Recent Obituaries
Muriel Littrell
Jun 9, 2009
Muriel Ruth Littrell, 88, of Brenham, widow of James A. Litttrell, died June 9, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center. Mrs. Littrell was born March 26, 1921 to Oscar and Mamie Roberts Hinkle in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Charlie and Carol Littrell of Brenham, and son Jim Littrell, Jr. of Miami, Fla.; grandchildren and spouses Debbie Ventura...

Bennie Pieper
Jun 8, 2009
Bennie Pieper, 91, husband of Erna Dannhaus Pieper, died June 8, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center. Mr. Pieper was born June 10, 1917 in New Wehdem, Austin County to John and Laura Poeppelmeyer Pieper. He was baptized August 20, 1917 at St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem, where he also was confirmed on March 20, 1932. He attended...

Tilton Follis
Jun 8, 2009
Tilton Reece "T.R." Follis, 88, of Mill Creek Community, Washington County, went to be with his Lord on June 8, 2009. He was born in Gause, Texas on February 8, 1921, the youngest child of Joe Grover and Rhoda Lindsay Follis. During WWII at age 21, T. R. joined the Navy and served on the USS Monticello as a...
Billie Harris
Jun 7, 2009
Billie Louise Suggs Harris Born: December 10, 1924 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Called home to be with the Lord Jesus on June 7 , 2009 The Woodlands, Texas. The daughter of Charles and Ruby Coin Suggs, Billie and her parents moved to Houston in 1929. Even so, she would spend a few weeks in the summer with her grandmother "Bawkie"...
Elizabeth Kubeczka
Jun 7, 2009
Elizabeth Marie Alexander Kubeczka, 78, of Brenham, died June 7, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Kubeczka was born July 8, 1930 to Pete and Valeria Wilganowski Alexander, in Bremond, Texas. She was baptized July 10, 1930 in St. Mary½s Catholic Church of Bremond, and later confirmed in the same church. On June 11, 1955, she married Victor Pete Kubeczka,...
Elfrieda Kaase
Jun 5, 2009
Elfrieda Kaase, 89, widow of Charlie Kaase, died June 5, 2009 in Trinity Care Center. Mrs. Kaase was born August 4, 1919 in Kenney, Texas to Otto and Lena Andreas Albrecht. She was baptized in St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem on November 9, 1919, and confirmed there on April 9, 1933. On Feb. 27, 1946, she married...

Mary Henderson
May 28, 2009
Mary Idell Henderson, 48, of Brenham, died May 28, 2009. Miss Henderson was born December 6, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas, to James H. Sr. and Mary Idell Pherigo Henderson. Survivors include her brothers and sister-in-law, Jim Henderson, Jr. of Brenham, Daniel and Victoria Henderson of Baileyton, Alabama and Michael Henderson of San Antonio; sisters and brothers-in-law, Marilyn and...
Frank Raymond, Iii
May 26, 2009
Frank Jo Raymond, III, 49, of Austin, TX died Tuesday, May 26, 2009. He was born October 12, 1959 in New London, CT to Frank Jo Raymond, Jr. & Delores Jean Fitzwater Raymond. He graduated from the University of Houston with a B.S. degree in computer science. He was self employed as a computer technician and owned his company...
Edna Krause
May 23, 2009
Edna Mathilda Emilia Krause left her earthly home of 91 years and arrived at her heavenly, eternal, home on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Edna was born on December 24, 1917 in Washington County, Texas to Willie J. and Monita Meyer Bockhorn. On March 10, 1918, she was baptized at St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham by Pastor E....

Verlin Boecker
May 22, 2009
Verlin Boecker, 85, widow of Leroy C. Boecker, died May 22, 2009 in Trinity Care Center. Mrs. Boecker was born July 2, 1923 to Fritz and Emily Loesch Tiemann in the New Wehdem community of Austin County. She was baptized August 12, 1923 by Rev. H. A. Heineke in St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem, and confirmed there...

Helena Duch
May 20, 2009
Helena Duch, 86, of Brenham, died May 20, 2009, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Duch was born February 7, 1923, in Washington County, Texas, to Willie and Ella Markwardt Meier. On April 27, 1939, she was married to Henry Duch in St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill. Mrs. Duch and her husband were owners of Brenham...
Johnnie Mueller
May 20, 2009
Johnnie Dewayne J.D. Mueller, 75, passed away on May 20, 2009 at Trinity Medical Center. J.D. was born on November 21, 1933 in the LaBahia Community to John A. Mueller and Ida Stebner Mueller. He was baptized on February 11, 1934 and confirmed his faith on March 21, 1948 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, Texas. J.D. began...

June Flavin
May 17, 2009
June Cameron Flavin, 83, of Brenham, died May 17, 2009, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mrs. Flavin was born June 17, 1925, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of John G. and Gladys Johnson Cameron. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She later became a member of Brenham Presbyterian Church...

Madge Yackey
May 15, 2009
Madge Elizabeth Hearne Yackey, 90, of Brenham, widow of Dwight Allen Yackey, died May 15, 2009 in Kruse Memorial Village. Born July 8, 1919 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Charles Anson and Jennie Myrtle Carr Hearne, she attended high school in Oskaloosa and completed two years of college. On December 7, 1944, she married Dwight Allen Yackey in Warrensberg, Missouri....
Raymond Quade
May 12, 2009
Raymond Dean Quade, 83, of Brenham, husband of Adeline Adell Gruetzner Quade, died May 12, 2009, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Mr. Quade was born in Wells, Minnesota, on September 7, 1925, to Gustav Fredrick and Frances Hubbard Quade. He was baptized and later confirmed in St. John Lutheran Church in Wells, Minnesota. On June 2,...

Erna Arndt
May 11, 2009
Erna Rosenbaum Arndt, 89, of Brenham, died May 11, 2009, at Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Arndt was born March 31, 1920, in the Gay Hill community of Washington County, Texas, to Fritz and Meta Duesterhoft Rosenbaum. She was baptized June 13, 1920, in Friedens United Church of Christ of Gay Hill and was confirmed September 30, 1934,...
Jesse Cooper
May 8, 2009
Jesse Billie Jean Cooper, 66, of Brenham, the wife of Russell Cooper Jr., died Friday May 8, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Cooper was born in Hardin, Texas on December 30, 1942, the daughter of Daniel and Delma Alford Henderson. She graduated from Hardin High School and was employed at Arthur Anderson as a purchaser manager. Mrs. Cooper was...
William Kyle
May 8, 2009
William "Billy" Douglas Kyle, 29, died unexpectedly on May 8, 2009. Billy was born March 22, 1980 in Webster, Texas. He graduated from Brenham High School in 1998. He earned a bachelor''s degree in economics from Texas A&M University, Class of 2002. Billy was a proud member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, Squadron 16 "Falcon 16" and...

Bessie Surovik
May 4, 2009
Bessie Mikeska Surovik, widow of Daniel Otto Surovik, died May 4, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center. She was born February 1, 1925 in Abbott, Texas to Frank and Francis Hejl Mikeska. She was employed at Blinn College as a cafeteria worker. Bessie is survived by her son, Tom Surovik of Brenham; a granddaughter, Kara Surovik Thompson and husband Josh,...