Recent Obituaries
Louise Keeton
Oct 22, 2007
On Monday morning, October 22, 2007, the grace of God opened wide the gates of Heaven for Louise Christine Keeton. Heaven s and Papa Keeton s gain, is her family and the multitude of friends loss. Mrs. Keeton was born August 25, 1929 in Minerva, Texas to Thomas P. and Ruby Duncan Gunnels. She was baptized in 1953 in...
Lula Hurt
Oct 19, 2007
On Friday, October 19, 2007, Lula Mai Cherry Hurt, at the age of 91, found peace and comfort as she left this world for her heavenly home. She died at her home in Magnolia, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Hurt was born January 3, 1916, in McKinney, Texas, to Thomas Henry and Mai Byrd Cade Dorsey. She attended schools...
Harry Heine
Oct 16, 2007
Harry Wayne Heine, 65, of Brenham, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Heine was born January 27, 1942 to Harry and Louise Engelbrecht Heine. He was later confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He was baptized as an adult in the Baptist faith at First Baptist Church of Brenham. He married Doris...

Rufus Lange, Sr.
Oct 13, 2007
Rufus Lange, Sr., 89, of Brenham, widower of Annie Lange, died Saturday, October 13 in Trinity Care Center. Mr. Lange was born January 26, 1918 to Paul and Hedwig Reimer Lange in Washington County. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Peter s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill. On October 2, 1941, he married Annie Koehne, and together they...

Wanda Wilkes
Oct 13, 2007
Wanda Faye Wilkes, 81, widow of Nelson Wilkes, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 in Kruse Memorial Village in Brenham. Mrs. Wilkes was born November 4, 1925 in Amarillo, Texas to Ola Mae Kennedy and Leon Miller, Sr. On May 20, 1953, she married Nelson Wilkes in Galena Park, Texas. Mrs. Wilkes was employed as a civil servant for most...
Leroy Thielemann
Oct 11, 2007
Leroy F. Thielemann, 82, husband of Birdie Stiba Thielemann, of Brenham, died October 11, 2007 in Trinity Care Center. Mr. Thielemann was born in Brenham, Texas on September 9, 1925 to Bernhardt H. and Emilie Meyer Thielemann. Mr. Thielemann was a graduate of Brenham High School and attended Southwestern University. He served in the US Navy in World War...

Bernice Rosenbaum
Oct 5, 2007
Bernice Heckmann Rosenbaum, 78, of Brenham, died Friday, October 5, 2007 in Brenham Rest Home. Mrs. Rosenbaum was born October 11, 1928 to Louis and Minnie Fischer Heckmann. She was baptized November 11, 1928 in St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill, and confirmed April 18, 1945, also at St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill. Mrs. Rosenbaum attended...
Glady Krinke
Oct 5, 2007
Mr. Glady Earl Krinke, 76, of Brenham, died Friday October 5, 2007 in Brenham. Mr. Krinke was born February 3, 1931 in Shelby, Texas to Willie and Hedwig Hattie Pontruff Krinke. He was baptized April 14, 1931 at Welcome Lutheran Church, and confirmed April 14, 1946, also in Welcome Lutheran Church. Glady attended County Line School, was a graduate...

Charlie Steinfeld, Jr.
Oct 5, 2007
Charles Charlie Steinfeld, Jr., 75, died Friday, October 5, 2007 at his home. Mr. Steinfeld was born in Brenham on April 6, 1932 to Charles and Lillie Gaskamp Steinfeld. He was baptized May 22, 1932 by Pastor Karl Mueller, and confirmed on March 30, 1947 by Pastor W. C. Poehlmann. On June 28, 1953, he married Gladys Steinbach in...
Mildred Miller
Oct 2, 2007
Mildred Miller, 85, of Brenham, widow of Jesse J. Miller, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center. Mrs. Miller was born July 27, 1922 in Lake Arthur, La. Her loving parents were John Shoemake and Louise Langley Shoemake and later her stepmother, Euel Shoemake. She married Jesse Miller on January 2, 1940 in Houston, Texas. Survivors...

