Obituaries

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Melvin Schulte

Melvin Schulte

Dec 21, 2005

Melvin F. Schulte, 80, of Brenham, died Dec. 21, 2005, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Schulte was born Aug. 13, 1925, in Brenham, to Fred C. and Hedwig Heins Schulte. He was baptized Nov. 15, 1925, in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham and was confirmed in the Lutheran Church of New Ulm....

Frank Eberle

Frank Eberle

Dec 14, 2005

Frank Armine Eberle died in his Brenham residence on December 14, 2005 at the age of 90. Born in Thorndale, Texas on March 29, 1915, Frank was the son of Frank Armine Eberle & Anna Marie Ramsauer Eberle. On April 4, 1934, Frank was married to Imogene Schulke in Houston. Mr. Eberle was employed by Hughes Tool in Houston...

Adella Rubenstein

Adella Rubenstein

Dec 9, 2005

Adella Rubenstein, 79, of Brenham and the widow of Mathews Rubenstein, died December 9, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center. Adella was born December 24, 1925, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Daniel Rowe and Frances Woolheater Rowe. On June 14, 1944, she was married to Mathews Rubenstein and they spent their happy years together in Fort Worth and Brenham. She...

Jackie Prigge

Jackie Prigge

Dec 9, 2005

Jackie Prigge, 68, of Brenham, died December 9, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Prigge was born January 5, 1937, in Burton, Texas, to Walter and Milda Wenzel Grote. She was a graduate of Burton High School, where she was a four-year letterman in basketball and played in a state championship game. She was also a graduate...

Ruby Kilgore

Ruby Kilgore

Dec 4, 2005

Ruby Pearl Kilgore, 93, of Brenham, died Dec. 4, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Kilgore was born Sept. 8, 1912, in Albion, Oklahoma, to Walter and Leatha Armstrong Justice. She was a graduate of Drone s Business College in Oklahoma. On Dec. 24, 1936, she was married to Russel Kilgore in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was a...

Floi Ewing

Floi Ewing

Dec 4, 2005

Born March 2, 1932, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, died December 4, 2005 in Chappell Hill, Texas. Floi was predeceased by father, Herbert Edwin Eversmeyer and mother, Audrey Handeyside Eversmeyer. Survived by sister, Arden Eversmeyer of Houston; son, M. Keith Ewing, Jr. and daughter-in-law Molly of St. Cloud, Minnesota; daughter, Jeanne Laurel Shadoan of Burkburnett, Texas; grandson, Richard Glaspie of...

Patricia Sommerfeld

Patricia Sommerfeld

Dec 3, 2005

Patricia Ann Tricia Sommerfeld, 52, of Brenham, died Dec. 3, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Sommerfeld was born Aug. 9, 1953, in Lubbock, Texas, to O.E. Byrd and Lois Johnson Byrd. On June 2, 1993, she was married to Charles Otto Sommerfeld in Brenham. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church of Salem and the...

Theodora Sommerfeld

Theodora Sommerfeld

Dec 2, 2005

Theodora Badke Sommerfeld, 87, of Burton, passed away December 2, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Sommerfeld was born September 22, 1918, to Theodore William Badke and Louise Neese Badke, near Carmine. She was baptized July 27, 1919 by Rev. A. Falkenburg in Round Top Ev. Lutheran Church in Round Top and was confirmed on April 9,...

Ann Smith

Ann Smith

Dec 1, 2005

Ann Smith, 85, of Burton, died Dec. 1, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Smith was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Waco, Texas. She was also educated in Waco. On Jan. 8, 1940, she was married to A.W. Smith in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Smith enjoyed gardening, cooking, fishing and traveling with A.W. in their motor home. She...

Frederick Roberts

Frederick Roberts

Dec 1, 2005

Frederick Leroy Fred Roberts, 77, of Brenham, died December 1, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Roberts was born December 31, 1927, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Carl H. and Bessie Lenora Dear Roberts. He served in the U.S. Navy. On January 18, 1953, he was married to Wanda Carol Harpest in Logan County, Ohio. Mr. Roberts worked at Valmont and...

