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Mary Schaefer

Mary Schaefer

Mar 1, 2005

Mary Ann Schaefer, 56, of Brenham, died March 1, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Schaefer was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Washington County, Texas. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Mary s Catholic Church in Brenham. On May 29, 1965, she married Edgar Lee Schaefer. Mrs. Schaefer was a loving wife and grandmother, who took a special joy...

Marvin Wills, Sr.

Marvin Wills, Sr.

Mar 1, 2005

Marvin Combs Wills, Sr., 75, of Brenham, died March 1, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Wills was born May 9, 1929, in San Marcos, Texas, to Edwin C. and Cora W. Haman Wills. He was baptized in Westover Baptist Church in San Marcos. Mr. Wills attended Westover Schools, San Marcos High School and Southwest Texas State...

Velma Penkert

Velma Penkert

Feb 27, 2005

Velma Neutzler Penkert, 89, of Burton, died Feb. 27, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Penkert was born July 31, 1915, in Burton, Texas, to Otto J. and Hedwig Krause Neutzler. She was baptized Jan. 16, 1916, in Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine and was confirmed April 13, 1915 in the same church. She attended Boundary School....

Albert Ehlert, Iii

Albert Ehlert, Iii

Feb 24, 2005

Albert Sonny Ehlert, III, 59, of Brenham, died Feb. 24, 2005, at his residence. Sonny was born Nov. 2, 1945, in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, to Albert Jr. and Esther Hahn Ehlert. He was baptized Dec. 16, 1945 in St. John Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill by Pastor Paul Gogolin and was confirmed April 10, 1960 in the same...

Frances Gabriel

Frances Gabriel

Feb 23, 2005

Frances Lucy Ondrus Gabriel, 89, of Ennis, Texas, and formerly of Brenham, died Feb. 23, 2005, in Ennis from complications of Alzheimer s. Mrs. Gabriel was born Dec. 12, 1915, in Middleton, Michigan, to John and Filomena Lukas Ondrus. She was baptized April 30, 1916. On Nov. 26, 1938, she married Norman Edward Gabriel in Our Lady of Sorrows...

Raymond Wagner, Iii

Raymond Wagner, Iii

Feb 22, 2005

Raymond Paul Lucky Wagner, III, 44, of Shelby, died Feb. 22, 2005, in Breckenridge Hospital in Austin. Lucky was born July 15, 1960, in Brenham, to R.P. Jr. and Willie Mae Boeker Wagner. He was baptized Aug. 28, 1960, in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Shelby by Rev. Waldemar Wendell and was confirmed June 2, 1974 in the same...

Otha Mckinzie

Otha Mckinzie

Feb 20, 2005

Otha McKinzie, 94, of Brenham, died Feb. 20, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. McKinzie was born July 8, 1910, in Coryell County, Texas, to Jasper Walter and Katie Bell Ward McKinzie. In 1931, he married Nell Farmer. Mr. McKinzie was a retired master electrician in the Houston area. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Bobby M....

Alvin Lorenz

Alvin Lorenz

Feb 15, 2005

Alvin Lorenz, 88, of Brenham, died Feb. 15, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Lorenz was born Jan. 15, 1917, in the Long Point community of Washington County, TX, to Richard and Meta Glaesmann Lorenz. He was baptized Feb. 15, 1917, in Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville by Rev. Carl Mueller and was confirmed Sept. 4, 1932,...

Montie Cole, Sr.

Montie Cole, Sr.

Feb 12, 2005

Montie Ray Cole, Sr., 93, of Brenham, died Feb. 12, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Cole was born Feb. 25, 1911, in Brady, Texas, to Bert and Rosie Stanley Cole. On Dec. 25, 1935, he was married to Katie Edna Lanford in Brenham Christian Church. In 1937, Mr. Cole began working for Brenham Cotton Mill, later...

John Ramsden

John Ramsden

Feb 11, 2005

John Victor Jack Ramsden, 64, of Brenham, died Feb. 11, 2005, in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Temple. Mr. Ramsden was born Aug. 15, 1940, in Newburgh, New York, to Harry P. and Jean La Haumadau Ramsden. He was educated at Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, New York. He served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Randolph. On...

