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Submitted: 4/10/20 • Approved: 4/25/20 • Last Updated: 4/28/20 • R296571-G0-S3
May 4, 1946, Rockdale, Milam County, Texas - June 13, 1986, Burleson County, Texas
Obituary
Praesel
ROCKDALE - Services for John R. Praesel, 40, of Rockdale were at 3 p.m. Sunday at Peace Lutheran Church in Rockdale with the Rev. Herbert Lammert officiating.
Burial was in IOOF Cemetery near Rockdale.
He died Thursday on an oil lease in Burleson County.
Mr. Praesel was a lifelong resident of Rockdale. He was the son of Ida Praesel and the late Arthur Praesel. He was a rancher for most of his life. He also was a co-owner of Fashion Corner in Rockdale. He was a member of the board of directors of the Rockdale chapter of FFA Alumni.
Survivors are his widow, Birdie Praesel of Rockdale; two daughters, Tammy Lynn Praesel and Deborah Sue Praesel, both of Rockdale; his mother, Ida Praesel of Rockdale; two brothers, A. G. Praesel of Rockdale and Charles Ernest Praesel of Mount Vernon; and one sister, Mary Wanda Fleming of Palmer.
The Cameron Herald (Cameron, Texas), 19 Jun 1986, Thu, Page 10
Family Members
Parents
Arthur Praesel
1912–1977
Ida Wanda Schramm Praesel
1914–2001
Siblings
Arthur Gustav Praesel
1935–2018
Charles Ernest Praesel
1937–2012
Mary Wanda Praesel Fleming
1940–2009
Photo courtesy of: Holly Bonorden Jentsch
Contributed on 4/10/20 by lynst.peters62
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