Recent Obituaries
Henry Maass
Jun 23, 2007
Henry Charles Maass, 67, of Brenham, died June 23, 2007 at Conroe Regional Hospital. Mr. Maass was born July 29, 1939 in Burton, Texas to Henry and Mathilda Drews Maass. He was baptized in St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton by Rev. E. Eiben and confirmed on April 11, 1954 by Rev. Schwengel, also in St....
Robert Hall
Jun 20, 2007
Robert R. Hall, Jr., 55, of Brenham, died June 20, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Hall was born August 28, 1951, in Brownsville, TX, to Robert R. Hall Sr., and Rose Marilyn Hinkley Hall. His family moved to Houston in 1952 and he was a resident of the Brenham State School for 33 years. Survivors include...

Homer Lorenz
Jun 20, 2007
Homer Earl Lorenz, 62, of Brenham, died June 20, 2007. Mr. Lorenz was born August 6, 1944 in Brenham to Lonnie H. and Dorothy M. Loesch Lorenz. He married Ruby Elizabeth Miles in 1975 in Houston, Texas. Mr. Lorenz was educated in Harris County schools in Houston and served in the US Army, stationed in Germany from 1965 to...
Sammy Schlabach
Jun 20, 2007
Sammy Quints Schlabach, 69, of Brenham, died at his home on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Sammy and his twin sister, Joyce, were born on August 26, 1937 in Milroy Hospital to Walter and Hilma Heins Schlabach. Sammy was baptized in Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine on December 20, 1949. He was later confirmed in the same church on May...
Alex Grote
Jun 19, 2007
Alex E. Grote, 54, of Brenham, died June 19, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Grote was born May 30, 1953, in Brenham, Texas, to Lee Roy Sr. and Pearlie Reisner Grote. He was a graduate of Brenham High School and earned his BBA degree in May, 1981 from Sam Houston State University. On Sept. 10, 1977,...

Carl Burkhardt
Jun 14, 2007
Carl William Burkhardt Sr., 74, of Conroe and formerly of Brenham, died June 14, 2007, at Conroe Regional Medical Center. Mr. Burkhardt was born March 6, 1933, in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Alma Hunt Burkhardt. He attended Baptist Bible College in New York and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On June 20,...

Juanita Josserand
Jun 14, 2007
Juanita Ross Josserand, 93, of Brenham, died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Josserand was born April 5, 1914 in McHenry, Mississippi, to Mack Derwood and Mercedes Jones Jackson. On April 14, 1951, she married Ralph Josserand, who preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter, Pam Jackson, of Brenham; a son, Charlie Reagan Horton of Mississippi;...

Patsy Kelley
Jun 12, 2007
Patsy Ann Kelley, 85, of Brenham, died June 12, 2007, at her residence. Ms. Kelley was born May 29, 1922, in Kendleton, Texas, the daughter of Ben and Lillian P. Geick. She was a longtime resident of Brenham and was a homemaker. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Frances Kelley of Sealy; her daughter and son-in-law, Belinda...

Ernst Althaus
Jun 12, 2007
Ernst Gustav E. G. Althaus, 69, of Round Top, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Althaus was born July 5, 1937 in Winedale, Texas to Ernst Otto and Leola Hinze Althaus. He was baptized August 29, 1937 at Winedale Lutheran Church and confirmed April 6, 1952 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top. Mr. Althaus attended...

Louise Stroech
Jun 11, 2007
Louise Mae Weiss Stroech, 78, of Brenham, widow of Herman H. Stroech, Jr. died Monday, June 11, 2007 at Trinity Medical Center. Mrs. Stroech was born in the Salem Community on November 27, 1928 to Edwin L. and Linda Wiesepape Weiss. She was baptized January 1, 1929 at her parents home in Salem by Pastor William Utesch. She was...
Gus Korthauer
Jun 6, 2007
Gustav Heinrich John Carl Gus Korthauer, 91, of Brenham passed away June 6, 2007 after a long struggle with Limb Girdle Dystrophy. He was born in Washington County near Long Point on August 26, 1915 to Herman and Malinda Kettler Korthauer. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville on November 21, 1915 by Pastor Karl Mueller. He...

Kinch Adameck
Jun 3, 2007
Kinch Adamek, 91, of Brenham, died June 3, 2007, at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Adamek was born March 18, 1916, in the Wesley community, to Joe W. and Vlasta Baca Adamek. He was baptized Nov. 11, 1916, at Wesley Brethren Church and was confirmed at Park Place Lutheran Church of Houston by Pastor David Herman. Mr....

Doris Beckermann
Jun 2, 2007
Doris Laverne Korthauer Beckermann, 81, of Brenham, died Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center, in Brenham. Mrs. Beckermann was born January 27, 1926, in Burton, Texas, to Charlie and Helen Giere Korthauer. She was baptized in the Christian faith in St. John Evangelical Church of Burton by Rev. Adolph Walton and confirmed at St.Paul Lutheran Church of...
Walter Mertins
Jun 2, 2007
Walter Ducky Mertins, 92, of Brenham, died Saturday, June 2, 2007, at Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Mertins was born June 20, 1914 in the William Penn Community, Washington County, Texas, to Herman and Alvina Marzhan Mertins. He was baptized in the Christian faith on July 6, 1914, Rev. J. H. Iverson, and confirmed on March 31, 1929...
James Reimer
Jun 2, 2007
James Paul Reimer, 66, best known to friends as Pennie or Speedy, died Saturday, June 2, 2007 in Rocksprings, Texas. Mr. Reimer was born February 12, 1941, in the Gay Hill Community, Washington County, Texas, to Paul and Ella Gaskamp Reimer. He was baptized March 23, 1941 in St. Peter s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill by Pastor John...

Charlie Smith
May 29, 2007
Charlie SMith, 65, of Brenham, died May 29, 2007. He was born in Orange, Texas on March 27, 1942 to Hugh and Alma Jefferson Smith, who have preceded him in death. He is survived by a sister, Nevia Lewis of Orange. Funeral services for Charlie Smith will be held Friday, June 1, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at Brenham State...

Viola Goetz
May 26, 2007
Viola Lehrmann Goetz, 81, of Brenham, died Saturday, May 26, 2007, at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Mrs. Goetz was born November 19, 1925, in the Prairie Hill Community, Washington County, Texas, to William and Mary Enax Lehrmann. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. Mrs. Goetz graduated from Brenham High School...

Aletha Engel
May 26, 2007
Aletha Look Engel August 25, 1924 May 26, 2007 Aletha Look Engel, 82, of Brenham, and a former resident of Somerville, passed away at her home on Saturday, May 26, 2007. She was born August 25, 1924 in Somerville, the daughter of Charlie B. and May Lyon Look. She earned her bachelor degree from Sam Houston University in Huntsville...
Monte Estes
May 24, 2007
Monte R. Estes, 82, of Brenham, died May 24, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Estes was born October 20, 1924 in San Antonio, Texas to Ed and Lucille Barner Estes. He was married to Evelyn Weyerts on April 10, 1947 in Sabnial, Texas. Mr. Estes served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He was...