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SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1962
NUMBER 24
$3.00 PER YEAR (Plus Tax)
VOLUME 70
"NOTES AND
COMMENTS"
ARMY DAY—FLAG DAY
June 14th marks the 187th
Anniversary of the United
States Army and the 185th
birthday of the Stars and
Stripes. It is proper that the
Nation honor its Flag and its
Army on the same day since
they are synonymous.
The freedoms symbolized by
the Stars and Stripes were not
easily acquired nor preserved!
The Army, time and again, has
had to take the field to protect
these freedoms.
This flag, and the Army
which serves under it, are sym-
bols of our unity, our power,
our thought and purpose as a
nation. Neither have more dig-
nity than that which it receives
from the generation which it
serves.
The Stars and Stripes repre-
sent every state of our great
Nation. Men from every walk
of life, representing communi-
ties in these same states, com-
pose the United States Army.
As we see our Flag and our
Army, we see ourselves. If we
feel a spark of pride, the human
dignity of keeping faith with
those who preserved this Nation
before us lives within our
hearts. Without this conviction,
what have we?
Let us look deep within our-
selves and find the true mean-
ing, the substance of Flag Day
and Army Day. Let us fly our
Flag proudly and give thanks
to our God that the Stars and
Stripes still wave over a land
of the free, and that a modern
Army stands ever ready on our
mighty Defense Team to protect
this banner of freedom.
1962 District 10
4-H Leadership Lab
Patricia Hrncir, Ann Petter,
Nancy Appelt, I. E. Valenta and
Miss Mary Francis Burmeister,
Home Demonstration Agent are
attending District 10 4-H Lead-
ership Lab, June 11-14 at Tex-
as Lutheran College, Seguin.
Conservation will be stressed
at the Lab again this year. The
Theme is “Adventures Ahead
Through Conservation.”
Meetings & Notices
• KNIGHTS of Columbus will
hold their regular meeting and
election of officers Thursday,
June 21 at 8:00 p.m. in the
Catholic Parish Gym. Members
are urged to be present.
• MEMBERS, of American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 201: You
are kindly requested to bring
or send lunch to the Park for
the July 4 celebration. Bring
your choice of either: Cake,
sandwiches (large loaf), coffee-
cake, koiaches or two pies.
Please have the lunch at the
Park by 2:00 p.m. July 4 ,so
serving can begin promptly at
3:00 p.m. You will not receive
a personal notice! Your coop-
eration is needed and appreciat-
ed. (24-3tc)
• S.L.A. High School Choir
practice at the Catholic Church
Saturday, June 16 at 2:30 p.m.
Members please attend.
• CUB PACK 231 Pack meet-
ing to be at Sulphur Park Sat-
urday, June 16. Swim at 4:00
p.m., sandwich supper at 6:15
p.m.
• PACK 231 will attend the
charter presentation at 8:00
a.m. at the Lutheran Church
Sunday, June 17. The boys
should be in uniform and the
family is invited.
• AMERICAN Legion Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday, June 26 at
8:00 p.m. in the dining room.
Election of officers. Members
are asked to bring bowl and
spoon. (24-2t)
• V.F.W. and Auxiliary will
meet Thursday, June 14 at 8:00
p.m. Ladies bring lunch.
• ST. JOSEPH and St. Eliza-
beth Societies WILL NOT meet
Sunday, June 17.
• SHINER Lodge No. 20 will
meet Monday, June 18 at 8:00
p.m. at the Hermann Sons Hall.
• SLATED Meeting Shiner
Lodge 1065, A.F. & A.M. Mon-
day, June 18 at 8:00 p.m. Me-
morial Service, election of of-
ficers. Visiting Brethren wel-
come. Frank Steiner, W.M.
• BUNJES Home Demonstra-
tion Club will make cancer
bandages Thursday, June 14 at
2:30 p.m. at the Lutheran So-
cial Hall. ‘ ;
23rd Annual GVEC Meeting
Slated For June 21 In Gonzales
Humorist Dr. Charles W. Jar-
vis of San Marcos will be the
Master of Ceremonies at the
GVEC Annual Meeting.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Listed as patients in the hos-
pital this week are: Anton Ull-
mann, Mrs. Louisa Burkett,
Mrs. Edwin Jaehne, Edwin
Wolters, Paul Tenberg, Mrs.
