Bernice Rodgers,88,of Columbus,Texas and formerly of Bernardo/Mentz area passed away on July 14,2012 in Weimar,Texas.She was born on March 16,1924 to Otto Charles and Hedwig "Hattie" (Meyer) Luedecke in Mentz,Texas.
Bernice was retired store clerk and had previously worked for Schuberts Dry Goods Store,Waldvogels Clothing Store,Walker-Kurth Lumber Company,Simmons Lumber Company and docent for United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) Museum in Columbus for seven years and did woodcrafts.
On November 17,1946,she married Alton E. Rodgers.
She was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary in Columbus.
Bernice is survived by her daughter,Susan Rogers and husband Ronnie of Columbus,TX;son,Donald Charles Rodgers and wife Carol of Bellville,TX;daughter-in-law,Peggy Brune Rodgers of Mentz,TX;sister,Lee Esther Wright of Bernardo,TX;brother,Werner "Sonny" Luedecke and wife Juanita of Columbus,TX;and four grandchildren,Tracy Kennedy,Nathan Rodgers and spouse Rachel,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
She was preceded in death by her husband,Alton E. Rodgers,parents,Otto Charles and Hedwig "Hattie" Luedecke,son,Daniel E. Rodgers,and two brothers,Kermit Luedecke and Lester Luedecke.
Visitation will be held Monday,July 16,2012,5:00 pm to 8:00 pm & Tuesday,July 17,2012,8:00 am to 12:00 noon at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus,Texas;and also from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the church.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday,July 17,2012,2:00 pm at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev.Jeffrey Marsh officiating.
Burial will take place in the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery in Mentz,Texas.Pallbearers are Everett Wright,James Luedecke,Floyd Nielsen,Nathan Rodgers,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Paul Lutheran Church,P.O. Box 267,Columbus,TX 78934.
From the Henneke Funeral Home Website
Bernice was retired store clerk and had previously worked for Schuberts Dry Goods Store,Waldvogels Clothing Store,Walker-Kurth Lumber Company,Simmons Lumber Company and docent for United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) Museum in Columbus for seven years and did woodcrafts.
On November 17,1946,she married Alton E. Rodgers.
She was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary in Columbus.
Bernice is survived by her daughter,Susan Rogers and husband Ronnie of Columbus,TX;son,Donald Charles Rodgers and wife Carol of Bellville,TX;daughter-in-law,Peggy Brune Rodgers of Mentz,TX;sister,Lee Esther Wright of Bernardo,TX;brother,Werner "Sonny" Luedecke and wife Juanita of Columbus,TX;and four grandchildren,Tracy Kennedy,Nathan Rodgers and spouse Rachel,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
She was preceded in death by her husband,Alton E. Rodgers,parents,Otto Charles and Hedwig "Hattie" Luedecke,son,Daniel E. Rodgers,and two brothers,Kermit Luedecke and Lester Luedecke.
Visitation will be held Monday,July 16,2012,5:00 pm to 8:00 pm & Tuesday,July 17,2012,8:00 am to 12:00 noon at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus,Texas;and also from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the church.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday,July 17,2012,2:00 pm at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev.Jeffrey Marsh officiating.
Burial will take place in the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery in Mentz,Texas.Pallbearers are Everett Wright,James Luedecke,Floyd Nielsen,Nathan Rodgers,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Paul Lutheran Church,P.O. Box 267,Columbus,TX 78934.
From the Henneke Funeral Home Website
Bernice Rodgers,88,of Columbus,Texas and formerly of Bernardo/Mentz area passed away on July 14,2012 in Weimar,Texas.She was born on March 16,1924 to Otto Charles and Hedwig "Hattie" (Meyer) Luedecke in Mentz,Texas.
Bernice was retired store clerk and had previously worked for Schuberts Dry Goods Store,Waldvogels Clothing Store,Walker-Kurth Lumber Company,Simmons Lumber Company and docent for United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) Museum in Columbus for seven years and did woodcrafts.
On November 17,1946,she married Alton E. Rodgers.
She was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary in Columbus.
Bernice is survived by her daughter,Susan Rogers and husband Ronnie of Columbus,TX;son,Donald Charles Rodgers and wife Carol of Bellville,TX;daughter-in-law,Peggy Brune Rodgers of Mentz,TX;sister,Lee Esther Wright of Bernardo,TX;brother,Werner "Sonny" Luedecke and wife Juanita of Columbus,TX;and four grandchildren,Tracy Kennedy,Nathan Rodgers and spouse Rachel,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
She was preceded in death by her husband,Alton E. Rodgers,parents,Otto Charles and Hedwig "Hattie" Luedecke,son,Daniel E. Rodgers,and two brothers,Kermit Luedecke and Lester Luedecke.
Visitation will be held Monday,July 16,2012,5:00 pm to 8:00 pm & Tuesday,July 17,2012,8:00 am to 12:00 noon at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus,Texas;and also from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the church.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday,July 17,2012,2:00 pm at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev.Jeffrey Marsh officiating.
Burial will take place in the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery in Mentz,Texas.Pallbearers are Everett Wright,James Luedecke,Floyd Nielsen,Nathan Rodgers,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Paul Lutheran Church,P.O. Box 267,Columbus,TX 78934.
From the Henneke Funeral Home Website
Bernice was retired store clerk and had previously worked for Schuberts Dry Goods Store,Waldvogels Clothing Store,Walker-Kurth Lumber Company,Simmons Lumber Company and docent for United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) Museum in Columbus for seven years and did woodcrafts.
On November 17,1946,she married Alton E. Rodgers.
She was a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary in Columbus.
Bernice is survived by her daughter,Susan Rogers and husband Ronnie of Columbus,TX;son,Donald Charles Rodgers and wife Carol of Bellville,TX;daughter-in-law,Peggy Brune Rodgers of Mentz,TX;sister,Lee Esther Wright of Bernardo,TX;brother,Werner "Sonny" Luedecke and wife Juanita of Columbus,TX;and four grandchildren,Tracy Kennedy,Nathan Rodgers and spouse Rachel,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
She was preceded in death by her husband,Alton E. Rodgers,parents,Otto Charles and Hedwig "Hattie" Luedecke,son,Daniel E. Rodgers,and two brothers,Kermit Luedecke and Lester Luedecke.
Visitation will be held Monday,July 16,2012,5:00 pm to 8:00 pm & Tuesday,July 17,2012,8:00 am to 12:00 noon at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus,Texas;and also from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the church.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday,July 17,2012,2:00 pm at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev.Jeffrey Marsh officiating.
Burial will take place in the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery in Mentz,Texas.Pallbearers are Everett Wright,James Luedecke,Floyd Nielsen,Nathan Rodgers,Justin Rodgers and Jacob Rodgers.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Paul Lutheran Church,P.O. Box 267,Columbus,TX 78934.
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