Obituaries

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Geraldine Ziese

Geraldine Ziese

Oct 28, 2006

Geraldine Gerry Coleman Ziese, 76, of Brenham, died Oct. 28, 2006, at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mrs. Ziese was born July 15, 1930, in Provident City, Wharton County, Texas, to Ralph Lawrence and Edith Fisher Coleman. She was a graduate of El Campo High School and Southwestern Business University in Houston. On February 14, 1959, she married...

Anna Schulenberg

Anna Schulenberg

Oct 25, 2006

Anna Belle Dacke Schulenberg, born October 18, 1917 in West Columbia, Texas to Elmer and Annie Burford Dacke, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 25, 2006. Anna Belle graduated valedictorian of the West Columbia High School Class of 1934, married Walter Jim Schulenberg on June 20, 1940, and moved to Freeport Jones Creek in...

Pat Duston

Pat Duston

Oct 20, 2006

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Edward Sommerfeld

Edward Sommerfeld

Oct 14, 2006

Edward Lee Sommerfeld was born on March 1, 1929, the son of Edward W. and Bertha Sprain Sommerfeld in the Salem community of Washington County, Texas. He died at his home on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the age of 77 years, 7 month, and 13 days. Mr. Sommerfeld was baptized on May 26, 1929 at Salem Lutheran Church...

Tammie Hoefelmeyer

Tammie Hoefelmeyer

Oct 13, 2006

Tammie Sue Hoefelmeyer, 39, of Brenham, died Oct. 13, 2006, at her residence. Miss Hoefelmeyer was born March 13, 1967, in Brenham, Texas, to Herman and Ella Mae Schroeder Hoefelmeyer. She was employed at Zuehlke Store. Survivors include two brothers and a sister-in-law, Edwin and Debbie Hoefelmeyer and Ray Hoefelmeyer, all of Brenham; and three sisters and two brothers-in-law,...

Ora Murski

Ora Murski

Oct 11, 2006

Ora Nell Ruth Murski, 69, of Brenham, died Oct. 11, 2006, in a Houston hospital. Mrs. Murski was born Dec. 26, 1936, in Burton, Texas, to William August and Mamie Olivia Maass Kokemor. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton. She was a graduate of Burton High School and attended Blinn...

Heidi Mckinley

Heidi Mckinley

Oct 10, 2006

Heidi Elizabeth Snow McKinley, 24, of Lexington, died Oct. 10, 2006, in Hermann Hospital in Houston. Mrs. McKinley was born Aug. 16, 1982, in Houston, to Robert Lewis and Leona Jean Duggan Snow. On Jan. 2, 2003, she was married to Nathan John McKinley. Mrs. McKinley was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Nathan McKinley of Lexington; 2 daughters,...

Gus Wehring

Gus Wehring

Oct 6, 2006

Gus A. Wehring, age 78, a resident of the Burton community, died at the College Station Medical Center in College Station, Texas, on Friday, October 6, 2006. Mr. Wehring was born October 26, 1927. His early life was spent in Burton where he completed Burton High School in 1945. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John s United...

Bern Meier

Bern Meier

Oct 5, 2006

Bern Nell Meier, 78, of Burton, died October 5, 2006, at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Mrs. Meier was born December 3, 1927 in Burton, to Albert E. and Frieda Beckermann Kroll. She was baptized and confirmed in Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine, and attended Boundary School in Washington County. On November 14, 1948, she married Carl F....

Welma Schwartz

Welma Schwartz

Sep 27, 2006

Welma Wanda Schwartz, 82, of Brenham, died Sept. 27, 2006, in Trinity Care Center. She was born April 21, 1924 in Gay Hill, Texas to Otto and Ida Hermann Duesterhoft. She was confirmed in Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin and attended Possum Trot School. On Sept. 23, 1943, she was married to Harold Schwartz, Sr. in Anderson, Texas. She...