Augusta Stindt, Mrs. Frank
Benes, Mrs. Joe Hartl, Mrs. Lil-
lie Pavlicek, Shiner; Mrs. Mary
Olle, Otto Hoffmann, Flatonia;
Dr. Peter Hanek, Mrs. William
C. Ray, Hallettsville; Harvey
Pohler, Mrs. Adolph Vana, Mrs.
Bertha Firasek, Peter Krejci,
Moulton.
• Colored Unit: Ellen Williams,
Winchester.
• Dismissed patients are: Alton
Pohler, Edwin Otto, Mrs. Her-
man Noack, Mrs. Erasmo Cha-
varria, Mrs. Jake Borders and
baby girl, Mrs. Victor Bujnoch
and baby girl, Mrs. Agnes Rab,
Mrs. Quentin Schaefer, Charles
Luksovsky, Mrs. Alvin Lowry,
Mrs. Jimmie Machart and baby
boy, Clay Clark, Mrs. Claude
Hoch.
• Colored Unit: Mildred L.
Brooks and baby girl, of Shiner,
born June 8, weight 5 pounds,
five ounces.
CONGRATULATIONS
• Mr. and Mrs. Roman F.
Drabek of Stafford are the
proud parents of a baby girl,
Barbara Lynn, born May 26 in
the Houston Osteopathic Hos-
pital. Barbara weighed seven
pounds, 13 ounces and is the
couple’s first child. The mother
is the former Virgie Mae An-
ders. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Elo Anders of Witting and
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Drabek of
Schulenburg. Great-grandpar-
ents are Mrs. Agnes Anders of
Witting and Mrs. Julie Chalupa
of Shiner.
• Mr. and Mrs. A. C. “Bill”
Barfield of Cuero are rejoicing
over the safe arrival of a baby
girl, born Wednesday, June 6.
The little Miss tipped the scale
at seven pounds and 5%
ounces and will answer to the
name of ?Sharon Rose. She is
receiving a hearty welcome
from her brothers Larry and
Greg. This is the first grand-
daughter for Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Kloesel of Shiner. Mrs. Lottie
Barfield of Cuero is the pater-
nal grandmother.
• Mr., and Mrs. Jimmie A.
Machart of Shiner are happy
over the birth of a baby boy,
born Friday, June 8 at the
Frank Wagner Memorial Hos-
pital. Little Eugene Edward
tipped the scale at nine
pounds. He is receiving a hearty
welcome from his brother, sis-
ter, and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Machart of Shiner and
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Breit-
kreutz of Cuero.
Over 2,000 people are expect-
ed to attend the 23rd Annual
Membership meeting of the
Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-
op which will be held on Thurs-
day, June 21, 1962, at the foot-
ball field in Gonzales.
Business, entertainment and
attendance prizes will highlight
this annual gathering of mem-
bers. The election of three di-
rectors and reports of the of-
ficers and General Manager are
scheduled for the business por-
tion of the meeting. Three of
the nine menjbers of the GVEC
Board of Directors are elected
each year.
Dr. Charles W. Jarvis of San
Marcos will be the Master of
Ceremonies for the meeting. Dr.
Jarvis is engaged in the full-
time practice of dentistry, but
has made a name as a humo-
rous speaker. His speaking en-
gagements have included all
types of groups in many sec-
tions of the nation, with plau-
dits following every appear-
ance. He believes in the humo-
rous approach to life, using
jokes and anecdotes to make
his point.
Musical entertainment prior
to the meeting will, be furnished
by the popular VFW Topper
band of Shiner, Texas.
Over $1,000.00 in attendance
prizes will be awarded during
the meeting. There will be a
total of 27 electrical prizes,
with the top prize being an
eleven cubic foot refrigerator.
There will be special prizes and
free balloons for children.
Registration will begin at 6:00
p.m. and the business meeting
will start at 8:00 p.m.
