Leo F. Ernstes, 90, of Schulenburg, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 11 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, followed by interment in the church cemetery.
Born on July 9, 1930 at Katy, he was the son of John and Rose (Bischof) Ernstes. He graduated from Katy High School and from Texas A&M University as a member of the class of 1952. Active military duty included service in Korea as an officer in a transportation truck company. A lifelong dairyman, he and his brother Albert relocated the family dairy to Schulenburg in 1964. They ran the dairy business until January 2001. Since that time, the farm switched to a cow-calf operation. Leo enjoyed growing and sharing vegetables and peaches with his relatives, neighbors, and the Schulenburg Area Food Pantry.
He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Dr. Charles McDonald, and his sister-in-law, Mary Ernstes.
Leo was preceded in death by his parents, John and Rose Ernstes; his sister, Mary Ann Ernstes; his brother and sister-in-law, Lloyd and Mary Ernstes; his sister and brother-in-law, Gladys and Bill Sodolak; his brother, Albert Ernstes; and his sister and brother-in-law, Clara and John Guice.
Memorials in his name may be made to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the Schulenburg Area Food Pantry, or Hospice Brazos Valley.
Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.