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- Death Notice:
LUKSA, Elizabeth R. (Ella), 81, of Caldwell died Friday. Services 4 p.m. Sunday, Cooks Point Brethren Church, near Caldwell. Burial Cooks Point Cemetery. (Strickland, Caldwell)
(Published in The Austin American-Statesman on May 12, 1990)
- Obituary:
Elizabeth R. (Ella) Luksa died Friday morning, May 11, 1990 in a Bryan hospital, at the age of 81.
Sister Luksa was born April 13, 1909 in Seymour, Texas to the late Joseph D. Drgac and Anna Marie Sebesta. the family moved to the Cooks Point area when she was a young girl. She attended the Cooks Point schools and was a member of the Cooks Point Brethren Church.
She was baptized in Seymour on December 19, 1909 by Rev. Adolph Chlumska and was confirmed September 16, 1923 in Cooks Point Brethren Church by Rev. F.H. Horak.
She taught Sunday School for over 50 years and also taught several confirmation classes. She was a member and treasurer of the Christian Sisters. She sang in the Church Choir.
Sister Luksa was a member of the SPJST and served as secretary of the church cemetery.
She worked for Cooks Point Store for over 30 years and worked five years at Perry Brothers in Caldwell until retirement.
Mrs. Luksa loved gardening, baking and growing flowers.
She married Rudolph Luksa on October 26, 1932 in Cooks Point Brethren Church. He preceded her in death on December 11, 1979. She was also preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, Annie Hronek, Lydia Kubena, Milday Kubena, Olga Urbanovsky and Albina Meyer and four brothers, Walter, William, Joe and Johnnie Drgac.
Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Bessie and Wilton Chaloupka of Cooks Point; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ed and Fannie Drgac and Frank and Milady Drgac, all of Cooks Point and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A prayer service was held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 13 at Cooks Point Brethren Church with Rev. Norman Haisler and Rev. John Gantt, Jr., officiating. Interment was in Cooks Point Cemetery.
Pallbearers were J.D. Drgac, Marvin Kubena, Leon Kubena, Kenneth Hronek, Lamar Drgac, Robert Odstricil, Alvin Bormann and Raymond Hovorak.
Honorary pallbearers were Billy Albright, Ronnie Albright, Fred Jurecka, James Chaloupka, John Crnkovic and Dudkley Haisler.
May our departed sister rest in eternal peace.
(Published in the SPJST Vestnik Herald on June 20, 1990)
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