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Jeffrey Dewing Korth
Jeffrey Dewing Korth, of Port Aransas, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005.
He was born Jan. 27, 1940 in Yorktown to the late Robert P. Korth Jr. and Ione Korth. He graduated from Yorktown High School and from Texas A&M University. After graduation, he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served in the United States and Germany. He worked as a geologist, spending a number of years in Saudi Arabia.
Jeffrey is survived by his daughters, Ashley Korth of Corpus Christi and Cynthia Korth of Port Aransas, and son, Kenneth A. Korth of Victoria.
Rosemary Kibbe Breeden Kokernot
Aug. 1, 1919 – Jan. 4, 2005
Rosemary Kibbe Breeden Kokernot, wife of the late Frederick David Kokernot Jr., a prominent South Texas Rancher, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at the age of 85.
A Cuero native, Mrs. Kokernot was the daughter of Charles Goodwin Breeden and Mabel Claire Hall. Mr. Breeden was a founder and President of Breeden Runge Wholesale Grocery Co., and one of the builders of the Breeden Bros. Grocery Co. building that still graces Main Street today. Mrs. Kokernot was the sister of the late Mabel Claire Breeden Bell, wife of former state legislator and U.S. Congressman John Bell.
Mrs. Kokernot attended boarding school at Our Lady of the Lake and later at Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio. She subsequently received a Bachelors degree in Home Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and later returned to earn a Masters degree in Nutrition from the same institution. She later taught at Victoria College and Cuero High School.
She was a lifelong member of Grace Episcopal Church and saw her children and grandchildren baptized there. She was also active in the Junior League, the Colonial Dames, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and Daughters of the American Revolution.
Proud of her family's history and heritage, Mrs. Kokernot lovingly restored and lived for many years in the historic Heaton House on Terrell Street in Cuero that her father had purchased in 1924. A classic example of southern classical architecture, the home is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Mrs. Kokernot loved to entertain her many friends and carried on the tradition of warm and gracious hospitality for which her family was known.
No mention of Mrs. Kokernot would be complete without mention of her two lifelong friends, Beulah Margaret McDougal and Emalee Hartman. Mrs. Kokernot fondly recalled in an oral history recorded with her daughter Joy, how she and Mrs. McDougal had first met at vacation Bible school at the age of 4 or 5 years old. Mrs. Hartman, among other things, was a business partner in a travel business that led both of them on many far-flung travels around the world.
Mrs. Kokernot is survived by her two daughters, Joy Kokernot of Lexington, Kentucky, and Gay Kokernot Ratliff and her husband Shannon Harrison Ratliff of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Shannon Harrison Ratliff II, and his wife, Rémi Abbott Ratliff, Rosemary Kokernot Ratliff, Claire Elizabeth Kokernot Ratliff, and Sarah Kokernot; and great-grandchildren, Caroline Abbott Ratliff and Shannon Harrison Ratliff III.
The family will received visitors at Freund Funeral Home in Cuero on Thursday, Jan. 6. Memorial funeral services were held on Friday, Jan. 7 at Grace Episcopal Church in Cuero, the Rev. Canon Robert F. DeWolfe officiated. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery under the direction of Freund Funeral Home, 361-275-2343.
Honorary pallbearers were Joe Sheppard, Gillette Sheppard, Frank Sheppard, Henry Sheppard, Wayne Hartman, Dudley Bennett McDougal, and Nash Phillips.
Pallbearers will be Brian Denman, Fain McDougal Jr., Ed Horne, David Lloyd, Mike Pope, John Wofford, Mark White, Robert L. Clement and Jim Rayes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Episcopal Church of Cuero, Texas 77954.
Fredrick David Kokernot, Jr.
Fredrick David Kokernot, Jr., prominent South Texas rancher, died Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at the age of 85.
Proud of his family and his heritage, Mr. Kokernot was a direct descendant of Captain D. L. Kokernot who fought at the Battle of San Jacinto with Sam Houston in the Texas War for Independence. The Kokernot Family and its name are associated with some of the most famous ranches and cattle brands in Texas. Members of the family were participants in the great cattle drives from South Texas to the Kansas Railhead.
Born on August 25, 1917, he was the son of Frederick David Kokernot and Ruth Spooner Kokernot of Gonzales. He attended high school in Gonzales and at Westmoreland Academy. Mr. Kokernot married Rosemary Kibbe Breeden on April 1, 1938. He later served honorably in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. After he completed his service he returned to Gonzales and entered the ranching business in partnership with his father. They ranched together until his father’s death.
While every inch the gruff rancher, Mr. Kokernot was affectionate and sentimental with family and friends. An avid horseman, he raised and raced quarter horses throughout South Texas. He also followed college and high school sports of all types with keen interest and could recount stories of the games, scores, and players up to the end of his life.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Kokernot; two daughters, Joy Kokernot of Lexington, Kentucky and Gay Kokernot Ratliff and her husband Shannon Harrison Ratliff of Austin; grandchildren, Shannon Harrison Ratliff II, Rosemary Kokernot Ratliff, Claire Elizabeth Kokernot Ratliff, and Sarah Kokernot; and great-granddaughter, Caroline Abbott Ratliff. He is also survived by his sister Ruth Kokernot Denman of Gonzales and by his nephew, Bryan Denman.
He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Mary Hulda K. Hall.
Memorial funeral services were Friday, July 5 at Grace Episcopal Church in Cuero, under the direction of Freund Funeral Home, 361-275-2343.
Honorary pallbearers were Fain McDougal Jr., Bryan S. Denman, Shannon Ratliff I, Grady Johnson, Dudley McDougal, Shannon Ratliff II, and Wayne Hartman.
