 1934 in Rabbs Prairie, Texas to Walter Frank and Ida Mae (Tramp) Schumann. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith on July 31, 1934 and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Catherine Stavinoha
Mar 3, 2011
Catherine Marie Stavinoha, age 76 of Stafford, Texas was called home to the Lord on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Catherine was born in Ammannsville, Texas to Edmund A. Stavinoha and Betty Kallus Stavinoha on May 11, 1934. She is joining her father Edmund, her brothers Florian, Allen and Sydney Stavinoha in heaven. She is survived by her mother, Betty Stavinoha...

Harvey Holladay
Feb 7, 2011
Harvey L. Holladay 90 of La Grange, TX born April 18, 1920 in Elida, NM died February 7, 2011 in La Grange, Texas. Harvey served in the United States Navy from 1942-1946. Harvey is survived by daughter Harvalena Holladay of Lubbock, TX, Kathryn and Luther Hasbrouck of Liberty, New York and Rebecca Adkins of Fall River, KS; sons Dennis and...
Alpha Carter
Feb 2, 2011
Alpha Manima Hamilton Carter, age 95 of La Grange, passed away on February 2, 2011 at Monument Hill Nursing Center in La Grange. Alpha was born on July 31, 1915 at Georgetown, Texas to Robert (Bob) Hamilton and Gertie Buchanan Hamilton. Alpha married Arthur Carter on November 16, 1933 in Georgetown, Texas. They lived in the Georgetown area most their...
Charles Otto
Jan 22, 2011
Charles Otto, age 82, passed away on Saturday January 22, 2011, at his home in La Grange, Texas following a long battle with cancer. Charlie was born on December 15, 1928, in La Grange, Texas to Fred Otto and Addie Dornwell Otto. Charlie married Florence Stork on August 10, 1950, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in La Grange. Charlie was...

Otto Stolle
Jan 14, 2011
Otto Charles Stolle, age 89 of La Grange, passed away on January 14, 2011 at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange. Otto was born on October 17, 1921 at Fayetteville, Texas to Otto E. Stolle and Minnie Cholett Stolle. He served in the Army during World War II and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in La...
Kervin Schmidt
Dec 31, 2010
It has pleased God, in accordance with His merciful and divine providence, on the evening of December 31, 2010 to summon to Himself out of this vale of tears, the soul of Kervin Ervin Schmidt. Kervin was born January 5, 1926, Haw Creek, TX to Louis H. and Alma Stork Schmidt. His parents faithfully obeyed the command of the Lord...
Helen Fowler
Dec 30, 2010
Helen Mae Erlenbusch Fowler passed away on December 30, 2010, in La Grange, Texas at the age of 99. Helen was born in Decatur, Illinois the first child of Otto L. Erlenbusch and Bertha Alfereta Croswell. In her early childhood the family moved to Houston, Texas. There were two additions to the family, a sister Mazie Lou and a brother...
Selma(sally) Spaeth
Dec 29, 2010
Selma Marie(Sally) Spaeth passed away on December 29, 2010, in Austin, Texas at the age of 93. Sally was born on July 27, 1917 at Lincoln, Texas to Bernhard Paul Nowotnik and Martha Symmank Nowotnik. She married Louis A. Spaeth on November 16, 1944 at Alamo, Texas. Sally was retired from the Houston School System. She was a member of...

Eugene Brosch
Dec 18, 2010
Eugene Brosch, 85, of Flatonia passed away on Saturday December 18, 2010. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.

Ora Bayless
Dec 15, 2010
Ora Louise Bayless, 77, of La Grange passed away on Wednesday December 15, 2010. She was born on December 17, 1932, in La Grange, Texas the daughter of J.W. and Edna (Werth) Bandy. She is survived by daughter Betsy and husband Don Chovanec of La Grange; two step sons Scott and wife Judy Bayless of La Grange, Bruce and wife...

John Poncik
Dec 14, 2010
John Wilfred Poncik, 81, passed away on December 14, 2010, at his home in Rabbs Prairie after a battle with cancer. He was born on September 2, 1929, in La Grange, Texas the son of Emil and Alma Lehzen Poncik. John served his country in the U.S. Army stationed at Ft Bliss, El Paso Texas, March 1951 through March 1953...