Harry Wellman

Harry Wellman

Nov 30, 2005

Harry Wellmann left his earthly home and family on Wednesday evening, November 30, 2005, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, Texas. He reached the age of 84 years, 3 months and 5 days. Harry was born August 25, 1921, in Brenham, to Henry and Ida Neumann Wellmann. He was baptized and confirmed in Immanuel Lutheran Church of...

Melvin Zwernemann

Melvin Zwernemann

Nov 23, 2005

Melvin Louis Zwernemann, son of the late Richard G. & Alma Schultz Zwernemann was born on October 7, 1917 in Waldeck, Texas. He was baptized on December 25, 1917 in Warrenton, Texas by the Rev. Jul. Bosshardt. He was confirmed on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1933 in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine by Rev. Henry Brunotte. Melvin attended...

Ralph Keller

Ralph Keller

Nov 21, 2005

Ralph Elder Keller, 86, of Brenham died Nov. 21, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Keller was born June 9, 1919, in Springfield, Massachussetts, to Edward James and Fern Lester Keller. He grew up in Groton, New York and earned a business degree from the University of Syracuse. Mr. Keller served in the U.S. Army during World...

Jenny Kessler

Jenny Kessler

Nov 20, 2005

Jenny Joe Kessler, 77, passed away November 17, 2005 in Houston, Texas. She was born July 18, 1928 in Gay Hill, Texas to Edwin Herman Runge and Elsin Hahn Runge. Jenny is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Milroy Kessler; daughters, Donna Hall, Brenda Pritchett, and Pam Polasek; granddaughters, Amanda Pritchett, Emily Polasek and Brittany Polasek; grandsons,...

Walter Pape

Walter Pape

Nov 20, 2005

Walter Carl Pape was born December 18, 1914, in the Prairie Hill community, Brenham, Texas, son of the late Willie and Elsie Wehrmann Pape. He departed in peace November 20, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center. He was baptized January 31, 1915, at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill by Pastor F. Apfelbach and confirmed April 13, 1930, at...

Mary Wehmeyer

Mary Wehmeyer

Nov 18, 2005

Mary Katherine Wehmeyer, 51, of Brenham, died November 18, 2005, at the family residence in Brenham. Mary was born December 12, 1953, in the U.S. Army hospital at Camp Rucker, Alabama, to Willie F. Wehmeyer, Jr. and Marian Alvina Randermann Wehmeyer. She was baptized on February 14, 1954 at Camp Rucker and was confirmed on June 30, 1968, in...

Deborah Marth

Deborah Marth

Nov 15, 2005

Deborah Kay Marth, 43, of Carmine, died November 15, 2005, at her residence. Miss Marth was born Nov. 23, 1961, in Houston, to William and Dorothy Siegmund Marth. She was a graduate of Jersey Village High School, Blinn College and Lady of the Lake in San Antonio. Miss Marth was employed in the risk management department at Weatherford in...

Elmarine Gremillion

Elmarine Gremillion

Nov 7, 2005

Elmarine Engelage Gremillion, 74, of Houston, died Nov. 7, 2005, in Memorial City Hospital. She died peacefully after a brief illness. Ms. Gremillion was born March 6, 1931, in Brenham, Texas, to Charles and Bettie Schultz Engelage. She was baptized June 7, 1931, in the Berlin community, near Brenham and was confirmed April 14, 1946, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church...

Randle Belyeu

Randle Belyeu

Nov 6, 2005

Randle Belyeu , 63, passed away November 6, 2005, at his residence in Brenham, Texas after a lengthy illness. His courageous battle against cancer extended for eight years. Randle s positive attitude attested to his fervent desire to go down fighting. Mr. Belyeu was born March 9, 1942 in Dexter, New Mexico, the son of Floyd and Wanna Lee...

Andrew Murski

Andrew Murski

Nov 5, 2005

Andrew Stanley Murski, 92, of Brenham died November 5, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham, Texas. Mr. Murski was born November 22, 1912, in Brenham, to Stephan A. and Katie Nowak Murski. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Mary s Catholic Church in Brenham. He attended St. Mary s School. On January 26, 1937, he was married...