Clarence Louis Albrecht

PORT O'CONNOR – Clarence Louis Albrecht, 95, of Port O'Connor passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. He was born in Ander, Texas, to the late Albert and Emma Schiewitz Albrecht. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Olin and Sydney Albrecht. He is a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Victoria.

He is survived by his wife, Naomi Shults Albrecht, and daughter, Janice Albrecht Stalder. Other survivors include a nephew, George Albrecht and wife Debbie, and five nieces: Janet Kutchka and husband Ray, Carol Curry and husband Robert, Alberta Thomas and husband Gary, Claire Barnes and husband Patrick and Mary Gibbs.

Clarence graduated from what was then Port Lavaca High School and attended Texas Lutheran College before joining the Army Air Corps in 1941. After the war he returned to Port O'Connor and partnered with Louis Madden and Elroy Bell to build and run the South Beach Terrace.

In 1950 he married Naomi in April and in September was recalled into the Air Force for the Korean Conflict. After 21 months he returned to Port O'Connor, built his family the home in which he and Naomi have lived since then, and went to work for Brown & Root at the Union Carbide plant near Seadrift.

Clarence was active in the Port O'Connor community throughout his life, serving in the Volunteer Fire Department and in the Chamber of Commerce, where he was president in 1967 and 70.

He retired in 1980 and devoted his free time to fishing and gardening.

Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 10, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home in Port Lavaca and funeral services will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Port O'Connor Community Center. Interment will follow at the Port O'Connor Cemetery.

Don Angelstein of Trinity Lutheran will officiate at the Saturday services. Pallbearers will be Tommy Smith, James Gibbs, Calvin Ragusine, Henry Anderson, Joey Lane and Robbie Hawes.

Memorials may be made to the Port O'Connor Volunteer Fire Department at PO Box 732, Port O'Connor (77982).