DEBORAH M. ARTMAN
Deborah Marian Artman went home to be with Jesus on Friday evening, January 11, 2019. Debbie was born on August 9, 1922 in New Braunfels, Texas to Edmund Nolte and Wallie Alves Nolte. She was the youngest of four children.
Debbie was an independent, adventurous young woman in a time when women were typically more reserved. She always had a fascination with the military and wanted to be
08/9/1922 - 01/11/2019 a career woman. Upon loved hosting dinner parties with graduation from New Braunfels her friends. She and George High School she worked at resided in Seguin, Texas from Randolph Airforce Base, but 1968-1993 and in 1993 they soon realized she wanted more. moved to the Army Residence At the height of WWII, Debbie Community (ARC) which is where ventured with her best friend she resided until her death. Evelyn Fischer to Washington She was very active in her D.C. where she got a job at the community. While in Seguin, she Pentagon as a statistician. It is was involved in Cross United here where she would meet her Church of Christ Woman’s future husband, Col. George Group, the Shakespeare Club, Artman, U.S. Army. They were where she served as President, happily married for 47 years. and the Military Civilian Club. Her years at the Pentagon She was active in the PTA while prepared her for life with her her children were growing up, husband George. He was and was Girl Scout Cookie stationed in Baghdad, Iraq at the Chairman.
Embassy from 1961 - 1963. She She took great pleasure in doing absolutely loved it. Debbie was presentations about the family’s fascinated about living in another experiences in the Middle East country and learning firsthand as well as showing the various what it was like. Her real love artifacts they had collected in the though was hosting parties. desert while stationed in There is certain "etiquette" to Baghdad. She also volunteered follow while George was at the at the ARC as an ARC angel Embassy, and she seemed to be getting items for residents who born for the job. It fit her no longer could drive. personality so well. It was her life. Debbie was a great mom. She Upon her husband’s retirement loved her daughters Pam and from Fort Sam Houston in 1968, Rita and was always there for she took what she learned about them, even if that meant driving etiquette into her civilian life. She up to Austin in the middle of the night. She enjoyed going to the beach with her family every year as they grew up and became mothers themselves.
She is survived by her daughters Pam Campos and Rita Nonmacher, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren who were the joy of her life in her later years.
She is preceded in death by her husband George Artman, parents Edmund Nolte and Wallie Nolte, siblings, David and Edward Nolte, Evelyn Nolte Walters, and grandson Nathan Alexander Nonmacher. Visitation will be Saturday, January 19, 2019 from 1p-4p at Sunset Funeral Home. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Deborah’s name to the Greer Fund at the ARC which provides scholarships for employees and their children (Employee Education Fund) or a charity of your choice.