Recent Obituaries
La Glaesmann
Sep 25, 2004
LaVerne Quebe Glaesmann, 83, of Brenham, died Saturday in Kruse Village in Brenham. Survivors include her husband Raymond Glaesmann; son and daughter-in-law, Barney and Connie Glaesmann of Brenham, brother and sister-in-law, Wilfred and Selma Quebe of Katy; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Leola and Albert Lueck of Brenham; grandchildren, Kelly and James Antowiak and Jenna Dismukes. The funeral service for LaVerne...

Hans Eckhardt, Sr.
Sep 23, 2004
Hans Donald Don Eckhardt, Sr. Brought into this world in Houston on October 11, 1930 and has gone to rest on September 23, 2004. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 53 years, Jimmie Eckhardt; brother, Henry Eckhardt and wife Gina; sons, Donnie Eckhardt and wife Janice, Randy Eckhardt and wife Bridget; daughter, Kimberly Parks...
Richard Jennings
Sep 22, 2004
Richard Wayne Jennings, 45, of Brenham, Texas, died Sept. 22, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Jennings was born Jan. 5, 1959, in Houston, Texas, to William Bernard and Louanna Armer Jennings. He was baptized in January, 1959, in Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Houston. He graduated in special education from Scarborough High School in Houston. Mr. Jennings...

Lawrence Goldberg
Sep 21, 2004
Lawrence Henry Goldberg, 85, of Burton, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Goldberg was born April 16, 1919, in Rehburg, Texas, to Herman Christian and Nelda Sonnenberg Goldberg. He was educated in Eberhardt and Rehburg schools. On Sept. 29, 1940, he married Alleen Jacob. She preceded him in death in June, 1981. On...
Mary Hoefelmeyer
Sep 18, 2004
Mary Jane Jeannie Hoefelmeyer, 50, of Brenham, lost her battle with cancer on Sept. 18, 2004. Mrs. Hoefelmeyer was born Dec. 6, 1953, in Columbus, Ohio, to James Buck and Rosa Buckler Arthurs. On June 12, 1985, she was married to Edwin Hoefelmeyer. She was a cosmetologist at Fantastic Sams. Survivors include her husband, Edwin Hoefelmeyer of Brenham; sons,...
Elwood Schomburg
Sep 18, 2004
Elwood Bubba Schomburg, 72, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died Sept. 18, 2004, in a Las Vegas hospital. Mr. Schomburg was born Sept. 18, 1932, in Brenham, Texas, to Edward and Lydia Jahnke Schomburg. He was baptized Oct. 23, 1932 and was confirmed March 3, 1947. Mr. Schomburg was a graduate of Brenham High School, Sam Houston State University and...
Dana Duewall
Sep 16, 2004
Dana Michael Duewall, 46, of Wichita Falls, Texas, died Sept. 15, 2004, at his residence. Mr. Duewall was born Dec. 17, 1957, in La Grange, Texas, to Lee Alfred and Johnelle Bradley Duewall. He was a 1976 graduate of Brenham High School and a 1978 graduate of Blinn College. He was a recent graduate of Midwestern University in Wichita...
Guernell Ahrens
Sep 14, 2004
Guernell Landua Ahrens, 85, of Brenham, passed away Sept. 14, 2004, at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village. Born to Will and Lillian Neinast Landua on Jan. 9, 1919, in Washington County, Texas, she was baptized on March 23, 1919, at St. Paul s Lutheran Church of Rehburg by Rev. Herman Weber and confirmed on Oct. 2, 1932, by Rev. C....
Raymond Tielke
Sep 14, 2004
Raymond F. Tielke, 83, of Brenham, died Sept. 14, 2004, at the family residence. Mr. Tielke was born Sept. 26, 1920, in Needville, Texas, to Willie and Minnie Miller Tielke. He was baptized Oct. 31, 1920, by Rev. Karl Merkel in the Evangelical Immanuel Church in Needville. On April 14, 1935, he was confirmed in that same church by...

