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Erna Pfeffer

Erna Pfeffer

Sep 8, 2005

Erna Mae Merkel Pfeffer, 69, of Brenham, died Sept. 8, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Pfeffer was born June 16, 1936, in Gay Hill, Texas, to Karl Albert and Helen Klatt-Arndt Merkel. She was baptized August 16, 1936, in Friedens Evangelical Church of Gay Hill and was confirmed Oct. 3, 1948, in the same church. Mrs. Pfeffer was a...

Edward Toner

Edward Toner

Aug 30, 2005

Edward Alan Toner, 39, of Brenham, died Aug. 30, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Toner was born March 20, 1966, in Midland, Michigan, to Edward F. and Judith Van Meter Toner. He was baptized April 7, 2004, in Christ Lutheran Church by Pastor Blair Lundborg. On Jan. 19, 1991, he was married to Tanya Gurka. Mr....

Mildred Hough

Mildred Hough

Aug 30, 2005

Mildred Anna Hough, 56, of Brenham, died August 30, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Miss Hough was born June 17, 1949, in Houston, TX, to Loren Kenneth and Ferne M. Hadberg Hough. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Sondra and Phil Pleasant of Houston. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sept....

Bennie Goebel

Bennie Goebel

Aug 27, 2005

Bennie Goebel, 86, of Shelby, died Aug. 27, 2005, at his residence with his wife, Hertha, by his side. Bennie was born April 21, 1919, in the Shelby community, to Rudolph and Paula Schucany Goebel. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul Lutheran Church of Shelby, where he was a lifelong member. Bennie attended Shelby School and served...

Secilia Hendrickson

Secilia Hendrickson

Aug 23, 2005

Secilia Marie Hendrickson, 80, of Brenham, died August 23, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Hendrickson was born March 2, 1925, in Hallettsville, Texas, to William and Edna Bolten Schroeder. She was baptized and confirmed September 21, 1952, in Grace Lutheran Church in Brenham. On Aug. 12, 1950, she was married to Henry William Hendrickson, Jr. in...

Charles Kramer

Charles Kramer

Aug 21, 2005

Charles Kramer, 78, of Brenham, died Sunday, August 21, 2005, at his residence. Mr. Kramer was born May 5, 1927, in the Prairie Hill community of Washington County, Texas, to Fritz and Lena Ellermann Kramer. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill and attended Prairie Hill School. On Jan. 14, 1955, he was...

Alwin Phillips

Alwin Phillips

Aug 20, 2005

Alwin Eugene Phillips, age 90, of Brenham, died Saturday, August 20, 2005, in Kruse Memorial Village. Mr. Phillips was born May 26, 1915, in Madisonville, to Ernest C. and Fannie Cobb Phillips. He was married to Ira Frances Worley on October 1, 1938, in Houston. He was retired from Texas Pipe Bending where he worked for many years. He...

Johnnie Reeves

Johnnie Reeves

Aug 18, 2005

Johnnie Clyde Reeves, 89, of Somerville died in St. Joseph Hospital-Bryan on Thursday, August 18, 2005. Born in Polkville, Mississippi on August 15, 1916, Johnnie was a son of George Washington & Minnie Mae Richardson Reeves. He received his education in Rayville, Louisiana and Blinn College. During World War II, Johnnie served in the United States Army where he...

Alvin Schmidt

Alvin Schmidt

Aug 16, 2005

Alvin William Schmidt, 87, of Houston, died August 16, 2005, in Spring Branch Medical Center. Mr. Schmidt was born November 1, 1917, in Malone, Texas, to Paul Robert and Martha Olga Neuman Schmidt. He was baptized and confirmed in Salem Lutheran Church of Malone and attended Malone schools. On June 14, 1945, he married Evelyn Benson in Grace Lutheran...

Doris Gregory

Doris Gregory

Aug 13, 2005

Doris Evelyn Gregory, 79, of Brenham, died August 13, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Gregory was born November 20, 1925, in the Gay Hill community of Washington County, Texas, to Louis and Clara Werchan Richter. She was baptized at St. Peter s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill by Pastor R.J. Weber and was confirmed in the same church. Mrs....

