Funeral service for Bessie Warncke, 86, of Richmond, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 27, 2011 at Immanuel United Church of Christ, in Needville. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg. Reverend Fred Banda will officiate the services.

Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011 in the State Room of Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Home in Rosenberg.

Bessie was born on October 10, 1924 in Wallis to Robert and Annie (Faltisek) Kucera. She passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in Richmond.

Bessie is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence H. Warncke, Sr; son, Henry Warncke; and her parents, Robert and Annie Kucera; brother, Robert; and sisters, Bernice, Jeanie, Caroline and Lillian.

Bessie is survived by her children, Clarence Warncke Jr. and wife, Pamela of Somerville; Donna Grant and partner, John Fielder, of Bedias; LaNell Kalinowski and husband, Daniel, of Rosenberg, Karen Popp and husband John, of Nada, Kathie Warncke of Fairchild, and Brenda Williams and husband, Larry, of Houston. She is also survived by her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, Gary Macha and wife, Alicia, with their children, Reagan and Caden, Tammy Carmack and husband, Eddie, with children, Katharine and Ashley and her husband, Will, with their children, Laeci and Kaylee, Michael Popp and wife, Heather, with their children, Andrew, Austin, Ryan and Savannah, Kevin Macha and wife, Pam, Neysa Crosby and husband, Billy, with their children, Nyah, Keira and Brooks, Carrisa Zatopek and husband Heath with their children, Micah and Kynsleigh; Sean Warncke and wife, Amanda, with son, Brendon, Matt Popp and wife, Joy, expecting their first; Angela Popp, John Kalinowski; Sarah Quintero and husband, Michael, with daughter, Emileigh and Blake Williams. She is also survived by two brothers, Adolph and Larry; four sisters, Dorothy, Anna, Alice and Evelyn; and numerous other family members and friends.

Pallbearers will be Gary and Kevin Macha, Michael and Matthew Popp, Sean Warncke and John Kalinowski. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandson, Blake Williams, and grandsons-in-law, Eddie Carmack, Billy Crosby, Heath Zatopek, and Michael Quintero.