Memorials made be made to Grace Episcopal Church or Six Flags Humane Society.
Fred Moore
Fred Moore, 91, of Cuero, died Monday, July 1, 2002.
He was born April 9, 1911, in Hunt County, to the late Robert Franklin and Dora Ann Evans Moore. He was a welder and member of First United Methodist Church. He was co-owner of F&H Bit Company that manufactures drilling bits. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Cuero Masonic Lodge No. 409 AM & AF, DeWitt County Farm Bureau, AARP, and of the Cuero Golf Association.
Survivors: daughter, Mary Jane Newman of Austin; son, "Mickey" Moore of Victoria; and five grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: wife, Irene Rabke Moore; brothers, Robert Moore and Ray Moore; and parents.
Services were Wednesday, July 3 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Scott Weatherford officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Dan Martin, Bruce Abel, Ken Adams, Derek Little and Pat Lee.
Memorials: Donor's choice.
Alonia Brooks
Alonia Brooks, 95, of Cuero, died Monday, July 1, 2002.
She was born in Edna on March 7, 1907 to the late Ernest and Mary Robinson Brooks. She was a housekeeper.
She is survived by daughters, Earnestine Kitchen and Annie Mae Cain, both of Cuero; sister, Willie Lee Green of Edna; eight grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Services were Sunday, July 7 at Holy Ghost Temple of Christ, Elder Leo Bryant officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Robert Hopkins, Kenneth Lee, Bruce Bankhead, Robert Brooks, Kenneth Lee Jr. and Corey Scott.
Honorary pallbearers: Evang. Lois Thomas, Sis. Nancy Byrd, Sis. Dorothy Brown, Sis. Patricia Barnett, Sis. Stephanie Clay and Sis. Maurice Lackey.
Viola Albrecht
Viola "Ollie" Albrecht, 79, of Port Lavaca, and formerly of Cuero, died Friday, July 5, 2002.
She was born June 11, 1923, in Shiner, to the late Alvin and Ella Jahn Berckenhoff. She worked 17 years in the Cuero High School cafeteria and was a Lutheran.
Survivors: sons, Shelton Albrecht and Kirby Albrecht, both of Port Lavaca; brother, Otto Berckenhoff of Corpus Christi; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: husband, Ervin Albrecht; parents; and brother, Gilbert Laake.
Visitation was Sunday, July 7 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Monday at Freund Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. Jenny Stephenson officiated. Burial was at Hillside Cemetery. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
Pallbearers: Darren Albrecht, David Horn, Brad Keller, Kenneth Pustejovsky, Douglas Hartman and Rex Schorre.
Memorials: Salem Lutheran Church, 2101 FM 1090, Port Lavaca, TX 77979.
Lydia Hengst
Lydia Hengst, 98, of Yorktown, died Saturday, July 6, 2002.
She was born March 18, 1904, in Fayette County, to the late Adolph and Annie Ermler Jaeger.
She was a retired nurse's aide at Yorktown Nursing and Rehab Center. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Survivors: daughters, Doris Alston of San Antonio and Inez Bues of Victoria; son, Wilbert Hengst of Yorktown; brother, Albert Jaeger of Victoria; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: husband, Edwin Hengst; sisters, Hulda Jaeger, Olga Jaeger Hengst, Milda Jaeger Hengst and Lillie Jaeger; and brothers, Adolph Jaeger Jr., Adam Jaeger and Edmond Jaeger.
Family visitation was Monday, July 8 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home chapel. Services were Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Rev. Patti Byrne officiated. Burial was at Sandy Gate Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Memorials: Sandy Gate Cemetery or St. Paul Lutheran Elevator Fund.
Norman Striedel
Norman Striedel, 72, of Cuero, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005.
He was born Aug. 21, 1932 in Dilley, to the late Johnnie A. and Elsie Kirchner Striedel. He was a tool pusher and a Lutheran.
He is survived by his brothers, Roland Striedel, Charles Striedel, and Anthony Striedel, all of Cuero; and sisters, Barbara Warzecha, Jean Shows, and Dorothy Lane, all of Cuero, Sharon Strain of Seguin, and Susan Wade of Waco.
He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Johnnie Striedel and Dalton Striedel.
Visitation was Wednesday, Jan. 5 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home. Funeral services were Thursday at the funeral home, Rev. Patti Byrne officiated. Interment followed in Westside Cemetery. Arrangements by Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, Texas 78164, 361-564-2277.
Memorials: St. Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund or donor's choice.
Maurine Alves
Maurine Alves, 86, of Yorktown, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005.
She was born May 14, 1918, in Rabke, to the late August and Emma Niemeier Rabke. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Preceded in death by: husband, Bruno Alves; sister, Selma Geffert; and brother, Edwin Rabke.
Visitation was Friday, Jan. 7 at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home Chapel. Services were Saturday at the funeral home, the Rev. Patti Byrne officiated. Burial was at Westside Cemetery. Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2277.
Memorials: St. Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Alvin E. Schorlemer Jr.
Alvin E. Schorlemer Jr., 78, of Cuero, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005.
He was born on May 10, 1926 in Clinton to the late Alvin E. Sr. and Amanda Ruschhaupt Schorlemer. He worked ground maintenance for U.S.A.A. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his sons, Robert Schorlemer of Dallas, Richard Schorlemer of Austin, and Malcolm Schorlemer of San Antonio; and sister, Loy Newberry of Fairfield.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Beatrice Schorlemer.
Visitation was Tuesday, Jan. 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Freund Funeral Home in Cuero. Funeral services are Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Steve Byrne officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Cuero. Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.
