Frederick Ernest Obenhaus ^{1 2}

   Cause of his death was pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and fracture of left hip due to a fall at home.³

  General Notes:

Obenhaus, Frederick Ernest

Funeral Services for F. E. Obenhaus, 84, Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Frederick Ernest Obenhaus, 84 year-old retired carpenter, were held Wednesday afternoon, July 10, at Shatto Funeral Home in Columbus, with burial in Masonic Cemetery in Weimar.

Rev. Cummins, Baptist pastor at Columbus, officiated.

Mr. Obenhaus died Monday, July 8, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. He had been ill since June 18.

A lifelong resident of Colorado County, he was born Aug. 23, 1878, in the Oak Grove community, a son of Arnold and Ida Trott Obenhaus. He married Beulah Clapp Nov. 16, 1910, and they lived at Oak Grove for some time before moving to Columbus and then to Glidden. He was a member of the Columbus Baptist Church.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Beulah Obenhaus of Glidden; one son, Leo Obenhaus of Friendswood; four grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Sanders of Weimar. One brother, W. D. Obenhaus of Oakland, preceded him in death in 1956.

Pallbearers were Bowers Cousins, Frank Sanders, Jr., J. D. Seymour Jr., Alfred Steinmann, Oliver Wegenhoft and Owen Miller

Weimar Mercury, July 11, 1963
Transcribed by Judy Talkington

Obenhaus, F. E.

Funeral services for F. E. Obenhaus were held at Columbus Funeral home July 10 with Rev. Logan Cummings of the First Baptist church officiating. Burial was in Masonic cemetery in Weimar.

Mr. Obenhaus, who died July 8, in John Sealy hospital in Galveston was born Aug. 23, 1878, in Colorado county. He was the son of F. A. and Ida Trott Obenhaus. He is a retired carpenter.

Besides his widow, he is survived by a son, L. E. Obenhaus of Alvin, a sister, Mrs. Frank Sanders of Oak Grove and 4 grandchildren, Joyce Carol, Lawrence and Judith Obenhaus of Alvin.

Pallbearers were G. L. B. Cousins, Frank Sanders, Jr., Owen Miller, James Dunn Seymour, Alfred Steinmann and Oliver Wegenhoft.

Colorado County Citizen, July 18, 1963
Transcribed by Judy Talkington

His parents were shown as Fredrick A. Obenhaus and Ida Crott on the death certificate. He was a carpenter. The hospital's registrar was the informant.

  Additional Information:

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 63161756.

• Alt. Birth, 23 Oct 1878. ³

• Death Certificate Image: here.

Frederick married Beulah Clapp, daughter of Eli Clapp and Nannie Werner, on 16 Nov 1910. (Beulah Clapp was born on 19 Oct 1892 in Oak Grove, , Texas,⁵ died on 28 Feb 1970 in Weimar, Colorado County, Texas ⁵ and was buried on 2 Mar 1970 in Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas ⁶.)