Leona Hartman Herman

May 13, 1919 - October 6, 1996

Leona Herman, 77, of Eagle Lake, passed away Sunday, October 6, 1996, at 6:51 p.m. at her residence following a courageous bout with cancer. She was born May 13, 1919, near Weimar to Henry and Julie Swoboda Hartman Sr. Mrs. Herman was a lifelong resident of Colorado County and resided in Eagle Lake most of her life. She and Oscar Adolph Herman were united in marriage in Weimar on November 8, 1938. This union lasted 45 years until his death June 5, 1983. Mrs. Herman was a devoted member and faithful servant of Lissie United Methodist Church and Rice District Community Hospital Auxiliary. She had worked for the Eagle Lake Dairy Delite and as cashier in local grocery stores, but is best remembered and loved for her role as a caregiver to the ill and disabled in Eagle Lake. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister, she will be long remembered and missed by her family and community. Preceded in death by her parents; husband; six sisters, and one brother.; she is survived by her daughters, Vivian Scholz of Bishop and Christine Owen of Plano; son and daughter-in-law, Martin and Lois Herman of McAllen; sister and brother-in-law, Wilma and Joey Bryan of Rosenberg; brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Julie Hartman Jr. of Hallettsville; grandchildren, Glenn Scholz of Waco, Steven Herman of McAllen, Shannon Herman and Joe Renaud of McAllen; great-grandchildren, Wesley Herman of Atlanta, Georgia, Austin Renaud of McAllen; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and loved ones including Mrs. Herman's "extra" children: Paul Ten Naple, Maynard Ripper, Barbara Miller, Gayette Tallas and Bo and Julie Vaden and children. Funeral services were held at 2p.m Wednesday, October 9, from the Chapel of Dulany Funeral Home in Eagle Lake, with Rev. Tommy Jax, Pastor of Lissie United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment followed in Lakeside Cemetery in Eagle Lake. Arrangements were under the direction of Dulany Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers were Joel Cash, Maynard Ripper, Joe Herbert McCreary, Buck and Danny Hartman, Phillip Stevens, Clark Powers and Phillip Steinbeck. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Rice District Community Hospital Auxiliary "Pink Ladies". Memorials may be made to Rice District Community Hospital Auxiliary, P.O. Box 277, Eagle Lake, TX 77434. Sympathy is extended to the family in their loss.

Eagle Lake Headlight, October 10,1996