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ttli-idMrs. John Dockal OfNear New Ulm Dies AtalntieAge of 84 WednesdayAclt;BilWagonlt;andidlereT1Facttheaho\cideMrs. John Dockal, the former Miss Emelia Mertz, died at the home of her son Jesse Dockal near New Ulm on Wednesday, September 15, at 11 p.m. She was 84 years of age.Funeral rites were conducted by the Rev. H. E. Beseda of j $7,1 | Caldwell at 2 p.m. on Friday, ss Sept. 17, at the Industry Fu-»ts neral home and at the C.M.B. er church, of which she was a mem-iy. i ber. Interment was in the C. M. itt; B. cemetery and pallbearers rs. were Arthur, Lee and Roger nt | Dockal. Rubin Petrusek, John Schmidt, Sanford Schmidt, Perry Wunderlich and Walter Meyer.iittgsrs.keSurvivors include three daughters, Mrs. John Coufal of Fayetteville, Mrs. John Yankou ofrs* Galveston and Mrs. Rud.i Schmidt of Route 1, New Ulm; 1 six sons, Wilkens andinsNeal Dockal of Galveston, Jesse Dockal of near New Ulm,nd James and Franklin Dockal ofC.?at•k-Rt. 3, Fayetteville, and Emil Dockal of Rosenberg; 19 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. The daughter of the late Christian Mertz, pioneer immigrant to this county, she P“! was the last surviving member ng of her immediate family. Her husband, two sisters, five brothers, five sons and two grandsons preceded her in death.toy-ds.thelat-Mrs. Dockal was born in the same community where she “^ passed away, on June 18, 1864, and spent her entire long life there. She was married August 2, 1886 in Bellville. A devoted mother and kind friend, she will ^ | be missed by her large number I of relatives and friends. She was a member of the Sons of Herman lodge.af-ass10toThis pioneer and lifelong resident of the West End was one of that section’s most prominent and best loved people, and through her example she had richly influenced several generations of citizens.
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Bellville Times
Bellville, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 23, 1948
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