Recent Obituaries
Vlasta Prescott
Feb 23, 2011
Vlasta A. Prescott, 96, passed away February 23, 2011. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Wesley Brethren Church Cemetery with Pastor Phillip Fenton officiating. Visitation will take place from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. Friday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main, Brenham. 979836-4564 www.memorialoakschapel.com.
Lydia Oevermann
Feb 22, 2011
Lydia Oevermann, 100, widow of John Oevermann, passed away at home February 22, 2011 in Brenham, after a lengthy battle with dementia. Born at home in Burton on August 6, 1910 to Freidrich Fritz and Elnora Korthauer Harmel, Lydia was baptized Sept. 26, 1910 in St. Paul''s Lutheran Church of Rehburg by Rev. H. Weber, where she was later...
Frances Hamrick
Feb 21, 2011
Frances Barger Hamrick, 89, widow of Brock Hamrick, passed away February 21, 2011 in The Care Center of Brenham. Graveside services are scheduled for Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:00 a.m. in the Galveston Co. Memorial Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas. Dr. James Featherstone of the Calvary Baptist Church in Huntsville will officiate. Visitation with family and friends will take place...
Leonorilda Yates
Feb 20, 2011
Leonorilda Yates, 40, of Industry, wife of Ines Yates, died Feb. 20, 2011 in Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with W. Russell "Rusty" Greffer officiating. Visitation with the family will take place prior to the service, beginning at 5:00 p.m., and continuing until...
Bernice Eichler
Feb 20, 2011
Bernice S. Eichler, 91, widow of Elmo Eichler, passed away February 20, 2011 in Brenham Rest Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Feb. 23, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine. Pastor Karen Nelson will officiate. Burial will follow in the La Bahia Cemetery. Her children and great-grandchldren will serve as pallbearers. The family will...
Alfred Baack
Feb 16, 2011
Alfred Albert Baack, 85, of Shelby Texas was called to be with the Lord on Wednesday February 16, 2011. Alfred was born in Giddings, TX on December 20, 1925 where he was raised, educated and confirmed. During World War II, Alfred served in the Army as a sharpshooter and cook. In January of 1948, he married Gladys Meischen in...
Lois Chutz
Feb 15, 2011
Lois Ann Powell Chutz, 57, of Brenham, wife of John A. Chutz III, passed away in her home, February 14, 2011, surrounded by her family. Lois Ann was born October 10, 1953 in New Orleans, LA. to Ray M. and Annie Bell Schindler Powell. A registered nurse, she was a graduate of Charity Hospital School of Nursing in New...
George Hendrickson
Feb 11, 2011
George Kenneth Hendrickson, 80, husband of Marie Morris Hendrickson, passed away Feb. 11, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Fellowship Baptist Church, 2000 FM 389, Brenham, with Pastor Darren Donaldsen officiating. Burial will follow in Masonic Cemetery in Chappell Hill. The family will receive friends and relatives Monday evening...
Willie Richter
Feb 10, 2011
Willie Mae Richter, 85, widow of Barry Richter, died February 10, 2011 in The Care Center of Brenham. Born March 21, 1925 in Brenham to William and Lena Westerfeld Spitzer, Willie Mae was both baptized and confirmed in St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill, and attended area schools. On April 1, 1945, she was married to Barry Richter...
Ida Finke
Feb 10, 2011
Ida Marie Busse Finke, 94, widow of Henry L. Finke, passed away February 10, 2011 in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin. Pastor Ken Weiss will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from...
Billy Wickel
Feb 6, 2011
A memorial service for Billy Dave Wickel, 79, who passed away February 6, 2011, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2011 at St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton. Pastors Glen Schoeneberg and Greg Felder will officiate. Billy Dave Wickel, husband of Dotty Jo Baker Wickel, was born November 21, 1931 in Carmine to Herbert...
Lee Pankonien
Feb 5, 2011
Mr. Lee Roy Pankonien, age 86, of Brenham and former resident of Houston. Lee Roy was born on January 14, 1925 to Fede W. and Lillian Felscher Pankonien. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran church in Brenham. Lee Roy was married on June 12, 1948 to Lorrayne Williams. He got his Bachelor''s degree at Texas A...
Henry Zientek
Feb 4, 2011
Henry Zientek, 81, of Brenham, died on February 4, 2011, the husband of Joyce Poehlman Weiss Zientek. Memorial services for Henry Zientek will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Salem Lutheran Church of Salem with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. Visitation with the family for stories and remembrances of his life, following the service. Henry was born...
Lydia Boecker
Feb 1, 2011
Lydia Vlasta Surovik Boecker, 97, widow of Oswald Boecker, passed away Feb. 1, 2011 in Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. Pastors Matthew Jacob and William Holzer will officiate. Interment will follow in Wesley Brethren Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends and...
Eugene Ahlhorn, Sr.
Feb 1, 2011
Eugene Henry "Dutch" Ahlhorn, Sr., 92, of Brenham, died February 1, 2011 at Argent Court in Brenham. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 7 at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church of Salem with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. Burial will be in Shelby Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6...
Hennie Schroeder
Jan 31, 2011
Hennie Klussmann Schroeder, 95, widow of Erich H. Schroeder, passed away January 31, 2011 in The Care Center of Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, 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 Wednesday evening...
John Trimble
Jan 27, 2011
John P. Trimble, first resident of Kruse Village, Brenham, Texas, died January 27, 2011 at the age of 94. He was born Feb. 12, 1916 in Dubuque, Iowa, adopted by John and Bessie Phillips Trimble of Minneapolis, Minnesota, He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Business Administration. His career was in management and auditing for...
Janet Slott
Jan 26, 2011
Janet Slott, 45, passed away January 25, 2011 in Brenham. Janet was born December 12, 1965 in Huntsville to Martin H. and Linda Malak Slott. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Waverly. A Rosary will be recited Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Sam Houston Funeral...
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