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Erna Weckwerth

Erna Weckwerth

Jan 19, 2007

Erna Weckwerth, 92, of Brenham, died Jan. 19, 2007, at Brenham Rest Home in Brenham. Mrs. Weckwerth was born Dec. 28, 1914, in the Klump community of Washington County, Texas, to Kurt and Alma Franke Zwahr. She was educated at Klump School. On Dec. 22, 1931, she was married to Henry Neumann, Sr. Mr. Neumann preceded her in death...

Luster Allen

Luster Allen

Jan 19, 2007

Luster N. Allen , Jr. age 85, of Chappell Hill, died January 19, 2007 in Colonial Belle Nursing Home, Bellville, Texas. Mr. Allen was born March 27, 1921, in Houston, Texas. His parents were Luster N. Sr. and Fannie B. Allen. He was educated at John H. Regan High School in Houston and Tarlton State University. Mr. Allen served...

Ronald Everhart

Ronald Everhart

Jan 19, 2007

Ronald Gene Everhart, 64, of Houston, died Jan. 19, 2007, at Cy-Fair Hospital. Mr. Everhart was born Dec. 14, 1942, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Robert and Melba Miller Everhart. He served his country in the Air Force. On Oct. 9, 1976, he was married to Gail Eldred in Houston. Mr. Everhart was a commercial electrical contractor. Survivors...

Hannah Henry

Hannah Henry

Jan 19, 2007

Hannah M. Henry, 88, former resident of Bolivar, Missouri, passed away January 19, 2007, in Brenham. Mrs. Henry was born February 25, 1918, in Olathe, Kansas to Herman and Mathilda Ewert Schwarz. Her husband, Myron B. Henry, passed away 25 years ago in a tragic drowning accident. She is also preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Mathilda;...

Annie Boehnemann

Annie Boehnemann

Jan 17, 2007

Annie Bathe Werchan Boehnemann, a longtime Burton resident, entered into eternal rest on January 17, 2007, at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Annie will lie in state at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham until 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, and then at Foehner Funeral Home in Burton until service time. Visitation with the family will be at Foehner...

Dorothy Gates

Dorothy Gates

Jan 16, 2007

Dorothy Lamberth Gates, 90 years, died January 16, 2007. She was welcomed into heaven by her beloved husband of 70 years, James Edgar Gates who died August 21, 2004. Dorothy Gates was born, July 16, 1916 to Douglas D. and Rose Lamberth in Houston, TX. She attended Houston Public Schools, graduating from Jeff Davis HS in 1934. In the...

Aidan Arnold

Aidan Arnold

Jan 15, 2007

Aidan Scott Arnold and Connor Mitchell Arnold, stillborn twins of Margaret Maggie McGrath and Richard David Arnold III of Burton, died Jan. 15, 2007 in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Survivors include their parents; grandparents, Michael and Beverly McGrath of Burton and Richard Jr. and Janice Arnold of Lindon; and great-grandfather, Richard Arnold Sr. The funeral Mass...

Josephine Moore

Josephine Moore

Jan 14, 2007

Josephine Gelmuss Moore, age 93, passed away on January 14, 2007 at Trinity Care Center. She was born in Betygala, Lithuania on March 19, 1913 to Ona and Stanislavas Gelumbauskas. Her family immigrated to the United States that same year and later adopted the Americanized name of Gelmuss. She was raised and educated in Racine, Wisconsin. During World War...

Barbara Powell

Barbara Powell

Jan 13, 2007

Barbara June Powell died at Trinity Medical Center on January 13 as a result of a massive stroke. Barbara was born to Christian and Helen Leypoldt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 18, 1938. She and her family moved around the country as her father set up accounting departments for new RCA plants. In 1960, she earned her degree in...

Clara Dorcz

Clara Dorcz

Jan 10, 2007

Clara Jozwiak Dorcz, 82, of Brenham died Jan. 10, 2007, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mrs. Dorcz was born June 17, 1924, in Chappell Hill, to Joseph and Frances Nowak Jozwiak. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Chappell Hill and attended Wonder Hill School. On Sept. 24, 1946, she was married to...

