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Shiner Gazette
26 Apr 1979
Flatonia - Two sisters from Flatonia were killed Monday morning, Apr. 23, 1979 in a two-vehicle accident on State Highway 95 in Flatonia. Mrs. Annie E. Gast, 86, and Mrs. Bertha Brosch, 77, both of Flatonia, were pronounced dead at the scene by Judge L.G. Garbade Sr. Mrs. Brosch was driver of one of the vehicles. Injured in the accident were Charlie Krall, 73, of Flatonia, passenger in the Brosch vehicle, and Jody Brown of Jacksonville, driver of the second vehicle. Both men were taken to Shiner Hospital, but Brown was released Monday afternoon after treatment of facial cuts. Krall was kept overnight for observation. Fayette County Deputy Sheriff Joe Boyd said this accident was the first fatal one in Flatonia since 1970. Boyd, who assisted Flatonia Police Chief James Moore in the investigation, said Mrs. Brosch was trapped temporarily in the vehicle when her legs were caught between the seat and the dashboard. He said Mrs. Gast and Krall were thrown out of the vehicle, while Brown was thrown out of his car. Boyd said the Brown vehicle was traveling south on Highway 95 when the Brosch vehicle pulled out in front of the southbound vehicle from Third Street. He said the accident is still being investigated. Funeral Mass for the sisters was scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 25 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Flatonia, with the Rev. Anthony Matula officiating. A rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Flatonia where the bodies lay in state. The two women lived next door to one another and were retired widows and lifelong residents of the Flatonia area. Burial for Mrs. Brosch was in Praha Catholic Cemetery, while Mrs. Gast was buried in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Both are survived by two sisters, Mrs. Anton (Mary) Pulkrabek of Moulton and Mrs. Willie (Millie) Brosch of Flatonia. Mrs. Gast is also survived by four sons, Adolf Gast of Flatonia, Joe Gast of Hallettsville, Raymond and Daniel Gast, both of Houston; three daughters, Mrs. Charlie (Helen) Rebecek of Shiner, Mrs. Ray (Frances) Wendell of San Antonio and Mrs. Ivan (Tillie) Kocian of Houston; 22 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, Mrs. Gast was preceded in death by a son, Johnnie Gast; and a daughter, Mrs. John (Annie) Rebecek, Jan. 31, 1960. Mrs. Brosch was preceded in death by her parents and an infant child. The sisters were preceded in death by their parents, Paul and Adolphina (Stockbauer) Simcik, natives respectively of Germany and Czechoslovakia; four brothers, Jim Joseph Simcik, Feb. 21, 1967; Frank, Emil and Ed Simcik; one sister, Mrs. Lorenz (Albina) Gast, Apr. 30, 1965.
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