Egbert Louis Petrusek
1934 - 2017 (82 years)Person ID: I16199 | Last Modified: 27 Feb 2026
1914 - 1996 (81 years)-
Name Egbert Louis Petrusek Nickname Bert Gender Male Birth 7 Oct 1934 Brenham, Washington County, Texas, USA 
Died 17 Mar 2017 Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA Buried Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA [1] -
Parents
Father Reuben Joseph Petrusek (ID:I16197)
b. 4 Jan 1907, New Ulm, Austin County, Texas, USA
d. 31 Jan 1988, Willow Springs, Fayette County, Texas, USA (Age 81 years) Mother Bessie Elaine Coufal (ID:I16198)
b. 27 Nov 1914, Willow Springs, Fayette County, Texas, USA
d. 20 Sep 1996, Victoria, Victoria County,Texas, USA (Age 81 years) -
Family
Wife Dorothy Stade (ID:I16200)
b. 7 Oct 1936, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
d. 23 Jun 2017, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
Marriage 10 Apr 1953 Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA Age at Marriage Egbert : 18 years - Dorothy : 16 years. (Were Married 63 years). Children + 1. Louis Wayne Petrusek (ID:I16201)
b. 15 Sep 1955, Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
d. 18 Jul 2018, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)2. Living (ID:I16211)3. Living (ID:I16212) -
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Event Map
Birth - 7 Oct 1934 - Brenham, Washington County, Texas, USA 
Marriage - 10 Apr 1953 - Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA 
Died - 17 Mar 2017 - Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA 
Buried - - Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177553300/egbert_louis-petrusek.
Fort Bend Herald, March 21, 2017:
Egbert Louis Petrusek, 82, of Rosenberg, passed away on March 17, 2017, alongside his family at home in Rosenberg, TX.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors Chapel, 1201 Fourth St, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Family visitation will begin at 4:00 PM, followed by visitation open to the public from 5:00-7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, March 24, 2017, at Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors Chapel. A procession will follow to burial at Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, TX.
Louis (Bert) Petrusek was born in Brenham, TX to Reuben and Bessie Petrusek on October 7, 1934. Bert graduated from Orchard High School in 1951. He continued his education at Wharton County Junior College, earning an Associate in Arts degree in 1953. Finally, he graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree and a teaching degree.
Bert married Dorothy (Stade) Petrusek on April 10, 1953 at the Brethren Church in Rosenberg, TX.
Bert was a lifelong educator. He taught public school for 36 years, and retired from Wallis-Orchard ISD in 1991. He drove a school bus, taught school, and worked at the Tavener Gin during the summers. He always had stories to tell everyone, and he never met a stranger. Bert greeted everyone he ever met with a smile, a quick sense of humor, and he always made a lasting impression. He continued to teach, inspire, and tell jokes until he went home to be with the Lord.
Louis is preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, and parents-in-laws.
Louis is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dorothy Petrusek; brother, Rueben Petrusek and wife, Millie Petrusek; sister, Elaine Petrusek Mikeska; his three loving sons, Wayne Petrusek and wife, Lea Petrusek, Ronald Petrusek and Richelle Sanchez, his "forever daughter", Mary James, and Steven Petrusek; grandchildren, Tiffani Shirley and husband, Mikel Shirley, Shawn Petrusek and wife, Meagan Petrusek, Jen Horning and husband, John Horning, Dean Petrusek and wife, Margie Petrusek, and Christina Self and husband, Christopher Self; great-grandchildren, Courtney, Crystalynn, Breanna, and Noah Shirley, and Natalie, Aubrey, and Alyssa Self, and Maya Grace Petrusek; his godchildren, Melissa Mikeska Pentecost and husband, Billy "The Kid" Pentecost, along with daughter, Victoria Combs and husband, Dillion, with expecting son, William, and Travis Mikeska and wife, Tammie Mikeska, with daughter, Christy Mikeska; nieces and nephews, Gayle Gelber and husband, Mickey Gelber, and family, Mark Petrusek and wife, Beverly Petrusek, and family, Kim Kunz and husband, Karl Kunz, and family; brother-in-law, Clifford Stade; and finally, a plethora of close family and friends.
Pallbearers will be Billy Pentecost, Mikel Shirley, Mark Petrusek, Dean Petrusek, John Horning, and Travis Mikeska. Honorary pallbearers include Shawn Petrusek, Mickey Gelber, and Noah Shirley.
The family of Louis wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Victoria Olson, who with a gentle hand and loving heart, cared for him at home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the "Louis Petrusek Memorial Scholarship Fund", a fund which is being established to help send local aspiring teachers to college. A donation box will be available at the services.
