Agatha DeBrock

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Strengthened by the Holy Sacraments, Agatha DeBrock passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Monday, Oct. 26, 2020.

Born Agatha Bernadine Tenholder to Martin and JoHannah Tenholder April 7, 1927, she was the third of six children. As a child, she loved singing in the barn swing, the outdoors and her family.

Agatha graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1946. She met her future husband, Edward DeBrock, at a dance where he was playing music. They married on Aug. 27, 1947.

From their union, they were blessed with four children, Elaine (Stanley) Vandeven, Philip (Janet) DeBrock, Debbie (Melvin) Keith and Kathy (Don) Nanney, all of Leopold; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Juliana Elfrink.

In addition to being a loving and dedicated mother and grandmother, she loved quilting, gardening and bingo.

Throughout her entire life, she held an unwavering faith in God, which she shared with all who surrounded her. She was a faithful member of St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold. She was a past president of the Legion of Mary, past president of the Ladies Sodality, a Parish School of Religion teacher since 1953 and a proud Red Cross volunteer. Her Catholic faith meant everything to her.

Agatha joins her parents; four siblings, Leola Tenholder, Mary Frances Vandeven, Rosie Elfrink and Joe Tenholder; her husband, Ed DeBrock; her son, Philip DeBrock; and two grandchildren, Christopher Vandeven and Jessica Keith, in Heaven.

While she will be sorely missed by loved ones on earth, she will be joyously welcomed by her loved ones in Heaven.

Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church with the Rev. David Coon officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.