Recent Obituaries

Ora Klehm
Apr 14, 2009
Ora Nell Klehm, 84, widow of Willie F. Klehm, Jr., died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in Brenham Rest Home. Born September 18, 1924 in Kenney, Tx. to Fritz and Selma Schroeder Ludwig, she was baptized at home, and was educated in New Wehdem area schools. She was also later confirmed in St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem, and...

Leroy Happner
Apr 11, 2009
LeRoy Emuel Happner, 84, of Brenham, widower of Audrey Happner, died April 11, 2009 in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Happner was born July 14, 1924, in DeLeon, Texas to Ed and Georgia Karm Happner. He served his country in the U.S. Marines during World War II, and was awarded the Purple Heart. He married Audrey Vanoudkerke in...
Milton Eckermann, Sr
Apr 10, 2009
Milton Clarence Eckermann, Sr., 86, of Brenham, died April 10, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Eckermann was born August 25, 1922, in Industry, Texas, to Edmund William and Mary Herbrig Eckermann. He was baptized January 23, 1923, at Industry Methodist Church and was confirmed August 9, 1936, in the same church. He attended Rock House School. Mr. Eckermann served...

Connie Shields
Apr 9, 2009
Connie Rhea Lawler Shields, 70, passed away April 9, 2009 after a long illness. She had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper, and was a charter member as well as a volunteer at the Texas State Aquarium. Survivors include her three sisters, Alphann L. Stephens & husband Gene of Pleasanton, Texas, Tomme Gail L. Gold and husband Gerald of...

Frances Clark
Apr 8, 2009
Frances E. ½Betty½ Clark, 89, of Brenham, formerly of Sherman, Texas, the widow of Leonard Clark, died April 8, 2009, in Brenham. Mrs. Clark was born January 13, 1920, in Denison, Texas, to Thomas and Mary Frances Weaver Williams. She was retired from Bank One in Sherman. Survivors include her son, Mark Clark of Richardson; daughter, Carolyn Seeber of...
Kenneth Gloyna
Apr 7, 2009
Kenneth Loyd Gloyna, 85, of Brenham, husband of Geraldine Wagner Gloyna, passed away April 7, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center. Born December 11, 1923 in Dime Box, Texas to Charlie Alvin and Lena Annie Reuther Gloyna, Mr. Gloyna was baptized January 13, 1924 in St. Peter''s Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Texas. He was later confirmed in the same church...

Gladys Davis
Apr 5, 2009
Gladys Munz Davis, 91, of Brenham went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 5, 2009. She was born February 22, 1918, in Brenham, Texas, a daughter of the late Carrie and Phillip Munz. She was preceded in death by brothers Harvey, Wilson, and Carroll, and her husband Thomas Morris Davis and great-grandson J.C. Swartz. She is...

Hildegard Hueske
Apr 3, 2009
Hildegard Webernick Hueske, 89, widow of Robert L. Hueske, passed away Friday, April 03, 2009, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center. Mrs. Hueske was born September 9, 1919 to Otto and Hulda Jeske Webernick in the Live Oak Community. She was baptized at home in the Live Oak Community and confirmed in 1931 at the Prairie Hill Church. On November...
Edwina Thomas
Apr 2, 2009
Edwina Louise Durden Thomas, 86, of Brenham, widow of Lloyd Thomas, died Thursday, April 2, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center. Mrs. Thomas was born July 29, 1922 to Byron Dewitt and Mary Lizzie Jones Durden in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was baptized October 19, 1941 by Rev. Geo. N. Cook at First Baptist Church in Brenham. On June 7, 1941,...
Helen Eckermann
Mar 29, 2009
Helen Amanda Thiel Eckermann, 83, of Brenham, wife of Milton Eckermann, Sr., died March 29, 2009 in St. Joseph Regional Hospital in Bryan. Mrs. Eckermann was born July 21, 1925 in the Phillipsburg community to Erich and Erna Schwettmann Thiel. She was baptized August 23, 1925 in Salem Lutheran Church of Brenham, and confirmed April 2, 1939 in Phillipsburg....

George Hiebeler
Mar 27, 2009
George Edward Hiebeler, passed away on March 27, 2009, at age 87. He was born Sept. 15, 1921, in Chatham, New York, to George Sr. and Evelyn Osborne Hiebeler. He is survived by his wife, Lillian. They were married on Feb. 12, 1944. They had 65 loving years of marriage. He is also survived by his son Robert Hiebeler...
Erwin Schmidt
Mar 26, 2009
Erwin Ernest Schmidt, 95, the husband of Tillie Broz Schmidt, died Thursday, March 26, 2009 in College Station Medical Center, College Station, Texas. Erwin was born August 9, 1913 in Welcome, Texas to Henry and Ella Platte Schmidt. He was baptized September 6, 1914 and confirmed April 4, 1928 at Welcome Lutheran Church of Welcome, Texas. Erwin was married...
Oliver Neutzler
Mar 26, 2009
Oliver Adolph Neutzler , 88, of Carmine, died March 26, 2009 at Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Oliver was born March 20, 1921 in the Burton community to Charles and Ella Menn Neutzler. On September 15, 1951, he married Vinita Logan. Mr. Neutzler was a member of Carmine Hall, La Bahia Hall, and Greenvine Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Mr. Neutzler...
Dr. Weaver
Mar 23, 2009
Dr. Cecil Don Weaver, 57, of Burton, owner of Brenham Veterinary Hospital, husband of Kathy O''Brien Weaver, passed away March 23, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center. Born July 11, 1951 in Abilene, Texas to Cecil C. and Margaret Alice Donnell Weaver, he was baptized in Albany, Texas. Dr. Weaver completed undergraduate studies at Texas Tech University and received a...
Louise Loesch
Mar 20, 2009
Louise Bertha Loesch, 97, of Brenham, died March 20, 2009, at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Mrs. Loesch was born January 9, 1912, in the Zionsville community of Washington County, Texas, to Richard and Louise Stegmann Hahn. She was baptized beside the casket of her mother, who died in childbirth. When she was 2 days old, Mrs. Loesch...
Nelda Kankel
Mar 19, 2009
Nelda Zuehlke Kankel, 88, of Brenham, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Hearthstone Health Care Center in Round Rock. Mrs. Kankel was born September 16, 1920, in Washington, Texas, to Paul Sr. and Olga Albrecht Zuehlke. She was baptized November 4, 1920, at Friedens Church of Washington and was confirmed January 1, 1936, at the same church....

Mary Derkowski
Mar 17, 2009
Mary Januszewski Skweres Derkowski, 104, of Brenham, died March 17, 2009 in the Brenham Rest Home. Mrs. Derkowski was born August 1, 1904, to John and Magdalena Januszewski. She was part of the orphan train that arrived from New York. At a young age, she married Steven Skweres. They had five children, Dorothy, Valeria, Freddie, Edward and Johnnie C....

Matthew Casto
Mar 15, 2009
Matthew Tripp Casto, the 2-month-old son of Christopher Alan and Kiya Nicole Phares Casto, died March 15, 2009 at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 at Grace Community Fellowship, 107...