Lorah Kirk

Lorah Kirk

Sep 27, 2006

Estelle Kirk, 88, formerly of Junction and the widow of Chester D. Kirk, died Sept. 27, 2006, in Bellville. Survivors include her daughter, Nancy Kirk Loeffler and husband Carlos of Kenney; sisters, Annie Lee Lovelace of Garland and Laverne Simmons of Whitney; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at...

Mary Cass

Mary Cass

Sep 26, 2006

Mary Frances Cass, 86, of Brenham, died Sept. 26, 2006, in Oakland Manor Nursing Center in Giddings. Mrs. Cass was born May 25, 1920, in Alta Loma, Texas, to John James and Ada Johnhassan Parker. On Dec. 16, 1940, she was married to Earl B. Cass in Houston, Texas. Survivors include her husband, Earl B. Cass of Brenham; two...

Ollie Finke

Ollie Finke

Sep 24, 2006

Ollie Henry Finke, 95, of 1600 South Park Street, Brenham, Texas died September 24, 2006 at the family residence. Ollie Henry Gustav Dietrich, son of Bernhard Charles and Alma Meineke Finke, was born in Burton, Texas on September 26, 1910. He was baptized April 16, 1911 in Burton by Pastor H. L. Schulz; his Bible verse was Mark 16:16....

Lillie Lehde

Lillie Lehde

Sep 24, 2006

Lillie M. Lehde, 89, of Brenham, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2006, in Trinity Care Center. Mrs. Lehde was born December 15, 1916, to John and Emilie Schreiner. She was a teacher for many years at the West End Elementary School in Industry, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Herbert Lehde; and sister, Minnie Schreiner....

W. Wilkening

W. Wilkening

Sep 23, 2006

W. W. Woody Wilkening, 86, of Brenham, died September 23, 2006, at the family residence in Brenham. Woody was born March 17, 1920 in Burton, Texas the son of Frank & Ella Regine Wilkening. He was baptized in the First Christian Church of Burton, Texas, and attended the Burton area schools. During WWII, he served his country for four...

Clinton Marburger

Clinton Marburger

Sep 20, 2006

Clinton Marburger, 82, of Burton, died Wednesday, September 20 at his residence. The funeral services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, Sept.23, at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine with the Rev. Paul Bohot officiating. Interment will follow in the La Bahia Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, September 22,...

Sophie Gaskamp

Sophie Gaskamp

Sep 20, 2006

Sophie Reimer Gaskamp, 101, of Brenham, died Sept. 20, 2006, at Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Gaskamp was born Sept. 1, 1905, in the Hoddeville community of Washington County, Texas, to Herman and Wilhelmina Schiller Reimer. She was baptized Nov. 12, 1905, in St. Peter s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill and was confirmed Aug. 8, 1920, in...

John Dietz

John Dietz

Sep 16, 2006

John Val Dietz, 74, of Brenham, the husband of Gloria Pohl Dietz, died Saturday morning after suffering a massive cerebral hemorrhage, in St. Joseph s Hospital in Bryan. Mr. Dietz was born in Brenham, TX on May 3, 1932, the only child of John Val and Elsie Ott Dietz. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul s Evangelical...

Vivian Baughcom

Vivian Baughcom

Sep 16, 2006

Vivian Darnell Baughcom, born Sept. 13, 1912, departed this life on Sept. 16, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband, Murray Baughcom; and brother, Alvin Darnell. Survivors are her daughter, Nancy Boecker and husband Don; grandchildren, Jeff Boecker and wife Darlene and Kristin Mikolajczak and husband, Henry; great-grandchildren, Sarah, Emily and Haydon Boecker and Chase and Kenna...

Gus Seeker, Jr.

Gus Seeker, Jr.

Sep 15, 2006

Gus Seeker, Jr., 78, of Brenham died Sept. 15, 2006, in a Houston hospital. Mr. Seeker was born June 20, 1928, in Brenham, the son of Gus and Emma Schramme Seeker. He was baptized July 23, 1928, at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill and was confirmed April 18, 1943, at the same church by Pastor Paul Gogolin....