Vera Louise Hannusch

Vera Louise Jentho Hannusch, 95, was ready to go ‘home’ into the Lord’s arms and got her wish on Sunday night, October 18, 2020. She was a 4-time cancer survivor and the Lord got her through each of these times but in the end, she would not conquer a 5th time and was able to spend her last 14 weeks on hospice surrounded by her family.

Vera was born on August 22, 1925, in Winchester, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband (Dennis), parents (Herman and Esther Jentho), siblings (Curtis Jentho and Gladys Wukasch), and many of her family and friends. She is survived by her 2 children and their families: Scott Hannusch (Lupita and son Dennis and his wife Jessica) and Lisa Hannusch (Lisa Richardson and daughter Shelby) and many loving nieces and nephews.

Vera married her sweetheart from Winchester and moved to Austin after the war so he could attend UT. She developed an early expertise as an elevator operator and then made her career at Sears catalog sales, retiring from Sears in 1991. After retirement, she spent time enjoying dancing, traveling, being a loyal Longhorn fan, and participating in church activities. She was a lifelong Missouri Synod Lutheran and volunteered in many church programs throughout the years including, even at 90, delivering flowers to the ‘old folks’. With all of her interests, family was most important.

A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on October 21, 2020, at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastors’ Schroder and Westergren officiating. Due to COVID, limited in-person attendance is available and the service will be broadcast online at Live.Redeemer.Net -- Burial services will follow in Winchester, Texas at 12:30 pm