The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1956 Page: 3 of 8
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AREA DEATHS
• MRS. ANTON BERGER
Schulenburg. — Mrs. Anton
Berger, nee Annie Gansky,
passed away at the family re-
sidence at St. John on January
15, 1956, flolowing an illness of
three weeks. She had reached
the age of 74 years, eleven
months and five days.
Funeral services were held
from the family residence on
January 17 at 9:00 a.m. with
continued services at the St.
John Catholic Church at 9:30
a.m. Rev. Emil Vinklarek of-
ficiated at the last rites and in-
terment was in the St. John
Catholic Cemetery. Rosary was
recited at the home Monday,
January 16.
Pallbearers were Roger and
Donald Berger, Forest and El-
gin Dittrich, Alvin Besetzny
and Daniel Richter.
The deceased was born as
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Gansky on February 10,
1881. On October 16, 1900, she
married Anton Berger at St
John and to this union five
daughters and three sons were
born, all of whom survive. Mrs.
Berger was a member of the St.
John Catholic Church and of the
Christian Mothers Society.
Survivors are her husband,
Anton Berger; five daughters:
Mrs. Alfred (Selma) Dittrich,
Mrs. Charles (Erna) Besetzny,
Mrs. Louis (Hilda) Richter,
Mrs. Ludwig (Adela) Dittrich,
Mrs. Alfred (Enita) Sokol;
three sons: Alfred, Lebert and
Alphonse Berger, all of Schul-
enburg; twenty-four grandchil-
dren, twelve great-grandchil-
dren and two sisters, Mrs. Frank
Sternadel and Mrs. Charles
Sokol of Slaton.
Two brothers, Emil and Ad-
olph Gansky, preceded her in
death.
• MATOUS MOKRY
Matous Mokry of 1206 Lamar
Street, San Antonio, passed
away Saturday, January 14 at
the Santa Rosa Hospital after
a short illness. He died at the
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age of 74 years.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Amalie Mokry, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Marcella Kleprlik of
San Antonio and Mrs. Mary
Vejnar of Czechoslovakia; one
son, Joe V. Mokry of San Anto-
nio; four grandchildren of San
Antonio; one brother, three sis-
ters and one grandchild in
Czechoslovakia.
Rosary was recited Sunday at
6:30 at the Alamo Funeral
Home in San Antonio, led by
Msgr. Paul Ellinger. The re-
mains were then taken to Gran-
ger where Condra Funeral
Home was in charge. Here Ro-
sary was recited Monday night
by the KJT Society of which
he was a member for more than
40 years.
The Funeral Mass was Tues-
day morning at 9:30 with the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Vanicek,
celebrant, assisted by Rev.
Ben Mazoukiewicz in Sts. Cyril
and Methodius’ Church and in-
terment was in the Catholic Ce-
metery with Louis P. Mikulen-
ka of Hallettsville, Jos. Muras
of Shiner; Ondrej Prikryl, Paul
Repa, Frank Oujiezdsky and
Anton Martinka of Granger
serving as pallbearers.
• JOHN HEMMERLIEN
Schulenburg. — Funeral ser-
vices for John Hemmerlien were
held from the Schwenke-Baum-
garten Funeral Home on Mon-
day afternoon, January 16, 1956
at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. H. H.
Washington officiated at the
last rites and burial was in the
City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ben Speck-
els, Rudolph Merseburger, Bill
Rybak, Joe Hartensteiner, Hel-
muth ■ Dieringer and Frank
Gassman.
The deceased had been in ill
health for the past six years.
He passed away on January 14
at his residence.
He was born as the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hemmerlien
Sr., on February 10, 1881 at
Freyburg, Texas. On October
12, 1920 he was united in mar-
riage to Annie Eschenburg at
High Hill, where the couple
settled for nine years before
moving to Schulenburg. Mr.
Hemmerlien served as night
watchman for the Carnation
Company of this city for nine-
teen years. He was a member
of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Annie
Hemmerlien of this city; one
daughter, Mrs. Otto Langen-
berg, Hallettsville, and three
grandchildren.
Two sisters and four broth-
ers preceded him in death.
• ELEANORA REICHERT
Yoakum. — Funeral services
were held Friday, January 20,
1956 for Mrs. Eleanora Reich-
ert, 88, with Dr. Paul Bechter
officiating at Buffington Chap-
el at 1:30 p.m. Services contin-
ued at La Grange at 4 p.m., the
Rev. H. T. Flachmeier officiat-
ing there at St. Paul’s Luther-
an Church and at the La Grange
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Reichert died January
19 at 3:45 a.m. at Huth Mem-
orial Hospital, Yoakum. She is
survived by one son, A. O.
Reichert of Reichert Motor Co.,
Yoakum; four daughters, Mrs.
A. S. Speckles of San Antonio,
Mrs. W. C. Haase of Floresville,
Miss Elna Reichert of Modern
Modes, Yoakum, and Mrs. Otto
Fischer of San Antonio; nine
grandchildren and ten great-
grandchildren.
• MRS. ALBERT EVANS
Hallettsville. — Mrs. Albert
(Laura) Evans, age 82 years,
eight months and two days,
passed away at the home of her
son, Alton Evans of the St.
Mary’s Community at 3:45 p.m.
Friday, January 20, 1956.
