Recent Obituaries
Betty Burran
Nov 16, 2011
Betty Joyce Pieper Burran, 64, wife of Homer Burran, passed away November 16, 2011 at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m., Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Salem Lutheran Church of Salem, with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. Burial will take place in Welcome, Texas in Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery of Welcome. The family will receive friends and...
Christine Gaskamp
Nov 11, 2011
Christine Mary "Tina" Gaskamp, 52, of Brenham, the wife of Randy Gaskamp, went to be with the Lord on November 11, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Bryan. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the Christ Lutheran Church, with Pastor Karen Wilhelm and Rev. Laurinda Kwiatkowski officiating. Burial will follow...
Lois Houston
Nov 9, 2011
Lois Nixon "Nonnie" Houston passed away at her daughter''s home lovingly surrounded by family on November 9, 2011. Services will be held Friday, November 11, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Brenham, with the Reverend Harry Vein officiating, assisted by the Reverend Dale Chance. Memorial Oaks Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Burial...
Rosalie Grabarschick
Nov 1, 2011
Rosalie Weiss Grabarschick, affectionately known as "Miss Rosie", passed away Nov. 1, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan at the age of 84. She was the widow of Otto Grabarschick, who preceded her in death June 13, 1992. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 in St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with...
Katie Wehmeyer
Oct 31, 2011
Katie Schwake Wehmeyer, 97, of Brenham died on the evening of October 31, 2011. She is the widow of Edwin Wehmeyer. Katie was born in Prairie Hill, Washington County, Texas on August 1, 1914, the daughter of Emil & Ida Finke Schwake. She attended school at Independence. Mrs. Wehmeyer worked as an independent seamstress, as well as for Kugel''s...
Tommy Chambers
Oct 29, 2011
Tommy was born Sept. 8, 1937. He lost his trying battle with cancer in peace at this home on October 29, 2011. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and was a God-fearing man who loved and believed in his Savior Jesus Christ. For those who are Catholic, would you kindly say a Rosary for Tommy''s soul...
Rosa Maass
Oct 29, 2011
Rosa Lee Maass, 85, of Burton, died on October 29, 2011 at Care Center of Brenham. She is the widower of Louis P. Maass. Funeral arrangements are for Wednesday, November 2, 20 11 at 2 p.m. from the Zion Lutheran Church in Zionsville, with Pastor Karen Nelson officiating, interment will be in the Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation with the...
Selma Franke
Oct 29, 2011
Selma Marie Schaefer Franke, 97, of Brenham, died on October 29, 2011 at her residence. She was the widower of Herman Paul Franke. Funeral arrangements are for Wednesday November 2, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. from the Eben Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Ken Weiss Lay minister officiating. Visitation with the family will...
Esther Kieke
Oct 27, 2011
Esther Louise Kieke, 97, of Brenham, passed away October 27, 2011 in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville, with Pastor Phillip Fenton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Esther Kieke was born February 14, 1914 in Zionsville to Otto F. and Meta...
Joe Jernigan
Oct 25, 2011
Joe Medford Jernigan, 88, passed away October 25, 2011 in Brenham, TX. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 at Kruse Village Chapel, 1700 E. Stone St. in Brenham. A funeral service is also planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov 5, at Fair Haven Methodist Church, 1330 Gessner, Houston, TX 77055. His ashes will...
Robert Hickey
Oct 24, 2011
Robert Edward Hickey, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday evening, October, 24, 2011 at Gazebo Terrace with his family by his side. Robert was born in Norwood, Ohio on February 25, 1931 to James and Elizabeth Hickey, and he was raised in Knoxville and Memphis Tennessee. Robert served in the...
Phillip Smith
Oct 22, 2011
Phillip Joseph Smith, 71, of Brenham, died Oct. 22, 2011 in Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Mr. Smith was born August 6, 1940. A graveside service was held today at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., in Brenham.
Lawrence Hemann
Oct 21, 2011
Lawrence Henry Hemann, 72, of Brenham, died Friday evening, October 21, 2011 at Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. He was born March 10, 1939 in Navasota, Texas to Henry Jr. and Olga Finke Hemann. Lawrence was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in White Hall on March 26, 1939 and confirmed in the same church on April 6, 1952....
Linda Lampe
Oct 19, 2011
Linda Klehm Lampe, 57, wife of Glenn Lampe, passed away October 19, 2011 at her residence in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2011 in Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin, with Lay Minister Ken Weiss officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6 until 8 p.m....
Howard Emshoff
Oct 19, 2011
Howard T. Emshoff, 79, husband of Bernice Tiemann Emshoff, passed away October 19, 2011 in Giddings. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2011 at St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem, with Pastor Jill Vivroux officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Friday evening from 6 to...
Jo Schnell
Oct 15, 2011
Jo Ann "Tippy" Schnell Jo Ann Schnell, 77, of Carmine, Texas passed away unexpectedly on October 15, 2011 at her home. Affectionately called "Tippy" by her family, Jo Ann was born July 14, 1934 in Carmine, Texas to Alvina and Herbert John Wickel. Born into a rural working family, Jo Ann quickly learned the value of a close family...
Herbert Brewer
Oct 13, 2011
Herb Brewer, 88, died of complications from atypical chronic mylogenous leukemia in his hometown of Brenham, TX, on October 13. He was born June 3, 1923 in Beloit, WI as the last and third child of Walter and Charlotte Brewer. He had an older brother Ralyn and sister Roberta. After working on the family farm in Roscoe, IL during...
Eunice Glidden`
Oct 11, 2011
Eunice Ophelia Burgdorf Glidden was born in Hills, Texas on June 11, 1925 to Viola Grace Hill Burgdorf and John August Burgdorf and died peacefully at her home surround by family on October 11, 2011. The oldest of five children, she was raised on the family farm at Hills. She attended Giddings High School where she graduated as Salutatorian...
Otto Lehrmann
Oct 10, 2011
Otto Quade Lehrmann, a life-long resident of Washington County, passed away at home on October 10, 2011, surrounded by his family and friends. Services will be held Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. from St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton, Texas, with the Rev. Glen Schoeneberg officiating, assisted by Judith Sherman. Memorial Oaks Chapel is in...
Gilbert Gaskamp
Oct 8, 2011
Gilbert R. Gaskamp, husband of Erna Heckmann Gaskamp, passed away October 8, 2011 in Brenham Rest Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Pastor Phil Fenton officiating. Burial will take place in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Monday evening from 5 until...
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