William WAAK

Funeral services for Mr. William (Bill) Waak, 92, of Bellville were held Tuesday, Aug. 23rd at 10 a.m. from the Chapel of the Pete E. Etlinger Funeral Home in Bellville with Rev. William Rotter officiating. Burial was in Oak Knoll Cemetery. Pallbearers were Conway Waak Jr., Kyle Waak, Darrell Schrader, Weldon Emshoff, Johnny Hardin, Ronald Koehn, Travis Koehn, Curtis Koehn and Dalton Sherrill. Mr. Waak died Sunday morning, Aug. 21, 1988 in Colonial Belle Nursing Home in Bellville. He was born Nov. 10, 1895 in Coshatte to parents William and Alvina Hagen Waak. He was raised and attended school in Coshatte. Mr. Waak served his country during World War I in the U. S. Army and returned home to marry the former Miss Emma Grawunder on Nov. 28, 1923 in Houston. Mr. Waak helped organize the Austin County Farm Bureau, and was a member of the Coshatte Agricultural Society and past member of the Bellville American Legion. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church of Bellville and was a farmer and cattle rancher. Survivors include: daughters, Mrs. Marceline Jones of Bellville and Mrs. Ruby Koehn of Bellville; son and daughter-in-law Conway and Helen Waak of Bellville; nine grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisteres (sic), Mrs. Adele Timme, Mrs. Lula Brune and Mrs. Josie Krueger, and two brothers, Henry and Edward Waak. Memorial contributions can be mde to the St. John's Retreat Center. (Published Bellville Times - August 25, 1988, page 14) - Cheryl Gross

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