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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1963
Page
4
A Fredericksburg fireman answered a call Saturday to a grass fire on Mason Highway about 18 miles west of the city. No damage was reported and the incident ended without injuries.
The writer thanks Fredericksburg postal employees for a retirement banquet and a thoughtful gift. Gratitude extends to colleagues along the Kerr Route who helped make the job pleasant and to those who shared Christmas remembrances.
The bereaved family expresses sincere thanks for help at the passing of their mother and matriarch. Special appreciation goes to Rev Henry F Treptow organist Mrs J J Moritz soloist Mrs L J Durkop Hillcrest Nursing Home Mr and Mrs Holly and staff Schaetter Funeral Home and the many flowers and memorials.
Thanks to neighbors friends and relatives for acts of kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of my husband father and grandfather G Landfaiier. Special thanks to Rev J Dorkon Dr Feller Arion Singing Club nurses pallbearers and those who sent flowers cards and food.
Sincere thanks go to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy and support during illness and after the death of Mary Roeder mother sister grandmother great grandmother Mrs Joseph Maimer. Gratitude extends to Rev W W Schneider Very Rev J J Hildebrand Dr Sprinzar St Marys Choir Hillcrest Nursing Home staff pallbearers Schnetter Funeral Home those who sent food Mass offerings flowers and sympathy cards.
Thanks go to friends neighbors and relatives for memorials flowers sympathy cards and expressions of sympathy following the death of Dr Pat Horton husband father grandfather and brother Acknowledgment is given to Rev J N Coffman Dr W H Springall Dr William C Byrd Kerrville nurses Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic First Baptist Church choir pallbearers Beckmann Funeral Home Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge No 794 Kerrville Lodge American Legion Post No 244 and others who helped with food and support
Funeral services for Ernst Schmidt 81 were held Friday February 1 1963 at 2 30 p m in Schaetter Funeral Home. Rev L J Durkop officiated with the Arion Male Choir singing. Burial was in Meusebach Creek Cemetery. Schmidt a retired farmer and rancher of Meusebach Creek and Bankersmith died January 30 in Fredericksburg Hospital after four days illness. He was born February 12 1881 in Fredericksburg and married Meta Herbert in 1909 in Fredericksburg. Survivors include wife nine children 17 grandchildren four great grandchildren a sister and a brother. Pallbearers listed.
Stonewall Mutual Aid Fire Association held its annual meeting January 28 at the Stonewall Fire Station. The highlight was the report of no fire losses among 379 policyholders in 1962. B H Eckert presided. 27 members attended. Hugo Weinheimer presented the 1962 financials. year-end assets stood at 21 416.45 with insurance in force totaling 1 536 562. Officers and directors elected for 1963 include Eckert, Merz, Weinheimer, and a slate of directors. Several constitutional amendments were adopted to take effect upon State Insurance Department approval.
Mr and Mrs Julius Ebert returned from a visit to Washington D C to see their son J M Ebert Jr and family They traveled from San Antonio on January 9 with a stop in Grover North Carolina to see Clyde Mullenix family They toured the Smithsonian Wax Museum Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument Returning January 17 they were greeted by a 34th wedding anniversary dinner and meet their 14 month old granddaughter Joyce Catharine Their son earlier served at Bolling Field Band School in Washington and played in a band in Eisenhowers inaugural parade
Mr and Mrs August Ludwig celebrate their 25th anniversary at Rocky Creek with friends and family. The Trinity Lutheran League met, Charlene Schaeferkoeter led the program, Elaine Sultemeier aided refreshments, and Estella Weirich from Austin visited.
Funeral services for Mrs Suzanna Molden Horlen 88 will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Schaetter Funeral Home burial in Greenwood Cemetery. She died Tuesday at 7 40 p m. A full obituary will follow next week.
The obituary notes the death of Mrs. Striegler with survivors including her son Ker mit Striegler and daughter-in-law Mrs. Kermit Striegler of Fredericksburg, granddaughter Jo Ann Wehmeyer and husband Frederic of Lubbock, and two great grandsons David and Robert Wehmeyer. She was predeceased by three brothers Alfred Edgar Felix O Weyrich. Pallbearers were Fred Weyrich Oran Striegler Gilbert Loudon Roy Strocher Adelbert Weber and Elwin Petmecky.
