John H. Ilse of Uvalde died July 16, 2010, at his residence at the age of 99.
He was born on Oct. 22, 1910, in Reedville, Texas, to Arthur and Clara (Ulbrich) Ilse. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1931. On Thanksgiving Day, 1934, in San Antonio, he married Virginia Ruth Browning who preceded him in death on May 8, 1992.
Ilse is survived by his daughter, Barbara Ilse Fisher and husband, Ed, of Hondo; daughter-in-law, Beth Whitney Ilse of Houston; four grandchildren, Michael Fisher and wife, Karen, of Puyallup, Wash., Cathie Fisher of Houston, Ami Ilse Martinez and husband, Charlie, of Metairie, La., and Drew Browning Ilse of Falls Church, Va.; four great-grandchildren, Brendan and Bryce Fisher, and Ethan and Eliot Martinez; and sister-in-law Willa Dee Ilse of Sabinal.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Michael Lee Ilse of Houston; son-in-law, Ed Fisher; and siblings Lee Ilse, Mildred Ilse Russell, Jo Ilse Van Horn, George Ilse, Edna Ilse Norman and Gene Ilse.