Recent Obituaries

Aug 9, 2018

Georgia Lee Standerfer, 101, of Brenham, died August 9, 2018, in Brenham.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday at Center Plain Cemetery in Cotton Center, TX.

Mrs. Standerfer was born January 29, 1917 in Norman, OK, to Jordan and Gorda (Petty) Price. She was a farm wife, whose family...

Aug 8, 2018

Willie Mae Hugo, 87, passed away August 8, 2018 in Conroe.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, August 12, 2018 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Ben Schone officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be prior to the service, beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Oaks...

Aug 7, 2018

Taylor Houston Allie, 20, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. We were first graced with her radiant soul on October 10, 1997, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Randa and George Allie. She leaves behind a son, Leonardo “Veto” Dicandio, who she loved more than anything in this whole wide world. Among the great number of people who will miss her...

Aug 7, 2018

Gloria Mae Andrejczak, 83, passed away August 7, 2018 in Brenham.

A Graveside Service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, August 10, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery in Prairie Hill, with Pastor Jim Abbott officiating.

Gloria Mae Andrejczak was born December 26, 1934 in Brenham to Rosie (Seeker) and Otto Herzog. She was...

Aug 5, 2018

Alfred William “Bill” Schwettmann went home to his Lord and Savior on August 5, 2018. Alfred was born to Albert Schwettmann and Clara Bockhorn Schwettmann in the Pleasant Hill community on March 6, 1925. Alfred was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church on May 12, 1925 and later confirmed there on April 2,1939.

In high school, Alfred was...

Jul 30, 2018

Allen Earl Neumann, 83, passed away July 30, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2018 at Zion Lutheran Church, with Pastor Katrina Walther officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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

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Jul 29, 2018

Stanley Walter Jozwiak, 75, died July 29, 2018 in Eagle Lake, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with a Rosary and funeral service to begin at 7:00 p.m. Deacon Al Prescott will officiate.

Stanley Jozwiak was born February 9, 1943 in Brenham to...

Jul 28, 2018

Ewald Grawunder, Jr., 95, passed away July 28, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham, with Pastors Phil Fenton and Jim Abbott officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m....

Jul 27, 2018

Vernon “O’Dell” Merryman was born on August 6, 1953 in Austin, Texas to Vernon Lee and Joyce Elaine Merryman on the Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas.

He grew up in the Houston and Brenham areas, and he graduated from Brenham High School in 1972. He married his wife, Terri Lynn Mora in Independence,...

Jul 26, 2018

James D Rothermel, Age 99 years and 339 days, Passed away July 26,2018. He was born August 20, 1918, Burton, Texas, Son of Bailleux and Nathalie Ponfick Rothermel.

James attended Burton Public Schools and was a 1938 graduate of Brenham High School. He attended National Youth Administration Education and Work Program at Inks Dam in...

Jul 26, 2018

Milton Fritz, beloved family man, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 26, 2018. He spent his final weeks surrounded by family members and supported by his wife, Gladys Marie Kaechler Fritz, with whom he had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in May.

Known for his warmth, integrity, honesty, and sense of humor, Milton tried...

Jul 25, 2018

Mrs. Ann Shirley Schmid, born on February 20, 1937 in Nelsonville Texas, to the late August Adolph Tiemann and the late Francis Leone Tiemann, passed away at the age of eighty-one on July 25, 2018.

Ann attended elementary school in Kenny, Texas and graduated from Bellville High School in 1955.

Before devoting life...

Jul 24, 2018

Patricia Ann Sorrells Chapman, 77, passed away July 24, 2018 in Burton.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 27, 2018 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine, with Deaconess Jennifer Tinker and Pastor Glenn Schoenberg officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8...

Jul 19, 2018

Kelby Dawson Jasinski, 15, of Burton, died July 19, 2018, in Caldwell County, TX.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 26 at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Burton with Pastors Charles Stark, Glen...

Jul 18, 2018

Francis “Frank” Blizzard, beloved family man, dynamic businessman, and Brenham community leader, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. He spent his final weeks surrounded by family members and supported by his wife, Margaret E. Blizzard, with whom he had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in May.

Known for his warmth, integrity, honesty,...

Jul 8, 2018

Andrea "Andi" Davenport, 36, died July 8, 2018 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 14 at Grace Community Fellowship, 107 S. Saeger St., in Brenham. A meal will be served at the church following the service. Andrea "Andi" Davenport was born March 6, 1982 in Houston, to Ray and Cathy Christoph Egerton. She was...

Jul 6, 2018

LaNell Jurries Seeker, 75, passed away July 6, 2018 in College Station.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, with Pastor Sue Beall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Monday from 6 until 8 p.m. at...

Jul 4, 2018

Gloria Schoppe Schrader, 86, died July 4, 2018 in Lockhart, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery in Somerville. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

Gloria Schrader was born in...

Jul 3, 2018

Laurel Revely “Budge” Nixon, 94, passed away on July 3, 2018 at his home near Carmine.

He was born May 5, 1924 to Thomas Lee and Bessie Lynn (Thomas) Nixon in Brownwood, Tx. After graduating from high school, Budge served his country as a member of the U.S. Army in the Pacific in World War...

Jul 3, 2018

Milroy Henry Krebs, 86, of Willow Springs, went to his eternal rest on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.

Milroy was born July 17, 1931, at Sarah B. Milroy Hospital in Brenham, TX, oldest of twin sons of Arthur E. and Hertha Garlin Krebs of Willow Springs in Fayette County. On September 15, 1951, Milroy married Bertheen...