William Michael Wittenburg, 59, died July 27, 2021, at his home in Lampasas following a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Visitation, followed by a Rosary service, will be held July 30 from 5-6 p.m. at his childhood church, Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Lometa.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. July 31 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Lampasas, with interment to follow at Senterfitt Cemetery in Lometa.
After the interment, a reception will be held at the Lometa Good Shepherd Catholic Church Family Life Center.
Mike attended Lometa ISD's elementary, junior high and high school, and was a member of the 1980 graduating class.
He earned a bachelor's degree in business and finance from Southwest Texas State University.
Mike's career included leading several residential development and construction companies as the division president for those entities.
Anyone who knew Mike experienced his quick wit and love for life. He grew up on the family's home place and never lost his love of cattle and a rural lifestyle. He also loved spending time with family and friends.
Mike's foundation and values were shaped by his faith and the principles passed down from many generations of his agricultural family.
The youngest child of Fred Wittenburg Jr. and Mary Alice (Close) Wittenburg, Mike was born on Feb. 2, 1962 in San Saba.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Orwick) Wittenburg; his son, Preston Michael Wittenburg and wife Amy; daughter, Sarah Michele Wittenburg; grandson, Nolan Michael Wittenburg; sisters Paula (Wittenburg) Sage and husband Gary, Mary Anna (Wittenburg) Beard and husband Jesse; brother, James Mark Wittenburg and wife Janna; aunts and uncles William "Bill" and Joyce Wittenburg, Mary Lou and Richard Parmer, Robert and Deborah Wittenburg, and Dan and Linda Close; stepchildren Cassie (Herron) Jones, Courtney Herron and Tyler Herron; and numerous nieces, nephews and a close circle of cousins.
The family requested that memorial donations be made to Lometa Good Shepherd Catholic Church Building Fund and mailed to 701 N. Key Ave., Lampasas, TX 76550, or Senterfitt Cemetery Association, 218 S. Sixth St., Lometa, TX 76853.