Mrs. A. Pustejovsky
Rites Read June 4
Funeral services for Mrs. An-
ton F. Pustejovsky of 208 Simp-
son, Schulenburg, were held
from the Schwenke-Baumgar-
ten Funeral Chapel
Monday, June 4, 1962 at 2:00
p.m. Rev. Jesse Mothersbaugh
of Floresville officiated at the
last rites and was assisted by
Rev. Orlie H. White and Rev.
Fred Lehrer. Burial was in the
Schulenburg City Cemetery.
Mrs. Pustejovsky, nee Annie
Hollub, was born October 5,
1885, at Moravia as the daugh-
ter of J. M. and Johanna (Ma-
tula) Hollub. On January 9,
1911 she was united in marriage
at Moravia to Anton F. Pus-
tejovsky, who preceded her in
death March 3, 1962. The cou-
ple moved to Schulenburg
twelve years ago from Moulton,
where they resided since their
marriage.
Mrs. Pustejovsky suffered a
heart attack and passed away
suddenly at her home Saturday,
June 2. She had reached the age
of 76 years, seven months and
28 days.
Survivors are a daughter,
Mrs. Lewis (Evelyn) Nix of
Schulenburg; two sisters, Mrs.
August (Agnes) Pustejovsky
and Mrs. William (Frances)
Hajek, both of Schulenburg;
three brothers, Ed. G. Hollub
of Schulenburg, William E. and
Charles J. Hollub, both of
Houston and two grandchildren,
Russell and Fred Nix.
She was also preceded in
death by one brother, James J.
Hollub, and her parents.
Pallbearers were Victor Post
of Victoria, Ed. and Allan
James Bohuslav of Boling, C.
C. and George Pustejovsky of
Houston, nephews and John
Morgan of Houston and Jack
Cloutier of Shiner.
1937 1962
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Zander
cordially invite
friends and relatives to the
reception
in honor of their
Silver Wedding Anniversary
on Sunday, the seventeenth of June
nineteen hundred and sixty-two
two to five o’clock in the afternoon
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Shiner, Texas
No Gifts, Please
Rites Held For
Louis N. Wendel
Louis Nicholas Wendel, age
85 years, 11 months and five
days, passed away at his home
Monday, June 4, 1962 at 10:00
p.m., following an illness of
eighteen months.
The body rested in state at
the Buffington Funeral Home
in Shiner from where services
were held Thursday, June 7 at
9:15 a.m. and continued at SS.
Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic
Church at 9:30 a.m. with Re-
quiem High Mass, Rev. Father
Sigismund Wojciechowski of-
ficiating. Burial was in the Shi-
ner Catholic Cemetery.
Rosary was recited at the
Buffington Chapel Wednesday
evening at 7:30 p.m.
Serving as pallbearers were
members of the St. Joseph’s So-
city, Jim Chotenovsky, Rud-
olph Billimek, Otto Kosler,
Louis Erdelt, Joe Kneifel Sr.
and August Wenske.
Louis N. Wendel was born in
Bernard, Colorado County, on
June 19, 1876 second eldest son
of Adam and Catherine (Lam-
by) Wendel.
In 1901 he was married to
Annie Kloesel in SS. Cyril and
Methodius’ Catholic Church in
Shiner by the late Rev. Father
Jos. Hudecek. After their mar-
riage the couple made their
home on the farm four miles
north of Shiner. Five years later
they moved to the town of Shi-
ner where they had resided for
over fifty-five years.
He is survived by his wife;
one daughter, Mrs. Annie Marie
Hubka of Cuero; one grand-
daughter, Virginia Ann Hubka
of Victoria; one brother, Adam
Wendel of Shiner; two sisters,
Mrs. Willie (Katie) Hoepfl of
Moulton and Mrs. William
(Lena) Kram of Shiner. He was
preceded in death by his par-
ents; two brothers, Jakob and
Frank Wendel; and one sister,
Mrs. Fred (Maggie) Kram.