Born Laura Parr, she had
been a life-long resident of La-
vaca County, being born here
May 18, 1873, later marrying
Albert Evans who passed away
March 9, 1946. One son also
preceded her in death.
She is survived by one son,
Alton Evans; one daughter,
Mrs. Julius Sralik; one brother,
John Parr; two sisters, Mrs.
Will Evans and Mrs. Robert
Leggett; and three grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Sunday afternoon be-
ginning at the. Kubena Funeral
Home at 2:00 p.m. and continu-
ed at the Salem Baptist
Church of which she was a
member with the Rev. R. P.
Odom and Rev. Henry Smith
officiating. Burial was in the
Salem Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Howard
Parr, Luther Parr, Joel York,
Haywood Klimitchek, Dave
Searcy and Allen Layton.
• MRS. LOUIS PIVODA
Yoakum. — Funeral services
for Mrs. Louis (Martha) Pivo-
da, 57, of Port Lavaca, were
held in Yoakum Monday, Jan.
23, with the Rev. Edward J.
Jansky officiating at. 9 a.m. in
Buffington Chapel and at 9:30
a.m. Requiem Mass in St. Ann’s
Catholic Church in the Hoch-
heim Community. Burial was in
St. Ann’s Cemetery.
Mrs. Pivoda, a native of
Hope, Texas, near Yoakum, was
born August 8, 1898. She died
at Calhoun County Memorial
Hospital Friday, Jan. 20. Rosa-
ry preceding the services was
recited here at Buffington
Chapel Sunday night at 7:30
p.m.
Survivors include her. hus-
band, Louis Pivoda of Port La-
vaca; a daughter, Mrs. Vincent
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K. of C.’s Meet Jan. 19
Msgr. Netardus Council No.
3081, Knights of Columbus, held
their regular meeting Thursday,
Jan. 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Pa-
rish Gym. Grand Knight Alvin
Boehm opened the meeting fol-
lowed by a prayer led by Fath-
er J. J. Hanacek. Some sixty
members were present.
During the business session
committees were called upon to
Baros of Victoria; two broth-
ers, Ed. Koehler of Yoakum and
Louie Koehler of Westhoff; and
five sisters, Mrs. Bruno Leist,
Mrs. Oscar Leist, Mrs. Otto
Hahn and Mrs. Finley Craw-
ford, all of Yoakum, and Mrs.
Tillie Williams of Houston. She
is also survived by a number of
nieces and nephews.
• EDWARD F. LEISSNER
Yoakum. — Funeral services
for Edward Frederick Leissner,
87, were held in Yoakum Sun-
day, January 22, 1956 at 3:00
p.m., with the Rev. Edwin J.
Oehlke of Shiner officiating.
Burial was in the Leissner fam-
ily cemetery near Concrete.
Survivors include a brother,
A. L. Leissner of Victoria.
Pallbearers were Leissner
Raven, B. E. Liessner Jr., Al
Rotney Leissner, Joel Jackson,
Joe Laufer and Edward McEl-
roy.
Mr. Leissner, a bachelor, was
born and reared in the Con-
crete Community in which he
spent his lifetime. His death
occured here January 21, 1956
at 1:55 p.m. at Huth Memorial
Hospital.
His survivors include a num-
ber of nieces and nephews be-
sides many friends and ac-
quaintances in this area.
give their reports.
It was decided by the Knights
of Columbus members to recite
the Rosary during the Lenten
season. The Rosary will start at
7:45 p.m. followed by the reg-
ular business session.
August Maneth, financial sec-
retary, urged that any member
desiring to purchase banquet
tickets for February 8, honoring
State Deputy James F. Houli-
han and District Deputy Dr. F.
M. Wagner, must do so before
the first of February. No tick-
ets sold after that date.
At the close of the meeting,
Father Breen of Yoakum was
introduced as the guest speak-
er by Father Thomas Collins.
Father Breen’s talk was based
on the life in Ireland, his home-
land. His speech was very in-
teresting. Father Hanacek clos-
ed the meeting with a prayer.
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Mrs. Lueke Completes
30 Years Service
Mrs. Louise A. Lueke, resi-
dent of Shiner, completed 30
years service with the South-
western Bell Telephone Co. at
the Yoakum office on Monday,
January 16, according to Ed.
Davis, local manager.
Mrs. Lueke began her em-
ployment in Shiner on January
16, 1926 as an operator. In July
1941 she was appointed eve-
ning chief operator and remain-
ed in that capacity until Miss
Lillian Fehrenkamp retired in
February 1946 at which time
-she was promoted to Chief Op-
erator.
Mrs. Lueke transferred to
Yoakum in June 1953 when the
Shiner exchange went to dial
operation.
THE SHINER GAZETTE Thursday, January 26, 1956
Texas in Review
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Mr. Marshall, retiring exe-
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State Soil Conservation Board,
has done much to help Texas
landowners conserve millions
of acres of valuable farm and
ranch land. In his 16 years as
director of the organization, Mr.
Marshall drove more than 700,-
000 miles to help soil conser-
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celebration of the Boys’ Clubs
of Texas. Films were taken of
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and San Antonio. -
Texas in Review can be seen
Sunday, January 29 on KPRC-
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Lane, Ella E. The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1956, newspaper, January 26, 1956; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1168698/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shiner Public Library.