HOUSTON - Mrs. Helen "Maria Helene" Jenschke, 95, passed away Friday, May 21, 2004, at a Houston nursing home. She was a resident of Houston for five years and resided in Kerrville from 1938-1999.
Mrs. Jenschke was born Sept. 1, 1908, in Fredericksburg, Texas, to August and Ella (Grona) Kunz. She married Leo C. Jenschke Sr. on Sept. 7, 1938, in Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Jenschke was a homemaker and member of Notre Dame Catholic Church.
She is survived by daughters, Jeanette Pawelek and husband, Alfred, of Houston and Barbara Jenschke, of Austin; son, Bobby Jenschke and wife, Sharon, of Kerrville; sister, Ella Marie Kortesmaki, of Houston, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Jenschke Sr., on Jan. 16, 1998; son, Patrick Jenschke, in 1942; sisters, Olega Jenschke, Iola McFarland, Tillie Green and Ellie Ballard; and brothers, Ernest Kunz, Paul Kunz, Walter Kunz, Norbert Kunz, Herman Kunz, Alvin Kunz and John Kunz.
The holy rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Grimes Funeral Chapels, officiated by Deacon Charles Domingues.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, at Notre Dame Catholic Church, with Father Michael Boulette as celebrant. Interment will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of
Kerrville.
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HOUSTON - Mrs. Helen "Maria Helene" Jenschke, 95, passed away Friday, May 21, 2004, at a Houston nursing home. She was a resident of Houston for five years and resided in Kerrville from 1938-1999.
Mrs. Jenschke was born Sept. 1, 1908, in Fredericksburg, Texas, to August and Ella (Grona) Kunz. She married Leo C. Jenschke Sr. on Sept. 7, 1938, in Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Jenschke was a homemaker and member of Notre Dame Catholic Church.
She is survived by daughters, Jeanette Pawelek and husband, Alfred, of Houston and Barbara Jenschke, of Austin; son, Bobby Jenschke and wife, Sharon, of Kerrville; sister, Ella Marie Kortesmaki, of Houston, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Jenschke Sr., on Jan. 16, 1998; son, Patrick Jenschke, in 1942; sisters, Olega Jenschke, Iola McFarland, Tillie Green and Ellie Ballard; and brothers, Ernest Kunz, Paul Kunz, Walter Kunz, Norbert Kunz, Herman Kunz, Alvin Kunz and John Kunz.
The holy rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Grimes Funeral Chapels, officiated by Deacon Charles Domingues.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, at Notre Dame Catholic Church, with Father Michael Boulette as celebrant. Interment will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of
Kerrville.
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Olga Anna Kunz Jenschke
1906–1995
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Anton Ernest Kunz
1907–1993
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Ida Katherine Kunz McFarland
1910–1957
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Ottilia Marie "Tillie" Kunz Green
1911–2000
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Paul Kunz
1912–1982
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Walter Henry Kunz
1913–1992
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Norbert Kunz
1915–1952
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Elenore Kunz Ballard
1916–2002
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Herman Max Kunz
1917–1964
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Alvin Joseph Kunz
1923–2001
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Ella Marie Kunz Kortesmaki
1925–2013
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Johnnie Joseph Kunz
1927–2003
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