Darlene Angeline Tondre Mechler Schuchart

Darlene Angeline Tondre Mechler Schuchart

Darlene Angeline Tondre Mechler Schuchart passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in her home in the Sauz community, west Bexar County, on January 7, 2018 at the age of 91. She was born in La Coste, Texas on December 30, 1926 to Fritz and Genevieve (Moehring) Tondre.
In addition to caring for her family and home, Darlene, with husband Marlin, co-owned and operated Mechler’s Place on Hwy 90 E in the Sauz Community for several decades. She later worked alongside her second husband, Ernest, raising cattle in Rio Medina for many years.
In 1945, Darlene graduated from St. Louis High School. She was a lifetime member of St. Louis Catholic Church, a member of St. Ann’s Altar Society for 71 years, and VFW Auxiliary.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Marlin Mechler and her second husband, Ernest Schuchart; great-grandchildren, Christi Mechler Huron and Benjamin Jett Mechler Huron and her sister, Jane Tondre.
Survivors include her daughters, Sharyn (Patrick) Mechler of San Antonio, Janice (Carl) Roberts of Castroville; and son, Stephen (Barbara) Mechler of Bulverde; grandchildren, Mark (Sonia) Mechler, Patricia Mechler (Dee Taubert), Bryan Blass, Rebecca Huron, Natalie (Cole) Benke, Shawn Mechler, Brooke (Jorge) Collazo, Nathan (Veronica) Mechler, and Jason Roberts; 28 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren, sister-in-law, Florence Mechler; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation was Sunday, January 14, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home, with the Holy Rosary recited at 6:00 pm that evening at St. Louis Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection was Monday, January 15, 2018 at 10:00 am at St. Louis Catholic Church. Interment followed at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Darlene’s memory to St. Ann’s Altar Society, St. Louis Catholic Cemetery or St. Louis Catholic Church.
Arrangements by Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home.