Velma Joyce Hines Wolgast, 80, of Port Neches passed away in her home on Saturday, February 3, 2007.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at First United Methodist Church of Port Neches. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday, February, 6, 2007 at the mortuary.
Mrs. Wolgast was a native of Port Neches. She was an elementary school teacher for both Port Neches and Groves ISD for 30 years before retiring. She received her Masters of Education from Lamar University. She was also a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Port Neches.
Velma was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Max Wolgast. She is survived by her son, Max Louis Wolgast and wife Dawn of Port Neches; daughter, Anna Louise Wolgast and husband Ed Hugler of McLean, VA.; sisters, Maurine Knight and husband Jack of Port Neches, Alice Peet and husband Curtis of Bartlesville, OK.; six grandchildren, three step grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
