Recent Obituaries
Ora Tiemann
Jan 11, 2016
Ora Nell Tiemann, 84, died January 11, 2016 in Brenham. Mrs. Tiemann was born June 2, 1931 in Brenham to Walter A. and Selma Breddin Hahn. Baptized May 29, 1932 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin, she was confirmed there on Sept. 24, 1944. On Dec. 5, 1948, she was married to Clamens Tiemann, Sr. at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church...
Verlyn Finke
Jan 11, 2016
Verlyn Marie (Schulze) Finke, 76, of Brenham, loving wife of Onis Finke, went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2016 in College Station. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church. Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer will officiate. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday...
Melvin Krause
Jan 10, 2016
Melvin Krause, 80, of Brenham, husband of Charlyn Krause, passed away January 10, 2016 in Brenham. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church, with Father Ernesto Elizondo, Officiant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at...
Eddie Zibilski
Jan 9, 2016
Eddie Charles Zibilski was born on October 27, 1920 on a farm near Burton to Wilhelm (Willie) and Minnie Herms Zibilski. He passed away on January 9, 2016 in Brenham. On December 12, 1920, Eddie was baptized in the St. Johns Evangelical Church in Burton and confirmed in the same church on April 14 1935. He lived for twenty-one...
Esther Kunkel
Jan 3, 2016
Esther Adele Koerth Kunkel, 94, died on January 3, 2016. The daughter of Otto and Anna (Muehlbrad) Koerth, she was born October 4, 1921 in the LaBahia Community, Washington County, Texas. She was baptized on April 16, 1922 in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine by Rev. Falkenberg and confirmed in the same church in April of 1936 by...
Roy Winkler
Jan 2, 2016
Roy Don Winkler, 74, of Brenham, was born August 5, 1941 in Crosbyton, Texas to William Roy Winkler and Viola Sue Winkler. He passed away on January 2, 2016 in College Station, Texas after a brief illness. On July 8, 1966, Roy married the love of his life, Barbara Young. Roy and Barbara lived in Lubbock for many years,...

Myrtle Grabarschick
Jan 1, 2016
Myrtle Marie Landua Grabarschick died on January 1, 2016 was born January 4, 1923, in the Rehburg Community of Washington County, Texas. The daughter of Robert and Annie (Broesche) Landua. She was baptized February 18, 1923 by Reverend H. Weber at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg Burton, Texas. She was confirmed September 20, 1936 by Reverend C. A....
Jorge Torres
Dec 30, 2015
Jorge Angel Torres, 7, of Brenham, passed away on December 30, 2015. Funeral mass for Jorge will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at St. Mary''s Catholic Church with Father Ernesto Elizondo, celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Jorge was born on August 20, 2008 in Austin the son of Jorge Hilario Torres and Carmen Arely Funez....
Nellie Richards
Dec 29, 2015
Nellie Ruth Richards, 70, of Round Top, passed away Dec. 29, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at First United Methodist Church of La Grange, with Rev. J. Paul Bruhn officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Smithville. Visitation will be from 6 until...
Patricia Blundell
Dec 28, 2015
Patricia Maxine (Vandike) Blundell, 86, passed away December 28, 2015, in Brenham, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at San Fernando Cemetery #3, 1735 Cupples Road, San Antonio, TX 78226. Pastor Tom Robison will officiate. Pat was born...
Delphine Stoelke
Dec 26, 2015
Delphine Clarence Stoelke, 84, husband of Dorine (Boeker) Stoelke, passed away December 26, 2015 in Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Grace Lutheran Church, with Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 Tuesday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel....
Gertrude Kramer
Dec 26, 2015
Gertrude Gladys (Schwartz) Kramer, 94, passed away December 26, 2015 at Kruse Memorial Village in Brenham. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wedesday, December 30, 2015 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Jill Vivroux officiating. Burial will take place in the Hempstead City Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 5 until 7 p.m. at Memorial...
Anita Thomason
Dec 22, 2015
Anita Gaskamp Thomason, 98, widow of Bernard Thomason, passed away Dec. 22, 2015 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at St. Peter Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Pastor Skip Stutts officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church prior to the service, from 1...
Ronnie Carroll
Dec 20, 2015
Ronnie Lee Carroll, 67, of LaGrange TX, formerly of Waxahachie, TX., died on December 20, 2015 at St. Mark''s Medical Center, LaGrange, TX. Graveside Service will be on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. from Waxahachie City Cemetery with Reverend Sam Redfern officiating. Ronnie was born on May 31, 1948 to Arthur Vane and Rosa Lea (Graham) Carroll...
Al Newman
Dec 19, 2015
Al J. Newman died December 19, 2015, at the age of 89. He was a resident of Brenham. Al was born May 11, 1926 in Fairfield, Texas to parents Altha and Everet Newman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Janet Newman, his son, David Newman, his parents, and his younger brother, Wayne Newman. He is survived...
Glenda Jones
Dec 17, 2015
Glenda Darlene Jones, 71, formerly of Lubbock, TX, passed peacefully while sleeping on Dec. 17 in Brenham, TX. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Regina and Rob Havens of College Station and Sarah Jones-Pereira and Eon Pereira of Largo, FL; five grandchildren, Daniel, Tyler and David all of College Station, and Grace and Ryan of Largo,...
Herbert Rosenbaum Jr.
Dec 16, 2015
Herbert "Butch" Rosenbaum died December 16, 2015 in Houston. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21 at Haynie Flat Cemetery in Bee Cave, TX. Butch was born in Brenham, Texas to Herbert Henry Rosenbaum and Ester...

Herbert Klatte Sr.
Dec 15, 2015
Herbert Klatte Sr., age 97, died peacefully December 15, 2015 at home on his ranch with his wife (Esther Mae) by his side – just the way he would have wanted. He was born on August 21, 1918 to Charles ("Chas.") and Martha Klatte in Independence Texas. He was baptized at St. John''s Lutheran Church and later confirmed there...

Daniel Holder
Dec 15, 2015
Danny L. Holder, 45, of Brenham, died Dec. 15, 2015, at Brenham Rest Home. Mr. Holder was born March 22, 1970, in San Saba, TX, to Danny Lee and Shirley (Fulton) Holder. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18 at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Funeral...
Diane Hoffman
Dec 13, 2015
Diane M. Hoffman (Ustynik) passed from this life on December 13, 2015, in Bryan. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, followed by the memorial service at 11:00 a.m. also at Memorial Oaks Chapel. She was born on November 23, 1943, in El Campo, Texas, to Arnold and Alma...