Nelda Keilers Weyand

Funeral services for Nelda Keilers Weyand, 94, of Fayetteville were held Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 at 10 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Rutersville with Pastor Marcia Kifer officiating. Interment followed in the Florida Chapel Cemetery near Round Top. A visitation was held Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, from noon until 6 p.m. in the Fayette Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with the family present from 4 until 6 p.m. A prayer service followed at 6 p.m. Nelda passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 at Jefferson Place Assisted Living in La Grange. Nelda was born Aug. 12, 1921 in Warrenton to Gustav and Hedwig Raschke Keilers. She was baptized on June 4, 1922 and confirmed on Sept. 16, 1934. She and Ollie Weyand were united in marriage on Oct. 5, 1939 in Warrenton and were married for almost 53 years before his passing on June 17, 1992. She was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Rutersville, the Hermann Sons, the Fayette County Farm Bureau, WELCA Church ladies group, and the St. John Quilting group. She loved playing the harmonica, baking cookies and bread, gardening flowers and vegetables, farming, doing word search puzzles, piecing quilts and sharing all these gifts lovingly with her family. Nelda is survived by son, El Gene Weyand and wife, Darlene of Fayetteville; daughters, Waldine Garlin of Houston and Darlene Etzel and husband, Berrie of Shelby; grandchildren, Dwayne Garlin and wife Theresa, Wendy Flinn and husband Jeff, Eric Weyand, and wife Kristi, Courtney Goeke, and husband Brandon, Deric Weyand, and wife Katy, and Clint Etzel and wife Michelle, and 11 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers, two sisters, and son-in-law, Delbert Garlin. Family suggests memorials to the St. John Lutheran Church, 4444 S. State Hwy. 237, Round Top, Texas 78954; Hospice Brazos Valley, 302 E Blue Bell Rd. Brenham, Texas, 77833 or the charity of your choice. Fayette Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.