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Adell Galle

Adell Galle

Apr 6, 2004

Adell Petrich Galle, 91, of Brenham, died April 6, 2004, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Galle was born Aug. 27, 1912, in Greenvine, TX, to Edwald and Minnie Schilling Petrich. She was baptized Sept. 12, 1912, in Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine and was confirmed April 10, 1927, in the same church. She attended County Line School....

Mellie Wisnoski

Mellie Wisnoski

Apr 6, 2004

Mellie Grassmuck Wisnoski, 89, of Giddings, formerly of Brenham, died April 6, 2004, in Giddings Health Care Center. Mrs. Wisnoski was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Burton, TX, to John and Katherina McKenzie Grassmuck. She was baptized April 10, 1927, in Salem Lutheran Church by Pastor William Utesch and was confirmed April 13, 1930, in the same church. Mrs....

Duane Thomas

Duane Thomas

Apr 6, 2004

Duane Lester Thomas, 43, of Brenham, a resident of the Brenham State School died Tuesday, April 6, 2004. Survivors include his parents, Virginia and Lester Thomas of Houston, and sister, Luanne Grigsby of Houston.

Edith Mckissock

Edith Mckissock

Apr 6, 2004

Today we come to honor Edith Johnson McKissock, born in Schenectady, NY on May 19, 1911 and deceased in Houston, TX on April 6, 2004. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, William Thompson McKissock; her grandson, William Thompson McKissock III; her parents, Oscar and Victoria Johnson; and her brother, Milton Johnson. She was...

Evelyn Shaw

Evelyn Shaw

Apr 5, 2004

Evelyn Gray Henderson Shaw passed from this life on April 5, 2004, in Burton, Texas. She married outstanding Texas A&M athlete and Representative to the 53rd Texas Legislature R.W. Jitterbug Henderson of Houston in 1942. She raised her family in the Houston Heights from 1946-76 and was a life underwriter with American General Life Insurance Company. Mrs. Shaw married...

Gloria Herzog

Gloria Herzog

Apr 3, 2004

Gloria Herzog, 74, of Brenham, died Saturday, April 3, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Herzog was born July 16, 1929, in the New Wehdem community of Washington County, Texas, to Theodore and Erna Haevischer Winkelmann. She was baptized Aug. 25, 1929, in St. James Lutheran Church in New Wehdem and was confirmed in 1944 in the...

Doris Rodgers

Doris Rodgers

Apr 1, 2004

Doris Maxine Rodgers left this earth during the early morning hours of April 1, 2004. She was born October 20, 1926, in Koenton, Alabama, to Henry Conner and Addie Bell Wright Wilkins. She grew up in Bastrop, TX. She attended Bastrop schools where she met her future husband. She also attended Weatherford Junior College. She remained married to Floyd...

Donald Schwartz

Donald Schwartz

Mar 29, 2004

Donald Charles Bender Schwartz, 79, of Brenham, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2004, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Donald was born August 18, 1924, in Houston, TX, the youngest of six children of Dr. William Henry and Maude Bender Schwartz. After his service during World War II, he graduated from the University of Houston. He was a...

Norma Ripple

Norma Ripple

Mar 23, 2004

Norma Hedwig Renz Ripple, 89, of Giddings, TX, died March 23, 2004, in Country Careplex in Giddings. Mrs. Ripple was born June 9, 1914, in the Long Point community of Washington County, TX to William and Anna Brauner Renz. She was baptized in St. Peter s Lutheran Church in Gay Hill and was confirmed in 1930 in Gay Hill....

Laverna Kuecker

Laverna Kuecker

Mar 22, 2004

Laverna Horstmann Kuecker, 77, of Brenham, TX, died Monday, March 22, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Kuecker was born June 23, 1926, in the Sandy Hill community of Washington County, TX, to Lonnie and Selma Buerger Horstmann. She was baptized August 15, 1926, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in William Penn and was confirmed May 26, 1940, in Sandy Hill...

