Recent Obituaries
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...
Gliffard Schroeder
May 2, 2003
Gliffard Merle Schroeder, 78, of Brenham, died May 2, 2003, in Bryan. Mr. Schroeder was born Nov. 17, 1924, in the William Penn community, to Willie and Millie Pohlmeyer Schroeder. He was baptized and confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in William Penn. Mr. Schroeder was educated at Blinn College, the University of Houston and Auburn University. From April 23,...
Charles Engelbrecht
Apr 30, 2003
Charles Henry Engelbrecht was born Nov. 12, 1909, in Burton, TX, the son of Henry and Louise Fischer Engelbrecht. He entered into eternal rest Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in Oakland Manor Nursing Center in Giddings, TX. He was 93 years old. He was educated in the Burton School District. He was united in marriage to Dora Hohlt in Zion...
Evelyn Caldwell
Apr 29, 2003
Evelyn Emily Mary Heineke Caldwell, born April 15, 1912, in Brenham, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2003, at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham, where she had resided since April 2002. She had lived in Austin prior to that time. She grew up in Brenham and graduated from Brenham High School. She attended Blinn Junior College and...
Larry Minden
Apr 27, 2003
Larry Wayne Von Minden, 54, of Pasadena died April 27, 2003, in Brenham. He was born June 26, 1948, in Freeport, TX, to Harry and Curlie Ullrich Von Minden. He was educated in Round Top-Carmine and Freeport. On Oct. 8, 1986, he married Donna M. Del Flore in Harris County, TX. He was a commercial fisherman. Survivors include his...
Elvis Hinze
Apr 22, 2003
Elvis Ray Hinze, 48, of Carmine, TX, died April 22, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Hinze was born May 18, 1954, in La Grange, TX, to Eldor H. and Ira Mae Noak Hinze. He was baptized Aug. 28, 1954, in Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Round Top and was confirmed in the same church April 7, 1968. He was educated...
Elton Tiemann
Apr 22, 2003
Elton Lonnie Tiemann, 60, of Brenham, died April 22, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Tiemann was born April 26, 1942, in Brenham, TX, to Erwin Robert and Lillie Hopmann Tiemann. He was baptized in St. James Lutheran Church in New Wehdem and was confirmed in the same church by Rev. Perry. He was a 1960 graduate of Brenham High...
Evelyn Sandifer
Apr 21, 2003
Evelyn Joy Sandifer, 57, of Burton, TX, died April 21, 2003, at her residence. She was born June 20, 1945, in Beaumont, TX, to John Guy and Dora Ann Newcomb Jackson. She graduated magna cum laude and earned a bachelor of science degree in general studies and a master s degree in English. Mrs. Sandifer was a retired teacher...
Burney Parker, Jr.
Apr 17, 2003
Burney Parker, Jr., 74, of Brenham, and the husband of Frances Wuensche Parker died Thursday, at the family residence. Mr. Parker was born July 12, 1928, in Houston, Texas, to Burney Sr. and Editha Hackworth Parker. He was a graduate of Lamar High School, Schriner Institute, Texas A&I University and Southern Methodist University. On July 23, 1949, he married...
Gerald Derrick
Apr 17, 2003
Gerald Patrick Pat Derrick, 62, of Brenham, died Thursday in Trinity Medical Center Hospital in Brenham. Mr. Derrick was born May 28, 1940, in Burton, Texas, to Earl and Janet Derrick. He was a graduate of Brenham High School, Blinn College amd Sam Houston State University. Mr. Derrick taught and coached in Port Lavaca and Spring Branch School districts...
Dennis Luetge
Apr 16, 2003
Dennis Henry Luetge, 89, of Brenham, died April 16, 2003, in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Luetge was born Oct. 1, 1913, in Industry, TX, to Henry and Mary Kruse Luetge. He attended Schoenau Public School in Austin County. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wiedeville on April 6,...


