“God is our refuge and strength. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”
Gwenn Celesse Wolf, 78, of Cuero passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025. She was born on October 14, 1946, in the Gruenau Community of Yorktown to the late Edgar William and Sonja Marie Peters Stratmann. Gwenn was baptized on December 15, 1946, by Rev. C.G. Hankammer and confirmed on March 26, 1961, by Rev. Walter Probst at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Yorktown. She married Lynn Douglas “Doug” Wolf on June 20, 1965, in Yorktown. After marrying, Doug’s military service took them to Mississippi, Rhode Island, and then back to Arneckeville. Gwenn was always so proud of Doug’s service to his country.
In Gwenn’s 22 years of employment, she worked for Kraege Drugstore, Bohman Clinic, and spent 14 of those years working for the DeWitt Lavaca Special Education Coop. She and Doug were members of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Arneckeville, and Gwenn was a member of the Women’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She was also a member of the Texas Retired Teachers Association and the Gruenau Turn and Schuetzen Verein in Yorktown. Gwenn loved traveling, gardening, flowers, dancing, and most importantly – spending time with her family. She absolutely adored her grandchildren who lovingly called her “MeMom”.
Gwenn is survived by her husband of 60 years, Doug Wolf; children, Lynn D. Wolf, Jr. of Dallas, Timothy M. (Michele Mitchell) Wolf of Fort Worth, and Stephanie Beth (Matt) Kates of Abilene; brother, Rodney Charles Stratmann (Kathy) of Victoria; sister, Wanda Grace Stratmann Styra (Charles) of Yorktown; and grandchildren, Taylor Wolf, Bo Kates, Avery Wolf, Eleni Wolf, Madelyn Marie Kates, Makenzie Celesse Kates, Sean Cass, Lindsay Elizabeth Wolf, and Carson Wolf.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Sonja Stratmann; brothers, Carroll Jeffrey Stratmann and Edgar Herman Stratmann; sister, Theresa Ruth Stratmann Bowles; and grandparents, Herman and Ella Anna Warmuth Peters and Ernst and Auguste Stulken Stratmann.
Visitation will be held Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 4 to 6 pm at Freund Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Monday, October 6, 2025, 11 am, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Arneckeville. Interment will follow at Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Pallbearers include Taylor Wolf, Bo Kates, Avery Wolf, Eleni Wolf, Madelyn Marie Kates, Makenzie Celesse Kates, Anna Styra, and Carson Wolf. Honorary pallbearers include Lindsay Elizabeth Wolf, Judy Meyer Johnson, and Sean Cass.
Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Arneckeville or to the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Arneckeville.