Marie Cohen

Marie Cohen

Feb 10, 2005

Marie Gogolin Cohen, 94 of Brenham, died Feb. 10, 2005, in Medical Center Hospital in Dallas. Mrs. Cohen was born Sept. 16, 1910, in McGregor, Texas, to Pastor Paul and Rosa Witte Gogolin. She was baptized Nov. 6, 1910, in McGregor by her father and was confirmed April 14, 1925 in St. John Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill by...

Elfrieda Treude

Elfrieda Treude

Feb 8, 2005

Mrs. Elfrieda Hulda Henrietta Hinze Treude, age 80 of LaBahia Community, died Tuesday, February 8, 2005, in the Care Inn, LaGrange. She was born December 14, 1924 in the LaBahia Community the daughter of Paul and Louise Wetzel Hinze. She was baptized on March 15, 1925 at her home by Pastor A.H. Falkenberg and on October 2, 1938 she...

Albert Lueck, Jr.

Albert Lueck, Jr.

Feb 8, 2005

Albert Lueck, 85 of Brenham, died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in Huntsville, TX. He was born July 23, 1919 to Albert Sr. & Carrie Niemeyer Lueck in the Williams Community in Washington County. On June 10, 1945 he married Leola Glaesmann in Zion Lutheran Church. He was employed with Sealy Mattress Company and Brenham Broom & Mop. Survivors include...

Lois Thaler

Lois Thaler

Feb 3, 2005

Lois Haeber Thaler, 78, of Burton, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005 at her residence. Lois was born July 6, 1926, the daughter of Ernest and Liela Siebel Haeber. She was baptized October 27, 1946 in St. John''s Lutheran Church in Waller, Texas and was confirmed in the same. Lois was a school nurse for 20 years. She is survived...

Bryson Hinze

Bryson Hinze

Feb 3, 2005

Bryson Ray Hinze, age 9 days, the infant son of Ryan and Leslie Eschbach Hinze, died Thursday Feb. 3 in Texas Women''s Hospital in Houston. Bryson is survived by his parents, Ryan and Leslie Hinze of Houston; his grandparents, Cindy Hinze of Carmine and Carl and Priscilla Eschbach of Murphy, Texas; and three great grandmothers, Jocie Jacob-Braun, Ira Mae...

Ida Schmidt

Ida Schmidt

Feb 1, 2005

Mrs. Ida Krause Schmidt, age 84 of the Round Top community, died Tuesday, February 01, 2005 in Trinity Care Center. She is the wife of Edgar Herman Schmidt. Ida was born December 17, 1920 in Round Top, Texas, the daughter of Wilhelm & Hulda Goebel Krause. She was born and lived her entire life in the same house. She...

Ewald Bage

Ewald Bage

Jan 27, 2005

Mr. Ewald Willie Bage, age 80 of Hempstead , died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at his residence. He was born March 8, 1924 in Dime Box, TX, the son of William & Selma Marburger Bage. Attended the Dime Box schools, graduated from Blinn College, and graduated from the Chicago Electronics School. A veteran of WWII serving in the U.S....

Lorine Goldberg

Lorine Goldberg

Jan 25, 2005

Lorine Goldberg, 75, of Brenham, died Jan. 25, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Goldberg was born Oct. 13, 1929, in Carmine, TX, to August and Adeline Hilscher Mueller. She was baptized in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine and attended Washington County schools. On Dec. 31, 1949, she was married to Leroy Goldberg at the home...

Lillie Glaesmann

Lillie Glaesmann

Jan 23, 2005

Lillie Annie Schulz Glaesmann, 95, of Brenham, died Jan. 23, 2005, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mrs. Glaesmann was born May 27, 1909, in Burton, Washington County, TX, to Emil and Hilda Brauner Schulz. She was baptized July 11, 1909, in St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton by Rev. H.L. Schulz and was confirmed...

Alois Lockstedt

Alois Lockstedt

Jan 19, 2005

Alois John Lockstedt, 45, of Brenham, died Jan. 19, 2005, at Brenham State School. Mr. Lockstedt was born August 14, 1959, in Houston, TX, to Carol John and Genevieve Machalec Lockstedt. He was baptized in St. Christopher s Church in Houston on Aug. 14, 1959. Survivors include his mother, Genevieve Lockstedt of Katy; brother, Alan Lockstedt of Magnolia; sisters,...