Recent Obituaries
Erette Vinson
Aug 6, 2014
Erette Vinson went home to God on August 6, 2014. She was born October 14, 1927, the daughter of Emmett L. and Lillian Vinson. Erette was educated in Brenham schools, an honor graduate of Central Elementary and Brenham High School, Class of 1945. She graduated from Blinn Jr. College and attended the University of Texas, where she was a...
Joyce Draehn
Aug 5, 2014
Joyce Draehn, 73, widow of Roger Draehn, passed away Aug. 5, 2014 at Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, August 8, 2014 at Salem Lutheran Church with Pastors Charles Parnell and Toby Burk officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive visitors Thursday evening from 6 until...
Arnold Peters, Jr.
Aug 5, 2014
A celebration of life for Arnold Peters Jr. of Brenham are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, August 9, 2014 at St. Johns United Church of Christ in Burton, with Rev. D. Allen Cearley officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Burton. Visitation will be from 5 pm until 7 pm Friday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel....
Deborah Kirkland
Aug 3, 2014
Deborah A. "Debbi" Kirkland, 63, wife of Paul Kirkland, died Aug. 3, 2014 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Bryan. After suffering the last several years of kidney failure, Debbi is now at peace. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Brenham Church of Christ, with Dr. Doug Hall officiating. Deborah Kirkland...
Thelma Zwiener
Aug 3, 2014
On August 3, 2014, Thelma McFarlane Zwiener peacefully departed to her final reward. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at St. Peter''s Episcopal Church, with Rev. Cecilia Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Independence Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Thelma or "Doots" to...

Melvin Kelm
Aug 2, 2014
Mr. Melvin Kelm 100 years old of Brenham and the husband of Ruby Kelm died Saturday August 2, 2014 at the Scott and White Hospital Brenham. Funeral arrangements are pending at Memorial Oaks Chapel of Brenham.
Melvin Kelm
Aug 2, 2014
Melvin Otto Kelm, age 100, was called home to his Lord and Savior, on Saturday, August 2, 2014. He leaves an incredible legacy as a man of enduring faith who left an indelible mark on so many. He was born in the rural community of Artesian Park, Burton, Texas on July 9, 1914 to Edward Kelm and Caroline Kammerer...

Evelyn Rodiek
Aug 1, 2014
Evelyn Mae Rodiek, 90 of Brenham, died August 1, 2014. The funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church of Brenham, with Pastor Matthew Jacobs officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Evelyn was born on November 7,...

James Mccoy
Jul 28, 2014
James McCoy, 88, husband of Mary Fox McCoy, died July 28, 2014 at Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. Pastor Mark Moldenhauer will officiate. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. James McCoy was born July 30, 1925 in Dennison,...
Dr. Commander
Jul 27, 2014
Dr. Allen Commander of Brenham, Texas, went to be with his heavenly father on July 27, 2014. Dr. Commander was Vice President at the University of Houston and retired after 22 years as Regents Professor of Management. Subsequently he was employed at Texas A&M University as the founding director of A&M''s Institute for Housing and Urban Development. Active in...
Deborah Dorman
Jul 24, 2014
Deborah Kay Flentge Dorman, 59, died July 24, 2014 at Bayshore Medical Center in Pasadena. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. The family will receive friends and family Sunday from 12 noon until service time at 2 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Deborah was...
Virginia Ross
Jul 23, 2014
Virginia "Ginger" Kettler Ross passed away July 23, 2014. Family and friends are welcome to celebrate her life on Saturday, July 26th at the home of her in-laws, Wesley and Ivy Kettler, 2418 Airline Drive from the hours of 12 noon to 4:00p.m. The interment of her ashes will be done in Comanchae, Texas in the fall. To post...

Anna Heuvel
Jul 22, 2014
Our dear mother, Anna Mae Heuvel, lived among us for 97 years and passed away on July 22, 2014. Anna Mae Krueger Heuvel was born on September 20, 1916, in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas. She was the daughter of Johann Karl Charlie Krueger and Malinda Loesch Krueger and the youngest of eleven children. She was confirmed in the Friedens United Church...
Alice Rust
Jul 21, 2014
Alice Ahrens Rust, 93, passed away July 21, 2014 at Brenham Scott & White Hospital after suffering a massive stroke. Alice was born in Brenham December 13, 1920 to Herman and Lydia Wehring Ahrens. She was baptized April, 1921 and confirmed September 13, 1936 at Eben Ezer Lutheran Church in the Berlin community. She married Walter Rust Sr. in...

Ellen Hahn
Jul 18, 2014
Ellen Bernice Hahn, 92, passed away July 18, 2014 at Brenham Nursing and Rehab in Brenham. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m., Monday, July 21, 2014 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, followed by a Memorial Service at 12:30 p.m. A graveside service will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Phil Fenton will officiate. Bernice Hahn was born...

Tony Busby
Jul 15, 2014
Tony Randall Busby was born October 11, 1963, in Seymour, Texas. He passed from this life and into our Savior''s arms on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the age of 50. He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Ann Fathauer, his father, Charles Busby, and his step-father, James Fathauer. Surviving Tony are sons, Brandon Busby and DJ...
Michael Hopkins
Jul 14, 2014
Mike Hopkins, Sr. passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Brenham, TX on July 14, 2014 with his loving wife of nearly 40 years Nina by his side. Services will be held Friday July 18th at 2 PM at St. Peter''s Episcopal Church in Brenham officiated by The Rev. Cecilia Smith & followed by a reception...

Walter Seilheimer
Jul 13, 2014
Walter Alvin Seilheimer, 87, of Burton, died July 13, 2014, at Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 14 at Memorial Oaks Chapel with Rev. Glen Schoeneberg officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, July 13 at Memorial...
Wilburn Neutzler
Jul 12, 2014
Funeral services for Wilburn W. Neutzler of Brenham, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine, with Pastor Rich Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the La Bahia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mr. Neutzler passed away in Brenham on July 12,...
Russell Reuter
Jul 10, 2014
Russell Wayne Reuter, 52, of Brenham, died July 10, 2014 in a Brenham nursing home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2014 at St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Pastor Phil Fenton officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel....