Nov. 13, 1931 – April 10, 2026
Maurine Eva Grosser Kohls was born to Harry and Mary Jane Grosser on Nov. 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 reveres 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, sonin- 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.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Helena’s Episcopal Church, Boerne; Trinity Episcopal Church in Natchitoches, LA, or Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church in Oklahoma City, OK.
— PAID OBITUARY —
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