Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Alfred Weiss

Alfred Weiss

Oct 30, 2010

Mr. Alfred "Fred" Weiss, age 94 of Brenham, the husband of Eleanor Weiss, died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the family residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham, with Pastors Lawrence Bade and Philip Fenton officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family...

Louise Loesch

Louise Loesch

Oct 27, 2010

Louise Belle Loesch, 93, of Brenham, passed away October 27, 2010 in Brenham Rest Home. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 1, 2010 at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Wiedeville, with Rev. Jim Abbott officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday evening from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. at...

Georgie Foerster

Georgie Foerster

Oct 27, 2010

Georgie Gene Foerster, 81, of Burton, died October 27, 2010 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 30 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg with Pastor Steve Cox officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Carolyn Aldridge

Carolyn Aldridge

Oct 24, 2010

Carolyn Peacock Aldridge, age 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep and went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on October 24, 2010. Carolyn, a Bible scholar, an elder and a lifelong Presbyterian, is preceded in death by her husband, Sonny Aldridge in 2004. She is survived by her 3 children: Kathryn Aldridge of Gardnerville, Nevada, Mike Aldridge...

Charles Heald

Charles Heald

Oct 22, 2010

Charles Dean Heald, 87, of Brenham, passed away October 22, 2010 in Kruse Memorial Village. Mr. Heald was born April 19, 1923 in Canton, Illinois to Dean and Minnie Provard Heald. A World War II veteran, he served his country on the European front. He married Betty Irene Jacobus in Canton, Illinois. Survivors include a daughter, Charlene L. Heald...

Robert Kasprowicz

Robert Kasprowicz

Oct 20, 2010

Robert James Kasprowicz, 58, of Katy, passed away October 20, 2010 in League City, Texas. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary''s Catholic Church with Father David Ivey, officiant. Visitation with the family will be at the church beginning at 9:00 a.m. Saturday. Born March 13, 1952 in Brenham to Frank...

Benjamin Elms

Benjamin Elms

Oct 16, 2010

Benjamin Marshall Elms, 88, of Brenham, died October 16, 2010, at his residence. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. A private graveside service has been scheduled. Mr. Elms was born August 9, 1922 in Bettie, Upshur County, Texas, to William Clinton and Mittie Little Elms. A graduate...

Milton Lorenz

Milton Lorenz

Oct 15, 2010

Milton H. Slim Lorenz, 77, of Brenham, died October 15, 2010 at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan Texas. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Peter''s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Pastor Alan Kethan officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, with graveside service under the auspice of...

Lillian Werchan

Lillian Werchan

Oct 13, 2010

Lillian Werchan, 95, widow of Alex Werchan, died October 13, 2010 in Baylor Regional Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in St. Peter s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Rev. Alan Kethan officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Werchan was born November 15, 1914...

Pearlie Harmel

Pearlie Harmel

Oct 12, 2010

Pearlie Ponfick Harmel, 86, of Burton, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2010 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, October 15, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul''s Lutheran Church of Rehburg. Pastor Steve Cox will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives...

Carol Gregg

Carol Gregg

Oct 11, 2010

Carol H. Gregg, 75, of Brenham, died October 11, 2010 in The Care Center of Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Brenham. Pastors Dale Chance and Terry Dougherty will officiate. A graveside service is scheduled for Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in Roselawn Cemetery...

Edward Rybarski

Edward Rybarski

Oct 10, 2010

Edward Lee Rybarski, 62, husband of Geraldine Dino Rybarski, died October 10, 2010 in Brenham. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary s Catholic Church of Brenham with Father David Ivey, officiant. Burial will follow in Calvary Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Tuesday evening from 5:30 until...

Esther Herzog

Esther Herzog

Oct 9, 2010

Esther Lydia Herzog, 81, of Brenham, died October 9, 2010 in The Care Center. Esther was born in Fairbanks, Texas on March 1, 1929 to John Henry and Minnie Augusta Spitzer Lehmann. She was employed for 35 years by AT&T in Brenham and Houston. Esther attended Advent Lutheran Church in Houston. Survivors include a son, Mark Herzog of College...

Alex Schulz

Alex Schulz

Oct 9, 2010

Alex Fred Fritz Schulz, of Brenham, husband of Ann E. Schulz, died October 9, 2010 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Pastor Glen Schoeneberg will officiate. The family will receive friends and relatives...

Estelle Clough

Estelle Clough

Oct 5, 2010

Estelle Moore Clough, 102, of Orange, Texas died early Tuesday morning, October 5, 2010 at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery in Orange, Texas on Friday, October 8, 2010 with Rev. Barry Bradley officiating. Mrs. Clough was born September 12, 1908 in Chatawa, Mississippi. Her mother...

Josephine Dube

Josephine Dube

Oct 3, 2010

Josephine Marie Dube, 92, of Corsicana, Tx. died at Heritage Oaks West Nursing Home on October 3, 2010. She was the widow of Richard Edmund Dube. Josephine was born on January 8, 1918 to Julius and Ernstine Kaiser Lerche. Josephine was educated at the Lee County School. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church of Fedor on January 20,...

Thekla Borgstedte

Thekla Borgstedte

Oct 3, 2010

Thekla W. Borgstedte, 94, of Washington, Texas died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at The Care Center of Brenham. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in Friedens United Church of Christ in Washington with Dr. George Klett officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive family and friends Tuesday evening...

Irene Klausmeyer

Irene Klausmeyer

Sep 30, 2010

Irene Klausmeyer, 88, widow of Arnold Klausmeyer, Sr., died September 30, 2010 in Brenham Rest Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in Salem Lutheran Church of Welcome. Pastor David Klack will officiate, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m....

Velma Lewellyn

Velma Lewellyn

Sep 28, 2010

Velma Y. "Lew" Lewellyn went to her eternal resting place in heaven on September 28, 2010 in College Station Medical Center after coronary complications. Lew, the former Velma Yvonne Carter, was born November 26, 1925, the youngest of three daughters of Lester Jack and Nellie M. Carter, formerly of Jasper, Webb City, and Carthage, Missouri. She was a graduate...

Melinda Durham

Melinda Durham

Sep 15, 2010

Melinda Linny Durham, 53, passed away after a lengthy illness on September 15, 2010 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Melinda was born in Houston on July 12, 1957 to George "Babe" Andrew Durham and Lois Matheny Durham. She graduated from Spring Woods High School in Houston and attended Sheridan College in Wyoming. Linny worked for many...