Obituaries

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Annie Avis

Annie Avis

Dec 6, 2011

Annie Maud Avis, 92, of Burton, died December 6, 2011 in Brenham Rest Home. A celebration of life service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2011 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Mt. Zion Cemetery, near Burton, with Bob Hofmann and Glen Schoeneberg officiating....

Tony Lett

Tony Lett

Dec 4, 2011

Tony Joe Lett, 60, husband of Sharon "Bitsy" Lett, went home to be with the Lord on December 4, 2011 in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine, with Pastor David Van Velter officiating, assisted by Sgt. Daniel Gaskamp. Burial will take...

Dois Holland

Dois Holland

Dec 2, 2011

Funeral services for Dois Miles Holland will be held Monday morning December 5, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in Memorial Oaks Chapel with officiating minister Doug Hall. Interment will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Mrs. Holland was born in Dresden, Texas, on June 6, 1918, to Joseph Lee Miles and Eunice Maude Pitts Miles. She was married to...

David Baker

David Baker

Dec 2, 2011

Graveside services were held for David Allan Baker of Sugar Land, Tx. in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. David was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on Dec. 29, 1962. In his lifetime he lived in Denver, Co., Bakersfield, CA., Richardson, TX. and Houston, TX. David graduated from Elsik High School in Alief, Tx. in...

Edward Wisnoski

Edward Wisnoski

Nov 30, 2011

Edward Thomas Wisnoski, 82, husband of Barbara Helen Stegent Wisnoski, died November 30, 2011 in Brenham. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 5, 2011 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Brenham, with Father Benedict Zientek, celebrant. The family will receive friends and relatives at Memorial Oaks Chapel beginning at 5:30 p.m. A rosary will be...

Kathryn Perry

Kathryn Perry

Nov 28, 2011

Kathryn Eyvonne Schroeder Perry, 75, widow of Arnold Perry, died November 28, 2011 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Grace Lutheran Church, with Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening...

Walter Vernon

Walter Vernon

Nov 26, 2011

Walter Taylor "Jerry" Vernon, 81, passed from Earth to God''s hands on November 26, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. Walter was born November 18, 1930 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Virgil and Mildred Taylor Vernon. After serving his country in the US Navy, Walter helped shaped the skyline of Houston through Vernon Masonry, which he founded in 1948....

Elinor Kettler

Elinor Kettler

Nov 24, 2011

Elinor Margaret Brooks Kettler, age 85, widow of Melvin Kettler, died on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 at College Station Medical Center. Elinor was born April 15, 1926 in Navasota, Texas, the daughter of George Willard and Bernice Cone Brooks. She was baptized into the resurrection of Jesus Christ in First Baptist Church of Navasota in April, 1938 at the...

Harvey Penkert

Harvey Penkert

Nov 23, 2011

Harvey Wayne Penkert, 64, of Brenham, passed away November 23, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center of Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Emmanual Lutheran Church of Greenvine, with Pastor Rich Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5 until 7...

Kirby Mueller

Kirby Mueller

Nov 22, 2011

Kirby Mueller, 79, of Latium, passed away November 22, 2011 at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Kirby was born June 10, 1932 in Latium to Ben and Vanida Rinn Mueller. He was baptized and confirmed in Greenvine Lutheran Church. He attended County Line School in Latium and Brenham High School. Kirby was drafted into the U.S. Army...

Valgene Ziesemer

Valgene Ziesemer

Nov 22, 2011

Valgene "Redd" Ziesemer, 74, of Cedar Creek, Texas, died Nov. 22, 2011, in Luling, Texas. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 26 at 10:00 a.m. in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill with Pastor David Hansen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive visitors at Memorial Oaks Chapel Friday, Nov. 25 from...

Geraldine Hahn

Geraldine Hahn

Nov 21, 2011

Geraldine McDaniel Hahn, 73, of Brenham, passed away November 21, 2011 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, November 25, 2011 in St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Brenham, with Father David Ivey, Officiant. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Thursday evening from...

Harvey Skinner

Harvey Skinner

Nov 20, 2011

Harvey Lafayette Skinner, 85, husband of Madeline Skinner, died November 20, 2011 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 6 p.m., Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Brenham Church of Christ, with Pastor Doug Hall officiating. Burial will take place at 9:30 a.m., Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Veterans National Cemetery in Houston. The family will receive friends and...

Betty Burran

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...