Alice Brotze Staats

Alice Pauline (Brotze) Staats of New Braunfels, went to be with her Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ at 7:25 AM on January 13, 2018, in her daughter’s home. Alice was born on August 11, 1923, to Max Brotze and wife Lizzie Kossaeth Brotze. She was the fourth and youngest of four children. She attended school at Converse, a rural three classroom schoolhouse, which was a distance of 2 1/2 miles from home. She and her brothers and sister walked every morning and afternoon.

During the summers young Alice picked cotton. She remembered how proud she was when she was able to pick a hundred pounds a day. This was very hard work, and Alice worked beside her parents and siblings. The children got paid 50 cents per hundred pounds. This money was saved, so she could buy one pair of shoes for school in the fall.

During the World War II years, Alice worked at “Comet Hosiery” plant as a “LEGGER” and knitted stockings. This was originally done by men, but the men were all gone to war. The pay was good. Alice was also an active member of the Catholic Mothers of Sts. Peter and Paul School. She enjoyed being a Girl Scout leader, Boy Scout leader, and enthusiastic parent for her son’s Little League baseball team.

After staying home and raising her two children for a number of years, she went to work at Mission Valley Mills in the Cost Control office. Later she worked in the Billing Dept. in the main office.

Alice married Raymond at St. Paul Lutheran Church January 1, 1961. When Raymond transferred to the L.C.R.A. Dispatching Center in Austin, Alice went to work in the L.C.R.A. Billing Dept. in the Main Office. She retired as supervisor in 1987.

Raymond and Alice returned to New Braunfels after they both retired. In 1987 Alice became an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She enjoyed serving the Lord as a volunteer in the church office, Stephen Ministry, Bereavement Ministry, and Memorial Committee. Her relationship with our Lord continued to grow as she studied the Bible in different Bible study groups. Alice loved worshipping our Lord with others at church.

Alice has fond memories as a member of the F.O.E Auxiliary for 30 yrs. She served on many different committees, offices, and President of the local auxiliary. During these retirement years, she also served as a volunteer for 20 years at the McKenna Hospital. Alice celebrated life and looked for the best in every situation.

Alice’s personal interests were reading Christian books, volunteering, traveling with Raymond throughout the United States, cooking, baking, crocheting, playing bunco and dominoes.

Alice was witty, full of fun, always encouraging, and sometimes stubborn. Alice is survived by daughter, Velva Jean Fischer of New Braunfels; son, Larry Alan John, Jr. and his wife Audrey of Austin; step-daughters, Cheryl Knight of Houston and RaeGene Greenough of Austin; step-son, David Staats and his wife Kerry of New Braunfels.

Grandchildren include, Deborah Kay Fischer Robinson and husband Clay of San Antonio; LaRae Fischer Dotson and husband Scott of Durango, Colorado; Patrick Fischer of Emmittsburg, Maryland; and Larry Alan John II of Austin; Step - grandchildren include Cheryl White of Houston, David Staats and wife Kerri of New Braunfels, RaeGene Greenough of Austin; 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents Max Brotze and Lizzie Kossaeth Brotze, her brothers Wesley and Roland Brotze; sister, Edna Brotze Kierum, and her husband of 45 years, Raymond Lawrence Staats.

Public Visitation will be Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Zoeller Funeral Home from 5-7:00 pm. The Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at St. Paul Lutheran Church at 10:00 am. Reception will immediately follow in the Fellowship Hall. Interment will begin at 1:00 pm at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hope Hospice or to a charity of your choice.