John Elwood Obenhaus ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Obenhaus, John Elwood "Speedy"

John Elwood "Speedy" Obenhaus, 97, of Port Lavaca, passed away Nov. 17.

He was born Sept. 24, 1909, in Wharton, to the late John Arnold and Nellie Belle Obenhaus.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Aline Alma Obenhaus; and brother, Charles H. Obenhaus.

He is survived by his sons, Lynn E. Obenhaus and his wife Vicky of Katy, and Larry Lee Obenhaus and his wife Lynn of Corpus Christi; grandchildren, Michael Obenhaus, John Obenhaus, Ronald Obenhaus and wife Amy, Timothy Obenhaus and wife Kristi, and Jeffrey Obenhaus, wife Stefanie and their daughter Krista.

Funeral Services were conducted Nov. 20, at Glidden Baptist Church in Glidden. Interment followed at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston.

Serving as Pallbearers were his grandsons.

Colorado County Citizen, November 22, 2006
Courtesy The Citizen

Social Security had his last residence as Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas.

  Additional Information:

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 17478686.

Speedy married Aline Alma Tietze, daughter of John Fred Tietze and Clara Alvina Hinz. (Aline Alma Tietze was born on 24 Dec 1917 in Houston, Harris County, Texas,⁶ died on 8 Nov 1978 in Houston, Harris County, Texas ⁶ and was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas ⁷.)