Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Page: 4 of 14
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-I - YOAKUM IIKRALD-THV1KS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IV, 2005
0 Obituaries 0
Margaret Grahmann
Margaret M. Grahinunn. 79, of
llallctlsv illc. passed away Friday,
January 14. 2005.
She was horn Dee. 15, 1925 in
Koorth to Rudolph Frank Kupka
and Clara Auer Kupka She mar-
ried Alfonse "A T." Grahmann on
June 11,1940 in Sweet Home. She
was a member of KJZT and
American Legion Ladies Auxil-
iary. She was also a member of
Queen of Peace Catholic Church
in Sweet Home.
She is survived by: daughters,
Dolores M injures of Port Lavaca,
Jane Jedlicka of Port Lavaca,
Georgie Kusak of Gonzales and
Margaret Rose Baker of Victoria;
son, Paul A. Grahmann of Sweet
Home; 14 grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Alphonse Grahmann
on July 21, 1995; sons, Alponse
Joseph Grahmann and David Lee
Grahmann; and sister, Carrie
Kupka.
Visitation was held at Kubena
Funeral Home on Sunday, Jan. 16
at 3 p.m.
A Wake Service was held Sun-
day at 6:30 p.m. at Kubena Fu-
neral Home.
Funeral services were held
Monday, Jan. 17 at Queen of
Peace Catholic Church in Sweet
Home with Rev. Charles Sonnier
officiating. Buial followed at
Queen of Peace Cemetery in
Sweet Home.
Pallbearers: Dayne Grahmann,
David Jedlicka, Stephen Jedlicka,
Russell Pilzner, Jarrod Minjares
and Jimmy Kusak.
Memorials: Sweet Home
American Legion Ladies Auxil-
iary or American Cancer Society.
Sheryl Harrison
Sheryl Ann Harrison, 47, of
Yoakum, passed away Monday,
January 10, 2005.
She was bom Feb. 5, 1957, in
Houston, to Lydia Ann Love Har-
rison of Yoakum and the late
Gillespie Harrison Sr. She was belt
inspector in the leather industry
and a Baptist.
She is survived by her life com-
panion, Charles Wright; daughter,
Shenike Harrison of Yoakum;
sons, Dewayne Harrison, Brandon
Harrison and Ronnie Harrison, all
ofYoakum; sister, Lydia K. Will-
iams and Marschal Brown, both
of Yoakum; brothers Gillespie
Harrison Jr., Harvey Luke Harri-
son and Craig Harrison, all ofYoa-
kum and David Harrison of Phoe-
nix.
She was preceded in death by
her son, Ricky Lee Harrison.
Services were held Saturday,
Jan. 15 at Ml. Zion Baptist Church
in Fdgar with Rev Darren E Wil-
son officiating.
Melvin P. Pilsner
Melvin P Pilsner, 75, of Vic-
toria, passed away Sunday, Janu-
ary 16, 2005.
He was bom Sept. 2, 1929, in
Yoakum, to Paul Pilsner and
Annie Louise Leist Pilsner. He
was retired as a shift supervisor
from Union Carbide in 1986 after
31 years and a member of Our
Savior's Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Clara Belle Pilsner of Victoria;
sons, Paul F. Pilsner of Wharton
and David M. Pilsner of Pearland;
brother, Raymond C. Pilsner of
Victoria; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his parents.
A memorial service will be
held Thursday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m.
at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
with Rev. John Waak officiating.
Louis Henry Kocian
Louis Henry Kocian of the
Moulton/Komensky community,
died Wednesday, Jan 12,2005 in
DeTar Hospital in Victoria, fol-
lowing an illness of nine days. He
reached the age of 66 years, 5
months and 19 days.
He was bom in the Komensky
community of Lavaca County
July 24, 1938 to Louis E. and
Annie Okruhlik.
He attended Komensky
School, was a farmer and a life-
time resident of that area except
for the last two years which he
spent in the Hallettsville Housing
in Hallettsville.
Mr. Kocian was a member of
the KJT and St. Mary's Catholic
Church in Praha.
