All Obituaries

Clarence William “Bill” Easton, 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 10, 2021. Bill was born on November 16, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to William Harrison and Thelma Easton. In 1942, the family moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma where his father had taken an engineering professorship position with Oklahoma A&M (now OSU). Soon, young Billy embraced being an Okie and enjoyed Boy Scouts, his paper route and chemistry set. He was intelligent and confident from the...

Clarence Alfred Giles of Burton, Texas passed away October 9th, 2021 surrounded by loved ones.   Visitation will be October 15th, 7am -7pm at Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main, Brenham, Texas.  Family will be present from 5pm -7pm. The family respectfully requests masks to be worn by all visitors.   His life will be celebrated Saturday, October 16th, 2pm., additional viewing will be held from 12:30-1:30 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints, 1400 Niebuhr Street...

Edwin ‌Weiss‌ ‌Jr.,87,‌ ‌of‌ ‌Brenham‌ ‌passed‌ ‌away‌ ‌peacefully‌ ‌on‌ ‌Thursday,‌ ‌October‌ ‌7,‌ ‌2021.‌ ‌ Edwin‌ ‌was‌ ‌born‌ ‌on‌ ‌April‌ ‌14,‌ ‌1934‌ ‌to‌ ‌Edwin‌ ‌and‌ ‌Linda‌ ‌(Wiesepape)‌ ‌Weiss.‌ From‌...

Betty Jo Martin, age 77, died Wednesday October 6, 2021 surrounded by her loving family in the comfort of her own home. Visitation will be 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday October 8, 2021 at Memorial Oaks Chapel with family present 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The service is 1:00 p.m. Saturday October 9, 2021 at Memorial Oaks Chapel officiated by Tim Webb, the burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. She was born on November 3, 1943 to Robert Louis Gibbs and Eola Gibbs. Betty liked to attend...

Joycine Adela Eckermann Hanath of Chappell Hill, aged 83, passed away peacefully and joined the Lord in her home on October 3rd, 2021 surrounded by loved ones. Joycine was born January 29, 1938 in Austin County near Industry in the home of her grandparents to Barnet and Resada (Galle) Eckermann. She grew up learning German as her first language in the home and developed a love of her family and her heritage. Joycine was united in marriage to Louis Charles Hanath on June 29th, 1957 at the...

Born September 17, 1947 to parents Frank and Frances Davis Crawford in Brenham, TX. He passed away on Saturday October 2, 2021 at Kruse Village. The visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel on Wednesday October 6, 2021. A service will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Thursday October 7, 2021 officiated by Pastor Geleske. Fred grew up in Brenham and attended all twelve grades in BISD. He ran track in high school and graduated in May in...

Lisa Ann Hern was born on September 29,1965 in Carmichael, California and passed away on September 29, 2021 in Citrus Heights, California. She is survived by her loving husband, Richard Hern, to whom she was married for 32 years.  The service is 11:00 a.m. Wednesday October 13, 2021 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St. Brenham, TX 77833.

Obituary for Stella Alwine Kessler Stella Alwine Kessler died on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the beautiful age of 101. She was born on July 16, 1920, to Ed and Alwine Fuchs. She lived on the La Bahia Prairie until the age of 26, when she married Paul D. Kessler, Jr. on June 30, 1946. She moved to Burton where she was a homemaker, and her husband operated Kessler’s Garage. She was a precious mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by her sons and...

  Valeria Paola Graciano, 12, of Chappell Hill, passed away on September 28, 2021.   She was born on November 10, 2008 in Brenham to Leonardo Palacios and Maria Guadalupe Graciano. A visitation will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Memorial Oaks Chapel with a rosary being held at 6:00 p.m. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m.  A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Calvary Catholic...

Husband, father, grandfather, cattle rancher, business owner and brother, Kenneth Schwartz passed on to be with the Lord Jesus on September 27, 2021, at the age of 80. Kenneth Schwartz was born at home to Lydia and Henry Schwartz on October 2, 1940, in rural William Penn outside of Brenham, Texas. Kenneth was the fourth of seven children born to farmers of German descent, growing up in a home filled with love, faith, home cooking and a strong work ethic. He was baptized and confirmed at...