Twyla Henze Nau

Twyla Lemar Henze Nau, age 77, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Oct. 30, 2014, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX.

 

 A native of Yorktown, TX, she was born on June 12, 1937, to the late Gerhardt Gus Henze and the late Sadie Henze. She was married to her husband of 48 years, the late Travis Wayne Nau, until his death in 2004.

 

 A long-time resident of Nederland, TX, she was a member and former choir director at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Nederland. Twyla began teaching at Nederland ISD in the 1973-1974 school year. In 1975 during her first year at NHS, she started the iconic show choir, Ned & Company. She was the director of Ned & Co. and choir until her retirement in 2009.

 

 She is survived by her daughters, Laurie Stevenson and husband, Scott, of Nederland, and Cory Nau of Lewisville, TX; her sister, Gerry Riske and husband, Victor, of Yorktown; her sister-in-law, Judy Zizmont and husband, Ed, of Nederland; and two granddaughters, Erica Gremillion and husband, Brandon of Houston, TX and Jill Stevenson and fiancée, Beau Blackwell, of Nederland. She is also survived by one great-granddaughter, Sage Paisley Gremillion, and many loved nieces and nephews.

 

 A gathering of Mrs. Nau’s family and friends was from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m., Sunday, November 2, 2014, at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2711 Helena Avenue, Nederland. Her funeral service was at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 3, 2014, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Nederland, under the direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.  An additional service for Mrs. Nau was at 10 a.m., Tuesday November 4, 2014, at Massey Funeral Home, 779 North Riedel Street, Yorktown, with her interment following at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Yorktown.

 

 Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Nau’s memory to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 234 North Gohmert Street, Yorktown, Texas 78164.