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Sec. A, Page 8 THE CUERO RECORD Wed., October 6, 2004
RecordObituaries
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Laverne Brieger
Laverne
Yorktown,
d i e d
Tuesday,
Sept. 28,
2004.
He was
born Nov.
22, 1925, in
Nordheim,
to the late
Emil and
Olga
S c h 1 o s s e r
Brieger. He
was a retired insurance agent
and a member of St. Paul
Lutheran Church.
Survivors: wife, Leona
Brieger; sons, Harlan Brieger of
Riviera and (’ary Brieger of
Waco; sisters, Aileen Muller of
Houston and Sylvia Seiler of
Victoria; and two grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: sister,
Doris Sticher; and brother,
Marvin Brieger
Visitation was Thursday,
Sept. 30 at Lamprecht-.lanssen
Funeral Home Chapel Services
were Friday at the funeral home.
Burial was at St. Paul Lutheran-
Cemetery. Lamprecht-.lanssen
Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-
564-2277.
Pallbearers: Dennis Mueller,
Norris Metting, 'ferry
Lamprecht, Lawrence Ckodre,
James Ckodre, (’alaway Ckodre,
and Brett Ckodre.
I lonorary pallbearers;
Richard Boerm, Darrin Koehler,
nieces, nephews, Larry Metting,
and granddaughters.
Memorials: Yorktown E.MvS.
or St. Paul Lutheran Church
Budding Fund
Alton Speed
Alton Speed, age 84, of New
Braunfels, passed away Sept. 27,
2004.
He is survived by his son,
John Speed and wife Carole of
New Braunfels; sisters, Daisy
Becker of Granite Shoals and
Jackie Eisenhauer and husband
Richard of Schertz; granddaugh-
ters, Tracy Dietz and husband
Wade of Schertz and Trisha
Speed of San Antonio; and great-
grandsons, Darlin and Landen
Dietz, both of Schertz.
He served as a soldier in the
U.S. Army during World War IL
He was the great-great-grandson
of the founder of Yorktown,
Captain Jolyi York.
Visitation was Tuesday, Sept.
28 at Schertz Funeral Home in
Schertz. Graveside services and
interment with military honors
were Wednesday at Fort Sam
Houston National Cemetery
Arrangements were with Schertz
Funeral Home, Schertz, 210-658-
9224.
Pauline O. Guestinger
Pauline (). Guestinger, 98, of
Cuero, died Thursday, Sept. 30,
2004.
She was born Feb. 16, 1906, in
Petersville, to the late John and
Alary Opela Onhaizer. She was a
homemaker and a member of St.
Michael's Catholic Church. She
was an honorary member of St.
Michael's Altar Society.
Survivors: several nieces and
nephews.
Preceded in death by: hus-
band, Edward John Guestinger;
parents; sisters, Emma Marek
and Mary Braden; and brothers,
William C. Onhaizer, Louis J.
Onhaizer, Bob Onhaizer, and
Jerry Onhaizer.
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A rosary was recited
Saturday, Oct. 2 at St. Michael's
Catholic Church. Services were
also Saturday at the church, the
Rev, Kirby Hlavaty officiated.
Burial was at St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery in Yoakum. Freund
Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-
2343.
Pallbearers: Bill Braden,
Glenn Braden, J. G. Hunnam,
Jeff Van Pelt, and Vernon
Onhaizer.
Memorials: St. Michael's
School.
Susan J. Opperman
Susan J. Opperman, passed
away after a courageous six year
struggle with breast cancer on
Sept. 25, 2004.
She was born on Sept. 22,
1945 in Houston, but spent the
majority of her childhood in
Monterrey, Mexico, where she
graduated from the American
High School in 1963. She was an
IT Systems Analyst at USAA
and was with the company for
over 15 years. She was also a cer-
tified lifeguard and swimming
instructor. She began volunteer-
ing at Camp Discovery four years
after her diagnosis.
She was preceded in death by
her father, Venor Gohlke, and
her brother, Richard Gohlke.
She is survived by her mother,
Dessie Gohlke; son, Freddy
Opperman; daughter, Deborah
Lantz and husband Dallas;
grandchild, Austin Lantz; sis-
ters, Joan Ruffini and Dotty
Johnson; and many nieces and
nephews.
Services were Saturday, Oct.
2 at Coker United Methodist
Church, the Rev. Robert M. Allen
officiated. Graveside services
were also Saturday at Hillside
Cemetery. Porter Loring
Mortuary North, 2102 N. Loop
1604 East, was in charge of the
services.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society do
Camp Discovery or Coker United
Methodist Church.
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which will be held Sunday, Nov.
14. All Legion and Auxiliary
members are invited to attend.
