Maurine Kohls

     Maurine Eva Grosser Kohls was born to Harry and Mary Jane Grosser on November 13, 1931, in Boerne,

Texas. She died peacefully in Natchitoches, Louisiana on April 10, 2026.

     Maurine is remembered by her friends and family as warm, caring, and kind, with a fierce sense of humor.

She loved to giggle and often joked that she needed to be separated from her confidantes to keep from

causing a stir. When living in Houston, she often hosted her children and grandchildren to cheer on the Astros

or attend the Rodeo. She never declined tickets to see George Strait. She was a stylish dresser and loved

anything purple. She was an accomplished artist, creating colorful works that featured dramatic

shorelines, light-filled gardens, and exuberant birds. Above all, Maurine was beloved by and committed to

her family, always available for a phone call or a visit or to share a meal.

     She was an accomplished seamstress sewing everything from floor to ceiling curtains and furniture

seat covers to beautiful clothing where the inside of the outfit was as pretty as the outside. There wasn’t

anything she couldn’t sew. Once, her granddaughter found some fabric placemats that she wanted to make

into pillows. Maurine gathered all the supplies and sewed the most special couch pillows that her

granddaughter still revers 20 years later. She was also an avid reader. She preferred mysteries and always

figured out the whodunit well before the end. In Maurine’s younger years, she was an accomplished

pianist and practiced diligently on her parents’ century-old piano. She twirled the baton with grace at

Boerne High School. Beginning in childhood and carrying through as an adult, she was an Episcopalian

through and through. She visited several churches throughout Houston and San Antonio to find where she

felt closest to God and his Ministry. Later on, she found a work family at RPR in Houston as the Business Office

Manager. RPR and the Chovanec family were instrumental in her thriving in Houston, and the

Kohls/Clemons families are forever grateful for the care they provided.

     Maurine is preceded in death by her parents, her sister and brother-in-law Mary Ann and Don Owens, nephew

Douglas Owens, sister Harriet Meredith, daughter-in-law Cindy Kohls, son-in-law Robert

Clemons, and grandson Michael Clemons. She is survived by her children, Bradley (Kathy) Kohls

and Cheryl Clemons, her grandchildren Matthew Clemons, Rebecca Clemons, Benjamin (Leslie)

Clemons, Maria (Sean) Comiskey, Melissa (Andrew) Downs, her great-grandchildren Madeline and Natalie

Comiskey, step-granddaughter Jalie Bills, nephew and niece-in-law David and Dianne Owens, great nephews

Cody (Tatum) and Clayton (Sabrina) Owens, and great-grandniece Slayde Owens.

     Visitation for Maurine was held at Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home in Boerne Monday,

April 20, from 5 to 7 pm, followed by a reception at St. Helena’s Episcopal Church. A funeral service took

place Tuesday, April 21, at 11:00 am at St. Helena’s. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St.

Helena’s Episcopal Church, Trinity Episcopal Church in Natchitoches, LA, or Epiphany of the Lord Catholic

Church in Oklahoma City, OK.