Obituaries

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Myrul Raitz

Myrul Raitz

Jul 28, 2007

Myrul Felix Raitz, 83, of Brenham, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2007 in Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Giddings. Felix was born September 21, 1923 in Hector, Minnesota to Levi and Alice Schwartz Raitz. He attended Bird Island High School in Minnesota. On April 20, 1985 he married Laura Schulz Raitz in Our Savior Lutheran Church of Houston. Mr....

Robert Holtkamp

Robert Holtkamp

Jul 28, 2007

Robert W. Holtkamp, 79, of Brenham, died Saturday, July 28, 2007 in Trinity Medical Center. Mr. Holtkamp was born January 31, 1928 in White Hall, Grimes County to Charles and Lena Finke Holtkamp. He was baptized in Salem Lutheran Church of White Hall, and confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn by the Rev. C. J. Appel. He...

Melvin Dahmann

Melvin Dahmann

Jul 21, 2007

Melvin Dahmann, 83, of Brenham died Saturday, July 21, 2007 in Trinity Medical Center. Mr. Dahmann was born June 13, 1924 in the William Penn community of Washington County to Will and Augusta Engel Dahmann. He was baptized and confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. Mr. Dahmann retired from Brenham Broom and Mop in 1993, where he...

Ruth Schneider

Ruth Schneider

Jul 20, 2007

Ruth Tootsie Marth Etzel Schneider, 77, of Carmine, died July 20, 2007, in a Tomball hospital. Mrs. Schneider was born Jan. 11, 1930, in Carmine, Texas, to Reinhard J. and Anita Oberrender Marth. On April 20, 1930, she was baptized in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine by Pastor Henry Brunotte, and on Feb. 7, 1944, she was confirmed...

Carl Schlottmann

Carl Schlottmann

Jul 18, 2007

Carl Andrew Schlottmann, 88, of Brenham, the husband of Bonnie Jean Schlottmann, died July 18, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Schlottmann was born April 16, 1919 in Temple, TX to Charles and Anna Kappler Schlottmann. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. He was a 1937 graduate of Brenham High School and...

Vernita Lehmann

Vernita Lehmann

Jul 12, 2007

Vernita Dora Lehmann, 89, of Brenham, died July 12, 2007, at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Miss Lehmann was born February 4, 1918, in the Salem community of Washington County, Texas, to Herman A. and Meta Schawe Lehmann. She was baptized April 21, 1918 in Salem Lutheran Church of Salem by Rev. Mgebroff and was confirmed March 20,...

Emma Johnson

Emma Johnson

Jul 7, 2007

Emma Beth Webster Johnson, known to family and friends as Betty, died in her home on July 7, 2007 at the age of 92. She was predeceased by her parents, J. Grant and Emma Hubener Webster; one brother, J. Grant Webster, and her beloved husband of 56 years, Donald N. Johnson. Private graveside services will be held at Mart...

Earl Boyden

Earl Boyden

Jul 4, 2007

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John Steinbach

John Steinbach

Jul 2, 2007

John Edward Steinbach, 61, of Brenham, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at the family residence. John was born in Houston, Texas at St. Joseph s Hospital on March 14, 1946, the youngest child of Elsa Kolwes Steinbach and Herbert Louis Steinbach, MD, of Brenham, Texas. He was raised in Brenham and graduated from Brenham High School with honors. He...

Viola Ullrich

Viola Ullrich

Jun 27, 2007

Viola Emma Ullrich, 100, of Brenham, formerly of Carmine, widow of Arthur H. Ullrich, died June 27, 2007 in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center. Mrs. Ullrich was born June 26, 1907 in Greenvine, Texas to Ernest and Ida Renck Braun. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Mrs. Ullrich was educated in the Hills and Round Top schools....

Herbert Ullrich

Herbert Ullrich

Jun 26, 2007

Herbert Albert Ullrich, 90, of Brenham, died June 26, 2007, at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Ullrich was born Feb. 24, 1917, in the Shelby community of Austin County, Texas, to Frank and Minna Helweg Ullrich. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul Lutheran Church of Shelby. Mr. Ullrich served in the U.S. Army during World...

Lillian Miller

Lillian Miller

Jun 26, 2007

Lillian Miller, 78, of Brenham, died June 26, 2007, at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Miller was born Dec. 5, 1928, in Brenham, Texas, to Fritz and Ida Albrecht Schroeder. She was baptized in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham and attended Washington County schools. On May 17, 1947, she was married to Herbert J....

Jackie Mckeown

Jackie Mckeown

Jun 25, 2007

Jackie McKeown, 74, of Brenham died June 25, 2007 in Trinity Medical Center. Mr. McKeown was born July 18, 1932 in Brenham to Wheeler and Betty Fisher McKeown. He was in the ranching business. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Eula Monares and Larry Smith of Brenham and son Gary Miller and friend Sally Andrews of Humble; sister Billie Jean...

James Wiesepape

James Wiesepape

Jun 24, 2007

James Herbert Wiesepape, 73, of Brenham, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2007, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. James was born August 20, 1933, to Herbert and Ella Blasé Wiesepape at their Sandy Hill home. He was baptized September 17, 1933 in St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill and confirmed in 1947 in Immanuel Lutheran...

Henry Maass

Henry Maass

Jun 23, 2007

Henry Charles Maass, 67, of Brenham, died June 23, 2007 at Conroe Regional Hospital. Mr. Maass was born July 29, 1939 in Burton, Texas to Henry and Mathilda Drews Maass. He was baptized in St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton by Rev. E. Eiben and confirmed on April 11, 1954 by Rev. Schwengel, also in St....

Robert Hall

Robert Hall

Jun 20, 2007

Robert R. Hall, Jr., 55, of Brenham, died June 20, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Hall was born August 28, 1951, in Brownsville, TX, to Robert R. Hall Sr., and Rose Marilyn Hinkley Hall. His family moved to Houston in 1952 and he was a resident of the Brenham State School for 33 years. Survivors include...

Homer Lorenz

Homer Lorenz

Jun 20, 2007

Homer Earl Lorenz, 62, of Brenham, died June 20, 2007. Mr. Lorenz was born August 6, 1944 in Brenham to Lonnie H. and Dorothy M. Loesch Lorenz. He married Ruby Elizabeth Miles in 1975 in Houston, Texas. Mr. Lorenz was educated in Harris County schools in Houston and served in the US Army, stationed in Germany from 1965 to...

Sammy Schlabach

Sammy Schlabach

Jun 20, 2007

Sammy Quints Schlabach, 69, of Brenham, died at his home on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Sammy and his twin sister, Joyce, were born on August 26, 1937 in Milroy Hospital to Walter and Hilma Heins Schlabach. Sammy was baptized in Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine on December 20, 1949. He was later confirmed in the same church on May...

Alex Grote

Alex Grote

Jun 19, 2007

Alex E. Grote, 54, of Brenham, died June 19, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Grote was born May 30, 1953, in Brenham, Texas, to Lee Roy Sr. and Pearlie Reisner Grote. He was a graduate of Brenham High School and earned his BBA degree in May, 1981 from Sam Houston State University. On Sept. 10, 1977,...

Alex Grote

Alex Grote

Jun 19, 2007

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced later.