Raymond Steinfeld, Sr.

Raymond Buck Steinfeld, Sr., 83, of Brenham, died Sept. 20, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Steinfeld was born Feb. 14, 1922, in Washington County, Texas, to Charlie and Lillie Gaskamp Steinfeld. He was baptized June 11, 1922, at Zionsville and was confirmed Sept. 19, 1937, at Rehburg. On Nov. 1, 1956, he married Ella Mae Niemeyer. Mr. Steinfeld s life was spent, as he was raised, working on a farm. Most notably, he farmed for Herbert and Willie Winkelmann and Gilbert Janner. Survivors include his wife, Ella Mae Steinfeld of Brenham; children, Patricia and Jerry Schwartz, Mary and Randy Sklar, Clarence and Carolyn Steinfeld, Ray Allen Steinfeld, Judy Steinfeld and husband Larry Autrey and Janice Steinfeld, all of Brenham; grandchildren, Troy Schwartz, Teresa and Gus Gualito, Jennifer Schwartz, Jessica and Samuel Garcia, Lexi Sklar, Leann Steinfeld and special friend Michael Long, Cody Steinfeld and Cory Steinfeld; great-grandchildren, Ashlea Schwartz, Jasmine Schwartz and Anthony Garcia; brothers and sisters-in-law, Charlie and Gladys Steinfeld and Leroy and Emma Belle Steinfeld, all of Brenham; sisters and brothers-in-law, Carrie Mae and Raymond Wellmann, Rosalie Wunderlich and Leatrice Kapchinski, all of Brenham; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ben and Dorothy Niemeyer, Lydia Lange and Annie Dahmann, all of Brenham; and many, many friends and relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; sons, Jimmy Wayne and Raymond, Jr.; and sister, Bernice Buro. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin with Pastor Theresa Davis officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Pallbearers will be Randy Schwartz, David Schwartz, Mike Busby, Larry Autrey, Ricky Kapchinski and Michael Long. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Schwartz, Jr., Roger Winkelmann, Gilbert Janner, Bobby Meyer and Randy Kapchinski. We will greatly miss our husband, daddy and Popo, but there are so many memories he leaves for us: his tremendous love and joy for his grandchildren, deer hunting with the guys, picking and shelling pecans and his love of the military. But it will be his story-telling that we will always remember. Memorials may be given to Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin or Veterans Memorial Plaza, P.O. Box 983, Brenham, TX 77834-0983. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., in Brenham.