Ella Brucks Tschirhart Bader of Hondo, Texas, passed away October 23, 2003, in Hondo, Texas, at the age of 93. She is preceded in death by her parents: Otto H. & Maria (Schulte) Brucks, husbands: Linus B. "Pine" Tschirhart, and Elmer S. Bader; brothers: Frank, Henry, Robert, Charles, Willie Brucks; sisters: Minnie Schlentz, Ida Riff, Elizabeth Haby; granddaughter: Cindy Kiewald; grandson: Joseph E. Tschirhart; great grandsons: Jason Speck, and Justin Kriewald. She is survived by her sons: James B. "Chick" Tschirhart and wife Aurline of Hondo, Donald L. Tschirhart and wife Olga Marie of Hondo, Lloyd C. Tschirhart and wife Anita of Fair Oaks Ranch; grand children: John Tschirhart, Robert Tschirhart, Tony Tschirhart, Cathy Vega, Matt Tschirhart, Linda Tschirhart, Janice Tschirhart, Paul Tschirhart, Mary Tschirhart, Julie Tschirhart, Mike Tschirhart, Carol Tschirhart, Sandra Tschirhart; and 20 great grand children. The Rosary is scheduled for 7:00 pm Friday October 24, and the Funeral Mass will is scheduled for 1:00 pm Saturday October 25, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hondo. The pallbearers are: John Tschirhart, Robert Tschirhart, Tony Tschirhart, Matt Tschirhart, Paul Tschirhart, Mike Tschirhart. Interment will follow in Hondo Cemetery, St. John's Section, Hondo, Texas.