Roberta Blumberg Kuempel

KUEMPEL, ROBERTA BLUMBERG (1943 ~ 2024). The following is an obituary for Roberta Kuempel, spouse of former Texas House Member Edmund Kuempel. The obituary was published on the Seguin Daily News website on September 25, 2024.

Roberta “Birdie” Blumberg Kuempel, age 80 of Seguin, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2024.  Birdie was born on October 10, 1943 in Seguin, Texas to Nola (Behrendt) and Robert Blumberg.

A lifelong resident of Seguin, Birdie graduated from Seguin High School and earned her degree in education from Texas Lutheran College. It was there that Birdie met the love of her life, Edmund Kuempel, to whom she was married for 45 years until his passing in 2010. Together they lovingly raised their two children, Margaret and John, and devoted much of their lives to the Seguin community. Birdie worked a number of years as a middle school teacher until retiring after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her determined spirit and tenacity were unmatched. Birdie was known for her colorful personality – reflected in her clothes and in her home, which was always decorated in the spirit of the season. Birdie enjoyed many hobbies over the years including bridge, needlepoint, gardening, and her monthly book club and was an active member of the Legislative Ladies Club. Always up for a welty around town or a drive along country roads, Birdie, a proud wife and mother, loved her family and was a steadfast presence in their lives.

Birdie is preceded in death by her loving husband, The Honorable Edmund Perry Kuempel, her parents, Nola and Robert Blumberg, her in-laws, Ludora and Henry Kuempel, her brother, John Blumberg, sister and brother-in-law, Faye and Bill Henze, and brother-in-law Robert Kuempel.  

Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Brady; son, John Kuempel and his wife Michelle; granddaughter Rose Brady; twin grandsons Will and Sam Kuempel, sister-in-law, Anita Blumberg, cousin Becky Behrendt Konen and husband Mark, aunt, Marilyn Smith, many other loving family members, and a host of friends throughout Texas.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 26th at Tres Hewell Mortuary from 5 to 7 p.m.  Graveside services and interment will be held at the Texas State Cemetery, 909 Navasota Street, Austin, Texas, 78702 on Friday, September 27th at 10 a.m, followed by a memorial service celebrating Birdie’s life at 3 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 1326 E. Cedar Street, Seguin, Texas, 78155 with Pastor Dan Cave officiating. For those who desire, the service may be live-streamed through Faith Lutheran Church. A reception will follow at the family home.   

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Faith Lutheran Church Endowment Fund, 1326 E. Cedar, Seguin, Texas, 78155, ThriveWell Cancer Foundation, P. O. Box 29331, San Antonio, Texas, 78229, or Guadalupe Regional Hospice Services, 1215 E. Court St., Seguin, Texas, 78155.  

You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.