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LaVerne Hinze photo obit

A longtime and faithful member of the congregation has died. LeVerne Hinze entered her rest in the Lord on April 14, 2016. We give thanks for her life and ministry as one of God’s beloved children.

Here is the obituary which her family prepared:

LeVerne Lucille (Jaeger) Hinze

Born: December 14, 1926
Died: April 14, 2016

LeVerne Lucille (Jaeger) Hinze, 89, of Burton, died April 14, 2016, at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Visitation with the family will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Foehner Funeral Home in Burton. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 18, 2016 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, with Rev. David Tinker officiating. Burial will follow in Carmine Cemetery.

LeVerne Hinze was born Dec. 14, 1926 in Carmine to Gustav and Ella Dickmann Jaeger. She was baptized June 12, 1927 by Pastor H. Brunotte, and confirmed by Pastor Brunotte on April 6, 1941 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, where she was also married to Roger Hinze on June 4, 1950.

Mrs. Hinze attended the Carmine school and was a 1944 graduate of La Grange High School. As an active life-long member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church, she was a member of the Ladies Aid for 65 years, was on the Stewardship Committee, and taught Sunday School. She also served as officer for the La Bahia Cemetery Association, Burton I.S.D. Mothers’ Club, and was a charter member of the Burton Band Boosters. Other memberships included the Burton Heritage Society, Carmine Senior Citizens, Washington Co. Farm Bureau, and La Bahia Turn Verein.

LeVerne was employed at Siebel’s Cotton Gin in Carmine, Brenham Broom and Mop, and later as a bookkeeper for A. H. Ullrich Chevrolet in Carmine, and Max Zuehlke Chevrolet in Burton. She retired as postmaster from Burton, where she served many customers in the community. She provided help for her family and friends.

Dancing, gardening, baking bread and attending celebrations were favorite pastimes. She treasured time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all of whom brought her great joy.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Joyce Hinze of Giddings; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Wade Eilers of Carmine; grandchildren: Clint and Stacy Eilers, Christy and Matt Kelley, Nicholas and Karla Hinze, John and Carrie Hinze, and Mary Hinze; great-grandchildren: Kate, Jill and Tess Eilers, Seth Kelley and expected baby boy Kelley, and Reagan and Cooper Hinze. Other surviving relatives are cousin Sarita Mutscher, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and their families.

LeVerne was preceded in death by her parents; husband on April 29, 2001; twin sisters and brothers-in-law, Bernice and J. R. Loewe, and Berdie and Max Siegmund; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Elfon and L Dee Hinze; cousin, Barbara Ann Wagner.

Serving as pallbearers are Clint Eilers, Nicholas Hinze, John Hinze, Matt Kelley, Jimmy Loewe, John Siegmund, Charles Siegmund, Glenwood Hinze, and Darrell Kieke. Honorary pallbearers are Cooper Hinze and Seth Kelley.

Memorials may be directed to Martin Luther Lutheran Church, P. O. Box 362, Carmine, Texas 78932, or to Hospice Brazos Valley.

Funeral arrangements for LeVerne Lucille Jaeger Hinze are entrusted to Foehner Funeral Home in Burton. For more information visit http://www.memorialoakschapel.com.

Celebrating 100 Years of Service

Martin Luther Lutheran Church Ladies Aid

1914 – 2014

This past Sunday, June 1, 2014, we celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the MLLC Ladies Aid. Here is the history which was prepared as part of the celebration. Note the photo above of the members of Ladies Aid who were available to for the celebration at worship this past weekend.

History of the Ladies Aid of Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine, Texas.

On June 1, 1914, Pentecost Monday, seventeen ladies met at the Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine to organize a Ladies Aid. Pastor John Harder, the MLLC pastor at the time, helped to adopt a constitution and elect officers. The first officers were: President, Bertha Eisenhauer Umland; Secretary, Selma Hackemack Hoppe; and Treasurer, Leonie Rummel Weyand.

Other charter members were: Mary Brau, Alma Weyand Doerr, Agnes Umland Hoppe, Antonio Weyand Kollatt, Nannie Koehler Knoche, Louise Koehler Brau, Emma Goerdel Menke, Leonie Menke Neese, Emilie Kollatt Stuermer, Lena Drawe Sump, Kathleen Etzel Weyand, Ida Weber Weyand, Lula Coleman Weyand, and Louise Marburger Winnisderfer.

Many of the earlier members of Martin Luther were descendants of German immigrants. They, and their descendants, still spoke the German language in the home and in most of their daily affairs. The church records were handwritten in the German script. The Ladies Aid records were also written in the German language in the earlier days. The Ladies Aid was known as the Frauenverein [Women’s Organization]. In the early years of the organization, meetings were conducted in German. Tradition was that women of the Ladies Aid would sing a song in German at the funeral of a member.

As a way of contributing to the projects of the church, the first Bazaar was held in March of 1936. The purpose was to raise money for the church and Sunday School. The women made beautiful articles of linens, aprons, bonnets, hand-crocheted doilies, and embroidered scarves for sale at the Bazaar. Plenty of cakes, pies, sandwiches, etc. were donated by the members of the Ladies Aid. The food was not sold, but one could make a donation in a glass placed on the tables. Ladies from local and surrounding churches came for an afternoon of fellowship. This was an annual event at Martin Luther for over twenty years. Today, the Ladies Aid continues to support the different projects of MLLC as well as local and other projects of the ELCA.

The Ladies Aid has observed the 25^th in 1939, the 50^th in 1964, the 60^th in 1974, the 80^th in 1994 and the 90^th in 2004. Members were recognized at each anniversary for their years of membership. Today, on our 100^th anniversary of the Ladies Aid we recognize three ladies who have been members for 60 years or longer: LeVerne Hinze (63 yrs.); Elvira Dallmeyer (62 yrs.); and Ora Lee Levien (60 yrs) – see photo below. The two oldest living members today are Bernice Loewe (92) and Elvira Dallmeyer (90).

Throughout the years the church organizations have changed, but the Ladies Aid has always maintained its basic structure and name. Today, the women’s groups are called “Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America”. Martin Luther Lutheran has two bible study groups: the Ladies Aid and the Mary Group. Today, the Ladies Aid has 23 members. The present officers are: Susan Ray, president; Shirley Mueller, vice-president; Carol Carmean, secretary; Nancy Eilers, treasurer; Mission officers: Nancy Eilers, community; and Dianne Sager, Action.

On this day in 2014, the Ladies Aid asks God to increase in them the spirit of faith and love to help make them worthy of their heritage. “Wir Beten an unseren Vater den Herrn, durch Jesua Christus, sein Sohn.” Translation: We pray this through your son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Martin Luther Lutheran Church

Carmine, Texas

Tag Archives: Ladies Aid

Remembering LeVerne Hinze

Celebrating 100 Years of Service: Ladies Aid

Celebrating 100 Years of Service

Martin Luther Lutheran Church Ladies Aid

1914 – 2014

History of the Ladies Aid of Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine, Texas.

Other historical photos of the Ladies Aid anniversaries:

Founding Members

25th Anniversary 1939

80th Anniversary 1994

90th Anniversary 2004