Recent Obituaries

Jan 26, 2011

Isabell Brandt Emshoff, 98, widow of Arnold F. Emshoff, passed away January 26, 2011 in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 29, 2011 at St. James Lutheran Church in New Wehdem, with Pastor Jill Vivroux officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives...

Jan 25, 2011

Johnelle Bradley Kasprowicz, 83, wife of Donald F. Kasprowicz, passed away January 25, 2011 in Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Rev. Mr. Dewain E. Smith will officiate. Burial will take place at 3:00 p.m. in the College Station City Cemetery. The family...

Jan 21, 2011

Leroy Louis Schwenke, 89, of Bellville, died January 21, 2011, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. The funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 24 at St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem with Pastor Jill Vivroux officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday,...

Jan 18, 2011

Rose D. Nicholas, 89, of Austin, passed away January 18, 2011 in Austin. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. Pastor Burkholder of Trinity Baptist Church in Austin will officiate. Interment will be in St. Paul''s Lutheran Church Cemetery in Rehburg. Mrs. Nicholas was born April 22, 1921...

Jan 15, 2011

Christopher P. Lovelidge, 53, of Brenham, passed away January 15, 2011 in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. The family will receive friends and relatives from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday evening, January 18, 2011, at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Christopher Lovelidge was born September 23, 1957 in Freeport, N.Y. to Thomas John and Agnes Schiller Lovelidge. He is...

Jan 13, 2011

Benita Helm Kellogg, 90, widow of William L. Kellogg, passed away January 13, 2011 in College Station Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:00 at Christ Lutheran Church in Brenham. Burial will take place in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday evening...

Jan 11, 2011

Janette Elsie Schoenberg Schmidt, 86, of Brenham, died January 11, 2011, at College Station Medical Center. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 13 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, January 14, at the chapel in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham with Pastor John David...

Jan 11, 2011

Funeral Mass for Maria Amalia Ortiz, 73, wife of Juan Ortiz, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 15, 2011 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill, with Father Jozef Musial, Officiant. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. A Rosary will be celebrated Friday evening at 7:00 a.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Maria Ortiz passed away...

Jan 6, 2011

Alma A. Knipstein, 89, widow of Louis Knipstein passed away January 6, 2011 in Kindred Hospital NW in Houston. A graveside service will be held Saturday January 8, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Prairie Lea Cemetery, with Pastor Lawrence Bade officiating. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel....

Jan 5, 2011

Evelyn Lehmann Reue, 81, widow of Harry Reue, passed away January 5, 2010 in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 7, 2010 at Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor Karen Wilhelm officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m....

Jan 4, 2011

Adell Kunkel, 81, widow of Alfred Kunkel, passed away January 4, 2011 in Memorial Herman Memorial City Hospital in Houston. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a. m, Friday, January 7, 2011 at St. Paul½s Lutheran Church of Rehburg, with Rev. Steve Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Thursday...

Jan 3, 2011

Manola Papke Dannhaus, 92, of Brenham, widow of Melvin H. Dannhaus, passed away January 3, 2011 at the Brenham Rest Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. Pastor Matthew Jacobs will officiate, with interment to follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends Wednesday evening...

Jan 2, 2011

Leroy H. Boenker, 84, of Brenham, Texas, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. Leroy was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Mr. Boenker was born September 16, 1926 in William Penn, Texas to Ernest and Alwine Kettler Boenker. He was baptized October 24, 1926 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in William Penn by...

Jan 1, 2011

Donald Eugene Loesch, 63, husband of Darlene White Loesch, passed away January 1, 2011 at his residence.

Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, January 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Pastor Karen Wilhelm will officiate. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Monday evening from 5:00 until...

Jan 1, 2011

Barry Keith Cordray, 40, of Cypress, TX was called to the lord on January 1, 2011 in Brenham, Texas. Barry was born in Beaumont, January 11, 1970 to Susan and Barry Joe Cordray; growing up in Beaumont, Houston, and then moving to Brenham in 1983, where he attended and graduated from Brenham High School in 1988. Barry was a...

Dec 25, 2010

Mary Victoria Kmiec Jaworski, 91, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010. Mary was born July 15, 1919 in Chappell Hill, Texas to John & Hedwig Kaliszewski Kmiec. On February 14, 1943 she married Edwin Effie A. Jaworski at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Mary and Effie later returned to Chappell Hill to operate a general store,...

Dec 23, 2010

Yvonne Gayle Ritchie Wilson, 80, of Brenham, widow of Harold D. Wilson, passed away on December 23, 2010 at Kruse Village. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland, Tx. with Reverend Gary Groves officiating. Yvonne was born on September 25, 1930 to William Cecil and Berta Mae Harvey...

Dec 23, 2010

Jerry Frank Mathauser, 93, of Brenham, husband of Vivian Mathauser, passed away on December 23, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel with Pastor Calvin Beckendorf officiating. Interment will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and family prior to the service at...

Dec 23, 2010

Alice Rebecca Limmer, 73, of Burton, wife of Lloyd Limmer, Sr., passed away December 23, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 27, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at the Wesley Brethren Church. Pastor Michael Groseclose will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation with family present will take place Sunday evening from 5:00...

Dec 22, 2010

Louis Walter Bresler, 94, passed away December 22, 2010 in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, December 24, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville with Pastor David Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and family from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. this...