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The Genealogy of Robert and Christina Barritt
Edna Annie BOENING
1919 - 2008 (89 years)-
Name Edna Annie BOENING Birth 4 Apr 1919 Texas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Female Census 14 Jan 1920 Wilson County, Texas, USA [4] - Justice Precinct 2, Dewees-Floresville Road
Census 17 Apr 1930 Wilson County, Texas, USA [5] - Justice Precinct 2
Residence 17 May 2008 Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA [2] Religion Lutheran Education Camp Ranch and Floresville schools Occupation Housewife Death 17 May 2008 Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA [1, 3] - in the Regency Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Burial 22 May 2008 Floresville City Cemetery, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA [1, 3] Person ID I28720 Dyal and Speckels Last Modified 8 Jul 2010
Family Walter Fred GUENTHER, b. 14 Sep 1917, Poth, Wilson, Texas, USA d. 15 Feb 2008, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA (Age 90 years) Marriage 1 Nov 1938 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA [1, 3] - in St. John’s Lutheran Church
Children + 1. Living Family ID F19686 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Jul 2010
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Headstones Guenther, Walter Fred and Edna Boening
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Notes - Edna’s passion and love were found in growing a family, growing friendships, and growing a garden. Growing a Christian family was her highest priority. She and both children were baptized and confirmed in the First Lutheran Church in Floresville. She started her husband’s day with a warm smile, a kiss, and a warm cup of coffee. Her love for Walter could even be felt in the lunchbox that she prepared for him every morning that he made the trip to work in San Antonio. She was also active in instilling Christian values and a strong work ethic in her grandchildren. She also had a clever wit and a wonderful way with people which helped her grow many lasting friendships.
Edna had many interests including fishing at the coast, tending their small herd of cattle, and raising purebred dachshunds. She was particularly passionate about growing her gardens. She insisted that the rows in their garden be straight as if marked by a chalk line. Her face, and that of Walter’s, would gleam when people would pass in front of their house in Camp Ranch, west of Floresville, and comment on their beautiful gardens. Her vegetables and flowers were her pride and joy. She would spend hours tending the plants and removing unwanted weeds. Her efforts in the garden were rewarded with bountiful harvests and many jars of canned vegetables, jellies, pickles, and relishes. Even upon moving into the Regency Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center she took pride in sharing her passion for gardening with the center’s staff, residents, and visitors which culminated in Guenther’s Garden at Regency Manor. [1]
- Edna’s passion and love were found in growing a family, growing friendships, and growing a garden. Growing a Christian family was her highest priority. She and both children were baptized and confirmed in the First Lutheran Church in Floresville. She started her husband’s day with a warm smile, a kiss, and a warm cup of coffee. Her love for Walter could even be felt in the lunchbox that she prepared for him every morning that he made the trip to work in San Antonio. She was also active in instilling Christian values and a strong work ethic in her grandchildren. She also had a clever wit and a wonderful way with people which helped her grow many lasting friendships.
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Sources - [S129] Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
- [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 450-72-6660;Issue State: Texas;Issue Date: 1960.
- [S77] conducted by Robert C. Barritt, Headstone survey, 19 Jun 2010.
- [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Wilson County, Texas, ED 197, p. 7B, line 97.
- [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Wilson County, Texas, ED 6, p. 7A, line 37.
- [S129] Tuesday, May 27, 2008.