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Note: Funeral Notice - Found in the Family Bible of Mary Neumann Buenger:
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Antonet Buenger, Aged 79 years, 5 months and 1 day, will be conducted from the Holy Cross Lutheran Church Thursday, Aug. 6, at 4 p.m. with Rev. Paul Bechter officiating. The body will lie in state at the Beck Chapel until taken to the church for services. Interment will be made in the Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Beck Mortuary. Mrs. Buenger passed from this life Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 2:45 a.m. at the Huth Memorial Hospital.
Dated Wednesday, August 5, 1942 - Yoakum, Texas
Obituary - found in Family Bible of Mary Neumann Buenger, newspaper unknown:
Mary Antonet Buenger Called by Death
Mary Antonet (Neumann) Buenger was born at Industry, Austin County, where her father operated a blacksmith shop. She was united in marriage with Charles L. Bueger in 1883 and they set up housekeeping at Columbus where her husband engaged in farming and stock raising.
In 1906 they acquired a farm on the northern outskirts of Yoakum and they lived on that place until the death of Mr. Buenger in 1914, after which she moved to 511 North South Sreet where she made her home until her death.
Several years ago she fell and broke her left leg and she was just getting so she could get around some when, on Monday, Aug. 3rd, she fell and broke her right leg at the hip. She was taken to the Huth Memorial Hospital where she passed away Wednesday morning at 2:45.
Mrs. Buenger was the last survivor of a family of eight boys and two girls. She was a member of the Lutheran Church.
She is survived by three sons; Emil, Otto and Elo of Yoakum and one daughter, Mrs. H.C. Coldewey of Shiner. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday, Aug. 6) at 4 p.m. from the Holy Cross Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Bechter officiating and burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Beck Mortuary. The body will lie in state at the Beck Chapel until the time of the services at the church.
The following items were written in the Family Bible by Mary Neumann Buenger:
German American War declared on Good Friday, April 6th 1917.
Emil lost his hand in 1917.
Broke my knee August 9th 1933.
United States declared war on Japan Dec. 8, 1941.
Family Record of Mr. and Mrs C. L. Buenger:
son, Emil Henry born September 26, 1884
son, Otto Charles born January 22, 1886
daughter, Frieda Mary born September 29, 1888
son, Elo Alfred born September 23, 1893
All my children are (sic) born in Shaws Bend, Colorado County
The following items were also written in the Bible, probably by Linda Richter Buenger and/or Evelyn Buenger:
Charles Ludwig Buenger
Born 1857, Died March 5th 1914
Marie Antonette (nee Neumann) Buenger
Born March 4th 1863
Died August 5th 1942
Emil Buenger Died May 1952
Otto Buenger Died June 3, 1975
Frieda (Buenger) Coldewey Died 1982
Elo Buenger Died July 29, 1985
The property mentioned in the above obituary (where Charles and Mary lived from 1906 to 1914) was on what is now called the Old Shiner Road in Yoakum. The property was on the north side of the road and started at the intersection of Old Shiner Road and Hwy. 77 North (toward Hallettsville) and went East from there. The size and/or acreage is not known.
The house at 511 North South Street where Mary lived from 1914 until her death in 1942 is still standing (and occupied) in 2005.
Settlement of Estate:
Mary died without a Will and her estate was settled by her heirs, O.C. Buenger, Mrs. Frieda Coldewey, wife of H.G. Coldewey, Elo A. Buenger and Emil H Buenger. In the provisions of the settlement, each of the four would receive equal shares.
Assets in the Estate included $49.27 in a checking account and $2404.61 in a savings acount, both at Yoakum National Bank; the house at 511 North South Street; eight (8) shares of North American Trust; a $300 Note dated Oct. 1, 1941 bearing 6% interest and signed by H.G. Coldewey; and a $420 Note dated Sept. 12, 1939 bearing 6% interest and signed by Elo A. Buenger.
Debts of the Estate included Beck Mortuary, $294.24; L.B.S. Richter, M.D., $11.00; Mary W. Buenger, $2.76 (for telephone); V.C. Schiller, $6.75 (for groceries), Huth Memorial Hospital, $18.50; O.C. Buenger, $2.70 (for lights and water).
O.C. Buenger was appointed the agent of the Estate with power to settle all debts and make all distributions.
Distribution of the Estate included:
1) Freida Coldewey accepted the $300 Note as part of her share,
2) Elo Buenger accepted the $420 Note as part of his share,
3) Each of the four heirs received two (2) of the shares in North American Trust, and
4) After all debts and expenses were paid, the remaining money was to be distributed to the four heirs equally, taking into account the distribution of the two Notes.
It was also decided that the house at 511 North South Street was to be rented and O.C. Buenger was to collect the rent and pay all required expenses to maintain the property in good condition. Any remaining proceeds were to be distributed equally to the four heirs.
In addition, the heirs selected a monument to be placed at the grave of Mary and agreed that the price of the monument ($125) would be deducted from the Estate before any distributions.
The Estate Settlement was signed and dated August 14, 1942 at the offices of Wimberly and Wimberly, Attorneys At Law in Yoakum, Texas.
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