Recent Obituaries

Apr 27, 2010

Steven Jan Farrer, 53, formerly of Marion, Indiana, died April 27, 2010 in Bryan. Steven was born June 29, 1956 in Kokomo, Indiana to Thomas E. and Patricia Marie Moon Farrer. He was employed as a carpenter and mechanic. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law Benji and Caren Farrer of Kentucky, and Chad and Jamie Farrer of Brenham; nine grandchildren;...

Apr 27, 2010

Nestora Maria Torrez, 60, wife of Reynaldo Torrez, died April 27, 2010 in Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Nestora was born September 11, 1946 in Brownsville, Texas to Enrique A. and Beatrice S. Hernandez. Survivors include her husband, Reynaldo Torrez; sons and daughters-in-law Reynaldo Jr. and Chantel Torrez, and Juan and Claudia Torrez of Brenham; grandchildren Kristin...

Apr 23, 2010

Annie Koslovsky Giebler, 90, widow of Edwin Carl Giebler, died April 23, 2010 in Kruse Memorial Village in Brenham.

Annie was born November 16, 1919 in the Welcome Community to Charlie and Clara Schroeder Koslovsky. She was baptized into the Christian faith on January 11, 1920 in Industry Brethren Church by Pastor Henry Juren, and confirmed January...

Apr 22, 2010

Alfred Jessie Gaskamp, 87, husband of Nelda Wieghat Gaskamp, died April 22, 2010 in Brenham Rest Home. Born December 20, 1922 in the William Penn Community to Otto and Emma Rosenbaum Gaskamp, he was baptized and confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. On October 19, 1947,...

Apr 21, 2010

Sadie Mae Hargrave, 80, of Brenham, widow of Abie Hargrave, died April 21, 2010 in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center. Sadie was born December 11, 1929 to Karl and Dora Mittlestedt Ziegenhain in Spring, Texas. She was engaged in dairing and ranching business in Washington County and she enjoyed all types of animals. Survivors include an aunt, Alma Hildenbran of...

Apr 18, 2010

Eugene Lehmann, 79, husband of Esther Lorenz Lehmann, died April 18, 2010 in College Station Medical Center. Born July 24, 1930 in Independence, Texas to Henry and Clara Blome Lehmann, he was baptized September 7, 1930 in St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill by Rev. G. Czerkus. On March 25, 1945, he was confirmed in the same church...

Apr 16, 2010

Kathryn Jordan, 66, of Brenham, died April 16, 2010 at Brenham State Supported Living Center. Kathryn was born December 26, 1943 in Lake Charles, La. to Virgil Thomas Jordan and Allie Belle Lee Jordan. Survivors include her mother, Belle Jordan of Goodrich, TX; aunt, Joynell Bell of Kinder, La.; and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her...

Apr 16, 2010

Gertrude Trudy Graalmann Gertrude Trudy Graalmann was born February 8, 1911 in Runge Texas to Helene Lange Schneider and T. F. Frank Schneider. After a brief illness, Trudy passed away Friday April 16, 2010 at the age of 99 in Brenham Texas. For many years she had been provided care by and lived at the Kruse Village Retirement Center...

Apr 11, 2010

Willie Lee Wernecke, 76 of Chappell Hill died April 11, 2010 at her residence. She was born April 20, 1933 in Pledger, TX to Robert & Carrie Clifton Truitt. Willie was a graduate of West Columbia High School and later that year on November 4, 1951 she married Harry Walter Wernecke in Houston, TX. A favorite pastime was fishing,...

Apr 11, 2010

Billie Hope Dismukes Baranowski, 71, of Chappell Hill, widow of Alphonse Daniel Baranowski, died April 11, 2010 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Bryan. Born October 26, 1938 to Hamilton H. and Frances Mozelle Locklin Dismukes in Thorndale, Texas, she attended and graduated from Caldwell High School in May, 1957. On November 23, 1957, she was married to...

