Memorials › Edna Mae Hoppe Gauer
14 Oct 1923 – 29 Mar 2018
| Birth | 14 Oct 1923 |
| Death | 29 Mar 2018 |
| Cemetery | Canaan Baptist Cemetery Crawford , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Laurel on 27 Oct 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188139115 |
Edna Mae Gauer, 94, of Waco, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018, in Waco. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday March 31, 2018, at Canaan Baptist Church in Crawford, with Rev. Steven Darst, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Canaan Baptist Cemetery. Edna was born October 14, 1923, in Valley Mills, to Alfred and Anna (Sandhoff) Hoppe. She married Ervin "Buck" Gauer on April 26, 1945. They celebrated over 53 years together until his death on February 26, 1999. Edna's favorite pastimes were cooking and painting. She retired from Owen-Illinois Glass Plant after 29 years. She was a member of Canaan Baptist Church. Edna was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and sister, Ima Bekkelund. Survivors include her daughter, Donna Grimestad and husband, Leon, of Hewitt; son, Steve Gauer of Valley Mills; brother, Ray Hoppe and wife, Nancy, of Valley Mills, Vernon Gene Hoppe and wife, Nelda, of Woodway; sister, Ann Blum and husband, Erwin, of Crawford; grandchildren, Karla Smith and husband, Randy, of Crawford, Karen Boney and husband, Steve, of Austin; great-grandchildren, Torstein Miner, Kenzie, Koby, and Kade Smith, Finn and Beck Boney; and numerous nieces and nephews. Obituary published online 30 Mar 2018 by Cole Funeral Home, McGregor, Texas.
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