New Braunfels, Texas
Jeanne Celeste Tietze Barker
1931 — 2023
Jeanne Celeste Tietze Barker was born in New Braunfels, Texas on May 15, 1931, the only child of Ernest Charles and Dora Emma Roessing Tietze. She had a happy childhood growing up in New Braunfels surrounded by her extended family of cousins, aunts and uncles. She learned German so she would know if the older relatives were talking about her. She graduated from New Braunfels High School in 1949 where she was a member of The Spider Club. She was also a member of the synchronized swimming team at Landa Park. She attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College for a year then she and her cousin, Enid Zipp, went to work for USAA in San Antonio. When Prudential opened a regional office in...