Recent Obituaries

Feb 23, 2006

Pearl Priest Shockley went to be with her Lord on February 23, 2006. She was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas on April 23, 1913 to Ed and Laura Priest. Pearl was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, J.W. Shockley. She leaves behind her daughter, Kay Linda and husband, Rob Freund of Chappell Hill, Texas. Her grandson...

Feb 22, 2006

Evelyn E. Mertz Ullrich went to be with her Lord on Feb. 22, 2006. She was born in the community of Welcome on July 16, 1919, to Wilhelm J. and Florence Edith Williams Mertz. Evelyn was baptized in Welcome on Nov. 24, 1919, by Pastor J. Appel. She was confirmed March 25, 1934, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine...

Feb 22, 2006

Henry L. Guelker, 63, of Burton, died Feb. 22, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Guelker was born Dec. 25, 1942, in Burton, to Henry Louis Sr. and Myrtle Ponfick Guelker. He was a graduate of Burton High School and attended Pan American College in Edinburg. On Aug. 29, 1987, he was married to Jerry Pendergrass in Victoria. Mr. Guelker...

Feb 21, 2006

Evelyn Eason, 72, of Brenham, died Feb. 21, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Eason was born Feb. 5, 1934, in La Grange, Texas, to John and Frances Janda Cernosek. Survivors include her beloved husband of 52 years, Don E. Eason of Brenham; son, Steve Eason; daughter Elise Webb and husband Ron; grandson, Ryan Webb; sister, Ellen Taylor and husband...

Feb 21, 2006

Hilda Schlottmann, 94, of Brenham, died Feb. 21, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center, in Brenham. Mrs. Schlottmann was born August 26, 1911, in Prairie Hill, Washington County, Texas, to Gus and Hedwig Grebe Schulz. She was baptized Dec. 3, 1911, in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill by Pastor F. Apfelbach and was confirmed March 28, 1926, in...

Feb 17, 2006

James Jim Leroy Dreyer Jr. died Feb. 17, 2006 at the home of his parents, Leroy and June Dreyer. He was born May 26, 1951 in Brenham, Texas. Jim was baptized at an early age at the First Baptist Church in Brenham. He left Brenham after graduating from Brenham High School when his dream of playing college football came...

Feb 13, 2006

Carol Tracy, 93, of Brenham, died Feb. 13, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Tracy was born March 7, 1912, in Fort Worth, TX, to William and Beulah Fisher Fleet. She was educated in San Jacinto School in Houston. On Sept. 12, 1933, she was married to John Dick Tracy in Houston. Mrs. Tracy was a faithful...

Feb 13, 2006

DeLois Inez Drews, 77, of Brenham, died Feb. 13, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mrs. Drews was born Dec. 27, 1928, in Dallas, TX, to Claude and Mary Lucille Goss Jordan. On March 13, 1970, she was married to Raymond Drews in Giddings. Mrs. Drews was a member of First Baptist Church in Brenham, Sons...

Feb 12, 2006

Carolyn Shumate, 52, of Brenham, died Feb. 12, 2006, at her residence after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Ms. Shumate was born Jan. 1, 1954, in North Wilkesboro, NC, to Leonard and Maudie Sue Rogers Dillard. She was baptized in 1969 in North Wilkesboro. She was known as Kiki to her grandchildren, Kendall, Tatum, Truman and Kirby,...

Feb 10, 2006

Ida May Schroeder, 80, of Washington, died February 10, 2006, at her residence.

Mrs. Schroeder was born May 12, 1925, in Round Top, Texas, to Herman and Annie Wendorf Klar. She was baptized in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine and was confirmed on April 6, 1941, in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. She...

Feb 7, 2006

Basilio Gonzales Rodriguez, 71, of Brenham, died Feb. 7, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Rodriguez was born Jan. 25, 1935, in Kennedy, Texas, to Vicente Rodriguez and Maria De Los Angeles. He was a roofer and sheet metal worker. Survivors include his son, Thomas Luna of Brenham; daughter and son-in-law, Ofelia and Luis Hernandez of Brenham; nine grandchildren, Serena...

Feb 7, 2006

Victor L. Fair, Sr., 82, of Brenham, died Feb. 7, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Fair was born Nov. 21, 1923, in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, to Albert William and Bessie Lou Crow Fair. He was a graduate of Weatherford High School and served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. On Feb. 3, 1944,...

Feb 7, 2006

Harold Jay Fincher, 78, of Burton, died Feb. 7, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Fincher was born Sept. 24, 1927, in Burton, to Thomas Roscoe and Celeste Moeller Fincher. He served in the U.S. Army Second Signal Corp as a cryptographer during World War II 1946-1947 and was a 1949 graduate of Texas A&M University. Mr....

Feb 5, 2006

Willie Henry W. H. Schawe, age 93, died on February 5, 2006, in Trinity Care Center, Brenham. Born near the Wesley Community in Washington County, Texas, on February 22, 1912, he was the eldest of four sons of Willie F. and Albertine Sunderhuse Schawe. He was baptized Wilhelm Heinrich Fredrick Otto Schawe on June 23, 1912, by Pastor Johannes...

Feb 2, 2006

Theodore Woodrow T.W. Lueckemeyer, 88, of Brenham, died Feb. 2, 2006, at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Lueckemeyer was born Sept. 26, 1917, in the New Wehdem community of Austin County, TX, to Theo. and Lottie Chernosky Lueckemeyer. He was baptized in his parents home at New Wehdem and was confirmed in St. James Lutheran Church at...

Feb 1, 2006

Natalie Neutzler Struck, 95, of Burton, died Feb. 1, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Struck was born Oct. 11, 1910, to Richard and Alma Schroeder Neutzler. She was baptized in St. John s United Church of Christ of Burton and was confirmed in the same church. On Feb. 19, 1930, she was married to Roy Struck...

Jan 31, 2006

William Lundberg, 90, of Brenham, died Jan. 31, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Lundberg was born Jan. 10, 1916, in Logan, Utah, to Otto and Ellen McNeil Lundberg. He was a World War II Army veteran. On Dec. 7, 1942, he was married to Effie Elizabeth Lundberg in San Antonio. Mr. Lundberg was a retired health...

Jan 30, 2006

Curtis W. Dietrich, 60, of Brenham, TX, died Jan. 30, 2006, in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service will be Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 11:00 a.m. in Christ Lutheran Church, 1104 Carlee Dr., Brenham, with Pastor Walter Schindehette officiating. A reception will be held at...

Jan 28, 2006

Otto C. Schlottmann, age 90, died on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham, Texas. Otto was born to William F. and Henrietta Kokemoor Schlottmann on April 4, 1915 in Independence, Texas. He was baptized on June 27, 1915 at St. John s Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill by Pastor F. Apfelbach, and confirmed on...

Jan 28, 2006

A complete obituary will be added later.