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Last Rites Read For
Mrs. K. G. Flessner
Mrs. Anna Flessner passed
away at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bauer at
Moulton Thursday - afternoon,
May 31, 1962 at 2:15 o’clock.
She attained the age of 80 years,
two months and four days.
Mrs. Flessner, daughter of the
late John and Anna Behlen, was
born near Osage in Colorado
County on March 27, 1882. De-
cember 14, 1905 she was united
in marriage to Karl G. Flessner
at Shiner. For two years the
couple lived on a farm in the
Dickson community, then they
purchased a farm in the Moul-
ton community where they re-
sided since. Mr. and Mrs. Fless-
ner retired from active farming
some years ago, but continued
to live on the farm with Mr.
and Mrs. Bauer. Mrs. Flessner
had been in failing health for
several years, and an invalid
for the past two years. About
a month ago she was hospitaliz-
ed in Crews Hospital in Gon-
zales for a number of days, then
returned home where her
daughter cared for her.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 3 at 1:00 p.m. at
the Zion Lutheran Church with
the Rev. Julius F. Holm officiat-
ing. Prior to the services, the
remains lay in state at the
Smith Funeral Home and were
conveyed to the church at 11:00
a.m. Sunday. Interment was in
the Moulton City Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Flessner are:
her husband, Karl G. Flessner
of Moulton; one son, Edgar
Flessner of Cuero; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Willie (Alma) Wiet-
ing of Houston, Mrs. Arnhold
(Laura) Jaroszewski and Mrs.
Lee (Hilda) Bauer of Moulton;
eleven grandchildren and sev-
en great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Flessner was the last
surviving member of the Beh-
len family, being preceded in
death by a brother and sister
who died ih infancy, and two
brothers, Gerhard and John
Behlen; and her parents.
Serving as pallbearers were
grandsons, Henry and Wilfred
Wieting, Alton Starke, Alfred
Flessner, Arnhold Jaroszewski
Jr. and great-nephew, Gene
Flessner.
Summer Swimming
Program Scheduled
A summer swimming pro-
gram directed by Melvin White,
Shiner Elementary Principal,
will begin Monday, June 18,
1962 at the Sulphur Park Pool.
The following schedule will be
Last Rites Read
For Mrs. Stary
Impressive last rites for Mrs.
Kasper (Mary) Stary of Rt. 2,
Yoakum, were held Tuesday,
May 29, 1962 at 9:00 a.m. from
the Buffington Funeral Home
Chapel in Shiner and continued
with Requiem Mass at the Sweet
Home Catholic Church at 9:30
with the Rev. Father G. Kurat-
ko officiating. Burial was in the
Sweet Home Catholic Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were
grandsons, Martin and Michael
Stary of Shiner, Franklin Stary
of Hallettsville, Max Barta of
Houston, L. B. Benes of Port
Lavaca and great-grandson,
Ronnie Benes of Port Lavaca.
She was a member of the
K.J.Z.T. Society and the group
recited the Rosary Sunday night
led by Mrs. Agnes Kutach. The
parish Rosary was recited Mon-
day night, May 28 at 7:00 p.m.
with Rev. Father Lawrence J.
Matula in charge.
Mrs. Stary passed away at
the Frank Wagner Memorial
Hospital Sunday, May 27, 1962
at 9:05 a.m. at the age of 76
years, four months and one day.
Born .at Hallettsville January
26, 1886, she was married to
Kasper Stary at Sweet Home
October 8, 1906. They made
their home in the Mont Olive
community until 1924 when
they moved to the present
home-site in the Midway com-
munity where she continued to
make her home even after the
tragic death of her husband on
October 26, 1950 who died as
the result of injuries received
when a parked tractor, left in
gear, moved and pinned him to
a building. Mrs. Stary had been
in failing health for several
years and for the past three
years was bedridden. She was
cared for by her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Stary who have their home next
to hers on the home place.
Two sons also died as the re-
sult of accidents. Victor died
January 5, 1937 at the age of
15 after he fell under a culti-
vator, mangling his body and
causing instant death. William
died February 14, 1961 follow-
ing a car accident. Others pre-
ceding her in death were her
parents, Francis and Mary (Mo-
zisek) Berkovsky and two bro-
thers, Frank and Rudolph Ber-
kovsky.
