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Laverne Vash

March 8, 1922 — February 11, 2003

LaVerne Vash, 80, of Brenham, died February 11, 2003, at her residence. Mrs, Vash was born March 8, 1922, in Brenham, Texas to Herman Sr. and Lydia Wehring Ahrens. She was June 25, 1922, in her home by Pastor Arthur Hartman and was confirmed September 4, 1938, in Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church in Berlin. On June 3, 1944, she married John Vash, Jr. in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Vash was self-employed in selling sewing machines and was a Shaklee distributor since 1975. She enjoyed serving her customers. Survivors include her daughter, Janice Winkelmann and husband Lee Charles of Arlington, Texas; sons, Ronald Vash and wife Phyllis of Phoenix, Arizona and John Ray Vash and friend Linda Blasser of Allen, Texas; special loved one, Bobbie Sue Vash of Lake Dallas, Texas; four grandchidlren, John David Taite, Michael Edward Taite, Ronald Dean Vash and Brian Edward Vash and wife Veronica Saenz Vash; brother, Herman Ahrens, Jr. and wife Joyce of Brenham; sisters, Hilda Tegeler and husband Ben of Brenham, Mary Winkelmann of Lufkin, Alice Rust of Brenham. Helen Nerinstead and husband Herbert of Brenham and Mildred Franklin and husband Steve of Hempstead. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Vash, Jr., on January 8, 1995; and her parents. The funeral service for LaVerne Vash will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 13, 2003 in Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill Derrick officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 13, 2003 in Memorial Oaks Chapel. Her grandsons and nephews will servie as paulbearers. Memorials may be given to Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Salem, 1500 Salem Road, Brenham, Texas 77833 or Hospice Brazos Valley, 705 Ssouth Austin Street, Brenham, Texas 77833. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main Street in Brenham.

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