Obituaries for Austin County, Texas
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Helwig, August (1872-1898)
THE WEIMAR MERCURY
November 12, 1898
Frelsburg, Tex., Nov. 1.— Mr. August Helwig, who was thrown off his horse, died last night from his injuries.
(Hoppe Cemetery)
Posted by Rox Ann Johnson
Hoppe, Ruth Louise (Mos) (1823-1896)
Ruth Louise Mos or Mas was born on 13 August 1823 in Germany.
She married Herman Otto Hoppe on 14 September 1862.
They had 4 children: Ludwig C., Herman Otto, Jr., Mary and Elizabeth.
Huber, Lorraine (Francetic) (1934-2014)
Houston Chronicle, September 7, 2014:
Memorial mass for Mrs. Lorraine Huber, 80, will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Sept, 12th, 2014, at Epiphany of the Lord Catholic
Community located at 1530 Norwalk Drive, Katy, TX. Family will receive friends following the service in the family life center.
Mrs. Lorraine Huber passed away August 30, 2014 at Memorial Hermann Hospital of Katy due to complications of a recent cancer
surgery. She was born May 24th, 1934 in Berwyn, Ill. to Max and Mary Francetic. Lorraine graduated from J. Sterling Morton High
School in 1952. She attended college at Morton Jr. College. Following graduation she was employed for many years as a retail
salesperson at Marshall Field's Department Store in Chicago. In 1981, she moved with her husband, Ralph, to Katy, TX. She was
employed for many, many years as a successful ""new"" home sales consultant with numerous home builders in the Houston area. She
went on to retire from Ryland Homes in 2000.
Her interests included charity work with St. Vincent DePaul society and volunteering at the Memorial Hermann Hospital gift shop.
She "loved" cruising around the world, playing bridge, and was active in Katy AARP and Katy Senior Center.
She was survived by her loving husband of 35 years, Ralph L. Huber; brother, Jeffrey O'Connor; sons, James Matousek and his wife,
Julie, Thomas Matousek and his wife, Thu, Michael Matousek and his wife, Cindy; stepson, Karl of Pittsburg, PA; grandchildren,
Jennifer, Derek, and Abigail; great-granddaughter, Alexis, and many friends.
Flowers for the funeral mass may be sent to Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community located at 1530 Norwalk Drive, Katy, TX.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at loral@consolidated.net.
