January 21, 1946 – August, 2020 Shirley Ann Ottmer, 74, passed away on August 9, 2020 in Cat Spring, Texas.  She was born on January 21, 1946. Shirley was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon and married Johnnie Lee Ottmer on July 21, 1963. They had a son and two daughters,Troy, Carmen and Sally. Shirley worked as a cashier in the retail industry. She enjoyed cruising the Caribbean, taking care of her flowers, plants and vegetables. She also enjoyed cooking and arts and...

JOHN ROSALES Graveside services for John Rosales, 83, of La Grange will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2020 in the Powell Cemetery near Smithville. John was born February 9, 1937 in Cuero, Texas to Thomas and Manuella Sanchez Rosales. He was a laborer. John is survived by 4 daughters and sons-in law: Lupe Gonzales and husband Gabriel of Caldwell, Ramona Ramos and husband Fin of Smithville, Benita Paige and husband Steve of Houston, and Alice Tryon and husband James of La...

Gertrude Louise Schlabach, 95, passed away on August 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas.  She was born on October 10, 1924 to Paul Gerhard and Mary (Zindler) Kilian in Lee County, Texas near Lincoln. Growing up she worked on the family farm.  She took on any task that needed doing.  As a young woman, she and her sister Irene moved to Austin where they worked for the Austin Meat Company.  A few years later she moved to Houston and worked for Nabisco.   On April 22, 1956...

Mary Pauline Maguire McNair Mary Pauline Maguire McNair was born on June 14, 1928 to Ted and Pauline Maguire in Goose Creek, TX. She passed away in Austin, July 30, 2020.  Pauline was the oldest of four siblings.  Upon her graduation from high school in Hearne, Texas, during WWII, Pauline joined the Army Nurses Training Corps in Austin, Texas.  The war ended before her training could be completed and she returned to Hearne and worked in nursing.    Pauline married...

Graveside services for Raymond Robert Streger, 83, of La Grange will be held at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Pottsville, Texas on Friday, July 31 at 11am. Raymond was born September 17, 1936 in Hamilton, Texas to Frieda Hulda Zschiesche and Ortwin Wilhelm Streger. Raymond graduated from Hamilton High School and was a proud Fighting Texas A&M Aggie, class of 1960 and also earned his Master’s Degree in 1965. He served for many years as an educator and later worked as a Real...

Isiah Gonzales was born on September 15, 1994 in Eagle Lake, Texas.  Isiah was baptized on July 20, 2020. He graduated from Schulenburg High School in 2013. Isiah loved superheroes, fast cars and motorcycles, and watching WWE, but most importantly he loved his family and brought everyone together. Isiah will forever be remembered for his immeasurable strength. Isiah is the son of Bernardo Sr. and Maria Gonzales.  He is survived by one brother, Bernardo Gonzales, Jr. and four...

Ruben Garcia 71 of Ellinger, Texas left the world unexpectedly on July 7, 2020. In peace, he rests with his Heavenly Father. He is survived by three brothers and four sisters, by his wife Bertha Garcia of Ellinger, Texas who he was happily married to for 49 years. As well as by his daughter Aracely and husband Jose Julian Lozano of Dallas, Texas and by his sons, Alejandro and wife Monica of La Grange, Texas, Ruben and wife Laura of Ellinger, Texas, Victor and wife Alicia of San Antonio,...

Georgia Maria Hajek Denton September 10, 1937 – June 30, 2020 Georgia Maria Hajek Denton was born on September 10, 1937 in Plum, Texas.  She graduated from La Grange High School in 1956 and then attended Durham Business College in Austin, Texas.  To know Georgia, was to love her. Georgia owned Frank’s Café on the square for many years. Cooking was her passion feeding and visiting with patrons, you were never a stranger at Frank’s. Upon retiring in the...

Estella Marie (Schulze) Lueders was born on January 21, 1925 to Charles Henry Schulze and Leonila Rosa (Klasek) in Floresville. Wilson County, Texas. She was baptized April 21, 1925, and confirmed September 6, 1942 at Friedens Lutheran Church in Three Oaks, Texas. She married Clinton Charles Lueders of La Grange on April 23, 1946 at Friedens Lutheran Church in Three Oaks then moved to La Grange where they made their home. Estella passed away on June 27, 2020 at the age of 95...

Gary S. Piwetz, 71, of La Grange, died peacefully in his home on Monday June 15, 2020.  Born in Aransas Pass on Jan 18, 1949 to James and Wilma Piwetz, Gary was the second of five children.  Following his service in the National Guard, Gary was a lifelong farmer and rancher on the family land south of La Grange.  Gary was a member of the Young Farmers Association, and loved his John Deere tractor and Gator. He also loved spending time with friends and neighbors, and his...