Anita Kelm Duerr, 92, of Hamshire, Texas, passed away peacefully Friday, March 25, 2005 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital.
Mrs. Duerr was born September 1, 1912, in Long Point, near Brenham, Texas and had lived in the Hamshire Community since 1945. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Winnie, Texas and was retired from the Hamshire Independent School District.
She is survived by her son, Karl Duerr, Jr. of Beaumont; her grandson, Karl Douglas Duerr of Houston; her great granddaughter, Danielle Hollenbach; her brother, Melvin Kelm of Brenham; her sisters, Ester Legan of Victoria, Texas and Gladys Wilhelmsen of Yorktown, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Karl Duerr, Sr.; son, Lloyd A. Duerr; daughter, Dolores Duerr; and brothers, Alex Kelm, Edwin Kelm, and Raymond Kelm.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Hope Lutheran Church in Winnie, Texas with Reverend Donald Kroll officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Lee Cemetery in Brenham at 3:00 P.M. with a gathering of family and friends to follow under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, March 28, 2005 at the mortuary. Huey Abshire, Robert Bauer, Ricky Cravy, Adolph Heiner, Joe Melancon, Harry Hodge, Walter Kaspar and Ray Chesson will be serving as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lutheran Church, 9th and LeBlanc, Winnie, Texas 77665 or to Hamshire Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 153, Hamshire, Texas 77622.
A special thank you and appreciation for the dedication of Dr. Antonio Remirez and Katrina Parsons.
