Edna Selma (Mertink) Noack (1930 - 2014)

Born 17 Feb 1930 in Serbin, Lee, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Oct 2014 at age 84 in Brenham, Washington, Texas, United States

Biography

OBITUARY: Edna Selma (Mertink) Noack, 84, of Serbin, was born on February 17, 1930 in Serbin, Texas to Alvin & Selma (Hohle) Mertink. She was baptized on February 23, 1930 and confirmed on April 18, 1943 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Serbin by Rev. Herman Schmidt. Her confirmation verse was Revelation 3:11, "Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."

Edna attended school at St. Paul Lutheran School in Serbin and was united in marriage to Harold Alfred Noack on November 7, 1948 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Serbin by Rev. Arthur Arndt. Their marriage was blessed with two children, Eugene & Kathy. Edna and Harold moved to Houston shortly after their marriage. While living in Houston, Edna would babysit children who all thought of her as their "granny". Following Harold's retirement, they moved back to Serbin in 1987. Edna was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Texas Wendish Heritage Society and the Giddings American Legion York Post 276 Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking and helped make noodles for the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum for several years.

Edna passed away the afternoon of Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin & Selma Mertink; her husband of 53 years, Harold Noack and her brother-in-law, Johnny Mutschink.

Edna is survived by her two children, Gene Noack & his wife, Cathy of Houston and Kathy Lohberg & her husband, Vic of Tomball; four grandchildren, Brandon Noack & his wife, Tiffany of Wylie, Blake Noack & his wife, Jessica of Cypress, Nick Lohberg & his wife, Amanda of Cypress and Lindsey Lohberg of Austin; five great grandchildren, Hallie & Hudson Noack of Wylie, Gracie & Grayson Noack of Cypress and Laycie Lohberg of Cypress; two sisters, Hattie Mutschink of Serbin and Adele Becker & her husband, Elbert of Serbin as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are scheduled at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Serbin with Rev. John Schmidt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings.

Serving as pallbearers will be Brandon Noack, Blake Noack, Nick Lohberg, Scott Jones, Gary Becker and Calvin Mitschke.

Memorials may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church Restoration Fund, 1572 County Road 211, Giddings, Texas 78942 or to the charity of one's choice.

BURIAL: Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Serbin, Lee County, Texas, USA

Sources

• FindAGrave.com Memorial No. 137337636 [1], accessed 13 July 2018