Recent Obituaries
Bennie Pfeiffer, Jr.
Jan 27, 2010
Bennie Pfeiffer, Jr., 69, of West Point, Texas, died January 27, 2010. Born in Shelby, Texas on May 13, 1941, to Bennie Sr. and Bertha Merkel Pfeiffer, he was baptized in St. Paul''s Lutheran Church of Shelby, where he was also later confirmed. He served his country in the U. S. Army and was a Viet Nam War Veteran....
Mary Davis
Jan 24, 2010
Mary "Stella" Davis, 89, former resident of Brenham, died January 24, 2010 in Allen, Texas. She was the widow of Lee E. Davis. Stella was born August 21, 1920 in Houston, Texas to John and Maude Spencer Clark Roach. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker. She loved plants, volunteering, and reading. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Lee...
Ashlea Doty
Jan 21, 2010
Ashlea Ruth Doty, 34, of Porter, Texas, died January 21, 2010. Ashea was born July 1, 1975 in Tulsa, OK. to David Doty and Sharon Lea Dalrymple. Survivors include her mother, Sharon Dalrymple of Tulsa, OK.; father, David Doty and his friend, Brenda Beckendorf of Brenham; brother David Scott Doty of Austin; grandmother Joan Dalrymple of Ft. Worth, and...
Max Twardowski
Jan 20, 2010
Max Twardowski, 87, of Brenham, died January 20, 2010 in Trinity Care Center. Max was born September 25, 1922 to Chester and Mary Murski Twardowski in Brenham. Baptized and confirmed in St. Mary''s Catholic Church, he later attended St. Mary''s Catholic School. He was a member of K.J.T. and the Knights of Columbus, and worked as a farmer and...
Nellie Harmel
Jan 15, 2010
We remember Nellie Mathilde Harmel, born April 28, 1915 in Burton, TX in Washington Co. to Wilhelm Stark and Emma Koerth. Nellie 94 passed away on January 15, 2010 with family near at the Gazebo Terrace nursing home in Brenham, TX. Nellie was christened January 16, 1916 in Burton, TX and educated at Hohenwalde School. Born in another era,...
Jerry Watson
Jan 14, 2010
Jerry Gordon Watson, 70, of Brenham, husband of Betty Kemper Watson, died January 14, 2010 in St. Joseph''s Regional Health Center in Bryan. Jerry was born October 30, 1939 in Freer, Texas to C. W. and Nova Yarbrough Watson. He married Betty Kemper in Houston on October 13, 1967, and was employed as a transportation and logistics manager in...
Thomas Clay
Jan 13, 2010
Thomas Tacitus Clay, 80, of Independence, husband of Reba Clay, died at his home on January 13, 2010, surrounded by his loved ones. Thomas was born May 11, 1929 to Thomas Thornhill and Dora Gerke Clay in Independence, Texas. He attended elementary school in Independence and high school in Brenham. On October 3, 1956, he married Reba Poston in...
Gus Draeger, Jr.
Jan 12, 2010
Gus Paul Draeger, Jr., 83, husband of Helen Draeger, died Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at home, with his loving wife of 53 years at his side. He was born May 26, 1926 to Gustav Herman and Martha Maass Draeger. On July 25, 1926, he was baptized at St. John''s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burton, and later confirmed there on...
Dorothy Rodenbeck
Jan 5, 2010
Dorothy Mae Kelm Rodenbeck, 77, widow of Ervin Rodenbeck, died January 5, 2010 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Dorothy was born October 2, 1932 in Brenham to Henry and Hulda Draeger Kelm. She was baptized December 4, 1932, and confirmed April 7 of 1946 in St. Peter''s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill. She was a graduate...
J. Sanders
Jan 5, 2010
J. W. Sanders, 82, of Brenham, husband of Juanita Sanders, died January 5, 2010 at College Station Medical Center in College Station. Born September 4, 1927 in Lexington, Oklahoma to David Richard and Mary Elizabeth Minor Sanders, he was baptized January 15, 1967 in Moore, Oklahoma. On January 16, 1948, he married Juanita Cash in Purcell, Oklahoma. He attended...
Irene Dube
Jan 5, 2010
Irene Klimbowska Harper Dube, 85, born January 8, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pa., died January 4, 2010 in Irving, Texas. Preceding her in death was her husband, Edmund N. Dube, a son, Robert Edward Harper, her parents, seven brothers, and one sister. Her first husband, Lawrence Harper, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Dube was employed as a legal secretary...
Merritt Larson
Jan 5, 2010
Merritt Dean Larson, 78, of Brenham, died January 5, 2010 in College Station Medical Center in College Station, Texas. Mr. Larson was born October 22, 1931 in Knoxville, IA to Nels and Elma Ann Williams Larson. He served his country in the U. S. Army as part of the 508th Airborne, where he was a Squadron Leader and earned...
James Pledger
Jan 2, 2010
James Rector Pledger, 52, of Brenham, died January 2, 2010 in Trinity Medical Center. James was born June 25, 1957 in Houston to John Erhard Jr. and Maisie Louellen McBrayer Pledger. He was baptized August 11, 1957 in West University Methodist Church of Houston. Survivors include his mother, Louellen Pledger of Bryan and brothers and sisters-in-law John and Ann...
Erna Brewer
Jan 2, 2010
Erna Seidel Brewer, 92, widow of Steve Brewer, died January 2, 2010 in Longview Regional Hospital. Born in Brenham, Texas to Ernest and Mattie Green Seidel on November 6, 1917, Erna was baptized March 17, 1918 in St. Paul''s Lutheran Church by Rev. E. A. Sagebiel. On April 10, 1932, she was confirmed in St. Paul''s Lutheran Church by...
Winnie Koester
Dec 24, 2009
Winnie "Ruth" Rice Koester, 81, widow of Walter W. Koester, passed away at the Brenham Rest Home on December 24, 2009. Ruth was born March 29, 1928 to Clyde and Vera Geneva Morehead Rice in Sands Springs, Oklahoma. She attended Tomball area schools. On July 25, 1948, she married Walter W. Koester at Bethlehem Lutheran Church William Penn by...
Martha Wendt
Dec 24, 2009
Martha Elizabeth Wendt, 96, of Houston, died December 24, 2009 in Houston. She is the widow of Beauregard A. Wendt Sr. She was born on May 30, 1913 to Alvin Ellsworth Snyder and Nelle Wise Snyder, in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was educated at Benton High School, St Joseph, Missouri, Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota with a B.E....
Dr. Zernial
Dec 23, 2009
Dr. Gerald Allen Zernial passed away peacefully in Galveston on December 23, 2009 after a long illness. He was born in 1937, raised in Brenham, TX and attended Brenham High School. He was a graduate of Texas A&M, receiving his BS in Mechanical Engineering, graduate of Michigan State, receiving his MS in Mechanical Engineering, and a graduate of University...
Ora Broeker
Dec 21, 2009
Ora Nell Stern Broeker, 85, widow of Gilbert Broeker, died December 21, 2009 in Brenham Rest Home. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, with Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer officiating. Burial will take place in Prairie Lea Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends Tuesday evening from...
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