Born in Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry William Schlein
and Lillie (Gerhold) Schlein
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Francis B. Obsta
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 95
[location unknown]
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Biography
Lillian was born in 1920. She passed away in 2016.
Obituary
Lillian Schlein Obsta, 95, of Victoria, passed away January 6, 2016. She was born December 19, 1920 in Victoria to the late Henry and Lilly Gerhold Schlein.
She was a 1938 graduate of Nazareth Academy and received her Cosmetology license from Alamo Beauty School in San Antonio, Texas in 1940. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church where she was a lector and Eucharistic Minister, also a member of the St. Mary's Altar Society and Catholic Daughters of America. She was a 4-H Leader in Victoria and Dewitt counties and was named outstanding 4-H leader in Victoria County and an ardent supporter of the Victoria Livestock Show where she served as Assistant Swine Superintendent under her husband.
Survivors include her son, Bill Obsta (Kim); sister-in-law, Evelyn Schlein; grandchildren, Gordon Wendel (Jean), Jason Wendel (Michelle), Molly Meyer, Will Obsta, and Megan Obsta; and great grandchildren, Rian Katie, Matti, Kerilyn and Brooke Wendel; and Mason and Madison Meyer.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis of 59 years and the accidental death of their daughter Karen Wendel, "Katie" as she was affectionately called; her son-in-law, Talbert Wendel; sisters, Alice Atzenhoffer and Ruby Dial; brothers, Jake and Earl Schlein.
A visitation will be held from 6 -7 pm, Friday, January 8, 2016 at Colonial Funeral Home followed by a Rosary at 7:00 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 am, Saturday, January 9, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Dominic Antwi-Boasako officiating. Burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Billy Atzenhoffer, Robert Schaar, David Ralls, Robert Schaar, Chris Crain, John and Will Malek.
Burial
Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
Sources
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156802278/lillian-obsta
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lillian by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lillian:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lillian by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lillian:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
D'Maris (Lumpkin) Allen-Mierl 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A783585 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Greg Allen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A185427 [compare], Ancestry member gregoryeallen
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Laura (Olson) Durbin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HZ6363915 [compare], Ancestry member froghoppin
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