Royal R. Goebel

Royal R. Goebel, 96, of Seabrook passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 in New Braunfels, Texas.  He was born December 23, 1923 in Winchester, Fayette County, Texas to Herman and Mary Goebel.

He was a lifelong resident of La Marque, Texas.  Royal began his military service in 1940 as Motor Machinist Mate First Class in the United States Navy during WWII, serviced on the USS Zeal, Mine Sweeper in the South Pacific serving 3 years.  After the Naval Services, he began his career at Union Carbide in the Maintenance Department in Texas City, Texas until retirement.  But first, shortly after being employed with Union Carbide, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1950 for 24 months as Sergeant First Class in the Korean War.  During that time, 1954, he served with the Civil Air Patrol as a Major-Fiscal Officer and Pilot for 5 years.  Every Memorial Day he would fly over the Memorial Statue on Broadway and 25th in Galveston and dropped flowers.

He has been a lifetime member all his adult life with Peace Lutheran Church in Texas City. Royal’s hobby was cruising the high-seas 64 times!  Some of his highlights were attending the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. and Arlington, Virginia. Going to Airshows every year was also an event he loved.

Early in life he loved helping his wife with her career selling Tupperware.  Attending the conventions yearly with her and her daughters was something he always looked forward too.  Another hobby of his was loving to watch his hibiscus trees bloom in the spring and his specialty was growing his Pecan trees.  Most of all the joy of his life was just being with his family.

Royal married his bride Ernestine “Teenie” Neumann Goebel, June 16, 1946, in Galveston, Texas.  They had four daughters: JoAnne, Janet, Jean and Jeri Lynn.

He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Ernestine “Teenie” Goebel, daughter Jean Morgan, son-in-law Larry Brown, four sisters and five brothers.

Royal is survived by his three daughters: JoAnne Goebel Brown of Houston, Janet Goebel and Fiancé Gary Rehm of Seabrook and Jeri Lynn Benoit and husband Mark Benoit of Canyon Lake and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 27, 2020 from 5:00pm-8:00pm at the James Crowder Funeral Home in La Marque.  Funeral Service will be at 10:00am on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Peace Lutheran Church in Texas City with Rev. Matthew Brackman officiating.  Entombment will follow at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas.

 

 

7 comments

  1. Uncle Roy, you was a great uncle to all of us kids. You was my God father and I will never forget you I loved you so much. now you are up there with everyone of your loved ones waiting for this next generation.

    Shirley Ann Goebel Berwick
  2. My Dad was the most wonderful, fun, loving, gentlemen, respectful, giving, forgiving, smart, handsome, sweetest, kindest, strongest, amazing and I could go on forever!!!! Man I will ever know!!!! We love you Daddy!!!!!

    Jeri Lynn Benoit
  3. Wow I have no words that I can say how wonderful you were to me and our family how important you were to us 🇺🇸 ❤. You have really made my life full of knowledge and boy did we have fun traveling. Yes cruising was spectacular and never a dull moment, I will miss talking about old times when i was little girl. You have definitely left us with alot of great memories. Thank you for being my daddy and I love you so much 💗, it’s not goodbye it’s see ya later!

    Janet Goebel
  4. I sure will miss u Grandpa I know now u are with Grandma and mom i
    Sure will miss u so much your in a better place I love you
    Love Wendy Madison caden carson

    Carson kline
  5. A classy guy who has always been one of my favorite people.

    Harold Augustus
  6. Our sincere sympathy.

    Dr. Keith & Diane Bellamy
  7. Life is the greatest gift God could ever give. Someone so special will not forgotten. Memories will live on forever. The classiest man I have ever been given the pleasure to know. You will live in everyone’s hearts forever…you will be missed ❤

    valerie Thiry-kirschner

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