Helen Kenjura
Sep 29, 2007
Helen Elizabeth Kenjura, 93, widow of Harry Kenjura, passed away Saturday morning. Helen was born November 14, 1913 to Lottie and Joe Wendjinski in Chappell Hill, Texas. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She married Harry Kenjura January 16, 1933 in Brenham, Texas. Helen was cook for many years at Otto s Café in Brenham and...
Anthony Scardino
Sep 26, 2007
Anthony Charles Scardino was born in Houston, Texas on January 27, 1915 to Charles and Frances Vincer Scardino, the oldest of seven children. He died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at the age of 92 in the comfort of his home. He was a member of St. Mary s Catholic Church. He married the love of his life, Carrie...

Olivia Gatewood
Sep 25, 2007
Olivia Jane Gatewood died Sept. 25, 2007, at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Jane was born on December 7, 1908, to Aaron Sherrill, Jr. and Mattie Whitener at the Whitener Ranch homestead near Burton, Texas. She was named after her grandmothers Alice Olivia Trusdel and Martha Jane Quinn Whitener. She attended school in Burton and later graduated from...

Alice Arndt
Sep 21, 2007
Alice K. Arndt, 85, was born in Mill Creek, Texas to William and Emilie Ludwig Knipstein on December 7, 1921. She passed away peacefully on Friday, September 21, 2007 in Trinity Care Center, Brenham. Alice was baptized and confirmed in Burton in the Lutheran faith. She was married to Leo J. Arndt on January 4, 1945. She worked at...

Doreen Munson
Sep 20, 2007
Doreen Margie Munson, 80, of Brenham, died Sept. 20, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Munson was born July 15, 1927, in Rosebud, Texas, to Elo Henry and Dora Bruedigam Werland. She was baptized and confirmed in Rosebud. On Nov. 4, 1966, she was married to Hayden M. Munson in San Antonio, Texas. She was a retired civil service worker/comptroller....

Cort Costello
Sep 17, 2007
Cort Edward Costello, 44, of Brenham, died Sept. 17, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Costello was born Nov. 29, 1962, in Weymoth, Massachusetts, to Timothy Francis and Deanna Pedersen Costello. He served in the U.S. Navy. On May 29, 1997, he was married to Bobbye Dale Taylor in Houston. Mr. Costello was a member of St....

Chris Roberts
Sep 17, 2007
Chris Fredrick Roberts, 45, of Brenham, died Sept. 14, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Roberts was born May 20, 1962, in Lebanon, Indiana, to Fredrick and Wanda Carol Harpest Roberts. He was formerly employed at Entec Pest Control. Survivors include his brothers, Jeffery and Janice Roberts of Sealy and Bruce Roberts of Brenham; nephews, Jason Roberts of Brookshire and...
Thomas Bullock
Sep 17, 2007
Thomas Abbott Bullock, Sr., age 84, passed away at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham, with his loving family at his side, on September 17, 2007, after a short illness. Tom loved his hometown, Hillsboro, Texas, and persuaded friends and family to go with him for his periodic Hillsboro fixes. Born November 3, 1922, the son of Thomas Austin Bullock...
Melvin Tiemann
Sep 16, 2007
Melvin Tiemann, 87, husband of Margaret Tiemann, of Brenham, died September 16, 2007 in Brenham Rest Home. Mr. Tiemann was born February 22, 1920 in Austin County to Fritz and Emilie Loesch Tiemann. He was baptized April 18, 1920 by Rev. H. Poehlmann at St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem, and confirmed April 5, 1936 by Rev. R....
Thomas Clay
Sep 16, 2007
Thomas C. T.C. Clay, III, 83, of Independence, died Sept. 16, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Clay was born April 4, 1924, in Independence, Texas, to David Jones and Imogene Lyons Clay. He was a graduate of Brenham High School and attended Texas A&M University. Mr. Clay served in the U.S. Navy during World War II....