Survivors include two sisters,
Lillian Schneider and husband,
Herbert of Cypress and Annie
Munsch and husband, Daniel of
Columbus; a brother, Frankie
Kocian and wife, Brenda of Schu-
lenburg, and several nieces and
nephews, and great-nieces and
great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, and a sister in infancy.
Graveside services were held
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 at St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery in
Praha. Rev. Edward Bartsch offi-
ciated. Interment followed in St.
Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews:
Mark and Matt Schneider, Aaron
Jacks, Ben and Charles Munsch
and Tim Rabius.
A special Memorial Mass will
be celebrated Sunday, Jan. 23. at
St. Mary's Catholic Church in
Praha. Rosary will be recited at
10:45 a.m.
Yoakum Nursing and
Rehabilitation
Ask Arnetta.....
Q: How do I know if rehabilitation will benefit me?
A Often times after an illness or injury we are unable to tolerate
our usual activities of daily living. For instance, getting out of bed,
walking, bathing or trying to prepare meals can all be affected. If
any of these tasks are difficult. Therapy can help you. Yoakum
Nursing and Rehabilitation offers many types of therapy such as
Occupational and Physical therapy. The physical therapy program
focuses on evaluation, treatment and ongoing reassessment to
improve mobility, decrease pain and improve balance, strength
and endurance due to a wide variety of diagnoses. Occupational
therapy will help with the patients ability to participate in self-
care, work related, leisure and social activities of daily living. Yoa-
kum Nursing and Rehabilitation accepts Medicare, Medicaid, pri-
vate pay and private insurance. To learn more about these ser-
vices or qualifications, please contact us at (361) 293-2801.
ad & news deadline: Monday noon
"In Loving Memory "
Aura /V. Ranzau
Aura N. Ranzau, 85, of San Antonio, TX. died in Palm Springs,
CA, on January 20,2004, after a brief illness. Her husband, Amo
C. Ranzau, and seven brothers and sisters preceded her in
death. She was the younger sister of former Mayor Carroll E.
Wiley of Gonzales, TX.
She was the descendant of early Texas settlers. She was bom
May 15, 1918, near Shiner, TX, to Claude Berdine and Ida Craw-
ford Wiley. She was the granddaughter of Thomas Fdward and
Mary Jane Skaggs Crawford Her maternal great grandparents
James A. and Rachel S Crawford founded Mt Petra (now Hoch-
heim), TX, in 1849 James Crawford made the first of his three
trips to Texas in 1823. Her paternal great grandparents Elijah
and Ann Waddell Wiley and grandfather N.B Wiley settled in
DeWitl Co. in 1858
She was a homemaker and a member of St lohn's Lutheran
Church, San Antonio
She is survived by her only daughter, Aura Nell Ranzau Jr.
Hanlon, of Palm Springs, CA, by her brother and sister-in-law,
( arroll I and Helen Wiley ol Gonzales, I X, by her sisler-in-
law Verda Mae Roberson ol Carmichael , CA; by 16 nieces and
nephews; by numerous great and great-great nieces and neph
ews. by her extended Hanlon lamily, and by many friends
Intermein will (m. this springs a! the •!«» hhi*»in Pioneer ('em
elery established by her lamily
Yoakum Community Hospital
Question: llow many doctors can you fit in an Outpatient
Clinic? By Debbie Long, LVN
I am often asked what part of the Hospital do you work in? I am
the Outpatient Clinic Coordinator and work closely with all of the
Specialty Physicians. Our community is very lucky to have these
fine doctors travel here, providing their services. T he term outpa-
tient can be deceiving. All of your medical needs can be met within
the hospital when ordered by your treating doctor. Most of our
Doctors, that come here, can provide all necessary tests and results
while you are in the hospital outpatient clinic and can treat you
accordingly. For instance, the orthopedic physicians who treat pa-
tients through our outpatient clinic, can have an x-ray test done
during your visit, discuss the results, treat you, and send you on
your way. The urologist will have lab tests performed before see-
ing you, and all of the tests can be done in the hospital before your
appointment. In the event surgery is needed, most procedures can
be scheduled at YCH also. Your Specialty Physician can schedule
outpatient surgery; how convenient to have this here at your home
town hospital. You come in early in the morning, have your proce-
dure, and go home, without having to drive an hour to get home.
