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WIENECKE <p> </caption> <tr> <td> <div> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bellville Times - August 16, 1945<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">William F. Wienecke, Resident Here 71 Years, Dies At Home On Friday<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">William F. Wienecke, prominent retired farmer of this area, died at his home at 11:50 a.m. on Friday, August 10, at the age of 78 years. He was born in <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on"> Germany</st1:place> </st1:country-region> December 31, 1866.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Coming to <st1:State w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on"> Texas</st1:place> </st1:State> at the age of 7 years, he had resided here for over 71 years. A hard working and efficient farmer, he had gained the friendship of all who knew him here.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mr. Wienecke was a member of the Lutheran church and of the Sons of Herman lodge. He was married to Miss Bertha Luhn on December 11, 1901, at Bellville and she preceded him in death several years ago.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Services were held from the Pete Etlinger Funeral Home at 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 12, with Rev. A. W. Weber officiating. Burial was at Oak Knoll with Ben Dickehut, Werno Luhn, A. A. Ueckert, Willie Schultz, H. P. Meissner and Rees Willrodt serving as pallbearers.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A large number of friends attended the rites.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Surviving are one son, Monroe Wienecke of Bellville, a sister, Mrs. W. M. Buelow, also of Bellville, and three grandchildren. A brother died some years ago.<o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Submitted by Joy Neely</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p> </span></font> </p> <p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </CENTER> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="353" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="117" align="center"> <a href="0083_Obits.html">1900-1983 Listing</a></td> <td width="118" align="center"><a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txaustin/">Home Page</a></td> <td align="center" width="118"> <p align="right"><a href="../Bellville_Obits_Mainpage.html">Obit Index Listing</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> <br> </div></BODY></HTML>