Recent Obituaries
Oleis Arlitt
May 10, 2005
Oleis Marion Heineke Arlitt, 81, of Brenham, died May 10, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Arlitt was born Oct. 5, 1923, in Brenham, to Gustav and Ruby Laas Heineke. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. Mrs. Arlitt attended Blinn College and earned a BBA from the University of Texas in Austin....
Freddie Dahmann
May 9, 2005
Freddie Dahmann, 85, of Brenham, died May 9, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Dahmann was born Nov. 14, 1919, in William Penn, Texas, to Will and Augusta Engel Dahmann. He was baptized and confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Dahmann served in Africa, Italy and Europe and received two Purple...
Joe Wegner
May 7, 2005
Joe Ella Sis Fairbanks Wegner, 80, of the Clay community, died May 7, 2005, at the family residence. Mrs. Wegner was born January 12, 1925, in the Clay community to John Franklin and Rosa Lee Farquhar Fairbanks. She received her education in the Clay public school and Brenham High School. On July 20, 1973, she was married to Alfred...
Thomas Whitener
May 5, 2005
Thomas Oliver Whitener, Sr., 84, of Burton, died May 5, 2005, in College Station. The Whitener family has been identified with the Washington County area since 1853, when Oliver s grandfather settled south of Burton. Oliver was born and raised on the original homestead, where he lived his entire life. He left briefly to attend Brenham High School and...
Troy Thiel
May 4, 2005
Troy D. Thiel, 38, of Brenham, died on May 4, 2005, at 604 W. Mansfield St., Brenham, Texas. Troy is the son of Leon and Nancy Thiel of Brenham, born on November 21, 1966. He was a lifelong member of St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham. He attended Grace Lutheran kindergarten and Brenham public schools, graduating from...

Frederick Brandt
May 3, 2005
Frederick Otto Brandt, 82, of Chappell Hill died May 3, 2005, in Brenham. Survivors include his wife, Mary Young Brandt of Chappell Hill; son and daughter-in-law, F. Dave and Pam Brandt of Kempner; daughter and son-in-law, Marsha and Raymond Beckermann of Taylor; sister and brother-in-law, Lou Brandt and Barron Moody of Dallas; and three grandchildren. A memorial service will...
Elvera Schmidt
May 3, 2005
Elvera Hannah Tuty Neutzler Schmidt, 85, of Burton, died May 3, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Schmidt was born Feb. 2, 1920, in Greenvine, Texas, to Otto and Hedwig Krause Neutzler. She was baptized July 4, 1920 by Pastor L. Hoefer in Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine and was confirmed March 25, 1934 by Pastor Carl...

Johnell Schmidt
Apr 30, 2005
Johnell Leo Schmidt, 67, of Brenham, passed away April 30, 2005. Mr. Schmidt was born June 30, 1937, in Brownwood, Texas, to parents Emil and Violet White Schmidt. He was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Temple High School and Temple Jr. College. He was a locomotive engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad for six years. He served in...
Elfon Hinze
Apr 29, 2005
Elfon Charles Hinze, 83, of Burton, died April 29, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Hinze was born March 7, 1922, in Burton, Texas, to Charlie and Johanna Wetzel Hinze. He was baptized June 4, 1922, in Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carmine and was confirmed on Palm Sunday, 1937, in the same church. He attended Boundary School. Mr....
Bruce Ledbetter
Apr 28, 2005
Early Thursday morning, April 28, 2005, Bruce Ledbetter a long time resident of Brenham passed away peacefully at the Bluebonnet Nursing Home, after a long and blessed life with his family and friends. Bruce was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather that began his life, on October 22, 1910, in Palacios, Texas. His parents were Robert Randall...
Tomasa Jaramillo
Apr 28, 2005
Tomasa Cisneros Jaramillo, 77, of Brenham, died April 26, 2005, at her daughter s residence. Mrs. Jaramillo was born Dec. 29, 1927, in Tyler, TX, to Catarino Cisneros and Cecilia Hernandez. She was baptized in the Church of Christ in Abilene. She was married to Hilario Jaramillo in Brenham and was an attendant at a Laundromat. Survivors include her...

Eddie Landgraf
Apr 25, 2005
Eddie Landgraf, 80, of Brenham, died April 25, 2005, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Landgraf was born June 25, 1924, in Mound Hill, Texas, to Willie and Anne Rust Landgraf. He was baptized August 24, 1924, in Friedens Evangelical Church by Rev. Karl Merkel and was confirmed on April 2, 1939, in Prairie Hill. Mr. Landgraf...

Myrtle Byers
Apr 22, 2005
Myrtle Ann Schomburg Byers, 86, of Brenham, died April 22, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Byers was born March 4, 1919, in Brenham, to Alvin and Helena Vick Schomburg. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. She attended Brenham High School and was retired from hospital administration. Mrs. Byers...

Angela Murski
Apr 21, 2005
Angela Nellie Kenjura Murski, 90, of Brenham, died April 21, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Murski was born Aug. 16, 1914, in Brenham, to Steve and Mary Washerlesky Kenjura. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Mary s Catholic Church in Brenham. On Nov. 22, 1933, she was married to Stephan Steve Murski in St. Mary...
John Horak
Apr 18, 2005
John Johnny Steve Horak, 71, of Brenham, TX, died April 18, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Horak was born Feb. 11, 1934, in Brenham, to John Lee and Pearl Swierkowski Horak. He was baptized in the Catholic faith and attended St. Mary s and public schools. Mr. Horak served in the U.S. Army in Germany from...

Flossie Roberts
Apr 18, 2005
Flossie Fay Roberts, 89, of Brenham and formerly of Corpus Christi, died April 18, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Roberts was born Nov. 4, 1915, in Ranger, Parker County, Texas, to Frank and Eldorda Sturdivant Yarbrough. She was educated in Morton Valley High School. On Dec. 3, 1936, she was married to Homer W. Roberts in...
Birdie Mewis
Apr 11, 2005
Birdie Bertha Mewis, 89, of Comfort, Texas, died April 11, 2005, in a Kerrville hospital. Mrs. Mewis was born Nov. 22, 1915, in Industry, Texas, to Edwin Louis and Clara Bertha Schiller Teufel. She was baptized in St. John Lutheran Church in Bellville and attended Industry schools. On Dec. 31, 1939, she married A.C. Mewis. For 17 years she...

Hulen Badke
Apr 8, 2005
Hulen De Puddy Badke, 78, of Brenham, died April 8, 2005, in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Badke was born Sept. 21, 1926, in Winedale, Texas, to Theodore and Louise Neese Badke. He was baptized and confirmed in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine. He attended Harrmon School. Mr. Badke was a rancher. Survivors include his daughter...
Walter Storrs
Apr 7, 2005
Walter Henry Storrs, 70, of Brenham, died April 7, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Storrs was born Aug. 14, 1934, in Houston, Texas, to Walter DeLois and Anna Marie Hoelfels Storrs. On April 2, 1966, he was married to Ora Nell Finke in Galveston. Mr. Storrs was a salesman with R&R Wholesale. After retiring, he was...

Hayden Munson
Apr 6, 2005
Hayden McCauley Mack Munson, 65, of Burton, died April 6, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Munson was born May 24, 1939, in Uvalde, Texas, to Clifford M. and Jasma Lee Barnett Munson. He was baptized in 1953 in Brownwood, Texas. On Nov. 4, 1967, he was married to Doreen M. Werland. Mr. Munson was a retired...