Ben Kortz^{[1, 2]}

1940 - 2005  (64 years)

• Name	Ben Kortz
  Birth	23 Nov 1940	Helena, Karnes Co., Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Helena, Karnes Co., Texas   [3]
  Death	27 Jun 2005	Bluebonnet Manor Nursing Home, Karnes City, Karnes Co., Texas   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	1 Jul 2005	Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas   [1, 3]
  FamilySearch ID	LRNY-H7P
  Person ID	I8544	Wendel Voigt Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Peter "Joe" Kortz,   b. 17 Mar 1912   d. 3 May 1973, Karnes Co., Texas (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Opiela,   b. 5 Sep 1915, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas d. 28 Oct 2006, Otto Kaiser Memroial Hospital, Kenedy, Karnes Co., Texas (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1937	Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas   [1, 6]
  Siblings	1. Tom Kortz   b. 26 MAY 1938, Karnes City, Karnes Co., Texas;   d. 4 AUG 2008;
  	2. Ben Kortz
  	3. Alvin Joe Kortz
  	4. Patricia Ann Kortz
  	5. Joyce Ellen Kortz
  	6. Jerry James Kortz
  Family ID	F3204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family (Divorced)	Anita Weise
  Children	1. Allan Ray Kortz   2. Michael James Kortz   3. Joanne Vernell Kortz   4. Brian Joseph Kortz
  Family ID	F3205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Nov 1940 - Helena, Karnes Co., Texas Residence - - Helena, Karnes Co., Texas Death - 27 Jun 2005 - Bluebonnet Manor Nursing Home, Karnes City, Karnes Co., Texas Burial - 1 Jul 2005 - Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S824] E-mail from Joanne Semper to Wendel Voigt, [Warwas pp. 91-92]. Date: 13 November 2006 [S105] Index to Texas Birth Summary Records (1950-1995), [Warwas p. 95]. Ben Kortz, male, born 11-23-1940, Karnes Co., mother Mary Opiella, father Joe Kortz [S826] Obituary of Ben Kortz, [Warwas p. 94]. Date: 6 July 2005 [S64] Social Security Death Records Index on RootsWeb, SSN 451-64-5769 [Warwas p. 98]. Ben Kortz, birth 23 Nov 1940, death 27 Jun 2005, last residence Karnes City, Karnes Co., Texas 78118, number issued in Texas. [S826] Obituary of Ben Kortz, [Warwas p. 94]. Ben Kortz of Helena passed away Monday, June 27, 2005 at Blue Bonnet Manor Nursing. He was 64 years, 7 months and 4 days. Ben was born November 23, 1940 in Helena, Texas. Ben worked for Southern Pacific Railroad, Red Ewald, Mika Mills, he retired after 16 years from the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation and he also farmed his entire life. He lived in the Helena area all his life and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Ben is survived by his mother, Mary Opiela Kortz of Helena; sons, Allan Kortz of Helena, Brian Kortz of Victoria and Michael Kortz of Seguin; daughter, Joanne Semper of Yorktown; brothers, Alvin Kortz of Seguin, Jerry Kortz of Helena and Tom Kortz of Yorktown; sisters, Patricia Boerm of Pettus and Joyce Escobedo of Karnes City; and four grandchildren. Preceded in death by his father, Joseph Kortz. A rosary was recited Thursday at 7 p.m. in Rhodes Funeral Chapel. Funeral services were held Friday, July 1, 2005 at 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panna Maria with Rev. Wojciech Reisch officiating. Burial followed the Panna Maria Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Christopher Albert, Jeffrey Baggett, Bobby Bates, Jr., Ernie Freeman, Charles McNelly, III, and Clarence Opiela. Honorary pallbearers were Larry Boerm and Frank Escobedo. Date: 6 July 2005 [S825] Obituary of Mary Kortz, [Warwas p. 93]. Date: 1 November 2006