LaVerne Noack

LaVerne Eleonore Alma (Riske) Noack passed peacefully to her heavenly home on September 21, 2021. She was born at home on January 16, 1933 to Hedwig and Robert Riske in Georgetown, Texas, and baptized on January 22, 1933.

When LaVerne was born she had trouble with milk, but as she always said, she was saved by the milk from a Jersey cow. She attended Zion Lutheran School and was confirmed on March 14, 1948. Growing up, she worked on the family farm and picked cotton. Her life growing up was hard. They didn’t have the machines we see these days, they did it all by hand. Her Faith in the Lord and hard work at home and the farm established her strong work ethic. LaVerne moved to Austin and got a job working the PBX telephone system for Scottish Rite Dormitory (SRD) at UT. She answered and directed calls for 346 young women in the dormitory, connecting as many as 2,000 calls daily. While waiting for the calls to be picked up, she enjoyed speaking with operators from other states, discussing weather and local festivities. She felt as though she was getting to know more about the world thru the telephone. During this time, she met the love of her life at a St. Paul Lutheran Church Walther League function. LaVerne and Elton were married April 26, 1958. She later changed jobs and went to work for the Department of Public Safety (DPS). They were blessed with one daughter, Sandra and lived in Austin, Texas, where they became and remained members of Redeemer Lutheran Church. LaVerne remained working at DPS for 32 years until she retired. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She only had one child so with three grandchildren she enjoyed watching all the excitement of a larger family and seeing them grow. LaVerne loved family and friend gatherings, birthday parties, Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings, and Buchhorn family reunions, to name a few. She looked forward to them all and cherished being a part of such Love. Her hobbies included gardening, traveling with her husband, sewing and putting together floral arrangements. LaVerne was a loving woman with a sweet smile and a spunky attitude. We dearly miss her.

She is preceded in death by her parents Hedwig and Robert Riske, and husband Elton Noack. LaVerne is survived by her daughter Sandra Hale and spouse, Perry; three wonderful grandchildren, Amber, Elton and Nathan; her brother Alton Riske and spouse Darlene; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Floyd Kurio, Ken Kurio, Daryl Noack, John Philips, Russell Pampell and Jerry Hoskins. Honorary pallbearers will be Elton Hale and Nathan Hale.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family and friends with snacks served from 6:00PM to 8:00PM on Monday, September 27, 2021 at the Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 North Lamar, Austin, Texas.

The funeral will take place at 10:00AM on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1500 West Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas.

Burial services will follow at noon at Oak Hill Cemetery in Smithville, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com for the Noack family.