Recent Obituaries

Lillian Wommack
Jun 30, 2003
Lillian Wommack, 90, of Brenham, died June 30, 2003, in Brenham Rest Home. Mrs. Wommack was born Nov. 12, 1912, in the Greenvine community of Washington County, TX to Ernst and Henrietta Keng Menn. She was a bookkeeper in a tax office and was a member of St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. Survivors include her brother,...
Ruth Roberts
Jun 28, 2003
Ruth D. Roberts, 85, of Brenham, died June 28, 2003, in St. Joseph Health Care Center in Bryan. Mrs. Roberts was born Sept. 12, 1917, in Asherton, TX, to Franklin and Ada Evans Dietz. She was educated at Reagan High School in Houston. On June 14, 1941, she was married to Austin W. Roberts in The Woodlands Baptist Church...

Joyce Drews
Jun 18, 2003
Joyce Elaine Drews, 67, of Brenham, died June 18, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Drews was born Oct. 23, 1935, in Burton, to Ferdinand and Bertha Emilie Mueller Jaster. She was baptized Jan. 26, 1936, in St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton and was confirmed on April 2, 1950, in the same church....
Lois Bell
Jun 16, 2003
Graveside services for Lois Ralsten Bell, 90, of Brenham and formerly of Luling, are set for 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 19 at Luling City Cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Lammers, pastor of First Baptist Church in Luling will officiate. Mrs. Bell died Monday, July 16 in Brenham after a lengthy illness. She was born in Smithville to Henry Turner...
Alfred Addicks
Jun 12, 2003
Alfred Addicks was born on Aug. 3, 1927, in the Wonder Hill community of Washington County, Texas. The oldest of two sons born to Henry and Ida Mae Urech Addicks, Alfred was baptized in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Phillipsburg on Oct. 9, 1927, by Pastor J. Holman and was later confirmed there by Pastor A.T. Kluge on March...
John Cooper
Jun 9, 2003
John Lester Cooper, 50, of Brenham, TX, died June 9, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Cooper was born June 11, 1952, in Tampa, FL, to Beauford and Virginia Morgan Cooper. He was a carpenter. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 13 in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham with Rev. Dennis Keen officiating. Funeral arrangements...
Bobbie Kohring
Jun 9, 2003
Bobbie Ray Kohring, 62, of Brenham, died June 9, 2003, at his residence after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Kohring was born Sept. 11, 1940, in Navasota, TX, to Robert and Anita Schroeder Kohring. He was baptized Oct. 13, 1940, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn by Rev. C.J. Appel and was confirmed April 11, 1954,...
Mary Haberman
Jun 8, 2003
Mary Hulda Haberman, 87, formerly of Brenham, died June 8, 2003, in Austin. Mrs. Haberman was born Oct. 26, 1915, in Mendoza, TX to Phillip and Lottie Barth Homann. On Dec. 23, 1943, she married Milton A. Haberman in Gonzales. Mrs. Haberman was active in many organizations including Girl Scouts and 4-H and volunteered over 30, 000 hours of...
Arthur Carroll, Jr.
Jun 5, 2003
Arthur Vane A.V. Carroll, Jr., 56, of Burton, died June 5, 2003, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Carroll was born Oct. 31, 1946, in Waxahachie, TX, to Arthur Vane Sr. and Rosa Lea Graham Carroll. He was baptized and confirmed on Jan. 15, 1978, in Christ Lutheran Church in Brenham. He was educated at Waxahachie...
Leroy Levien
May 25, 2003
Leroy Levien, 79, of Carmine died May 25, 2003, in Bryan. Mr. Levien was born Jan. 12, 1924, near Woodsboro, Texas in Refugio County to Alfred W. and Adele Ander Levien. He was baptized June 26, 1927 in Woodsboro by Pastor Carl Kurz and was confirmed Sept. 26, 1937 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top by Pastor Walter...

Mary Boswell
May 25, 2003
Mary Katherine Boswell, 81, of Brenham, TX, died May 25, 2003, in Brenham. Mrs. Boswell was born Feb. 8, 1922, in Columbus, GA, to John and Catherine Code Deignan. In 1948, she married Foye Boswell in Columbus, GA. Her husband preceded her in death in April, 1992. Mrs. Boswell was a homemaker. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph...
Laura Ashorn
May 23, 2003
Laura Ashorn, 82, of Brenham, died May 23, 2003, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mrs. Ashorn was born July 8, 1920, in the William Penn community of Washington County. She was baptized Aug. 31, 1920, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in William Penn and was confirmed April 14, 1935, in the same church. Mrs. Ashorn was educated in...

Reuben Gaskamp
May 22, 2003
Reuben W. Gaskamp, 88, of Brenham, died May 22, 2003, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Gaskamp was born Aug. 22, 1914, in the Cedar Hill community of Washington County, to Louis and Louise Finke Gaskamp. He was baptized Oct. 11, 1914, in St. John s Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill by Rev. Apfelbach and was confirmed...
Vera Hodde
May 21, 2003
Vera Louise Hodde, 96, of Houston, died May 21, 2003, in Houston. Vera was born Aug. 6, 1906, in the Prairie Hill community of Washington County, to Edward and Caroline Franke Struwe. She was baptized Aug. 16, 1906 in St. John s Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill and was confirmed Sept. 26, 1920 in the same church. She was...
Gilbert Koehne
May 19, 2003
Gilbert Koehne, 60, of Brenham, died May 19, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Koehne was born March 4, 1943, in the Prairie Hill community of Washington County, to Henry Jr. and Evelyn Lange Koehne. He was educated in Prairie Hill schools. On Aug. 28, 1966, he married Darleen Jaster in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. Mr....

Alice Korthauer
May 17, 2003
Alice Finke Korthauer, 85, of Burton, died Friday at the family residence. Mrs. Korthauer was born January 1, 1918 in Brenham, TX., to Fritz and Alma Grebe Finke. She was baptized March 24, 1918 in St. John s Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill and was confirmed April 9, 1933 in St. John s Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. Mrs....

Kenney Hinze
May 12, 2003
Kenney Clarence Hinze, 83, of Burton, died May 12, 2003, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Hinze was born July 29, 1919, in Round Top, TX, to Albert and Emma Kuehn Hinze. He was baptized March 20, 1920 in Round Top by Pastor A.H. Falkenberg and was confirmed Oct. 10, 1933 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in...

Charles Partin
May 10, 2003
Charles Bavoux Partin, 82, of Brenham, died May 10, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Partin was born Jan. 17, 1921, in San Leon, TX, to Charles William and Josephine Bavoux Partin. He was baptized Jan. 31, 1921, in Sacred Heart Church in Galveston and was confirmed in 1935 in All Saints Church in Houston. Mr. Partin was educated at...

Nelda Korthauer
May 8, 2003
Nelda Korthauer, 93, of Brenham, passed away May 8, 2003, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Nelda was one of 12 children born to Wm. and Louise Landua Korthauer. She was born March 7, 1910 in Washington County. She was baptized in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Rehburg on May 15, 1910 by Rev. H. Weber and was confirmed...

Herbert Pieper
May 6, 2003
Herbert Andrew Pieper, 93, of Brenham, died May 6, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Pieper was born Jan. 9, 1910, in the New Wehdem community to John and Laura Poeppelmeyer Pieper. He was baptized and confirmed in St. James Lutheran Church in New Wehdem. He was educated at New Wehdem School. On Nov. 25, 1939, he...