Survivors include one son,
Otto of Rt. 2, Yoakum; three
daughters, Mrs. Ben (Mary)
Benes of Port Lavaca, Mrs. Del-
mar (Angela) Cordes of Sub-
lime, Mrs. Mathilda Norris of
Houston; three brothers, John
and Anton Berkovsky of Sweet
Home, Victor Berkovsky of San
Antonio; six sisters, Mrs. Jos-
ephine Chaloupka, Mrs. Martin
(Mathilda) Pesek, Mrs. E. L.
(Lucy) Hranitzky, and Mrs.
Joe (Alvina) Morris, all of
Sweet Home, Mrs. Annie Fikac
and Mrs. Vincent (Theresa)
Falbo of San Antonio; also
eight grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
St. Anthony's
Picnic Sunday
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
at Witting will hold their an-
nual picnic Sunday, June 17.
Activities will begin with
6:00 and 9:00 a.m. Holy Masses.
Family style meals will be
served at dinner and supper
and various attractions will
keep you entertained through-
out the day. For further parti-
culars see the ad in this issue.
Edward Wagner
In VA Hospital
Mrs. Edward J. Wagner and
children visited Mr. Wagner in
Temple last week who has been
confined for extended treat-
ment. Friends wishing to write
may send mail as follows:
Edward J. Wagner
Ward 13-B
VA Center
Temple, Texas.
Monday through Friday:
1. —9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Ad-
vanced swimming and diving;
2. —10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Non-
swimmers below school age;
3. —11 a.m. to 12, Non-swim-
mers over six years of age.
Swimming lessons and pool
fees included will be $3.50 per
week. Any parents in the Shiner
or Moulton area, interested in
your children taking these les-
sons, please write to Melvin
White, Box 521, Shiner, Texas
giving his name, age, and class
desired. (23-2t)
PO DEPARTMENT RULING:
SMALL ENVELOPE BAN COMING
Very small and odd-shaped
letters will be banned from the
mail beginning January 1, 1963,
the U. S. Post Office Depart-
ment has announced.
The size ban will apply to
envelopes less than 4*4 inches
New Pastor
Methodist Church
Rev. Albert R. Peterson
The Methodist Church ex-
tended a cordial welcome to
their new pastor, the Rev. Al-
bert R. Peterson and his family
Sunday morning, June 3.
His gospel message: “Three
Crosses on a Hill,” was appro-
priate and well received.
Rev. Peterson comes to the
Shiner Church from Karnes
City where he closed a three
year pastorate. Among other
pastorates served by him have
been Tenth Street Methodist
Church, Taylor; Coker Church,
San Antonio; First Methodist,
Floresville and First Methodist,
Boerne.
The new pastor is a native
Texan, having been born at
Lexington, where he graduated
from High School. Later he at-
tended Blinn Junior College,
Brenham, and Southwestern
University, Georgetown.
The parsonage family con-
sists of Mrs. Peterson, formerly
Gwendolyn Masterson, a native
of Georgetown, but lived in San
Antonio and was a graduate of
Jefferson High School. It was
here she was united in marriage,
December 26, 1938 to Rev. Pet-
erson.
The two daughters in the
home are Gloria Faye and Car-
olyn Nell. Gloria was valedec-
torian of the Karnes City High
School, Class of 1962. She plans
to enter college in September.
She also placed second in Ex-
temporaneous Speech in the
State Interscholastic Contest.
Carolyn will enroll in the
Junior Class of Shiner High
School the coming term.
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Snake Darkens
Shiner Tuesday
Tuesday evening at about
8:45 p. m. the entire city of
Shiner was blacked out by a
snake that had shorteql the high
line which furnishes electricity
into Shiner.
The snake made contact
ahead of the breakers leading
into the Shiner sub-station.
Moulton and Hallettsville were
without power momentarily.
The R.E.A. service was also
interrupted.
Repair crews worked hard to
replace the damage done by the
snake and in about an hour
and five minutes Shiner was all
lit up again.