Bruce Brokmeyer

Bruce Brokmeyer

Aug 12, 2005

Bruce Allen Brokmeyer, 54, of Brenham, formerly of New Ulm, died Friday morning at the family residence. Mr. Brokmeyer was born March 16, 1951, in Columbus, Texas, to Isadore A. and Doris Marie Haverlah Brokmeyer. He was confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at St. John s Lutheran Church in New Ulm, Texas. On February 4, 1994, he was married...

Delbert Gaskamp

Delbert Gaskamp

Aug 10, 2005

Delbert Herman Big D Gaskamp, 72, of Burton, a husband, father, Paw Paw and son, went to eternal peace on August 10, 2005, at his residence. Delbert was born to Louis and Melinda Reimer Gaskamp on August 2, 1933. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill. Delbert attended Hoddeville and Gay Hill...

David Baranowski

David Baranowski

Aug 8, 2005

David Charles Coach Bear Baranowski, 40, of Arlington, died August 8, 2005, in Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. Mr. Baranowski was born September 8, 1964, in Houston, to Alphonse and Billie Dismukes Baranowski. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Houston. Mr. Baranowski attended St. Rose of Lima in Houston, Seton Middle...

Lillian Boehl

Lillian Boehl

Aug 4, 2005

Lillian Charlotte Wegner Boehl, 86, of Burton, died August 4, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Boehl was born January 6, 1919, in Burton, to Edward Sr. and Sophie Goeking Wegner. She was baptized March 23, 1919, in St. John s Evangelical Church by Pastor H.L. Schulz and was confirmed March 25, 1934, in the same church by Pastor Adolph...

Wilma Reddehase

Wilma Reddehase

Aug 3, 2005

Wilma Marie Reddehase, 83, of Brenham, died August 3, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Reddehase was born March 2, 1922, in Pelly, Texas, to Charles and Irene Ashley La Beth. She was educated in Brazoria County School. On May 11, 1940, she was married to Melvin Reddehase in the Methodist Church at Angleton. Mrs. Reddehase was...

Frances Thompson

Frances Thompson

Aug 1, 2005

Frances Adella Thompson, 80 of Brenham, died August 1, 2005 in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village. She was born February 19, 1925 in Tampa, FL to Frank & Anna Fernandez Mattern. Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Woody & Leesa Thompson of Houston, Timmy Thompson of Brenham; her daughter & son-in-law, Resa & Mike Harrison...

James Evans

James Evans

Jul 28, 2005

James Ernest Evans, 91, of Burton, TX, died July 28, 2005, Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Evans was born July 28, 1914, in Cuero, TX, to Walter and Zula Hale Evans. He was preceded in death by his precious wife, Cleo; brother, Walter; sisters, Lynn Kiser of Arkansas and Lois Ball of Marlin, TX. He is survived by...

Emma Seeker

Emma Seeker

Jul 28, 2005

Emma Bertha Seeker, 90, of Brenham, died July 28, 2005, at the family residence. Mrs. Seeker was born July 18, 1915, in Washington County, Texas, to Edward Sr. and Emma Schlottmann Ehlert. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. Mrs. Seeker attended Rocky Hill School and was a graduate of Blinn Academy. She...

Elsie Boortz

Elsie Boortz

Jul 24, 2005

Elsie Boortz, 89, of Brenham, died July 24, 2005, in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Miss Boortz was born December 27, 1915, in Brenham, Texas, to Henry and Mathilda Hahn Boortz. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. Miss Boortz was a homemaker. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded...

Natalie Murphy

Natalie Murphy

Jul 21, 2005

Natalie H. Murphy, 62, of Brenham, died July 21, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Murphy was born March 12, 1943, in Brenham, Texas, to Max S. and Regina J. Ogrodowicz Kominczak. On Aug. 25, 1964, she was married to C.C. Murphy. Mrs. Murphy was a member of St. Mary s Catholic Church in Brenham and was...