A Friend of Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes (Long-time Zion member Melvin Poehlmann's brother) GERHARD AUGUST POEHLMANN October 9, 1910 - January 26, 2000
Gerhard August Poehlmann was born to Pastor H.C. and Louise Riehl Poehlmann in Avery, OK. While he was an infant, the Poehlmann family moved to New Wehdem, near Brenham, TX, where Pastor Poehlmann served the congregation of the local Lutheran church. Gerhard attended school in Meyersville and Yorktown. He attended Texas Lutheran College for its two year curriculum, and then attended Wartburg Seminary to begin his long and illustrious career in Lutheran ministry. During nearly 45 years of active ministry, Gerhard served congregations in San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Corpus Christi, and retired to Victoria, TX in 1975. In 1992, the Pastor moved to Seguin, where he lived for five years until his move to Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home in 1997. In 1934, he married Marion Steurmer of Yorktown. Gerhard and Marion had three children, Doctor Kurt Steurmer Poehlmann of Ennis, TX, Doctor William Riehl Poehlmann of Northfield, MN and Mrs. Elizabeth Lour Poehlmann Swanberg of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Marion preceded her husband in death in 1984. Gerhard remarried the former Rita Egg in 1988. Rita passed away several months later. One brother, Melvin; his three children; and four grandchildren survive Pastor Poehlmann. Nephews of Gerhard will serve as honorary pallbearers. There will be a Visitation Saturday beginning at 5:00 P.M. and ending at 7:00 P.M. The Service will be held Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home. Burial will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery with Reverend Kay Johnson officiating.
LAMPRECHT-JANSSEN FUNERAL HOME Yorktown, TX 78164
(361) 564-2277
(San Antonio Express-News, 27 or 28 January, 2000)