Mrs. Werner W. Klein

Mrs. Werner W. Klein, 89, nee Esther Koennecke of Fredericksburg, died Friday, June 12, 2015.

A funeral mass was celebrated at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Scott Janysek officiating. Mary Ann Murchison was the pianist, and Tricia Eilers, the vocalist.

Interment followed at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

Arrangements were under the direction of Schaetter Funeral Home where visitation and a vigil service were held Monday evening, June 15.

Mrs. Klein was born June 16, 1925, in the Rheingold community of Gillespie County, the daughter of Theodore Koennecke and Olga Auguste Mayer Koennecke. She married Werner Walter Klein on June 19, 1943, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 2013.

She is survived by three sons, two daughters and spouses, including Patrick and Kathy Klein, Curtis Klein and Nancy and Terry Robertson, all of Fredericksburg; Sandy and Scott Hofmann, of Cherry Spring and Harper, and Tim Klein, of Houston.

Survivors also include 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and two sisters-in-law, Estella, Mrs. Raymond Wuest, and Ruby, Mrs. Martin Koennecke, both of Fredericksburg.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Klein was preceded in death by a grandson, Eric James Klein, and two brothers, Theophil Koennecke and Martin Koennecke.

Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, Hill Country Memorial Hospital or to the charity of choice.

Pallbearers included Chris Klein, Travis Klein, Zack Klein, Steven Koennecke, Mark Koennecke, Glenn Koennecke and Brian Wright.