Elsie Minnie Elizabeth Brokmeyer Pierce went to be with our Lord February 1, 2014. Elsie was one of four children. She was born in New Ulm, Texas, on December 28, 1922 to Ernst and Amalia Brokmeyer.

Elsie graduated from Columbus High School, Columbus, Texas. She also attended business school in Houston where she worked for the WKM company.

Elsie was engaged to be married and her fiancé was killed during World War II. John Edward Pierce, the best friend of her fiancé, wrote to inform Elsie of his death. After the death of her fiancé, John and Elsie corresponded while he was overseas in the service. Elsie married John in New Ulm, Texas on July 27, 1946. At the time of her death, they were married 67 years.

As John's work in the oil industry required traveling and relocations, Elsie kept busy with raising their four children. She enjoyed volunteer work, oil painting, and church activities. It was important to her that her family attend and be active in church. They lived in Tyler, Houston and Midland, as well as New Orleans and Carencro, Louisiana. They also lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After the children were grown, Elsie became a realtor in New Orleans.
She excelled in real estate sales and always went the extra mile in helping her clients. She enjoyed working in real estate with her best friend, Mary Ellen Buccola, of New Orleans.

She is preceded in death by her son John Jr., her infant twin sister, Irene Brokmeyer, her infant sister Felicia Brokmeyer, her parents, Ernst and Amalia Brokmeyer, her brother, Isedore Brokmeyer, sister Nancie Hoppe, and her sister Gladys Brune.

Elsie is survived by her son John Jr.'s wife Kristen and husband Lester Keith of Tyler, Texas, daughter Penny and husband Robert Neese of Boerne, Texas, daughter Nancy and husband Chris Dibler of Richmond, Texas, and son Luke Pierce and wife, Maria of Richardson, Texas. She is survived by 9 grandchildren: Ruth and her husband, Jake Anderson, Aimee and her husband Michael Carpenter, Rebecca and her husband, Robert Alexander, Robert Neese, Jr., Jonathan Neese and his wife, Kandis, Joshua Dibler, Melissa and her husband Daniel Meza, Angela Pierce, and Andrew Pierce and his wife Britteny. She is also survived by 7 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are: Robert Neese, Jr., Jonathan Neese, Joshua Dibler, Andrew Pierce, Lehron Brune, and Chris Hoppe. Honorary pallbearers are Layne Hoppe, Albert Hoppe, and Ronald Brune.


Visitation will be 5- 7:00 PM Monday, February 3, 2014, at Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors Chapel, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471.

Graveside services will be held at Hawley Cemetery near Blessing, Texas, in Matagorda County, at 10 AM on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Elsie's husband, John, grew up on their family ranch between Blessing and Palacios. A memorial service will be held at a later date at St. John Lutheran Church in New Ulm, Texas, near where Elsie grew up.

Memorials may be made to: St. John Lutheran Church, P. O Box 1270, New Ulm, Texas 78950, or Texas Lutheran University, Development Office, John E. Pierce, Jr. Scholarship Fund, 1000 West Court Street, Seguin, Texas 78155.


Condolence messages may be written for the Pierce family at www.garmanycarden.com.

Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, Texas 77471 (281-342-4671).