Major surgeries can also be done at YCH. Many of the specialties
include cardiology, orthopedic, podiatry, plastic surgery, ophthal-
mology, ear, nose & throat, urology, pain management, hearing
aid services, dietary, gynecology, general surgery.
Some of the other benefits that originate from the Outpatient
Clinic include the LIMA program. The Low Income Medication
Assistance program will help anyone who qualifies financially to
get medications from the drug companies. The applications to fill
out, when applying for these programs, can be overwhelming for
many people. The LIMA program will help you find out if you
qualify. 1 will help you fill out your forms (your part and your
Doctors part), and mail the application to the company. Contact
me so I can keep you updated on what medications are available as
well. There is a small charge for the processing of the applications.
If you have any questions on how any of the Specialty Physicians
may be able to help you, or questions about LIMA, please call me
at 361-293-2321 ext. 170.
And to answer the question. How many doctors can you fit into
an outpatient clinic? As many as it takes to keep this community
healthy. See ya soon!
Accolade Flospice Notes
By Diane Sehroeder, LBSW
What is ID T and what role
does it play in Hospice?
The Interdisciplinary Team
(IDT) made up of members from
each of the disciplines in Hospice.
This includes the Executive Di-
rector, the Medical Director,
nurses, home health aids, social
worker, volunteer coordinator and
chaplain.
The team meets regularly to
review the plan of care for each
patient and makes changes as nec-
essary.
You could say each patient re-
ceives a “customized” plan to
help meet their needs as deter-
mined by the patient's personal
physician and the IDT.
This team approach reflects a
holistic approach to meeting the
complex, challenging, physical,
psychological, and spiritual needs
of the patient and family.
The team functions to ensure
that the dying patient and family
function as well as possible given
the realities of having a terminal
illness, maintaining a household,
holding a job. and raising chil-
dren.
Volunteers
Our Volunteer Training is in
full swing. Every Tuesday and
Thursday morning finds us learn-
ing more about what makes Hos-
pice the wonderful program it is
and how the volunteers fit in. Our
second class, and evening one.
will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
each Tuesday and Thursday
evening beginning Feb. 22 and
ending March 29 at our office at
402 Lott in Yoakum.
By the way, do any of you
have a cute pet you would like to
share during Pet Therapy? Some
patients really enjoy the animals
If you have one you think you
would like to share, please call
Cherrv Ogbum, Volunteer Coor-
dinator, at 293-9099 or 877-293-
9099 to see if it meets the criteria
for being a Hospice pet.
If any of you are members of
an organization that needs a pro-
gram, please call me at the above
numbers and let me know. We
have a number of people who are
able to speak on a number of top-
ics. Generally we can meet any
time.
Shutterbugs elect officers
Officers for the coming year
have been elected by the DeWitt
County Shutterbugs.
Mary Wood will lead the
group as President. Pam Ander-
son w as re-elected Vice President
Other officers reelected are Diana
Bartosh as secretary and Janie
Veth as treasurer. Outgoing presi-
dent is Frank Klein. Bob Wood
volunteered to be newsletter edi-
tor. Sherry Sanders was given a
rousing applause for her service
as newsletter editor for the past
few years.
The Woods hosted a Christmas
Rescue Service EMS
Orientation set Jan. 20
The Lavaca County Rescue
Serv ice will host an EMS Orien-
tation at 6 p.m. Thursday. Jan 20
at the Lavaca County Building,
located at 306 South La Grange
in Hallettsville.
Anyone interested in taking
the I MS Training ( nurse is asked
to attend the meeting.
Party in their home in December
for the monthly meeting that is on
the third Tuesday of each month
usually at the GVEC board room
at 7 p.m. A picture exchange pre-
ceded the election of officers.