Myrtle Ehrig

Myrtle Ehrig

Jan 9, 2007

Myrtle Bernice Malkey Ehrig, 84, of Brenham, died Jan. 9, 2007, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mrs. Ehrig was born Feb. 22, 1922, to Charlie and Lorena Wilkening Malkey in the Rehburg community of Washington County. She was baptized April 23, 1922, in St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg by Pastor H. Weber and was confirmed...

Nora Wagner

Nora Wagner

Jan 8, 2007

Nora Wagner, 95, of Rosenberg died Jan. 8, 2007, at St. Mark s Medical Center in La Grange. Mrs. Wagner was born Jan. 5, 1912, in Carmine, Texas, to Fritz and Anna Althaus Marx. She attended La Bahia School. Mrs. Wagner was a member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine and was a homemaker. She is survived by...

Lillian Gaskamp

Lillian Gaskamp

Jan 8, 2007

Lillian L. Quinn Gaskamp, 74, of Brenham died Jan. 8, 2007, at College Station Medical Center. Mrs. Gaskamp was born Nov. 15, 1932, in Copeland, Williamson County, Texas, to August and Lillie Belle Thonig Quinn. On Jan. 11, 1953, she was married to Monroe Gaskamp in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. She was a homemaker who loved her...

Timothy Ramey

Timothy Ramey

Jan 2, 2007

Timothy Patrick Ramey, 32, of Houston, died Jan. 2, 2007, in Houston. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at First Baptist Church in Chappell Hill. A meal will follow the service. Tim was born June 27, 1974, in Tyler. In 1975, he was adopted by Bobby and Dale Ramey and they resided in...

Evelyn Broecker

Evelyn Broecker

Dec 30, 2006

Evelyn Rathke Broecker, 90, of Brenham and for the past several years, a resident of the Brenham Rest Home, died Saturday, December 30, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Broecker was born July 6, 1916, in the Welcome Community, Austin, County, Texas, to Gustav and Emma Albrecht Rathke. She was baptized October 6, 1916, at Salem Lutheran...

Joe Renn

Joe Renn

Dec 28, 2006

Joe E. Renn, 77, of Washington and the husband of Patricia Renn passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006 at Grimes-St. Joseph Health Center in Navasota. Mr. Renn was born in Washington, Texas on the family farm on November 4, 1929 to Joe F. and Cordelia Bosse Renn. He attended Washington schools and was a graduate of Navasota High School...

Gladys Krause

Gladys Krause

Dec 27, 2006

Gladys Heckmann Krause, 89, of Brenham, died Dec. 27, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Krause was born Dec. 20, 1917, in Gay Hill, Washington County, Texas, to Rudolph and Malinde Bohne Heckmann. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill and was educated in the Gay Hill School. On May...

Henry Bredthauer Jr

Henry Bredthauer Jr

Dec 25, 2006

Henry JR Bredthauer, 90, of Burton, died December 25, 2006 at St. Joseph Regional Center in Bryan. Mr. Bredthauer was born in Burton on January 7, 1916 to Henry & Minnie Black Bredthauer. He attended Burton schools. On October 30, 1938, he was married to Evelyn Hauck, by the Rev. Ed Lampe. He was a rancher. He was a...

Sharon Gross

Sharon Gross

Dec 25, 2006

Sharon Marie Gross, 49, of Brenham died December 25, 2006 at her residence. She was born December 31, 1956 in Chula Vista, California to Leslie Ward & Elaine Elizabeth Parr Butts. Sharon was baptized at the Church of Christ in La Grange. On December 17, 1976 she married James David Gross at the Church of Christ in Stafford. They...

Mary Mertins

Mary Mertins

Dec 23, 2006

Mary Frances Templin Mertins, 76, of Pasadena, died December 23, 2006, at Kindred Bay Area Hospital in Pasadena, Texas. Mrs. Mertins was born November 14, 1930, in Tenaha, Texas, to John E. and Mary E. Robertson Templin. She was married to Harlin Mertins on July 27, 1951 in St. John Lutheran Church of Houston. Survivors include her daughters, Helen...