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Eleanor <I>Brodie</I> Durst

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Eleanor Brodie Durst

Birth
Stonewall, Gillespie County, Texas, USA
Death
19 May 2015 (aged 99)
Burial
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. Edgar Durst, nee Eleanor Brodie went to be with the Lord May 19th at the age of 99 years. She was born in Stonewall, Gillespie County, Texas to Louis E. Brodie and Christine Braeutigam Brodie on March 2, 1916. She was baptized July 2, 1916 by Pastor C.A. Lehmberg, and confirmed on the 30th day of June 1929 by Rev. F.W. Radetsky; she joined M.E.Church South in the fall of 1929. Eleanor and Edgar E. Durst were married February 18, 1939 by Rev. Radetsky in Castell, Texas.
Eleanor was a happy, outgoing person who loved life. After attending Draughon’s Business Colleges, she was employed by the Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic and National Farm Loan Assn. before being the first employer at Hill Country Memorial Hospital from where she retired in 1981. She was a charter member of the Hill Country Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Eleanor and Durstie enjoyed many years of hunting and fishing. After his death, she went on numerous guided tours and became active in her church belonging to the Women’s Society, Methodist Friends, Hermann Sons, and she volunteered at the Golden Hub. Her smiles and wit will be missed.
Survivors include her nieces and their husbands. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Mary Neal Hansen and Louise King.
Mrs. Edgar Durst, nee Eleanor Brodie went to be with the Lord May 19th at the age of 99 years. She was born in Stonewall, Gillespie County, Texas to Louis E. Brodie and Christine Braeutigam Brodie on March 2, 1916. She was baptized July 2, 1916 by Pastor C.A. Lehmberg, and confirmed on the 30th day of June 1929 by Rev. F.W. Radetsky; she joined M.E.Church South in the fall of 1929. Eleanor and Edgar E. Durst were married February 18, 1939 by Rev. Radetsky in Castell, Texas.
Eleanor was a happy, outgoing person who loved life. After attending Draughon’s Business Colleges, she was employed by the Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic and National Farm Loan Assn. before being the first employer at Hill Country Memorial Hospital from where she retired in 1981. She was a charter member of the Hill Country Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Eleanor and Durstie enjoyed many years of hunting and fishing. After his death, she went on numerous guided tours and became active in her church belonging to the Women’s Society, Methodist Friends, Hermann Sons, and she volunteered at the Golden Hub. Her smiles and wit will be missed.
Survivors include her nieces and their husbands. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Mary Neal Hansen and Louise King.


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