Mabel Schramm

Mabel Schramm, 81, of Carmine, died Dec. 29, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Schramm was born June 20, 1923, in Carmine, Texas, to Gustav and Ella Glaesmann Arndt. She was baptized Oct. 21, 1923 in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine by Pastor August H. Falkenberg and was confirmed on Palm Sunday, 1938 by Pastor Henry Brunotte. Mrs. Schramm attended Boundary and Carmine Schools. On Nov. 28, 1943, she was married to Waldemar H. Schramm in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine by Pastor Henry Brunotte. Mrs. Schramm was a lifetime resident of Fayette County and was a member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Carmine Fire Department, Sons of Hermann Lodge #151 and American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Waldemar Jack and Betty Schramm of Brenham; one daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Chester Gebhard of Carmine; grandchildren, Kimberley Rinn and husband Randy of New Ulm, Jonathan Schramm and wife Jennifer of Brenham, Jeremy Schramm and wife Kimberly of Willis; great-grandchildren, Travis and Chastity Rinn of New Ulm; sisters and their spouses, Flora Jahnz of Round Top, Lenora and Herbert Jahnz of Carmine, Mary Ann and John Prestwood of Sugar Land; brothers and their spouses, Clarence Arndt of Brenham, Edwin Arndt, Gus and Margaret Arndt, Floyd and Annette Arndt, Harry and Maxine Arndt, all of Houston; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Frank and Marie Schramm of Shelby, Olin and Ida Weber of Houston, Ruby and Edger Dudensing of New Ulm, Emma Schramm of Bleiblerville, Dorrace Schramm of New Ulm, Nolee Schramm of Warrenton, Lornie and Thomas Hulob of Weimar; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Waldemar Schramm, Sr., on March 9, 1987; parents, Gustav and Ella Arndt; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ella Mae and Herschel Levein, Vera Hudgins, Paul Jahnz; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Esther Schramm, Roxie and Paul Laake, Allizia and Ernest Klaus, Leroy Schramm, Herbert Schramm, Lawrence and Olivia Schramm and Nobert Schramm. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine with Pastor Paul Bohot officiating. Burial will be in Carmine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Jahnz, Steven Arndt, Larry Levein, Floyd Arndt, Jr., Kane Prestwood and Charlie Schramm, Brian Arndt and Walter Arndt. Memorials may be given to Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Foehner Funeral Home in Burton. For more information, visit the Web site: memorialoakschapel.com.