Recent Obituaries

Jan 15, 2009

Lavohn Harland Smith, 87, of Brenham, widower of Agnes Marie Wycoff Smith, died January 15, 2009 in Trinity Care Center. Mr. Smith was born July 28, 1921 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Norman Drebon and Evie Bertha Alders Smith. On December 10, 1944 he married Agnes Marie Wycoff. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. Mr....

Jan 9, 2009

Howard William Bennett, 91, the widower of Stella Lucille Coad Bennett, died Friday January 9, 2009 at his residence. Howard was born April 9, 1918 in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of George William Bennett and Ruby Taylor Bennett. He received his master''s degree from the University of Houston. He was superintendent of production at Armco Steel. He was a...

Jan 5, 2009

Harold Edle Oevermann, 75, of Burton, passed away January 5, 2009 at his residence. Mr. Oevermann was born March 3, 1933 in Washington County, Texas to August H. and Elsie Jaster Oevermann. He was baptized April 23, 1933 by Pastor Adolph Walton at St. John''s Evangelical and Reformed Church in Burton. On May 25, 1947, he was confirmed in...

Jan 4, 2009

Wayne E. Brauner, 57, of Brenham, passed away January 4, 2009 at his residence. Born August 25, 1951 to Edwin and Gladys Neumann Brauner, he graduated from Brenham High School, and was a welder by profession. Survivors include his mother, Gladys Brauner of Brenham; son, Justin Lacy Brauner of Humble; grandchildren, Payton Elizabeth and Jacob Wayne Brauner; aunts and...

Dec 30, 2008

Florian John Meleski Sr. of Chappell Hill, Texas passed away December 30, 2008 at Trinity Hospital in Brenham. Mr. Meleski was educated at St. Thomas High School in Houston, baptized and confirmed at Christ the King Catholic Church in Houston. Florian was a service manager at Al Parker Buick, River Oak Chrysler Plymouth and LaGrange Motors in LaGrange, Texas....

Dec 27, 2008

Helen Krueger Loesch, 81 of Brenham passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at College Station Medical Center. She was the widower of Arno W. Loesch. Helen was born on Jan. 4, 1927 in Independence, Texas, the daughter of Otto and Sophie Schnieder Krueger. She attended Independence School, she worked in the retail business for a number of years. On...

Dec 26, 2008

Maurice Eugene "Shorty" Trostle passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 305 W. Third, with Pastors Lawrence Bade and Phillip Fenton officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. The family will receive visitors from 4 to 6...

Dec 26, 2008

Maurice Eugene "Shorty" Trostle passed away Friday, December 26, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul''s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 305 W. Third, with Pastors Lawrence Bade and Phillip Fenton officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. The family will receive visitors from 4 to 6...

Dec 26, 2008

Fred Myles Moorhead, Sr., 88, widower of Josie Self Moorhead, died December 26, 2008 in Trinity Medical Center. Mr. Moorhead was born September 21, 1920 in Durant, Mississippi to James Linder and Myrtice Weeks Moorhead. He served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II. On February 22, 1946 he married Josie Self in Durant, Mississippi....

Dec 26, 2008

A full obituary will be posted later.

Dec 20, 2008

Mike Mikolajewski, 80, of Chappell Hill, passed away December 20, 2008, at Colonial Bell Nursing Home in Bellville, Texas. He was born September 23, 1928 to Pete Mikolajewski Sr. and Mary Duschinski of Chappell Hill. He was a rancher and was in the United States Air Force. He is survived by brothers and sister-in-law, Charles and Joyce Mikolajewski of...

Dec 17, 2008

Lucy Adams Marks, 73, of Brenham, passed away December 17, 2008 in Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy. Mrs. Marks, widow of Ricky Marks, was born May 6, 1935 in Poughkeepsie, New York to Mike Adams and Dinah Marks. On April 25, 1962, she was married to Ricky Marks. Mrs. Marks was a homemaker. Survivors include sons Ricky Marks and...

Dec 14, 2008

Elvira Venia Caudill Woodley of Brenham passed away December 14, 2008 in Brenham. Elvira was born January 2, 1923 to Samuel and Myrtle Caudill in Morehead, Kentucky. She completed her Registered Nurses training at Morehead State University, and completed her internship at John Hopkins Univeristy in Baltimore, Maryland. After completion, she moved to Houston and worked for a private...

Dec 6, 2008

Helen Rogers, 77, of Brenham passed away December 6, 2008 in Brenham Rest Home. Mrs. Rogers was born February 10, 1931 in Clay, Texas to Robert Spencer and Helen Farquhar Rogers. She was educated in Clay area schools and Brenham High School. Miss Rogers was a homemaker, and a member of the Independence Baptist Church for 62 years. In...

Dec 6, 2008

Albert Duane Ross, 59, of Brenham, husband of Holly Ross, died December 6, 2008 in Brenham. Mr. Ross was born December 16, 1948 to Albert Clifford and Willa Jeanette Roark Ross in Okmulgee, OK. He was baptized August 20, 1997 in Westside Foursqaure Church in Albuquerque. On October 8, 1992, he married Holly Bullard in Carson City, Nevada. Mr....

Dec 5, 2008

Rita D.Lange, 86, widow of Otto Lange, died in Trinity Care Center Friday afternoon, December, 5. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2008, at St. Peter''s Lutheran Church Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main, Brenham, Texas.

Dec 4, 2008

Hilda Tegeler, 91, widow of Benhard Tegeler, died December 4, 2008 in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Tegeler was born December 24, 1916 to Herman and Lydia Wehring Ahrens. She was baptized and later confirmed in Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin. On November 30, 1939, she married Benhard Herman Tegeler in Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin. Mr. and...

Dec 2, 2008

Milton "Butch" Eckermann, Jr., 58, of Brenham, husband of Doris Eckermann, passed away December 2, 2008 at his residence on the evening of their 36th wedding anniversary. Butch was born May 14, 1950 in Brenham to Milton, Sr. and Helen Thiel Eckermann. He was baptized July 23, 1950 in Industry Methodist Church in Industry, and confirmed February 9, 1964...

Dec 2, 2008

Robert Lee Donnell, 86, of the Zionsville community near Brenham, passed away December 2, 2008 in Houston.

Mr. Donnell was born February 16, 1922 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Alfred Henry and Lettie Ann Davis Donnell. He attended Blinn College and received training in the military. He married Hedwig Heidi Hermine Wenz in Kitzingen, Germany, and they...

Nov 29, 2008

James Robert McSherry, Jr., age 50, of Brenham, husband of Paula Ramirez McSherry, passed away November 29, 2008 in Trinity Medical Center. Mr. McSherry was born December 31, 1957 to James Robert and Arlene Gorman McSherry, Sr., in El Paso, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves, and was employed as a Senior Service Operation Technician for Prosec....