Bellville Times
Funeral services for Alma
Lahrmann, 84, of Bellville, were held Sunday, Dec.
21 at 2 p.m. from Knesek Bros. Funeral Chapel in Bellville with the
Rev. H.
Eldon Akerman officiating.
Interment was at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Bellville.
Serving as pallbearers were Curtis Kendrick,
Kenneth Woodley, Jim Ellery, Chad Locke, Arlie Kendrick, Warren
Klump, Bubba Mewis and Billy Jackson,
Honorary pallbearers
were Brian Taylor, Neil Aschenbeck, Ross Aschenbeck, Ronny
Robertson, Jimmy
Zepeda, Stanley Jackson and Doug Weiss.
Alma Lillie Klara Schroeder Lahrmann was born to parents Herman and
Emma
Schroeder in Travis Community. She was baptized at the St. James
Lutheran
Church in New Wehdem on Nov. 30, 1919 by the Rev. H. Poehlmann. The
witnesses were Lillie Albrecht and Klara Goeken. Alma was confirmed
on March 25,1934 from the St. James Lutheran Church in New Wehdem.
She taught Sunday School at Germania Lutheran Church. Germania and
New
Wehdem had the same pastor. Alma went to Travis School and graduated
from the eighth grade. She worked with her parents on the farm.
On Jan. 31,1942 Alma was joined in marriage to Mr. Erwin William
Lahrmann by
the Rev. H. Schliesser with a ceremony held at St. John Lutheran
Church in
Bellville.
After Erwin and Alma were married they moved to Houston on Sept.
10,1942.
Shortly after they moved Erwin was drafted into the Army to serve
his
country during WWII. Alma would be with him whenever she could and
if not
she would stay with her sister in Houston.
During Erwin's time of service, Alma worked at several different
places.
When Erwin was stationed in Washington, D.C. he got his furlough and
Alma
and Erwin's mother went to see him. When Erwin was stationed in
Denver,
Colo., Alma got a room with some friends of the family and would
cook and
clean for her room and board. Alma returned to Houston where she
worked for
Gracer Coptive Sewing Factory. When Erwin was stationed in
California she
went out there and worked in Robissin, Calif. as a hotel room
inspector. She
then returned back to Houston and worked at the National Biscuit
Company.
Alma rejoined Erwin in North Carolina where she worked in Durham at
the
Hosiery Mill. She would work 5 days a week, 8 hours a day and she
earned
$38.64 after everything was taken out.
After Erwin was discharged from the Army, he and Alma eventually
returned to
Bellville where among other things they owned and operated Lahrmann
Bar B
Que for 36 years.
Alma was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and the Ladies
Auxiliary VFW
Post 6522. Alma was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and a
very hard
worker. She will be missed dearly!
Alma Lahrmann passed away Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003 in Bellville.
She is survived by her daughters, Cindy Kendrick and husband Harold
(Dusty)
of Bellville and Carolin Woodley and husband Ronny of Bellville;
grandchildren, Curtis Kendrick of Bellville, Kenneth Woodley and
wife Stacey
of Bellville and Tammy (Woodley) Ellery and husband Jim of Conroe;
great
grandchildren, Jordan Ellery and Regan Woodley.
Alma is preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Emma Schroeder,
husband, Erwin Lahrmann, sisters, Dora Kaase and husband Fritz,
Fredia Bader
and husband Thomas, Nettie Reichle and husband Bennie, brother, Theo
Schroeder.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Bellville General Hospital,
P.O. Box
977, Bellville, Texas 77418 or St. John Lutheran Church Retreat
Center, 520
N. Holland, Bellville, Texas 77418.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Knesek Family Funeral
Chapels,
842 East Main, Bellville.
Posted by Joy Neely
