Kathryn Nell Kramer Priesmeyer

KATHRYN NELL (KRAMER) PRIESMEYER, 87, of Bellville, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013, in Bellville General Hospital. Kathryn was born February 4, 1926, in Brenham, Texas, the daughter of Fred and Alma (Westerfield) Kramer. She was baptized at Eben Ezer Lutheran Church in Berlin, Texas on June 13, 1926, and confirmed at the Zionsville Lutheran Church on September 17, 1939. She grew up in the Brenham area and attended the Zionsville schools. On June 5, 1948, Kathryn married Erwin Priesmeyer in Brenham. They moved to Bellville in 1961 where they were members of St. John Lutheran Church. In her early years, Kathryn was employed at the Smith Bros. Appliance Store and Joe Frank Dress Factory. She enjoyed being a wife and mother, raising her children and helping with her grandchildren. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Kathryn loved being Erwin's wife and taking care of their family. She enjoyed gardening and working in her yard, and all types of needle work including crocheting and sewing. Erwin preceded Kathryn in death in 2004, after 55 years of marriage. Kathryn is survived by her CHILDREN: Jimmy Priesmeyer and his wife, Linda, of Brenham, and Judy Luedke and her husband, Don, of Kenney; GRANDCHILDREN: Brandon Luedke and his wife, Rebecca, of Bellville, Kyle Priesmeyer and his wife, Jamie, of Houston, Chad Luedke and his friend, Amanda Zapalac, of Bellville, Kaci Priesmeyer and her fiancee, Preston Dengler of Cy-Fair, and Koy Priesmeyer of College Station; GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: Darcy and Chloe Luedke, Kennedy Priesmeyer; FUTURE GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: Virginia Kathryn Priesmeyer; SISTER-IN-LAW: Laverna Priesmeyer of Bellville; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Erwin Priesmeyer, two sisters: Bernice Pape and Louise Werth, and great granddaughter, Elizabeth Kathryn Luedke. Friends who wish, may make memorial gifts to the: St. John Lutheran Church, 520 North Holland, Bellville, Texas 77418, or to the charity of their choice.