Recent Obituaries

Sep 27, 2019

Donald Lee Lampe, 68, died Sept. 27, 2019 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2019 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Wm. Pen, with Pastor Mark Moldenhauer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Oaks Chapel....

Sep 26, 2019

Weldon Finke, age 73 of Brenham, husband of Sherri (Weiss) Finke, passed away September 26, 2019, at Baylor Scott & White in College Station.

Weldon was born on December 23, 1945, in Brenham, Texas, to Louis C. and Elma (Dannhaus) Finke. He was baptized on March 10, 1946, at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, and...

Sep 20, 2019

Dorothy Elaine Johnson O’Connor was born October 30, 1932 on a farm near Centerville, Iowa, one of fourteen children of Anthony and Ella Mae Wakefield Johnson.

Dorothy graduated from Centerville High School and moved to the Mississippi River town of Davenport, Iowa in late 1950s. She met Patrick O’Connor of Rock Island, Illinois and married him in...

Sep 18, 2019

William Reinhardt “Bill” Bosse was born June 13, 1936 in Brenham, Texas to Willie and Ella Nora (nee Strangmeyer) Bosse. He was baptized into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ at the Bosse home on July 5th, 1936, with the record being made at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Brenham. Bill was a 1954 graduate of Brenham High...

Sep 11, 2019

Philip Harvey Dunn, 90, of Brenham, Texas passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at Kruse Village Chapel. A reception will follow the service.

Phil was born in January of 1929 in Gerard, Missouri. Phil was born a middle...

Sep 2, 2019

Harriet Kubeczka Grebe, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2019, at Brenham Scott and White Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 6 at 10:00am at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill with Father James Deaconson officiating. Burial will follow at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from...

Sep 2, 2019

Graycen Alex Johnson, August 28.2019 - September 2.2019

God gave us an angel to love for a few days but needed him back in Heaven.

Graycen was the son of Richard Johnson and Elizabeth White. Little brother to Draegan and (preceded in death) Chasity Lynn

Survivors are his parents and brother. Grandparents Andrew...

Aug 30, 2019

Charles Lubowski passed away Friday, August 30, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Memorial Oaks Chapel on 1306 West Main Street, Brenham, Texas 77833. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Charles was born in Houston, Texas on June 28, 1933 to Gertrude and Joe...

Aug 30, 2019

Pauline Jaster, 88, of Brenham, died Aug. 30, 2019, at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Funeral services for Pauline Jaster will be held Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham with Pastor Pat Dietrich officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Visitation with the family will be from...

Aug 23, 2019

Mary Frances Marek of Brenham entered eternal life August 23, 2019. Mary was born in Saginaw, Michigan on June 7,1957. She grew up in Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, and moved to Texas with her family in 1977. Mary completed her nursing education in Galveston where she met her husband, Bobby. She worked as a registered nurse until her first child was...

Aug 22, 2019

On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Kayleen Denise Riske Pawlak was called to spend eternity with Jesus. She was 35 years old.

Kayleen was born on February 4, 1984, in Houston, Texas. She joined Melvin and Kathleen Riske’s family on February 22, 1984. She was a mother to three sweet boys Kason (11), Kristopher (10), and Kaleb (9)....

Aug 19, 2019

William Sledge Houston, Jr.

William Sledge “Sonny” Houston, Jr. affectionately known as “Pappaw” passed away in his home on August 19, 2019. A Memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Brenham with Reverend Harry Vein officiating, assisted by Pastor Bobbie Maltas. Memorial Oaks Chapel is...

Aug 18, 2019

Barbara ( Appelt) DeCosta

(May 19, 1933- August 18, 2019)

Barbara Elinor (Appelt) DeCosta , of Brenham Texas passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on August 18, 2019 at Hospice Brazos Valley Inpatient Facility in Bryan Texas.

Barbara was born May 19th, 1933 in Alvin, Texas to Claude and Margaret Holloway....

Aug 15, 2019

James William Brewer, 78, died August 15, 2019 in Houston.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Pat Dietrich officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be at Memorial Oaks Chapel, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday and continuing until service time.

James...

Aug 14, 2019

Cammie Lanae Ganske, 49, passed away August 14, 2019 in Brenham.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Salem Lutheran Church, with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

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Aug 14, 2019

Burney William Boecker, 86, husband of Earline Boecker, died August 14, 2019 in Brenham.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Welcome Lutheran Church of Welcome, with Pastor John Sutton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 pm. Friday at Memorial...

Aug 14, 2019

Lois Marie Smith, 84, died August 14, 2019 at her residence in Brenham.

Lois was born October 1, 1934 in Brenham to Julius and Ella Green Studhalter. She married William Joe Smith on November 10, 1951 at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Gay Hill.

As a devoted homemaker, Lois loved to cook and bake. Gardening,...

Aug 13, 2019

Arthur Will Grimm, 79, of Brenham, died Aug. 13, 2019, in a Brenham hospital.

The funeral service for Arthur Grimm will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville, with Pastor Katrina Walther officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14...

Aug 13, 2019

Janet Elizabeth (Betty) Sloan Hay

March 26, 1928 – August 13, 2019

Janet Elizabeth (Betty) Sloan Hay was born on March 26, 1928 in Brenham, Texas to her loving parents, Will Sloan and Lois Allen Sloan. Betty attended Brenham public schools. She was the Brenham Junior Maifest Queen in 1937, and was a Brenham High...

Aug 9, 2019

Gerald Dane “Lumpy” Weigelt, 65, died August 9, 2019, at his residence.

Funeral services for Lumpy will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg, on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., with Pastor Dennis Shaw officiating. Interment will follow at Loewe Cementery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, from 6-8p.m. at...