Recent Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Wade Caves
Feb 28, 2004
Wade Hampton Caves, 87, of Brenham, passed into eternal rest February 28, 2004, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Wade was born Sept. 7, 1916, in Sanger, TX, to the late Walter and Alice Sullivan Caves. He, his parents, brothers and sisters moved from Sanger to Byers, TX, where they lived for two years before the family moved...
Ronald Jeremiah
Feb 24, 2004
Ronald Clint Jeremiah, 67, of Bay City, TX, died Feb. 24, 2004, at his residence . Mr. Jeremiah was born Jan. 14, 1937, in Short, OK, to Ted and Mabel Rosson Jeremiah. On Feb. 15, 1957, he was married to Elaine E. Palmer in Olivehurst, CA. He served in the U.S. Army 22 years and retired as an intelligence...
Vencil Broz
Feb 21, 2004
Vencil Jim Broz, 88, of Bleiblerville, the husband of Bessie Broz, died February 21, 2004, in the Bellville hospital. Mr. Broz was born August 25, 1915 in Bleiblerville, Texas to Henry and Mary Broz. He was baptized in Industry Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was confirmed in Sealy Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He was a veteran of World War...
Randy Kettler
Feb 17, 2004
Randy Henry Kettler, 47, of Brenham, died Feb. 17, 2004, at his residence. Mr. Kettler was born Aug. 6, 1956, in Brenham, TX, to Wesley Henry and Ivy DeQueen Rogers Kettler. He attended the Police Academy. On Aug. 28, 1993, he married Ginger Harris in St. John s United Church of Christ. Survivors include his parents, Ivy and Wesley...
Wilbert Kettler
Feb 14, 2004
Wilbert Kettler, 77, of the William Penn community, died Saturday, February 14 at the family residence. Mr. Kettler was born July 8, 1926, in the William Penn community of Washington County, TX, to Henry Jr. and Erna Thane Kettler. On Nov. 3, 1946, he married Odell Louise Huseman. Mr. Kettler was a self-employed dairy farmer and retired U.S. Postal...
Frederick Dulaney
Feb 9, 2004
Frederick Earl Fred Dulaney, 83, of the Long Point Community, died February 9, 2004, in the Trinity Care Center in Brenham. He was born June 11, 1920, in Rome, Texas, to Clarence Lee and Lela Williams Dulaney. After graduating from Reagan High School in Houston, he served as an Army medic in the Pacific Theater during World War II....
Lorraine Shaw
Feb 6, 2004
Lorraine Hollick Shaw, 88, of Brenham, TX, died Feb. 6, 2004, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Shaw was born Feb. 16, 1916, in Tioga, Sherman County, TX, to Herman and Mary Ann Sembera Hollick. She was baptized in Oakwood Methodist Church in Houston. On Oct. 24, 1938, she married W. Alden Shaw in Temple, TX. Mrs. Shaw...

