Gus Faber Obenhaus Jr
- Born: 27 Sep 1916, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas 1
- Marriage (1): Helen Elizabeth Orr
- Died: 23 Jan 2006, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas at age 89 1
- Buried: 27 Jan 2006, Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas 2
General Notes:
Obenhaus, Gus Faber Jr.
Gus F. Obenhaus Jr., 89, of Columbus, passed away Jan. 23 at Columbus Community Hospital.
He was born in Columbus, Sept. 27, 1916, to Gus Faber and Mary Olivia (Wooten) Obenhaus and married Helen Orr, Nov. 1, 1941. He was a retired petroleum engineer with Amoco Petroleum, served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the Sigma NU and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife; daughters and son-in-law, Alice Sharon Schol and Mary Ellen and Robert Bolton, all of Columbus; son and daughter-in-law, Richard Raymond and Mindy Obenhaus of Grapevine; grandchildren, Mark Schol, Amy, Rachel and Danielle Sherman, Ryan and Michael Obenhaus and Courtney and Chris Bolton; and great-grandchildren, Laney and Tommy Schol and Brycen and Caden Crofoot.
Funeral services were conducted Jan. 27 at Henneke Funeral Home in Columbus with the Rev. Carey Todd officiating. Interment followed at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery in Columbus.
Pallbearers were Johnny Gooch, Del Piper, Bruce Jeffries, Buddy Wooten, Smokey Leyendecker, Chris Bolton and Mark Schol.
Colorado County Citizen, February 1, 2006
Courtesy of The Citizen
Social Security had his last residence as Columbus, Colorado County, Texas.
Additional Information:
• FindAGrave: Memorial# 57014028.
• Military Service: Capt, US Air Force: World War II.
Gus married Helen Elizabeth Orr.
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