Theodore Drechsel
Sep 14, 2004
Theodore Henry Drechsel of Brenham, died Sept. 14, 2004, in Houston. He was born September 12, 1922 in Brenham, TX to Theodore & Lenora Tautenhahn Drechsel. Henry served in the United States Navy during WWII. He was a longtime employee of the Brenham Post office. A graveside service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2004 in...

Willie Loesch
Sep 13, 2004
Willie C. Loesch, 88, of Brenham, died Sept. 13, 2004, at his residence. Mr. Loesch was born Sept. 24, 1915, in Washington County, Texas, to Walter and Ida Lampe Loesch. He served in the Army during World War II. On Dec. 23, 1941, he was married to Margaret Louise Witte in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in William Penn. Mr. Loesch...

Robert Frazier
Sep 12, 2004
Robert Frazier, 82, of Brenham, Texas, formerly of Stanton, Kentucky, died Sept. 12, 2004, in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Mr. Frazier was born July 15, 1922, to Guy and Ethel Stephens Frazier in Stanton, Kentucky. He served in the Army three years during World War II, with 30 months of that time in the South Pacific. On...
Pauline Falkenberg
Sep 11, 2004
Pauline Marie Falkenberg, 87, of Houston, died Saturday in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Born March 13, 1917, to John W. and Augusta Schmiegel Finke, she was baptized and confirmed in St. John United Church of Christ in Burton. On November 1, 1936, she was married to Elwin Falkenberg. She was a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church of Houston,...
J. Smith
Sep 6, 2004
J. Harold Smith, 88, of Bryan, died September 6, 2004. He was born August 4, 1916, in Port Arthur, TX. He was baptized and confirmed in Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Arthur, and remained a faithful Lutheran Christian throughout his life. Mr. Smith held membership near his residence: Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Arthur, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Houston, St. Paul...
Emma Neutzler
Sep 6, 2004
Emma Meyer Neutzler was born April 2, 1912, in the Prairie Hill community of Washington County, TX, the daughter of William and Emma Schulte Meyer. She was baptized on May 26, 1912, at Prairie Hill by Pastor Apfelbach and was confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine on April 10, 1927 by Pastor Ziehe. Mrs. Neutzler was educated at...
Nicholas Hodde
Sep 3, 2004
Nicholas Ryan Hodde, 23, of Brenham, TX, joined our Father in Heaven on Sept. 3, 2004, near Clay in Burleson County, TX. Nick was born Sept. 9, 1980, in Brenham, TX, to A.A. Hodde and Margaret Gutowski Hodde. He was a 1999 graduate of Brenham High School and attended Blinn College. Nick was married to Megan McMillan and was...

Pearl Lamb
Aug 31, 2004
Pearl Lamb, 85, of Brenham, died Aug. 31, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Lamb was born Aug. 12, 1919, in Jacksonville, TX, to Earl M. and Ethel Jewel Chalfant Kilmer. She was educated in Jacksonville High School, Lon Morris Junior College and West Texas State University. She was a retired teacher and was a member of...

Peggy Grabarschick
Aug 31, 2004
Peggy Ann Baker Grabarschick, 70, of Lyons, Texas, died Aug. 31, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham, after a courageous 15-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Grabarschick was born Aug. 4, 1934, in George County, Mississippi, to Floyd and Cammie Pope Baker. On June 16, 1983, she was married to Herbert Red Grabarschick, Jr. in Washington County, Texas. She...
Donald Loving
Aug 31, 2004
Donald Jean Loving, 65 of Brenham, died August 31, 2004 at his residence. Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Stacy & Mark Durham of Cypress, and Cheryl & Pete Munoz of Bryan, step-sons, Brian Christian and Steve Christian & fiancée Clea Smith, all of Dallas, brother, Roger Loving of Conroe, grandchildren, Jared and Kyle Durham of Cypress, Gabriel and...