Florence was born on August 7, 1928 in San Antonio Texas to Herbert Thomas and Viola Weirich Thomas. After a short time, her parents divorced. In July of 1933, Viola married Walter Doebbler and they set up housekeeping in the Grapetown area in the home of Walter's widowed father. Florence became a little German girl, learning to speak the language fluently. She became the big sister of five siblings, Ronald, Elaine, L. Conrad, Marian, and Charlette. They were baptized and confirmed in Bethany Lutheran Church. She attended the Grapetown school, in a class of four, graduating 8th grade in 1942. She rode a white horse to school. Mrs. Schnelle taught her to play the mandolin. While still in High School, in 1944, she received a certificate for excellence in typing and shorthand from the Alamo City Business College. In 1946, she graduated from St. Mary's High School. While there, she became adept at the piano, performing in recitals. She played the piano for the Methodist Church services. For many years her family loved to hear her play popular tunes.

Her fiance, Palmer Hohenberger, returned from the war in Europe and they were married on August 14, 1946 in Bethany Lutheran Church. They began their married life on a ranch in the Grapetown area. Their three children were born, Cynthia, Michael and Harry Alan. Florence became skilled at killing rattlesnakes and copperheads with a hoe. In 1953, with three small children, she studied nursing by correspondence with the Chicago School of Nursing. She was unable to travel to Chicago to finish her degree, but, nevertheless used her skills often over the years for family, friends, and nursing homes.

She once met a woman at the washateria whose daughter was pregnant. They were too poor to afford a doctor or hospital and asked Florence to assist at the birth. She was scared, but she did it and everything turned out fine.

In 1956, she and her husband purchased a dairy farm and 213 acres on Knopp School Road. For eight years, they milked the cows and grew vegetables for market. Then the cows were sold and the farming continued. Like many farm women, Florence went to work outside the home to augment the family finances. In every job, Florence excelled. Being a riveter at Mooney Aircraft, Inc. in Kerrville, she was told by her co-workers to slow down as she was making them look bad. In the 1970's she sold Sarah Coventry jewelry, becoming a regional manager. In 1978, she began selling real estate, soon becoming a broker herself as well as the secretary of the realtors' association. Florence was also instrumental in getting the Learning Disabilities Act passed, going to Austin to meet with a congressman.

Florence was a beautiful outgoing woman who enjoyed company and entertaining. There were often visitors in her home. They had many friends and family. She particularly enjoyed her six grandchildren. They would spend several days and she would give them all the ice cream and M&M's they wanted. Now there are ten great-grandchildren.

She and Palmer celebrated their 60 ^th wedding anniversary in 2006.

She began a slow decline of dementia, spending the last eleven years in Fredericksburg Nursing home.

Florence was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Viola Doebbler, her husband Palmer of 62 years, son Michael, her parents-in-law, Hertha and Benno Hohenberger, siblings Donald Doebbler, Wallace Doebbler, Charlette Doebbler Deike, and brothers and sisters-in-law, Lorraine Doebbler, Harry Warner, Kurt and Vera Kallenberg, and Ted and Toodie Hohenberger.

Survivors include two brothers, Ronald Doebbler of Port Angeles, Washington, Louis Conrad Doebbler and his wife Bernice of Giddings, Texas, two sisters Elaine Warner of Alvin, Texas, and Marian Klein of Fredericksburg and brother-in-law, Clinton Deike also of Fredericksburg. Surviving children are Harry Alan Hohenberger and Cynthia Engel and her husband Armin.

Also surviving are six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and seventeen nieces and nephews.

Visitation is Thursday January 14 from 4-6 pm in the Fredericksburg Funeral Home.

Funeral Service is Friday January 15, 2021 at 2:00p.m. in the Fredericksburg Funeral Home.

"Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Father's house."