Obituaries

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James Gates

James Gates

Aug 21, 2004

James Edgar Gates, 96, of Brenham, the husband of Dorothy Lamberth Gates, died in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center, Saturday, August 21, 2004. Mr. Gates was born May 30, 1908, in Spring Hill, Alabama, to James P. and Agnes Cecil Harper Gates. He attended Alabama public schools and Alabama Community School. On October 20, 1934, he married Dorothy Lamberth in...

Wilma Parker

Wilma Parker

Aug 20, 2004

Wilma Clark Parker, 84, of Brenham, and the widow of Roland G. Parker, died in Trinity Medical Center Friday, August 20, 2004. Mrs. Parker was born October 21, 1919, in San Antonio, Texas, to Daniel H. and Irene Myers Clark. She was a graduate of Thomas Edison High School in San Antonio, obtained a BA degree from Southwest Texas...

Rosa Sommer

Rosa Sommer

Aug 18, 2004

Rosa Lee Sommer, 93, of Brenham, died Aug. 18, 2004, in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Mrs. Sommer was born March 2, 1911, in the Kuykendall community of Washington County, Texas, the daughter of Henry Sr. and Minnie Boerninghaus Randermann. She was baptized June 4, 1911, in St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Sandy Hill by Pastor Czerkus and...

Edmund Dube

Edmund Dube

Aug 15, 2004

Edmund N. Dube, beloved husband of Irene Dube, died August 15, 2004 in Irving, Texas. He was born February 12, 1912, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Karl and Elizabeth Dube, being the fourth of five sons. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith in New Orleans, and in 1925, was confirmed in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings, Texas, where...

Connie Loving

Connie Loving

Aug 13, 2004

Connie Christian Loving, 56, of Brenham, died at her residence Friday, August 13, 2004 after a long battle with cancer. She was born May 13, 1948 in Cottonwood, Idaho. Connie was baptized May 17, 1948 at St. Anthony s in Greencreek, Idaho and was confirmed in St. Mary s Catholic Church in Cottonwood, Idaho. After graduating from High School...

Doris Gaskamp

Doris Gaskamp

Aug 13, 2004

Doris Virginia Gaskamp, 73, of Brenham died Friday, August 13, 2004 at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. She was born June 5, 1931, in Brenham, the daughter of Kinch Lanford and Sophia Meeks and was a homemaker. On November 30, 1952. she married Berry Gaskamp in the Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law,...

Santos Benitez

Santos Benitez

Aug 9, 2004

Santos P. Benitez, 38, of Brenham, died at his residence on August 9, 2004. Mr. Benitez was well-known throughout the Brazos Valley as a restauranteur, owning and operating restaurants in Brenham, Caldwell, Somerville, and Rockdale. Santos was born in La Union, El Salvador on January 14, 1966, a son of Santos, Sr. and Maria Guzman Benitez. On February 21,...

Francis Goode

Francis Goode

Aug 9, 2004

Francis Lee Goode, of Brenham, TX, died Aug. 9, 2004, in a Brenham hospital. Mr. Goode was born July 27, 1922, in Knifley, Kentucky, to R.L. and Ollie Pendleton Goode. On June 16, 1950, he was married to Etta Ruth Chesher in Wichita Falls, TX. He was a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his...

Anita Kohring

Anita Kohring

Aug 6, 2004

Anita Schroeder Kohring, 90, of Brenham, the widow of Robert Kohring, died Friday, August 6, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Born November 6, 1913, in the William Penn Community, Wasington County, Texas to Henrich and Meta Becker Schroeder, she was baptized December 21, 1913 by Rev. John Iversen, and confirmed March 24, 1919 by Rev. C. J....

Reggie Rodenbeck

Reggie Rodenbeck

Aug 4, 2004

Reggie Scott Rodenbeck, 32, of Houston, TX, died Aug. 4, 2004, in St. Joseph Hospital in Houston. Mr. Rodenbeck was born July 13, 1972, in Brenham, TX, to Melvin and Martha Lauter Rodenbeck. He was a graduate of Brenham High School. Mr. Rodenbeck was an office assistant in the Stehlin-Deipolyi Oncology Clinic. Survivors include his mother, Martha Rodenbeck of...