It was a sad sight to see
everything in darkness, a ghost
town when its main source of
energy was severed by acci-
dent.
“Noah And The Flood”
On TV Thurs., June 14
“Noah and The Flood,” the
world premiere of Igor Stra-
vinsky’s long awaited dance
drama, his first composition
ever written for the television
medium, will be presented na-
tion-wide over CBS-TV next
week Thursday night, June 14
from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. (CST).
1he Old
“Kids expect more than
when I was a boy.”
long and 3 inches wide. That
would mean that a great many
of the popular-sized announce-
ments, greetings, “informals”
and the like would be taboo
after the first of the year.
Department officials called it
a “major preliminary step to-
ward standardization of mail
sizes—essential to the most ef-
ficient use of mechanization.”
Also to be prohibited will be
mail “not of the normal rec-
tangular shape—for example,
post cards in the shape of autos
and animals,” the Department
said.
A spokesman said manufac-
turers of envelopes were con-
sulted last year about the pro-
posal, and major firms in the
field had stopped making small
and odd-shaped envelopes last
January when notice of the ban
was published in the Federal
Register. The delay until Janu-
ary 1 in making the ban fully
effective will enable retailers
to dispose of older envelopes, a
Department spokesman said.
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HELP!
The Fire Department is
asking all Shiner citizens
to help keep the city’s fire
insurance rate at a mini-
mum. You can do your part
by cleaning your vacant
lots, not only in the resi-
dential section, but in the
business area as well.
It is suggested that along
with a general clean up,
a fire lane, at least two feet
in width, be cleared of all
trash, weeds, and grass
around buildings in the
business area. Normal
clean-up and fire-preven-
tion measures should be
taken in the residential sec-
tions.
A thought to bear in
mind during the coming hot
summer months is that,
“Well-kept property is an
asset to Shiner, while run-
down property is a fire
hazard.”
Dies Of Injuries
Received In One
Car Accident
Shelton Westphal, age 21
years, 11 months and four days,
of San Antonio, died in the
Robert B. Green Hospital in San
Antonio Tuesday, June 5, 1962
as the result of injuries receiv-
ed in a one car accident Me-
morial Day.
Born at Shiner July 1, 1940,
Westphal attended school at
New Braunfels for several
years, later moving to Halletts-
ville. He was a member of the
Brahma football team while at-
tending high school there being
named to the All-District sec-
ond team in his senior year. He
graduated from the Halletts-
ville High School in 1958 and
joined the army, receiving his
discharge last fall after serving
three years. Westphal was pres-
ently attending San Antonio
College where he was majoring
in Math and also worked as a
clerk in a grocery store.
The body lay in state at the
Buffington Funeral Home in
Shiner until 1:00 p.m. Thursday,
and was then moved to the Uni-
ted Dr. Martin Luther Church
where services were held at 2:00
p.m. Full military rites were
conducted at the Shiner City
Cemetery.
The Rev. James F. Vorkoper
of San Antonio officiated at the
last rites assisted by Rev. Ed-
win J. Oehlke of Shiner.
Shiner VFW and Legion mem-
bers participating in the mili-
tary rites were pallbearers, Em-
mett Blohm, Robert Vincik, Al-
fred Boehm, Daniel Gieptner,
Roy Hewig, J. B. Johnson;
squad leader, Rudie Filip; fir-
ing squad, Johnnie E. Hajek,
Emil Huser, Arthur Rabe, Mike
Benes Jr., Victor DeHarde, Vic-
tor Pulkrabek, Elroy Othold;
color bearers, Herman Krause,
Robert Werner Jr., Henry Frers;
color guards, C. J. Sofka and
Eddie Jaks, assisted by Ronnie
Pfeil who served as bugler.
Chaplain duties were per-
formed by Felix Hybner and
presented the flag to the mo-
ther, which was folded by Ed-
die Jaks.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Selma Westphal of San
Antonio; his father, Honter
Westphal of Houston; one sis-
ter, Karen Westphal of San An-
tonio; grandmother, Mrs. Os-
wald (Hanna) Granz; and a
number of other relatives.