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Bermudagraas pastures and
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Pavilion
p.m. All
Tail-gate party
Gobbler fans are invited to
meet in the parking lot of the
Wal-Mart store in Cuero for a
pre-game tail-gate party before
each home game. A section of
the parking lot will be barncSf!
ed for the varsity home games
and trash cans will be provided.
No alcoholic beverages, please.
Pastor, wife
anniversary
New Hope Baptist Church
invites the public to attend a
luncheon honoring their pastor
and wife anniversary, Rev. and
Mrs. Samuel A. Jenkins, on
Saturday, Oct. 16 from 6 - 10
p.m. at the Daule Park
Clubhouse in Cuero. Tickets are
a $10 donation for adults and $5
for children. For tickets or more
information, call 361-652-8491
or 275-5573.
BARENBRUG
SOUTHERN FORAGES
Flu shots
in Weesatche
Cuero Home Health will be
giving flu shots at the
Weesatche Community Center
on Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 4 - 6
p.m. The cost of the flu shots are
$15 each (cash and check only -
no credit cards) and there is no
direct cost to Medicare recipi-
ents who bring their Medicare
Card. You must be at least ten
years old to receive a flu shot,
ANNUAL RYEGRASS
► Earlier production
Earlier grazing
auditions
New Generation Community
Drama Theater will be holding
auditions for their new season
on Oct. 18 beginning at 5 p.m. at
Cuero Junior High School. The
group is looking for multi-tal-
ented youth between the ages of
8-18 years to perform in school
and community plays in Cuero
and surrounding areas. For
more information, contact Joyce
Screws at 277-6332.
annual meeting
The DeWitt County Farm
Bureau extends an invitation to
all members to attend its annu-
al meeting scheduled for Oct.
11, said President Obert
SagebieL The meeting will be
held at the Barbecue Station in
Cuero beginning at 6:30 p.m. A
barbecue dinner will be served
to members prior to the meet-
ing. Dinner tickets may be pur-
chased in advance for $4. Guest
speakers Bob McCurdy and
Errol John Dietze will give an
update on the Pecan Valley
Westhoff PTC
garage sale
The Westhoff School PTC
garage sale will be
Saturday, Oct. 23,
Westhoff Community
from 7:30 a.m. - 2:30
donations are appreciated (i.e.
clean appliances in good work-
ing condition, tools, furniture,
dishes). Funds received from
the sale will be used for the
2004-05 PTC projects and pur-
chases to benefit students of
Westhoff School.
Ground Water Conservation
District.
Western Days
Yorktown’s 46th Annual
Western Days celebration will
be held on Oct. 15, 16, and 17.
This free family festival fea-
tures six street dances (no
admission charged, gold pan-
ning, mutton bustin, pig scram-
ble, mechanical bull rides,
motorcycle poker run, open car
show, Lil’ Wrangler Stick Horse
Rodeo, kids tractor pull, Bar-B-
Q Cook Off, carnival, two
parades, horseshoe/washer
throw contests, grungy hat con-
test, men’s leg contest, antique
tractor/quilt show, Sahawe
Indian Dancers and cloggers
dancers, arts/crafts/food, and
more. Contact the Yorktown
Chamber of Commerce at 361-
564-2661 for more information.
Project
Graduation
Project Graduation will meet
Monday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. at the
Cuero Home Health office, 615
N. Esplanade. All parents of
seniors are urged to attend. For
more information call Sharon at
275-6506 or Holly at 277-2561.
Am. Legion,
Auxiliary to meet
The American Legion and
the American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Monday, Oct. 18 at 7
p.m. The Auxiliary will finalize
their plans for their American
Cancer Society Relay For Life
Team. Also, the group will dis-
cuss the annual turkey dinner
Pilgrim
Country Opry
The Pilgrim Country Opry is
scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 9.
A chicken and dumpling supper
will be served beginning at 5
p.m. The cost of the supper is
$5. The music program will
begin at 7 p.m. and admission is
$4. Entertainers will include
John Webb, Suzie Watts, Betty
Herd, Wally Rogers, Winston
O’Neal, and regular Vernon
Whitehead. For more informa-
tion, contact Pauline Kuecker at
275-5388 or pkuecker@awe-
somenet.net or Jack Finch
830-672-2955.
contests
DeWitt County Go-Texan
Committee, sponsored by
Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo, will hold their annual
contests during Cuero
Turkeyfest Oct. 9 - 10. Contests
include horseshoe pitching
(men, women, boys, girls),
washer pitching (adult, youth)
and barbeque cook-off. Winners
will be eligible to compete for
DeWitt County at Houston
Livestock Show in late
February. There is also a pho-
tography contest, domino con-
test and quilt contest. For addi-
tional information contact
Anthony Netardus at 361-275-
5132 or Bill Reilly at 275-5075.
DeWitt County Producers
401 W. Church - Cuero
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