The members and guests dis-
cussed the upcoming photogra-
phy contest in April. Copies of the
rules may be picked up at the
Cuero Library orCuero Chamber
of Commerce. Questions may
also be addressed to the Woods,
chair people of the photography
exhibit at (361) 275-6379 or
maryf-fajnodial.net.
| BIRTHS |
Christina Amarillas and
Marcos Perez ofYoakum on the
birth of a daughter on Jan. 9 at
1:26 p.m. weighing 9 pounds,
4.4 ounces and 21 inches in
length.
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JANUARY 13 & 27
Harry O. Gibson Center
712 Forest Street in Yoakum
361-578-2896 or toll free 1-877-55-SOUNP
Sweet Home ISO superintendent Jo Ann Bludau is shown above as
she looks at the renovations that were secretly done to her office by
Sweet Home parents, students and teachers while Bludau was out for
the holidays.
SHISD superintendent’s office
receives suprise renovations
Sweet Home teachers, par-
ents, and students secretly reno-
vated superintendent JoAnn
Bludau's office while she was
out during the holidays.
The renovation started
Thursday, Dec. 16 after Mrs.
Bludau left the school and
ended Monday, Dec. 20. Volun-
teers worked late into the
evening each day to finish the
project before she returned to
school on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
Mrs. Bludau was pleasantly
surprised by the volunteer ef-
forts and commented, "My hus-
band knew about this but didn't
say a word to me. We are reno-
vating a two and a half story
house, so I know how much
work it takes to redo a room. I
can't believe you did it all (car-
penter work, electrical work,
painting, and redecoration) in
just three days!
She continued, "That's the
one thing that 1 love about a
small school, people really care
and work together to make it a
better place for everyone, in-
cluding me!"
Sweet Home teachers, par-
ents and students would like to
thank everyone who donated
time, money, and equipment to
make this project possible, es-
pecially Parker Lumber Com-
pany of Shiner, Double P Cabi-
nets of Sweet Home, and D &
B Automotive ofYoakum.
School Lunch Menu
Jan.
Y.I.S.D.
• Milk served daily
Monday: breakfast: Breakfast
pizza, lunch: Chicken strips,
mashed potatoes, steamed carrots
roll.
Tuesday: breakfast: Sausage roll
lunch: Cheeseburger, burger salad,
french fries, fruit.
Wednesday: breakfast Ham and
egg bar, toast, lunch: Sausage
rolls, pinto beans, pasta salad
fresh fruit.
Thursday: breakfast: Honey bun
lunch: Taco salad, Spanish rice
fruit.
Friday: breakfast: Donut lunch
Fish, Buttered noodles, blackeye
peas, fruit.
• menu subject to change
ST. JOSEPH
Monday: Meat patties with gravy,
rice, green beans, fruit, bread
Tuesday: Chicken salad and PBJ
sandwiches, chicken noodle soup,
carrot sticks, fruit.
Wednesday: Bean and cheese
burritos, chili, cheese, coleslaw,
fruit.
Thursday: Spaghetti with meat
sauce, corn, fruit, bread.
Friday: Chili, cheese, baked pota-
toes, fruit, crackers.
24-28
SWEET HOME
Monday: breakfast: Cereal, blue-
berry muffing, lunch: Chicken spa-
ghetti, garlic bread, green beans,
fruit
Tuesday: breakfast: Cereal, french
toast. lynch, Hamburgers, lettuce,
tomatoe, pickles, ranch style
beans, fruit.
Wednesday: breakfast: Cereal,
scrambled eggs, lunch: Meatballs,
mashed potatoes, biscuits, fruit
doughnuts, lunch: Chili with
cheese, pinto beans, cornbread,
fruit
Friday: breakfast: Cereal, hot
pocket, lunch: Sloppy Joes, pick-
les. carrots, fruit.
EZZELL
Monday: HOLIDAY
lunch: Hamburger pizza, ranch
style beans, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: breakfast: Cereal,
pancakes, lunch: Sloppy Joes, let-
tuce, pickles, onion, tater tots, fruit.
nuts, lunch: Cheese enchiladas
with chili, corn, crackers, fruit.
Friday: breakfast: Cereal, sau-
sage, eggs, toast, lunch: Tuna
sandwiches, pickle spears, carrot
sticks, fruit
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