Geraldine Gruetzner

Geraldine “Jeri” Gruetzner, 85, fell asleep in Jesus and entered eternal life with God in Heaven on April 9, 2020. She was born in Austin, Texas on January 10, 1935 to Eugene and Claudia Miller. She was reborn into God’s Kingdom through Holy Baptism in her youth and later confirmed her Christian faith at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas.

Jeri was joined in Holy Matrimony to the love of her life, August Gruetzner, April 11, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas.

Jeri was a faithful member of Grace Lutheran Church in Elgin, where her faith was nourished by the Word of God and the Lord’s Supper. Jeri served the congregation by playing the organ for Divine Services and wedding and funeral services. She was a member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and a volunteer for Lutheran Braille Workers.

Jeri wrote articles for the Elgin Courier, including recipes, and reports about school board and city council meetings. She loved cooking, flowers, bird watching and painting hill country landscapes.

Jeri was preceded in death by her parents; Eugene and Claudia Miller, her father and mother in-law Otto and Andanilla Gruetzner; her brother Bobby and his wife Irene; in-laws Bobby and Jeanette Gruetzner, Faye Gruetzner; good friend and cousin-in-law Dorothy Henderson.

Jeri is survived by her husband, Uce Gruetzner; sons, Mike and his wife Joyce, Glenn and his wife Carol, Brian and his wife Rita, Chris and his wife Christy; daughter, Cynthia Gruetzner; her sister Pam Southerland and her husband Vince, brother Doug Miller and his wife Cata; grandchildren, Stacey Wilhite and her husband Clint, Matthew Gruetzner and his wife Amanda, Katherine Gruetzner, Justin Gruetzner and his wife Page, Madison Gruetzner, Trevor Gruetzner, Will, Alex and Wesley Gruetzner; great-grandsons Zane Conder and Mason Gruetzner; step grand-children Sandy, Rusty, Major, Saige and Landon; and cousin-in-law Wesley Henderson.

Though we mourn because of Jeri’s death, we take comfort from the truth that she was saved for everlasting resurrected life by God’s grace, through the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. To Him be glory forever!

The family requests that memorial gifts be directed to Grace Lutheran Church, 801 W. 11th Street, Elgin, Texas 78621.

A viewing will be held  9:00 AM-1:00 PM Monday, April 13, 2020. A Celebration of Geraldine's Life will be privately held at 2:00PM Monday April 13, 2020 and will be Live Streamed via Providence-Jones Family Facebook Page. Interment in the Elgin Cemetery will be private.

The family invites you to sign the online guestbook.