Anita Kaliszewski

Anita Kaliszewski

Jul 29, 2004

Anita Seeker Kaliszewski, 86, of Brenham, died July 29, 2004, in Colonial Belle Nursing Home in Bellville. Mrs. Kaliszewski was born April 8, 1918, in Brenham, to Gus Sr. and Emma Schramm Seeker. She was educated in Washington County schools. On Nov. 18, 1945, she was married to John A. Kaliszewski in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill....

Maxine Newton

Maxine Newton

Jul 28, 2004

Maxine Newton, 78, of Brenham, died July 28, 2004, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Newton was born May 31, 1926, in Lubbock, to William and Lena Miller Howard. She was baptized in Yellowstone Baptist Church in Houston. Mrs. Newton was a graduate of Lubbock High School. On July 7, 1950, she was married to Jack M. Newton...

Selma Buchorn

Selma Buchorn

Jul 24, 2004

Selma Bertha Buchorn, 95, of Brenham, died July 24, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Buchorn was born Aug. 27, 1908, in Williamson County, Texas, to Albert and Elsie Belz Krueger. She was baptized in Wuthrich Hill Lutheran Church and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Taylor. Mrs. Buchorn was educated in Williamson County. On Dec....

Robert Schutte

Robert Schutte

Jul 24, 2004

Robert Orten Schutte, 84, of Brenham, Texas, died July 24, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Schutte was born Sept. 23, 1919, in Wharton, Texas, to Robert S. and Minnie Schutte. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Texas A&I in Kingsville and served in the Army Air Force. On June 20, 1942, he was married...

Malinda Naumann

Malinda Naumann

Jul 24, 2004

Malinda Wieghat Naumann, 71, of Brenham, died July 24, 2004, in a Navasota hospital. Mrs. Naumann was born June 28, 1933, in Brenham, to Henry and Lydia Finke Wieghat. She was baptized Aug. 27, 1933, in St. John Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill by Rev. Paul Gogolin and was confirmed April 10, 1949, in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran...

Alma Fischer

Alma Fischer

Jul 23, 2004

On July 23, 2004, Alma Eberhardt Fischer was called home by her Lord. She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother who loved to be around people. Mrs. Fischer was born Sept. 3, 1903, in Burton, TX, to Fritz and Mary Wilkening Eberhardt. She was educated in Washington County schools. On Nov. 22, 1923, she was married to...

Helen Clark

Helen Clark

Jul 20, 2004

Helen Hueske Clark, 93, passed away, Tuesday, July 20, 2004, in Brenham, Texas. Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 23, Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main St., Brenham, with Dr. Wesley Wellborn officiating. Burial: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 24 in San Jose Burial Park Cemetery, 8235 Mission Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78214, with Reverend P. Carlos Gonzales officiating.. Memorials: In...

Walter Winkelmann

Walter Winkelmann

Jul 19, 2004

Walter C. Winkelmann, 87, of Brenham, died July 19, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Winkelmann was born Aug. 17, 1916, in the Zionsville community of Washington County, TX to Charlie and Louise Nolte Winkelmann. He was baptized in October, 1916 in Zion Lutheran Church in Zionsville and was confirmed March 20, 1932 in the same church....

Leon Grahmann

Leon Grahmann

Jul 17, 2004

Leon J. Grahmann, 74, of Brenham and the husband of Leona Gurka Grahmann, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, in Hallettsville, Texas. Mr. Grahmann was born June 11, 1930, in Hallettsville, Texas, to John and Laura Rothbauer Grahmann. He attended the Sacred Heart School in Hallettsville. On February 10, 1965, he married Leona Gurka in St. Rose of Lima Catholic...

Lenora Wood

Lenora Wood

Jul 13, 2004

Lenora Irene Turner Wood, 66, of Brenham was called by our Heavenly Father Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at her home after a long battle with cancer. Lenora was born in Chamal, Mexico on January 9, 1938, the daughter of Levere and Vesta Taylor Turner. She moved to San Antonio at age 3 where she graduated from Burbank High School...