Recent Obituaries
Joyce Mantey
Apr 4, 2012
Joyce Onell Schlabach Mantey was called home to the Lord on April 4, 2012 at the age of 74 years. Joyce and her twin brother, Sammy, were born August 26, 1937 in Brenham, Texas to Walter and Hilma Heins Schlabach. Joyce was baptized in Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine on December 20, 1949 and was confirmed in the same...
Barbara Winkler
Mar 29, 2012
Barbara Elaine Young Winkler, 65, of Brenham, was born February 19, 1947 in Spur, Texas, to Newman and Shirley Hanson Young, as the 4th of 5 children. She passed away March 29, 2012 in Temple after a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara graduated Patton Springs High school, and attended South Plains College in Levelland, TX. She played basketball, volleyball,...
Gladys Mahlmann
Mar 26, 2012
Gladys Bernice Lehmann Mahlmann, 89, widow of Willie E. Mahlmann, passed away March 26, 2012 in Lawrence Street Health Care Center in Tomball. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, March 30, 2012 at Grace Lutheran Church, with interment to follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer will officiate. The family will receive...
Bob Toler
Mar 26, 2012
Bob Toler, born October 28, 1924, left this earth on March 26, 2012 to join his beloved wife, Irene Kankel Toler. Bob was born in Chester, Texas to Jim and Lilly Toler. As a child, he loved to hunt, fish, play football, and run track. After graduating from Chester High School, Bob enlisted in the U. S. Army, serving...
Raymond Gurka
Mar 23, 2012
Raymond A. Gurka, 85 of Chappell Hill, Texas, passed away on March 23, 2012, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on October 11, 1926 in Brenham, Texas to Pete Gurka and Annie Pawlawski Gurka and moved to Chappell Hill, Texas with his parents when he was six months old. He was the oldest of four...
Ben Frost
Mar 21, 2012
Ben J. Frost, 74, of Brenham, passed away February 21, 2012. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Lillian Wilder Chapel at the Brenham State Supported Living Center. Rev. Jim Ferguson will officiate. Burial will take place in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Ben Frost was born August 4, 1937 in Statesboro, Georgia to James...
Lillian Sandahl
Mar 20, 2012
Lillian Adair Sandahl passed away March 20, 2012 in Austin at the age of 92. Born June 25, 1919 in Elgin, Texas, she was the only child of John Wilbur and Lillian Doris Neumann Cunningham of Burton. A devoted wife, daughter, and friend to many, Lillian was a very kind and loveable lady who was devoted to the service...
Erna Bergmann
Mar 18, 2012
Erna Minnie Knebel Bergmann, 94, widow of Otto A. Bergmann, passed away March 18, 2012 in The Care Center of Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, with Pastor Karen Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in La Bahia Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from...
Leon Wellmann
Mar 16, 2012
Leon Wellmann, 70, of Brenham, died March 16, 2012 at his residence. The family will receive visitors from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service for Leon Wellmann will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Wiedeville with Pastor James Abbott officiating. Burial will be in...
John Sommer
Mar 15, 2012
John Ashley "Sambo" Sommer, 69, passed away March 15, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, March 19, 2012 at Friedens Cemetery in Washington. Reception will follow the graveside service at the Friedens Church Fellowship Hall. The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday evening from 4 until 7 p.m. at...
Carolyn Clarke
Mar 13, 2012
Funeral services for Carolyn June Morton Clarke, 80, widow of Dr. Ralph B. Clarke, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Rev. Virgil Pecht officiating. Burial will follow in the Masonic Cemetery in Chappell Hill. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday evening at Memorial Oaks...
Leola Althaus
Mar 7, 2012
Leola Louise Hulda Hinze Althaus, 95, of Burton, passed away March 7, 2012 in Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Giddings. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, March 11, 2012 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top, with Pastor John David Nedbalek officiating. Burial will take place in La Bahia Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives...
Edmund Schaefer
Mar 6, 2012
Edmund Schaefer, 91, husband of Leona Hensen Schaefer, died March 6, 2012 in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 9 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Brenham with Father David Ivey officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Brenham. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8 at...
Jay Stites
Mar 5, 2012
Jay W. Stites, 82, passed away March 5, 2012 in Brenham Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, March 9, 2012 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The family will receive friends and relatives from 12 noon until service time. Interment will take place in Newport, Ark. Jay Stites was born November 25, 1929 in Newport,...
Edward Meschewitz
Mar 3, 2012
Edward Henry Meschewitz, 88, widower of Annie Houdek Meschewitz, died March 3, 2012 in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. A Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Brenham, with burial in Calvary Catholic Cemetery to follow. Msgr. Benedict Zientek is Celebrant. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday...
Jeannie Draehn
Feb 19, 2012
Jean Draehn, Jeannie to family and friends, won her final battle with cancer on February 19, 2012 at her home in Sandy Creek Estates, surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Brenham High School auditorium, with Rev. J. B. Bitner and Rev. Dale Chance officiating. Visitation with...
Mary White
Feb 15, 2012
Mary Bess White, 79, died February 15, 2012 in Willow Park, Texas. Mary was born July 23, 1932 in Happy, Texas to Hershel Clarence McCarley and Maudie Ray Briley. She was baptized at age 16 in First Baptist Church of Happy, Texas. She attended schools in Happy, and on September 28, 1951, was married to Vernon Leroy White of...
Melvin Gaskamp
Feb 12, 2012
Funeral services for Melvin H. H. Gaskamp, 83, husband of Bernice Buck Gaskamp, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 15, 2012 St. Peter''s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Pastor Alan D. Kethan officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Tuesday evening from 5 until 7 p.m. at Memorial Oaks...
Betty Averitt
Feb 12, 2012
Betty Joyce Averitt, 81, widow of William H. Averitt, passed away February 12, 2012 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012 at First United Methodist Church, with Pastors Calvin Beckendorf and Vicki Averitt officiating, with reception following in the fellowship hall. Following the reception, burial will take place in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The...
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