He is preceded in death by his parents sisters, Viola Loeffler, Elfrieda Beyer, Evelyn Klein, Marie Stacey, Helen Lampman and brother, Henry Jr. He loved his livestock, helping youth, and reading the newspaper, but above all he loved his family, especially his son Horace who was his best friend and business partner. Richard was a great story teller and often filled in for the pastor at Redeemer United Church. In his recent years, he was often found driving up and down Gin Road on his Kawasaki Mule feeding and checking on cattle and visiting with neighbors along the way. Richard was very involved at Redeemer United Church, serving as a Sunday school teacher and on the Church Council and Cemetery Committee for years. He was an active member of the National Grange, a 4-H leader for many years, and loved working the gate for the hog show at the Guadalupe County Youth Show.
Richard’s love for animals began at an early age when he bought his first cow and calf for $150 when he was 9 years old, and he finally sold the last of his own cattle when he turned 91. They raised show hogs, show steers, and commercial livestock close to the Cibolo Creek. Richard and Horace spent their days side by side, then formed H&R Farms in the early 1970s after they moved to Zuehl, when Horace was still a young boy. The next year, their son, Horace, was born on October 25, 1960. He married his beloved wife La Verne (Lehmann) on June 6, 1959. Oefinger Commission Co.) for 40+ years before joining his brothers at the Seguin Cattle Company. After the drought of 1956, Richard worked at the Union Stockyards in San Antonio (A.C. He was active in 4-H and won trips to Chicago, New York, and Washington D.C. He attended the Gable and Clemens rural schools and later Seguin High School while working hard on the family farm from a young age. Richard was born on Jat the family farm in St. Interment will follow in the Redeemer United Church Cemetery in Zuehl. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, Septemat 10:00 a.m. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Septemfrom 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Richard Theodore Luensmann, age 93, of the Zuehl community, passed away on September 20, 2022, while surrounded by family.
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