Ben Alton Bethke Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ben Alton Bethke of North Zulch, Texas, who passed away on January 19, 2022, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Alton Bethke and Aline Bethke (Hortor) of North Zulch, Texas; his wife Mary Beth Bethke of North Zulch; his brother Michael Bethke of North Zulch, Texas; his nephew Steven Cason of Woskom, Texas.; his sister Dolores Clack (Bobby) of Sumner, Texas; his children, Ben Bethke (Denise) of Corpus Christi, Texas, Barbara Bodin (Neal) of Murphy, Irene Zimmer (Paul) of Beeville, Texas, Sue Gonzalez (Mark) of St. Paul, Corpus Christi of Texas and Michelle Pruett (Jeffrey) of Aubrey, Texas; his grandchildren, Trey Bethke of Corpus Christi, Texas, Lee Ann Bethke of San Antonio, Texas, Paul Zimmer Jr. (Mary) of Beeville, Texas, Amanda Zimmer of North Pole, Alaska, Stephanie Perez (Tony) of Seguin, Texas, Cristine Arguello (Ruben) of Corpus Christi, Texas, Stephen Longoria of Corpus Christi, Texas, Caleb, Cody, Kymberli Pruett of Aubrey, Texas, Karen Berry (Adrien) of Lafayette and Rusty Louviere (Gwen) of New Iberia, Louisiana; his great grandchildren, Megan Berry of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Beau, Tate, Elise Louviere of New Iberia, Louisiana, Olivia Chapa of Anchorage, Alaska, Gilbert, Noah Zapata of San Antonio, Texas, Maddie, Aidan Arguello of Corpus Christi, Texas, Kane, Aurora Dodson of Aubrey, Texas and Lexi Longoria of Corpus Christi, Texas; his niece Amanda "Missy" Cooper (Bryan) of Sumner, Texas; and his nephew Gene "Butch" Cason (Lana) of Bryan, Texas. He was also cherished by numerous extended family members and friends.