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Jerome Schwenke

18 Dec 1929 – 13 Jan 2013

Birth	18 Dec 1929
Death	13 Jan 2013
Cemetery	Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery Schulenburg , Fayette County , Texas , USA
Added by	Skip Farrow on 12 Feb 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104165401

Bio

Schulenburg Sticker, January 22, 2013 Jerome Schwenke, 83, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at Schulenburg Regency Nursing Center after a five-year illness. The funeral was held on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church, with the Rev. Tim Kosler officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were David Kubos, Harlan Kobza, Rodney Blaschke and Larry Schwenke, all of Schulenburg; Glenn Hollas of La Grange; and Ronnie Genzer of Brenham. Rosary was said on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home, with Rev. Kosler officiating. Born in Fayette County on Dec. 18, 1929, he was the son of Charles and Ludmilla Kobza Schwenke. He attended school at Engle, and served in the U.S. Army. On Oct. 6, 1962, he married Lillian Blaschke at High Hill. A 50-year resident of Schulenburg, he worked as a carpenter. He was a member of the Catholic Church and American Legion. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jennifer Schwenke of Schulenburg, and Janice Strickland and husband Jason of Schulenburg; a sister, Adella Hollas of Weimar; a sister-in-law, Angie Schwenke of Schulenburg; and two grandchildren, Chelsea and Cullen Strickland. Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Adolph Schwenke and Emil Schwenke; and a brother-in-law, Kenneth Hollas. Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Parents

• Ludmila "Millie" Kobza Schwenke 1901–1968
• Charles Reinhold "Charlie" Schwenke 1902–1982

Siblings

• Adolph Schwenke 1924–1996
• Emil Edwin Schwenke 1926–1992
• Adella Schwenke Hollas 1936–2018

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