Anita Gertrude Lefner Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lyford, Texas Anita Gertrude Domel Lefner, 93, peacefully passed away May 13, 2017 in Austin Texas. She was born August 11, 1923 in Walburg, Texas to John and Anna Domel. Anita grew up working hard on the family farm in Walburg. She met the love of her life, Jerry Rudolf Lefner and they married May 26, 1948. They moved to the Rio Grande Valley and began a life of farming and raising their family. In addition to being a farmer’s wife and mother to 3 children , she enjoyed being an Avon representative and the time spent working at the Lyford school cafeteria. She will always be remembered for her love of quilting, cooking and dancing with Pop. Her homemade sour dough bread, pickles and kolaches will be forever missed. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Walburg. As a faithful member of the Lutheran church, she attended Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Raymondville, Texas. Anita is preceded in death by her husband, Jerry (Pop) Lefner, her parents, 4 sisters and 4 brothers. She will be missed by her three children, Juanita Campbell, John Wayne Lefner and wife Martha, Jerry Allen Lefner and wife Denise; 4 grandchildren: Jason McGee, Betany Lefner Taylor, Merridee Lefner and Jerry Callen Lefner. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 181 E. Wood Ave., Raymondville, Texas. Visitation will start at 12:00 noon prior to the service. Interment will follow in the Raymondville Memorial Cemetery. The family wishes to give a special thank you to all the caregivers at Cedar Ridge Assisted Living Facility. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Duddlesten Funeral Home, 604 W. Hidalgo Ave., Raymondville, Texas.

Anita Gertrude Lefner

August 11, 1923 - May 13, 2017

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