Obituaries

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Leslie Rohde

Leslie Rohde

Jul 24, 2006

Leslie John Rohde, 83, of Bastrop, died July 24, 2006, in Silver Pines Nursing Home in Bastrop. Mr. Rohde was born April 7, 1923, in Warrenton, Texas, to Fritz and Johanna Addicks Rohde. He was baptized Oct. 21, 1923, by Pastor M.C. Hoermann and confirmed Sept. 20, 1936, in St. John Lutheran Church of Warrenton by Pastor Julius Bosshard....

Geneva Ehlert

Geneva Ehlert

Jul 16, 2006

Geneva Ann Ehlert, 59, of Brenham, died July 16, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Ehlert was born Dec. 5, 1946, in Brenham, TX, to Arnold Cotton and Laura Hinze Holtkamp. She was baptized Jan. 5, 1947, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn by Pastor C.J. Appel and was confirmed April 10, 1960, in the same church by Pastor...

Henry Dusek, Jr.

Henry Dusek, Jr.

Jul 9, 2006

Henry Joseph Dusek, Jr., 88, of Brenham, died July 9, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Dusek was born June 15, 1918, in Wesley, to Henry and Emma Guthmann Dusek. He was baptized Nov. 3, 1918, in Wesley Brethren Church by Joseph Hegar and was confirmed Jan. 2, 1938, in the same church by the same pastor....

Joy Kipp

Joy Kipp

Jul 8, 2006

Joy Carolyn Phillips Kipp was born in Vernon, Texas on December 18, 1928 to Harold F. and Hattie M. Phillips. She died at her home on July 8, 2006 after battling cancer for ten years. Mrs. Kipp loved and embraced life. She traveled extensively worldwide. She never wanted to visit the same place twice because there were so many...

Herbert Blum

Herbert Blum

Jul 4, 2006

Herbert H. Blum, 89, of Brenham, died July 4, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Blum was born May 28, 1917, in Zionsville, Texas, to William and Caroline Hegemeyer Blum. He was baptized and confirmed in Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville. Mr. Blum attended Hoddeville School. On Oct. 14, 1937, he was married to Marie...

Lula Broecker

Lula Broecker

Jul 2, 2006

Lula Lueckemeyer Tutu Broecker, 90, died July 2, 2006, in Houston, Texas. She was born October 24, 1915, to Theo and Lottie Lueckemeyer. She was baptized and confirmed in New Wehdem Lutheran Church. On April 20, 1935, she was married to Erwin Boots Broecker. They later became members of St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. She is...

Clarence Reuter

Clarence Reuter

Jun 28, 2006

Clarence R. Reuter, 74, of Brenham, died June 28, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Reuter was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Round Top, Texas, to Edwin and Alma Michael Reuter. He attended Nassau and Round Top-Carmine Schools. Mr. Reuter served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. On Nov. 21, 1953, he was married to LaVern...

Phillip Middlebrooks

Phillip Middlebrooks

Jun 27, 2006

Phillip Carey Middlebrooks, 70, of Chappell Hill, Texas, died June 26, 2006, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Middlebrooks was born Oct. 13, 1935, in La Grange, Georgia, to William Carey and Nina Mae Glover Middlebrooks. He graduated from La Grange High School in Georgia and received his bachelor of science degree from the University of Georgia....

Lillian Borgstedte

Lillian Borgstedte

Jun 26, 2006

Lillian Anna Klara Krueger Borgstedte, 95, of Brenham, died June 26, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham after a brief illness. Lillian was born in Washington, Texas, on September 20, 1910, to Charles and Malinda Loesch Krueger of Washington, Texas. She was baptized and confirmed at Friedens Evangelical and Reformed Friedens United Church of Christ in Washington. She...

Walter Lueck

Walter Lueck

Jun 18, 2006

A complete obituary will be aded later.

Benhard Tegeler

Benhard Tegeler

Jun 16, 2006

Benhard Herman Tegeler, 88, of Brenham, died June 16, 2006, in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Tegeler was born Aug. 19, 1917, in Kenney, Austin County, Texas, to Benhard and Wilhelmine Heckmann Tegeler. He was baptized Nov. 18, 1917, in St. Paul Lutheran Church of Phillipsburg and was confirmed Jan. 31, 1932, in the same church. On...

Lillie Blum

Lillie Blum

Jun 14, 2006

Lillie Ann Blum, 70, of Brenham, wife of Vernon C. Blum, died Wednesday, June 14, 2006 in Trinity Medical Center. She was born July 25, 1935 in Galena Park, TX to James Wesley & Pansy Lovett Daniels Brummett. On February 17, 1953, Lillie Ann married Vernon C. Blum in Jacinto City. She was a homemaker, a member of the...

Wilmer Rios

Wilmer Rios

Jun 13, 2006

Wilmer Rios, 22, of Brenham died in Trinity Medical Center on Tuesday morning, June 13, 2006. Born in La Union, El Salvador on January 25, 1984, Wilmer was a son of Isidro Guzman & Maria De La Paz. He received his education in the schools of the Brenham Independent School District. A skilled oil well tester, Wilmer was employed...

Viola Henslee

Viola Henslee

Jun 10, 2006

Viola "Vi"Emily Henslee, longtime resident of Brenham, passed away on June 10, 2006. She was born in Leroy, Texas on August 20, 1916. Her husband of 70 years, Jack Henslee, preceded her in death last month on May 24th. Vi is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Beverly Maddox and Karen & Neill Meier, by her grandson: Craig Maddox,...

Annie Polk

Annie Polk

Jun 9, 2006

Annie Meyer Polk on June 9, 2006, went to her heavenly home to join her husband, Clarke Polk, and her son, Clarke, Jr. Annie enjoyed gardening and sharing her gardens with everyone. Annie leaves this legacy with her daughter, Ann Hinton, and her granddaughter, Kay Hinton. Her special friends, Ida Mae Wilburn, Ollie and Walter McDonald, Larry Crawford; her...

Elizabeth Lehmann

Elizabeth Lehmann

Jun 7, 2006

Elizabeth Anna Johanna Lehmann, 98, of Brenham, died June 7, 2006, in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Miss Lehmann was born Oct. 16, 1907, in Washington County, Texas, to Albert J. and Mary Schawe Lehmann. She was baptized Dec. 1, 1907, in Salem Lutheran Church of Salem by Pastor Johannes Mgebroff and was confirmed April 9, 1922, in...

James Shirley

James Shirley

Jun 5, 2006

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Marjorie Holdt

Marjorie Holdt

May 29, 2006

Marjorie Louise Holdt, 76, of Brenham, died May 29, 2006 in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Holdt was born Jan. 20, 1930 in the Live Oak Hill community of Washington County, Texas to Earnest and Rosena Boortz Hahn. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill and was educated in Live Oak Hill...

Hubert Henslee

Hubert Henslee

May 24, 2006

Complete obituary will be added later.

Raymond Wellmann

Raymond Wellmann

May 24, 2006

Raymond Wellmann, Sr., of Brenham, died May 24, 2006, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Wellmann was born Nov. 8, 1923, in Washington County, Texas, to Henry Sr. and Ida Neumann Wellmann. He was confirmed April 24, 1938, in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wiedeville by Pastor Kurt Hartmann. Mr. Wellmann attended Wiedeville School and was a member...