Apr 11, 2010

Nayeli Pilar Ocanas, the infant daughter of Eddie and Mary Lou Ocanas, died April 11, 2010 in Trinity Medical Center. Born January 12, 2010 in Bryan, Nayeli is survived by her parents, Eddie and Mary Lou Gebhard Ocanas, brother, Aiden Charles Ocanas, grandparents Quintes and Charlene Gebhard, Jr. all of Brenham, and Greg and Rebecca Ocanas of Industry, great-grandmother,...

Apr 1, 2010

Edna Boenker Ashorn, 91, of Brenham, widow of Henry Ashorn, died April 1, 2010 in Trinity Medical Center. Mrs. Ashorn was born November 4, 1918 in the William Penn Community of Washington County to Fritz and Henrietta Kettler Boenker. Edna was baptized December 15, 1918 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn by Pastor Alfred Bohat, and confirmed March...

Apr 1, 2010

Pauline Verna "Doll" Gorzycki, 87, of Brenham, died April 1, 2010 in Trinity Care Center. Doll was born January 1, 1923 in the Tottenham Community of Washington County to William and Mary Catherine Gorski Gorzycki. She was baptized January 1, 1923 in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Chappell Hill by Rev. Max Budnik. Doll attended Tottenham area schools. For...

Mar 30, 2010

Gladys Steinbach Steinfeld, 79, widow of Charlie Steinfeld, Jr., died March 30, 2010 in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Gladys was born March 31, 1930 in the Gay Hill Community of Washington County to Louis Christian Sr. and Lena Noerenberg Steinbach. She was baptized July 27, 1930 by Pastor Adolph Walton in the Friedens United Church of Christ...

Mar 25, 2010

Ora Nell Warmke, 92, of Brenham, the widow of Wilfred Lee Warmke, died March 25, 2010. Mrs. Warmke was born January 4, 1918 in Burton, Texas to Ernest Don "Arnie" and Emma Eugene Derrick Knittel. She was baptized at Bauer''s Falls in Burton. She married Wilfred Lee Warmke in July 1936. He preceded her in death August 22, 1985....

Mar 24, 2010

Annadell Blum, 83, of Brenham, died March 24, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Blum was born December 30, 1926, in Burton, Texas, to Henry and Annie Witschorke Hodde. She was baptized April 24, 1927 in St. John Evangelical Church of Burton by Pastor Adolph Walton and was confirmed September 22, 1940 in the same church by Pastor Edwin Eiben....

Mar 23, 2010

James C. Hay was born in Temple, Texas on April 17, 1928 to William C. and Eulalia Mixson Hay. He departed this earth on March 23, 2010 after a struggle with cancer. James is survived by his wife of 60 years, Betty Sloan Hay, and his two sons, James W. Hay of Champaign, Illinois, and Steve Hay and wife...

Mar 23, 2010

Erma Jean Smith, 65, of Brenham, died on March 23, 2010 in Trinity Medical Center. Born in Crower, Texas on September 13, 1944, Erma was the daughter of Scottie Smith, Sr. and Lela B. Williams Smith. She was a longtime resident of Brenham State Supported Living Center. Erma is survived by her brothers: Charles E. Smith, Robert Lee Smith,...

Mar 20, 2010

Johanna Frances Vaughn Kelso, 94, of Brenham, widow of Homa Kelso, died March 20, 2010 in Trinity Medical Center. Johanna was born July 31, 1915 in Marietta, Oklahoma to Robert Alexander and Lillie Guzner Vaughn. During her childhood years, Johanna attended Mill Creek School in Washington County. On August 28, 1953, she married Homa Kelso in Liberty, Texas, and...

Mar 20, 2010

Mitchell "Mike" Mingus, 83, of Brenham, died March 20, 2010 in Dubuis Hospital in Bryan. Mike was born April 22, 1926 in Leitchfield, Kentucky to Virgil and Mary Elizabeth Mitchell Mingus. He was educated in Leitchfield area schools, and served with the U. S. Navy during World War II. He continued to serve his country during the Korean Conflict...