Recent Obituaries

Feb 8, 2012

Funeral services for Clara Belle Canterbury, 85, widow of Alford Grady Canterbury, are scheduled for 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Troy Sikes officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and family Thursday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mrs. Canterbury passed away...

Feb 7, 2012

Evva Irene Lowery, 81, of Brenham, died Feb. 7, 2012, in Waco. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10 at Atkinson Cemetery in Chappell Hill. A memorial service will follow at 11:30 a.m. Friday at First...

Feb 7, 2012

Lydia Hinze, 94, of The Colony, Tx. died February 7, 2012 at her son''s home. Lydia was born in Burton, Texas on July 30, 1917, the daughter of the late Wilhelm and Martha Rebarske Jaster. She was baptized on Sept. 9, 1917 at St. John Evangelical and Reformed Church in Burton, Texas and also was confirmed on March 20,...

Feb 5, 2012

Donald Lee Jaster, 70, of Brenham, husband of Beverly Saeger Jaster, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Christus Dubuis Hospital of Bryan.

Donald was born October 19, 1941 in Brenham to Otto and Elma Jahnke Jaster. He was baptized December 5, 1941 and confirmed March 29, 1956 at Salem Lutheran Church in...

Feb 2, 2012

Jamie Juanita Oliver Cegielski, 79, of Chappell Hill, wife of Eugene Cegielski, died February 2, 2012 in Brenham. Survivors include her husband, Eugene Cegielski of Chappell Hill; son, Alan Cegielski; daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Chris Santiff, all of Houston; grandchildren, Shawn and Citlalli Santiff, Shannon and John Crawley, Shane Santiff, Shanber Santiff, Cayla Cegielski, Logan Cegielski, and James...

Jan 31, 2012

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Jan 30, 2012

Clenwood Helmuth Heins, 81, of Brenham, husband of Lydia Ann Mayer Nienstedt Heins, passed away January 30, 2012 in Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Clenwood was born July 8, 1930 in Greenvine to Eton and Lena Oevermann Heins. He was baptized Sept. 28, 1930 in St. John''s Evangelical Church in Burton and confirmed May 20, 1945 in St....

Jan 27, 2012

Glenn Albert Bentke, 68, of Brenham, husband of Dorothy Bentke, passed away January 27, 2012 in Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2012 in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, with Pastors David Hansen and Virgil Pecht officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will...

Jan 25, 2012

Lillie Tiemann Ahrens, 94, passed away January 25, 2012 in Hudson Creek Nursing Home in Bryan. Lillie was born to Willie and Annie Mellnar on December 29, 1917 in Granger, Texas. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith, and attended schools in Austin Co. where she grew up. Lillie married Harry Ahrens on November 14, 1937. She...

Jan 25, 2012

LUCILLE ERNISTINE BROESCHE, age 95, died at her home on Wednesday, January25, 2012.She was born March 25, 1916, in Beasley, Texas, the daughter and first child of Charles William Krause and Louise Walzel Krause. She was baptized into the Christian faith in Beasley on October 16, 1916, by Rev. Karl Markel, and was confirmed on March 29, 1930 by...

Jan 24, 2012

Diana Lee Lindley, wife of Doyle Lindley, passed away January 24, 2012 in Brenham. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Virgil Pecht officiating. Diana was born February 7, 1943 in Conneaut, Ohio to Robert and Margaret Stewart Knight. She married Doyle Lindley in Conneaut Lake in August...

Jan 23, 2012

Arline Bunker, 97, passed away January 23, 2012 in Brenham Nursing and Rehab Center. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, January 27, 2012 at Prairie Lea Cemetery, with Rev. Dale Chance officiating. Arline is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Ed Baker of Brenham. Also surviving are grandchildren: Cathy Jorin, Steve Baker, Cyndie Sartin; seven...

Jan 21, 2012

Alice Landgraf of Brenham, the widow of Eddie Landgraf, died in the Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham Saturday morning, January 21, 2012. Alice was born on December 23, 1920 to Henry and Henriette Reddehase Fischer in Washington County. Alice was baptized on February 20, 1921 in Prairie Hill, Texas. She was confirmed on Oct 25, 1936 by Reverend...

Jan 18, 2012

Mary Katherine Sander Pomykal, 71, of Houston, passed away in Abilene, Texas on January 18, 2012. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 in First United Methodist Church in Brenham, with Rev. Dale Chance officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at Memorial...

Jan 16, 2012

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Jan 16, 2012

Kathy Lynn Elrod Stone, 59, of Brenham, passed away January 16, 2012 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 4 p.m., Thursday, January 19, 2012 in Calvary Baptist Church. Pastors Darren Donaldson and Larry Embrey will officiate. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Wednesday evening...

Jan 15, 2012

Emma Jean Moehlmann Roese, 79, of Brenham, widow of Melvin Roese, passed away January 15, 2012 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Emma was born January 22, 1932 in Brenham to August and Emma Koehne Moehlmann. She was employed by J. C. Penney for many years. A big fan of the Houston Rockets and Astros, she also...

Jan 12, 2012

Dorothy Mae Gerke Moon, 80, widow of Charles M. Moon, Jr., died January 12, 2012 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor W. L. Rouse officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

Jan 12, 2012

Marie Symank Loesch gently left her earthly home in the wee hours of January 12, 2012 while asleep at Kruse Village in Brenham. She was born in Coryell City, Texas on May 27, 1917, the 4th of 8 children of Annie Reichter Symank and Ernest Carl Symank. In the tradition of big German farming families in the area, her...

Jan 11, 2012

Martha Jane Compton, born to Nancy "Nannie" Jane & George Alfred Gordon on April 30, 1937, has gone to dwell in the house of our Lord this January 11th, 2012. Being one of seven siblings, Martha is predeceased by Georgia Jean Stone, Jim Mathis Gordon, Lonnie Carroll Gordon, & Vernon J. Gordon & will be lovingly remembered by Leroy...