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Obituary:

We, the undersigned Resolution Committee in behalf of the entire membership of Lodge Rovnost No. 7, Caldwell, wish to express our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister,

MRS. JOSEPHINE L. SEBESTA SPRINGER,

Sister Springer passed away early Thursday morning, January 11, 19973 at her home, 712 Dunwick Lane, Pasadena, Texas, at the age of 48 years. She was born on July 25, 1924 in the New Tabor Community near Caldwell. Her parents are Willie J. Sebesta and Lydia M. Dusek Sebesta. She attended Union School for three months, then her parents moved to Caldwell in 1930. Josephine graduated from Caldwell High School in 1941. She entered San Marcos Southwest Texas State Teachers' College at the age of 16. She taught at San Antonio Prairie School for four years. She received her BS degree inn 1946. She moved to Pasadena and on November 2, 1949 she was married to John W. Springer. In 1950 she received her Master of Education degree from the University of Houston. She taught 26 years in Pasadena - in all, she taught 30 years.

She was a member of the Pasadena Brethren Church, the Pasadena Christian Sisters, the TSTA and SPJST Lodge Rovnost No. 7, Caldwell.

Memorial services were held locally at Colonial Funeral Home at 3 p.m. Friday with Rev. Eugene Kotrla, her pastor, officiating.

Additional services were held Saturday, January 13, 1973 at 2 p.m. at the Caldwell Brethren Church, with Rev. Henry Beseda and Rev. Eugene Kotrla of Pasadena officiating.

Survivors include her husband, John W. Springer; her son, Darryl Wesley Springer, both of Pasadena; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Sebesta of Caldwell; two sisters, Mrs. Marvin (Alice Ruth) Chlapek of Pasadena, Mrs. Frank A. (Linda Jean) Simcik of Temple; one brother, Billy Joe Sebesta of Kenedy; two nieces, Darla kay Chlapek of Pasadena, Elizabeth Sebesta of San Angelo, Texas; four nephews, Bill III and Charles Sebesta, both of San Angelo, Bruce Franklin Simcik and Bradley Lane Simcik, both of Temple, and many more relatives and friends.

Colonial Funeral Home of Pasadena, was in charge of arrangements, assisted by Harvey, Bowers, Schiller Funeral Chapel in the services in Caldwell.

Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery in Caldwell.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace.

Adolph P. Luksa
Ray Valigura
Clint Luksa
-SPJST-

(Published in The SPJST Vestnik Herald on February 7, 1973)

Josephine married John William Springer 24 Nov 1949, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA. John was born 6 Mar 1923, Killeen, Bell County, Texas, USA; died 29 Jan 2010, Somerville, Burleson County, Texas, USA; was buried 1 Feb 2010, Masonic Cemetery - Caldwell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

D.W. married M.E. Ryan [Group Sheet]

L.D. married M.L. Sellman, III [Group Sheet]