Lorene Sohns

Lorene Sohns

Mar 20, 2004

Lorene Kuck Sohns, 89, of Brenham, died Saturday, March 20, 2004, in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Mrs. Sohns was born January 12, 1915, at Yoakum, Texas, the daughter of Eilert and Bertha Sanitz Kuck. She was baptized into the Christian faith July 18, 1915, in Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Yoakum, Texas, by Pastor H.C. Wolfsdorff and confirmed...

Meta Marburger

Meta Marburger

Mar 12, 2004

Meta Emma Marburger, a longtime resident of Brenham, died on Friday night March 12, 2004 in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center at the age of 90. Born in Burton, Washington County, Texas on January 23, 1914, Meta was a daughter of Adolph & Martha Arndt Alaminsky. She was baptized in St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton. She was...

Olga Mayer

Olga Mayer

Mar 11, 2004

Olga Lilia Leonhardt Mayer, 97, of Brenham, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, in Brenham Rest Home in Brenham. Mrs. Mayer was born on September 6, 1906, in the Winedale community, Washington County, Texas, the daughter of Heinrich and Christiana Kneip Leonhardt. She was baptized on July 14, 1907, in Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Round Top, Texas by Pastor...

Laverne Siemsglusz

Laverne Siemsglusz

Mar 11, 2004

Laverne Wellmann Siemsglusz, 53, of Brenham, TX, died Thursday, March 11, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Siemsglusz was born January 12, 1951, in Brenham, to Robert and Selma Loesch Wellmann. She was baptized in Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wiedeville and was confirmed in Grace Lutheran Church in Brenham. She was a graduate of Brenham High School and Texas A&M...

Robert Horlander

Robert Horlander

Mar 10, 2004

Robert Louis Bob Horlander, 84, of Brenham, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Horlander was born Aug. 26, 1919, in Rome, Kentucky, to Fred and Sue Clark Horlander. He served 24 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves. Mr. Horlander was a steel importer with extensive ties to the Japanese oil field...

Donald Webb

Donald Webb

Mar 7, 2004

Donald Leonard Webb, 80, of Brenham, died March 7, 2004, at his residence. Mr. Webb was born May 8, 1923, in Zigler, Illinois, to Jesse and Lillian Scoggins Webb. He received his education at Southwestern University and SMU. Mr. Webb served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Nov. 1, 1997, he married Virginia Menk in Houston....

Elizabeth Klausmeyer

Elizabeth Klausmeyer

Mar 5, 2004

Elizabeth was born Sept. 21, 1954, in Sealy, TX, to Justin V. and Cora Buxkemper Wostarek and grew up in Frelsburg. She was baptized Sept. 26, 1954, in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church of Frelsburg and was confirmed April 19, 1964, in the same church. Elizabeth attended St. John s Catholic School in Fayetteville and graduated from Columbus...

Wayne Sanders

Wayne Sanders

Mar 2, 2004

Wayne Norman Sanders, 57, of Houston, died March 2, 2004, in Houston. Survivors include his wife, Linda Lazenby Sanders of Houston; mother, Dorothy Murphy Sanders of Houston; stepsons & daughter-in-law, Daniel and Kelley Craft of Shepherd and David Craft of Jackson, MS; stepdaughters, Treyonne Lazenby & Rebecca Lazenby, both of Houston; brothers & sisters-in-law, James & Leslie Sanders of...

Jessie Schulz

Jessie Schulz

Feb 29, 2004

Jessie Florence Schulz, 95, of Brenham, the widow of Eddie Schulz, passed away Sunday, February 29, at Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Jessie was born on January 21, 1909, in Manor, Texas, to Clint and Susan Bailey Hickman. She was baptized and confirmed in Frieden s United Church of Christ of Gay Hill. She was a member of the...

Eva Kenjura

Eva Kenjura

Feb 29, 2004

Eva Kaminski Kenjura, 96, of Brenham, died Feb. 29, 2004, at Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Kenjura was born Jan. 21, 1908, in Washington County, TX, to Frank and Mollie Michaelena Kubeczka Kaminski. She was the last surviving of 13 children. On Sept. 26, 1926, she married Pete Kenjura in St. Mary s Catholic Church in Brenham. She...