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Erna Gaskamp

Erna Gaskamp

Aug 26, 2013

Funeral services for Erna Heckmann Gaskamp, 88, widow of Gilbert R. Gaskamp, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 30 at St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Pastors Phil Fenton and Kindlee Lund officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 29 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mrs. Gaskamp passed away August...

Linda Clay

Linda Clay

Aug 26, 2013

Linda Helen Clay, 59, of Brenham, died August 26, 2013, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Visitation with the Clay family will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 28 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 29 at Independence Cemetery. Mrs. Clay was born November 6, 1953, in Corpus...

Edna Jurries

Edna Jurries

Aug 16, 2013

Edna Webernick Jurries, age 98, died peacefully on August 16, 2013 at her home in Caldwell, Texas. She was born June 21, 1915, to Otto Webernick and Hulda Jeske Webernick in the Live Oak Community of Washington County. She was baptized as a child and confirmed on April 13, 1930, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill....

Harold Schwartz, Jr.

Harold Schwartz, Jr.

Aug 8, 2013

Harold Schwartz, Jr., 68, of Brenham, the husband of Gladys Schwartz, died Aug. 8, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin, with Pastor Ken Weiss officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Saturday evening at Memorial...

Mildred Helm

Mildred Helm

Jul 30, 2013

Funeral services for Mildred Lydia Gregor Helm, widow of Charlie Helm, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church, with Pastor Pat Lehrer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mrs. Helm passed away July 30, 2013, in Houston,...

Dorothy Riggs

Dorothy Riggs

Jul 29, 2013

Dorothy "Louise" Phillips Gibert Riggs died on July 29, 2013, at the age of 91. Visitation with family and friends will be Thursday, August 1 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 2, at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg, near Burton. Interment will be at the church cemetery. Louise...

Lisa Nease

Lisa Nease

Jul 28, 2013

Lisa Michelle Hibbeler Nease, 46, of Burton, died July 28, 2013, in Bryan. A graveside service will be held Friday, Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. at Mt. Zion Cemetery, near Burton. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 1, at Foehner Funeral Home in Burton. Mrs. Nease was born September 27, 1966, in Texas City, to...

John Behne, Jr.

John Behne, Jr.

Jul 27, 2013

John Louis Behne, Jr., 60, lost his battle with cancer on July 27, 2013 in Brenham, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Born in Houston, Texas on November 1, 1952, John was the son...

Paul Handley, Jr.

Paul Handley, Jr.

Jul 23, 2013

Paul Reuben Handley, Jr., 63, of Washington, died July 23, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Handley was born June 12, 1950, in Dumas, Arkansas, to Paul Reuben Sr. and Namonia Jean James Handley. After graduating from Grady High School, he attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. On April 15, 1996, he was married to Jane McKelvey. He...

Malet Weatherby

Malet Weatherby

Jul 22, 2013

It has pleased God, in accordance with His merciful and divine providence, on July 22, 2013 to summon to Himself out of this vale of tears, the soul of Malet Markwardt Weatherby. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, July 24 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. The funeral service will be Thursday, July 25 at...

Verde Pomykal

Verde Pomykal

Jul 18, 2013

Funeral services for Verde Pomykal, 83, husband of Janet Pomykal, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, July 21, 2013 in Wesley Brethren Church, with Pastor Michael Groseclose officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mr. Pomykal passed away July 18, 2013...

Alvira Drews

Alvira Drews

Jul 15, 2013

Funeral services for Alvira Naumann Buro Drews, 92, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville, with Pastor Pat Lehrer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mrs. Drews passed away July 15, 2013 in Scott and...

Lois Tottenham

Lois Tottenham

Jul 15, 2013

Lois Kay Hollis Tottenham was born June 13, 1915 and died peacefully on July 15, 2013 at the age of 98. Born in the East Texas town of Diboll, Lois was the daughter of Rev. James Walter Hollis and Ora Young Hollis. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Kinion Woodson Tottenham of Brenham, brother Gerald Hollis of Beeville...

Jean Riddle

Jean Riddle

Jul 10, 2013

Jean P. Riddle, 92, widow of Clayton Edward Riddle, passed away July 10, 2013 in Brenham. Jean was born September 28, 1920 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Kenneth W. and Jewel Eugenia Batemen Powell. After completing her education, she served her country in the U. S. Army from August 20, 1943 to January 24, 1946, as a First Lieutenant...

Ruth Schrader

Ruth Schrader

Jul 7, 2013

Ruth Adel Engelmohr Schrader, 84, of Burton, passed away on July 7, 2013 in Brenham, Texas. Widow of Walter H. Schrader. Funeral arrangement are scheduled for Tuesday July 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John''s United Church of Christ with Pastor Glen Schoeneberg and Judy Sherman officiating. Burial will be in the St. John''s United Church Cemetery. Visitation...

Camille Graham

Camille Graham

Jul 6, 2013

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Arlene Adams

Arlene Adams

Jul 5, 2013

Arlene Marie Daniel Adams, of Brenham, passed away at College Station Medical Center on July 5th, 2013 at the young, vibrant age of 58. Arlene was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Daniel and sister, Susan Daniel, both of Brenham. She is survived by her two loving daughters, Amanda Gore Avey of San Antonio, and Melissa Gore and...

Eleanora Meyer

Eleanora Meyer

Jul 4, 2013

Eleanora Evelyn Meyer nee Rosenbaum, age 75 of Houston, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013. She was born to the late Edward Rosenbaum and Marie Alaminski Rosenbaum on June 25, 1938. Eleanora met the love of her life, Billy Meyer, at the Washington County Fair. Like a classic love story, he saw her from a distance, was introduced...

Virginia Bentley

Virginia Bentley

Jul 2, 2013

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Arthur Vivroux

Arthur Vivroux

Jun 30, 2013

Arthur "Boogie" Vivroux, age 79 of Seguin, passed away on June 30, 2013. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 5, 2013 at Tres Hewell Mortuary from 2 to 7 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Emanuel''s Lutheran Church of...