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Rinhold John "Randy" Kotrla
24 Nov 1926 – 4 Feb 1980
| Birth | 24 Nov 1926 |
| Death | 4 Feb 1980 |
| Cemetery | Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery Weimar , Colorado County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Atti on 27 Dec 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53887277 |
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Kotrla, Rinold J. "Randy" Funeral services with military honors were held in Weimar Feb. 6 for Rinold J. "Randy" Kotrla, 53. Services were held from St. Michael's Catholic Church, with entombment in the parish mausoleum. The Rev. Charles Carolan officiated. VFW comrades BennieRerich, Jo Adamcik, Joe Wick and Alvin Prause served as pallbearers. Mr. Kotrla died Monday, Feb. 4 at the Sealy hospital while enroute to Diagnostic Hospital in Houston. Ill for several years with heart disease, he had been in and out of hospitals for the past three months. Born Nov. 24, 1926 at Ellinger, he was a son of Rudolf and Julia (Horak) Kotrla. He served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. He had lived in Weimar since his marriage on Oct. 18, 1948, to Dorothy Matura. He worked for Thorstenberg Materials for many years. He had open heart surgery in 1973 and in 1975 in deference to his health he left Thorstenberg to take a part-time job with Colorado County Precince 2. In 1976 his doctors advised him to retire. Mr. Kotrla was a member of Knights of Columbus Council 2153 and was very active in Weimar VFW Post 5875, which he served at various times as commander, junior and senior vice commander, trustee and chaplain, the office he held at the time of his death. He was also active in other community functions and played and sang with musical groups for more than 25 years. His wife survives, along with three sons, Larry of Weimar, Michael of Schulenburg, and Johnnie of Sugar Land; daughters-in-law, Kathleen Kotrla of Weimar and Berly Kotrla of Sugar Land; three grandchildren, Nicole and Steven Kotrla of Weimar and Jonathan Vance Kotrlia of Sugar Land; six brothers, Flloyd of Corpus Christi, Elo of Cat Spring, Lester of Pflugerville, Alfred ofColumbus, Frank of Baytown, and Jery of San Antonio; and three sisters, Mrs. Wm. (Ruby) Kubala of Columbus, Mrs. C.C. (Dorothy) Stephens of Dallas and Miss Margaret Kotrla of El Campo. He was preceeded in death by a son David, in 1975 and by a brother, Eugene. Colorado County Citizen, February 21, 1980 page
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- Eugene Oscar Kotrla 1909–1950
- Elo Frank Kotrla 1913–1987
- Ruby Elizabeth Kotrla Kubala 1915–2005
- Alfred Rudolph Kotrla Sr 1916–1994
- Lester Leeroy Kotrla 1920–1983
- Dorothy Jane Kotrla Cook 1922–2000
- Frank Alvin Kotrla 1924–2023
- Jerry H. Kotrola 1928–2012
- Margaret Kotrla 1932–1997
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