Recent Obituaries

Mar 28, 2007

Emerine Mary Scroggins, 84, of Brenham, the widow of Fermin Dale Scroggins, died March 28, 2007 at Trinity Medical Center. Mrs. Scroggins was born June 12, 1922 in Greenvine, Texas, to Carl and Lydia Stark Boehnemann. She was baptized October 15, 1922 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine and confirmed May 16, 1937, also at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of...

Mar 27, 2007

Franklin E. Fuchs, 83, of Burton, died March 27, 2007 at Trinity Medical Center.

Mr. Fuchs was born June 20, 1923 in Burton to Robert A. and Martha Jarozewski Fuchs. He was baptized July 29, 1923 and confirmed April 14, 1938 in St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton. In 1947, he was married to...

Mar 22, 2007

Nova Estelle Duncan Matthies Born April 1, 1920 Died March 22, 2007 Loving wife of Chester M. Matthies Beloved mother of Carol John Gammage Nova passed away peacefully in the early hours of March 22 at Trinity Care Center after a 9-year battle with cancer. Our family wishes to thank the staff at Trinity Care Center, Brenham Hospice, AMA...

Mar 22, 2007

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Mar 22, 2007

George Clayton Patterson, 89, of Chappell Hill, died March 22, 2007, at the home of his daughter in North Zulch, Texas. Mr. Patterson was born Oct. 11, 1917, in New York City, New York, to George William and Frances Costuma Patterson. On Dec. 24, 1939, he married his wife Elizabeth. Mr. Patterson was a long-time member of St. Mary...

Mar 21, 2007

Ella Mae Niemeyer Steinfeld, 79, of Brenham, died March 21, 2007 at her residence. Mrs. Steinfeld was born January 18, 1928, the daughter of Louise Koehne and Christopher Niemeyer. She was baptized on April 22, 1928 at St. Matthew s Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill, and confirmed April 18, 1943, also at St. Matthew s Lutheran Church of Sandy...

Mar 18, 2007

Payton Elizabeth Simmons, 13, of Brenham, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, at Hermann Hospital in Houston surrounded by her loving parents and family members. Payton was tragically injured by her beloved horse on her family farm on Saturday, March 17, 2007. She bravely fought for her life and for the family she dearly loved, until just after midnight on...

Mar 17, 2007

William P. Nakunas, 88, departed this life on Saturday, March 17, 2007, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A longtime resident of Carmichael, California, he spent the past two and a half years in Chappell Hill, Texas, with his only daughter and son-in-law. William was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, on April 5, 1918, the third son and...

Mar 17, 2007

Anna Wassermann, 96, of Brenham, the widow of Hugo Wassermann, Sr., died Saturday at Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Anna was born April 22, 1910, in Latium, Texas, to George and Anna Kadlacek Baron. She was baptized and confirmed in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Latium. She attended County Line school. On January 3, 1934, she was married to...

Mar 15, 2007

Leola Glaesmann Lueck, 83, of Brenham died in a Huntsville nursing home Thursday, March 15, 2007. Mrs. Lueck was born Aug. 21, 1923, in the Zionsville community of Washington County, Texas, to Paul and Alvina Herzog Glaesmann. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville. On June 10, 1945, she was married to Albert Lueck at...

Mar 12, 2007

M.C. Kieke, 85, of Burton, died March 12, 2007, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Kieke was born Nov. 28, 1921, in Burton, Texas, to Willie H. and Rosa Jaster Kieke. He was baptized Feb. 19, 1922, at St. John s United Church of Christ in Burton and was confirmed on Palm Sunday, 1936 in the...

Mar 10, 2007

Ervin Milton Kuecker, 81, of Brenham, passed away March 10, 2007 in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. He was born May 27, 1925 in the Mound Hill community near Brenham to Henry and Elsie Janner Kuecker. On July 19, 1925, he was baptized at St. John s Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill and confirmed there on April 2, 1939....

Mar 9, 2007

Lucille Dotson Foehner Lange, 86, of Burton, died March 9, 2007, at her residence. Lucille was born Dec. 9, 1920, in Deanville, Texas, to Louis and Bertha Hogg Dotson. She attended Deanville public schools and was a graduate of Brenham High School and Blinn College. On July 5, 1941, she was married to G.D. Foehner. She and G.D. owned...

Mar 9, 2007

Zelone H. Kettler Schroeder, 89, of Brenham, died March 9, 2007, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Schroeder was born May 19, 1915, in the Zionsville community of Washington County, Texas, to William and Louise Sternberg Kettler. She was baptized Aug. 1, 1915 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville by Pastor Karl Mueller and was confirmed June 5,...

Mar 7, 2007

Martha Sophie Heckmann Kaechler, 81, of Brenham, died March 7, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Kaechler was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Sandy Hill, Washington County, Texas, to Emil and Alvina Hofschneider Heckmann. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill and attended Sandy Hill School. On Dec. 28, 1947, she...

Mar 6, 2007

Jacob Merkel, 88, of Brenham, died March 6, 2007, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Merkel was born May 11, 1918, in Woodville, TX, to Jacob Joseph and Emma Arndt Merkel. He served in the U.S. Army. On Aug. 24, 1940, he was married to Lorena Alma Hartfield at Warrenton, TX. After receiving an honorable discharge from the...

Mar 6, 2007

Kendrick Lee Telford, 60, of Houston, died March 6, 2007, at his residence. Mr. Telford was born Dec. 17, 1946, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to William and Eloise Wheeler Telford. He was a graduate of Lamar High School in Houston and earned two master''s degrees from the University of Texas. Mr. Telford was a self-employed banking consultant. Survivors include...

Mar 6, 2007

Helen Marie Kieke Emshoff, 80, of Brenham, died March 6, 2007, in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Mrs. Emshoff was born January 26, 1927, in Thrall, Williamson County, Texas, to Alvin R. and Frieda Sommerfeld Kieke. She was baptized April 17, 1927 in Thrall and was confirmed March 29, 1942, in St. John s Evangelical and Reformed Church...

Mar 3, 2007

Elizabeth Gaither Witte, a Texas City resident and First Baptist Church member for over six decades, passed Saturday afternoon, March 3, 2007, at Trinity Care Center in Brenham, Texas. She was 97. Elizabeth was born June 24, 1909, in Merkel, Texas, the second of six children of John Duskin and Lola Gaither. She grew up in El Paso, and...

Feb 24, 2007

LUCRETIA MCCURLEY LOFLIN Lucretia was born June 22, 1926 to L.E. and Mae McCurley. She passed away Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Gazebo Terrace. She was baptized at an early age and knew Christ as her Savior. On July 8, 1944 she married Robert L. Bob Loflin, Jr. To this union, two children were born, Robert L. Loflin, III...