Obituaries

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Evelyn Wieghat

Evelyn Wieghat

Mar 22, 2006

Evelyn Wieghat, 71, of Brenham, died March 22, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Wieghat was born March 7, 1935, in Brenham, Texas, to Walter E. and Elsie Niemeyer Buro. She was baptized Oct. 6, 1936, at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin by Rev. A.J. Mohr and was confirmed at St. Peter s Lutheran Church on June...

James Littrell

James Littrell

Mar 18, 2006

James A. Littrell passed away Saturday, March 18, 2006, at a local nursing home. He was born June 16, 1921, in Springdale, Arkansas, served his country in WWII and was involved in the building industry for 55 years. He and his wife moved to Brenham in 1973, and he was the manager of Boettcher Building Center. He was preceded...

Ruby Poston

Ruby Poston

Mar 18, 2006

Ruby Granny Poston, 87, died March 18, 2006, in Burleson, Texas. Mrs. Poston was born Feb. 20, 1919, in Dodson, La. She married Ivy Poston July 25, 1936. At age 55, Ruby went to Blinn College and after graduating, she went to work at Brenham State School. She worked there until she retired at age 71. She was a...

Ida Goettman

Ida Goettman

Mar 18, 2006

Ida Klemmer Goettman, 93, of Brenham, died March 18, 2006. Survivors include her daughter, Lorraine Fuhrman of Brenham; and son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Patty Goettman of Burkburnett. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in Calvary Baptist Church in Brenham. The burial will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, 2006 in Hope Cemetery...

Colonel Applewhite

Colonel Applewhite

Mar 16, 2006

Col. Jim Applewhite, U.S. Air Force Retired of Brenham, died March 16, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1933 of parents Sidney Wallace Applewhite II and Beatrice Cravens Applewhite. After graduating from Beaumont High School, he entered the United States Air Force. During this period he served tours as a...

James Daniels

James Daniels

Mar 15, 2006

James Morgan Daniels, 79, of Brenham, died March 15, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Daniels was born Nov. 28, 1926, in Victoria, Texas, to Morgan Leon and Myrtle Walker Daniels. He was educated in Medina High School and served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Daniels was a cutting horse trainer and was a member of the...

Lacy Terry

Lacy Terry

Mar 14, 2006

Lacy Kaye Terry, 17, of Carmine, died March 14, 2006, in Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. Miss Terry was born August 8, 1988, in Brenham. She was a senior at Brenham Christian Academy and was a member of the National Honor Society and Who s Who in High School Students of America. She was a cheerleader at Brenham Christian Academy,...

Elsie Thielemann

Elsie Thielemann

Mar 12, 2006

Elsie Thielemann, 88, of Brenham, died March 12, 2006, at Brenham Rest Home. Mrs. Thielemann was born December 22, 1917, in New Wehdem, Texas, to Herman William and Emma Dannhaus Stern. She was baptized March 10, 1918, in St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem and was confirmed on April 9, 1933, in the same church. Mrs. Thielemann was...

Maggie Estes

Maggie Estes

Mar 8, 2006

Maggie Lee Estes, 91, of Hempstead, died March 8, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Estes was born August 25, 1914, in Paducah, Texas, to William Peter and Martha Ara Cooke Jennings. In 1937, she was married to Lonie Estes. Mrs. Estes was a member of First Methodist Church in Hempstead. She loved to sew, make quilts...

Irene Crawford

Irene Crawford

Mar 8, 2006

Irene Gayle Crawford, 79, of Corpus Christi, formerly of Brenham, died March 8, 2006, in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Crawford was born August 6, 1926, in Goose Creek, Texas, to Frank and Martha Pemberton. She attended school in La Porte and earned a BS and MS at Sam Houston State College. She received a teaching certificate from the University of...

Norma Kelm

Norma Kelm

Mar 8, 2006

Norma Stark Kelm, 86, of Brenham and the widow of Harry Kelm , died March 8, 2006 at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village. She was born on August 20, 1919 to Adolph & Emilie Spitzer Stark in the Burton Community. She was baptized November 16, 1919 in Greenvine Lutheran Church by Pastor Hoefer and confirmed on March 29, 1934 in...

Benedict Hauerland

Benedict Hauerland

Mar 7, 2006

Benedict Ben Gilbert Hauerland, 63 of Burton, died March 7, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Hauerland was born November 26, 1942 in Sealy, Texas to John and Frances Hamala Hauerland. He was baptized and confirmed in Sealy. He was a graduate of Sealy High School, Blinn College and Sam Houston State University, where he earned his BS in education....

Dr. Wuycheck

Dr. Wuycheck

Mar 7, 2006

Dr. Eileen Robertson Champ Wuycheck of Brenham, TX and the widow of Ludwig Wilhelm Wuycheck, died March 7, 2006 at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. She was born in Vigo County, near Terre Haute along the Wabash River on October 4, 1914. She attended Indiana State University, University of Houston, and Texas A&M. She earned a B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D....

Charles Fillinger

Charles Fillinger

Mar 5, 2006

Charles Robert Fillinger, Sr., 75, of Burton, died March 5, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Fillinger was born Aug. 22, 1930, in Newton, Illinois, to Charles Franklin and Violet Josephine Cravens Fillinger. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On March 4, 1949, he was married to Rose Clark. Mr. Fillinger...

Charles Fillinger

Charles Fillinger

Mar 5, 2006

Charles Robert Fillinger, Sr., 75, of Burton, died March 5, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Fillinger was born Aug. 22, 1930, in Newton, Illinois, to Charles Franklin and Violet Josephine Cravens Fillinger. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On March 4, 1949, he was married to Rose Clark. Mr. Fillinger...

Charles Fillinger, Sr.

Charles Fillinger, Sr.

Mar 5, 2006

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Calvin Hodde

Calvin Hodde

Mar 4, 2006

Calvin F. Hodde, 80, of Houston, died March 4, 2005, at the Forum of Memorial Woods retirement center. Mr. Hodde was born January 29, 1926, in Burton, Texas, to Charles and Emma Schultz Hodde. He was a graduate of Burton High School. He earned his BBA in 1949 from Sam Houston State University and his MBA in 1951 from...

Nolan Havemann

Nolan Havemann

Mar 4, 2006

Nolan Louis Havemann, 85, of Carmine, died March 4, 2006 at his family residence. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law Lanny and Jo Ann Havemann of Cuero; daughter and son-in-law Betty and Bobby Porter of Stafford, five grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Funeral service for Nolan Havemann will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine...

Jennifer Edwards

Jennifer Edwards

Mar 1, 2006

Jennifer Marie Edwards, 23, of Houston, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Humble, Texas as a result of an auto accident. She was a student at Academy Health Care. Survivors include her mother Margaret Perez of Houston; father and step-mother Charles J. and Brenda Edwards of Houston; brothers Jeffery W. Edwards, Charles Jeffrey Edwards, II, and sister Daniella Edwards;...

Albert Berg

Albert Berg

Feb 28, 2006

Albert Richard Berg passed away Feb. 28, 2006, at age 49. Richard was born in Shreveport, LA to Carl Berg and Elma Schirmacher on March 14, 1956. He was preceded in death by his father and mother. Richard is survived by two sons, Jason Berg and Christopher Alexander Berg; a sister, Pat and her husband Mike Reynolds of Brenham;...