BENKE--Died Tuesday, July 28, Mrs. Pearl Benke in her 31st year, beloved wife of Ralph Benke and mother of Ralph Jr. and Lloyd Benke; also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thiele and sister Miss Rosa Thiele. Funeral services will be held at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thiele on the Culebra Road, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. W. Laubach of the Helotes Lutheran Church officiating. Interment in Helotes Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of the Riebe Undertaking Company.
(San Antonio Express, Wedesday Morning, July 29, 1931, page 9)
RESIDENT OF HELOTES DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE
Mrs. Pearl Benke, 31 died Tuesday at a local hospital and will be buried Wednesday following funeral services to be held at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thiele near the city on Culebra Road. She was a resident of Helotes and came to San Antonio recently for medical treatment. Besides the parents, she is survived by her husband, Ralph Benke, two sons, Ralph Jr. and Lloyd Benke and a sister, Miss Rose Thiele. Interment will be in Helotes Lutheran cemetery.
(San Antonio Express, Wedesday Morning, July 29, 1931, page 14)
(Obituaries provided by Lauri Ackels and Mary Lee Gussen Stone)