Funeral Services
Held Thursday For
Otto Fisseler
Last rites were held for Otto
Fisseler, who passed away at
the Frank Wagner Memorial
Hospital Tuesday, June 5, 1962
at 5:35 p.m. where he had been
confined for six weeks. His
health seemed to fail about a
year ago and on November 24,
1961 he underwent major sur-
gery at Scott and White Hos-
pital in Temple. He attained the
age of 76 years, eight months
and one day.
The remains rested in state
at the Buffington Funeral
Home, Shiner, until 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 7, when they
were conveyed to the United
Dr. Martin Luther Church
where services were conducted
by the Rev. Edwin J. Oehlke.
A group of select voices ren-
dered the following hymns,
“Rock of Ages,” “My Faith
Looks Up To Thee” and “Jesus,
Still Lead On.” Burial was in
the Shiner City Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ar-
thur Ward, Thomas Hughs,
Willie Wagner, Edgar Kram,
Fred Krause and BRI Noack.
Honorary pallbearers named
were Oscar Buesing, Gus Seim,
John Henkhaus,. Otto Rem-
mers, Gilbert Kasper, A. W.
Nollkamper, J. M. Canon, Ar-
thur Schmidt, Edwin Pohler
and Oscar Glomb.
Mr. Fisseler was born Octo-
ber 4, 1885 at Shelby, Austin
County, Texas, son of Oscar
and Emma (Albert) Fisseler.
He attended the public school
of his home town and then took
a college course at Denton,
qualifying him as a public
school teacher.
After the completion of his
formal education, Mr. Fisseler
spent fourteen years as a teach-
er at Menger, Ottine, Breslau,
and Bunjes Schools. As his vo-
cation, he also did part-time
farming for years. His career
position was that of a United
States Post Office employee,
having served as rural mail car-
rier on Route 2, Shiner, for
thirty-seven years. He retired
November 1, 1956.
On September 21, 1908 he
was married to Miss Annie De-
Harde, the rite being performed
in the home of the bride’s par-
ents at Shiner, with the late
Pastor Wm. Dziewas officiating.
After their marriage, the cou-
ple first lived for one year at
Ottine, near Gonzales, then
moved to Breslau where they
resided for three years, after
which they lived for two years
at Menger School and eight
years at Bunjes School. During
the past 41 years Mr. Fisseler
has been a resident of Shiner.
Five children were born to
this union, all of whom survive.
They are Elo Fisseler of Miami,
Florida, Mrs. H. J. (Natalie)
Barre and Oscar B. Fisseler of
Shiner, Mrs. Garner (Ruby)
Davis of Dallas and Lester Fis-
seler of Waco; also twelve
grandchildren, one great-
grandchild and one sister, Mrs.
Bertha Ehlers of Slaton.
In November 1957, Mr. Fis-
seler was married to Mrs.
Louise Bartosh, who also sur-
vives his passing.
Preceding him in death were
his first wife, Mrs. Annie (De-
Harde) Fisseler, who passed
away on December 30, 1953;
two grandchildren; his parents,
the mother having died in 1929
and the father in 1943; one sis-
ter, Mrs. Victor (Lena) Sch-
midt, who died in 1925.
Mr. Fisseler had been a mem-
ber of the United Dr. Martin
Luther Church since 1924.
Throughout his eventful life
he proved an indulgent father,
a kind and helpful neighbor.
The floral tributes were pro-
fuse and beautiful, and his fu-
neral was largely attended
which evidenced the love and
esteem in which he was held.
Motor Inn Opens
Friday At Gonzales
With Open House
The Lexington Motor Inn, ad-
jacent to Gonzales Warm
Springs Bowling Center in Gon-
zales on Highway 90-A east,
will celebrate their grand open-
ing Friday, June 15 from 7:30
p.m. to 11 p.m. with open house.
The ribbon cutting ceremony is
scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
The staff extends a cordial
invitation to everyone to attend
this gala event. Entertainment
will be furnished by Adolph
Hofner and the Pearl Wrang-
lers. Free refreshments will be
served.
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