The Sisters of Divine Providence were guests of honor at a Silver tea on Sunday February 3 from 3 to 5 pm in the school Multi-Purpose Room. Hostesses included St. Ann's Society St. Mary's Parent Teacher Club and the Council of Catholic Women. Valentine decor and floral arrangements set the theme. Sister Mary Emelene directed a program with Barbara Rode singing and both sophomore and eighth grade voice groups contributing numbers.
The Evening Guild of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Women met February 4 in the Educational Building with forty four members and one guest present. Mrs. Victor Krauskopf opened, organists were Mrs. Albert Ristau and Mrs. Victor Krauskopf, and the study was led by Mrs. Krauskopf as Mrs. Henry Borchers gave the offering meditation. Rev. L. J. Durkop led prayers, and Mrs. Kenneth Gold was welcomed as a new member. Hostesses were Mesdames Levi Rusenberger, Friz Birch, Edward Jung, Albert Ristau, and Miss Helen Weirich. Decorations featured Valentine and Washington’s birthday motifs.
Linda Lou Beyer celebrated her sixth birthday Saturday afternoon February 2 at home with 15 children. They played games including Pin the Hat on the Ground Hog. Larry Lynn, 21 months old, joined, with Mrs. L. H. Fikes helping. out of town guests Kathleen and Diana Montgomery of Austin attended.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alfred Enderlin 51 were held Tuesday Feb 5 at 9 45 a m at Schaetter Funeral Home and 10 a m at St Marys Catholic Church in Fredericksburg She died Feb 2 at Fredericksburg Hospital after a three day illness She was born Feb 5 1911 in Fredericksburg and married to Alfred Enderlin in 1932 Surviving: three daughters Florine Angleton Houston Mary Ann Wayland Houston Cynthia Ann Enderlin Fredericksburg two grandchildren and several siblings In laws Charles and Mrs Enderlin Burial was at St Marys Cemetery with pallbearers Arno Klein Charles Klein Gary Enderlin Hans Enderlin and Kenneth Enderlin.
William C. Dyer, 54, husband of the former Oillie Sultemeier of here, died Monday in San Antonio. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in the Roy Akers Chapel of Prayer, with Rev. Kelly Neal officiating. Burial followed at North Mission Burial Park. He is survived by his wife, a sister, and his parents and stepfather, all of San Antonio.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Roeder Maimer 86 were held Feb 2 at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church. She died Jan 30 at Hill Crest Rest Home after two weeks’ illness. Born 1876 in Fredericksburg she married Joseph Maimer in 1901. Survived by ten children, 21 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren, plus siblings and other relatives. Burial in St Marys Cemetery.
The Hospital News this week lists patients undergoing operations in local hospitals during the past week. Names include August F. Behrend Sr Fredericksburg Mrs Rubin Hahne Fredericksburg Mrs Charles Kott Mason Hilmar Chew Mason Mrs Andrew Alberthal San Antonio Mrs Rudy Lange Fredericksburg Mrs Wilbert Seipp Karen Moellendorf Fredericksburg daughter of Mrs Theodore Moellendorf Fredericksburg and R Schmidt Comfort.
Funeral services for Renee Kathleen Hohmann two day old daughter of E L and Kathleen Gold Hohmann were held Friday February 1 at 2 30 pm at Beckmann Funeral Home and 2 45 pm at St Marys Church. Burial was in St Marys Cemetery. She was born January 30 and died February 1. She is survived by four brothers Cary Louis Gregory Dean Lonnie Wayne and Donnie Dwaine Hohmann and by grandparents Mr and Mrs Gilbert Gold Mr and Mrs Ernst Hohmann and great grandfather Louis Roeder.
A historic note records the first permanent iron works in Massachusetts dating from the colonial era. The landmark site marked early industrial development in New England.
Cub Scout Pack 135 sponsored by First Methodist Church will host the annual Blue and Gold Banquet in the church Social Hall on Tuesday night February 19. A guest speaker and awards will highlight the evening.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Quintero welcomed a son named Daniel Henry on Monday February 4. The baby weighed pounds and 2 ounces at birth. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dave Quintero of Woodsboro and Mr and Mrs Henry Reinbach of Fredericksburg. mother is Barbara Reinbach.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Heart of Texas District Dental Society met in Kerrville at Mrs. Robert Keidel's home on Jan. 18. Fredricksburg's Mrs. Pat Horton was welcomed as a new member. Plans for Dental Health Week were discussed and officers were elected. The group later joined their husbands for dinner at Torre's.
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