Recent Obituaries

Feb 13, 2006

Carol Tracy, 93, of Brenham, died Feb. 13, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Tracy was born March 7, 1912, in Fort Worth, TX, to William and Beulah Fisher Fleet. She was educated in San Jacinto School in Houston. On Sept. 12, 1933, she was married to John Dick Tracy in Houston. Mrs. Tracy was a faithful...

Feb 13, 2006

DeLois Inez Drews, 77, of Brenham, died Feb. 13, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mrs. Drews was born Dec. 27, 1928, in Dallas, TX, to Claude and Mary Lucille Goss Jordan. On March 13, 1970, she was married to Raymond Drews in Giddings. Mrs. Drews was a member of First Baptist Church in Brenham, Sons...

Feb 12, 2006

Carolyn Shumate, 52, of Brenham, died Feb. 12, 2006, at her residence after a long and courageous fight with cancer. Ms. Shumate was born Jan. 1, 1954, in North Wilkesboro, NC, to Leonard and Maudie Sue Rogers Dillard. She was baptized in 1969 in North Wilkesboro. She was known as Kiki to her grandchildren, Kendall, Tatum, Truman and Kirby,...

Feb 10, 2006

Ida May Schroeder, 80, of Washington, died February 10, 2006, at her residence.

Mrs. Schroeder was born May 12, 1925, in Round Top, Texas, to Herman and Annie Wendorf Klar. She was baptized in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine and was confirmed on April 6, 1941, in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham. She...

Feb 7, 2006

Basilio Gonzales Rodriguez, 71, of Brenham, died Feb. 7, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Rodriguez was born Jan. 25, 1935, in Kennedy, Texas, to Vicente Rodriguez and Maria De Los Angeles. He was a roofer and sheet metal worker. Survivors include his son, Thomas Luna of Brenham; daughter and son-in-law, Ofelia and Luis Hernandez of Brenham; nine grandchildren, Serena...

Feb 7, 2006

Victor L. Fair, Sr., 82, of Brenham, died Feb. 7, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Fair was born Nov. 21, 1923, in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, to Albert William and Bessie Lou Crow Fair. He was a graduate of Weatherford High School and served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. On Feb. 3, 1944,...

Feb 7, 2006

Harold Jay Fincher, 78, of Burton, died Feb. 7, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Fincher was born Sept. 24, 1927, in Burton, to Thomas Roscoe and Celeste Moeller Fincher. He served in the U.S. Army Second Signal Corp as a cryptographer during World War II 1946-1947 and was a 1949 graduate of Texas A&M University. Mr....

Feb 5, 2006

Willie Henry W. H. Schawe, age 93, died on February 5, 2006, in Trinity Care Center, Brenham. Born near the Wesley Community in Washington County, Texas, on February 22, 1912, he was the eldest of four sons of Willie F. and Albertine Sunderhuse Schawe. He was baptized Wilhelm Heinrich Fredrick Otto Schawe on June 23, 1912, by Pastor Johannes...

Feb 2, 2006

Theodore Woodrow T.W. Lueckemeyer, 88, of Brenham, died Feb. 2, 2006, at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Lueckemeyer was born Sept. 26, 1917, in the New Wehdem community of Austin County, TX, to Theo. and Lottie Chernosky Lueckemeyer. He was baptized in his parents home at New Wehdem and was confirmed in St. James Lutheran Church at...

Feb 1, 2006

Natalie Neutzler Struck, 95, of Burton, died Feb. 1, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Struck was born Oct. 11, 1910, to Richard and Alma Schroeder Neutzler. She was baptized in St. John s United Church of Christ of Burton and was confirmed in the same church. On Feb. 19, 1930, she was married to Roy Struck...

Jan 31, 2006

William Lundberg, 90, of Brenham, died Jan. 31, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Lundberg was born Jan. 10, 1916, in Logan, Utah, to Otto and Ellen McNeil Lundberg. He was a World War II Army veteran. On Dec. 7, 1942, he was married to Effie Elizabeth Lundberg in San Antonio. Mr. Lundberg was a retired health...

Jan 30, 2006

Curtis W. Dietrich, 60, of Brenham, TX, died Jan. 30, 2006, in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service will be Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 11:00 a.m. in Christ Lutheran Church, 1104 Carlee Dr., Brenham, with Pastor Walter Schindehette officiating. A reception will be held at...

Jan 28, 2006

Otto C. Schlottmann, age 90, died on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham, Texas. Otto was born to William F. and Henrietta Kokemoor Schlottmann on April 4, 1915 in Independence, Texas. He was baptized on June 27, 1915 at St. John s Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill by Pastor F. Apfelbach, and confirmed on...

Jan 28, 2006

A complete obituary will be added later.

Jan 27, 2006

Alton R. Gaskamp, age 75, passed away Friday, January 27, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity Care Center in Brenham, Texas. He is survived by daughters, Barbara McIntyre and husband Michael of Brenham, Tara Thompson and husband Larry of League City, and Connie Gaskamp of Houston, his grandchildren, Nicholas McIntyre of Huntsville, Jonathan McIntyre of Huntsville, Rachel Thompson of...

Jan 26, 2006

Lorenz Otto Koerth, 82, of Burton, died January 26, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Koerth was born October 26, 1923, in Burton, to Willie Fritz and Emma Hertel Koerth. He was baptized January 20, 1924, in Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine and was confirmed April 10, 1938, in the same church. Mr. Koerth was a life member of Emmanuel...

Jan 21, 2006

Henry Jessie Moreno, 23, of Brenham, died January 21, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Moreno was born June 25, 1982, in Brenham, to Enrique Moreno and Maria Guadalupe Espinoza. He attended Brenham schools and enjoyed drawing, singing and writing song lyrics. Mr. Moreno was a packer at Sanderson Farms and was a member of...

Jan 20, 2006

Ida May Kieke, 91, of Brenham, Texas, died January 20, 2006, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. She was born February 13, 1914, near Burton, Texas and was the daughter of Ewald and Ida Neutzler Fuchs. She was baptized and confirmed at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine. She was educated in Boundary School and Home Demonstration Club....

Jan 15, 2006

Richard Edward Bage, 80, of Brenham, died Jan. 15, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Bage was born Sept. 7, 1925, in Dime Box, Texas, to Edward and Minnie Kuehn Bage. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Giddings. Mr. Bage proudly served his country during World War II...

Jan 11, 2006

Robert S. Courtney, 57, of Katy, died Jan. 11, 2006 at Birch Creek Park, near Somerville, Texas. Mr. Courtney was born Nov. 15, 1948, in Wayland, New York, to Harry H. and Eleanor F. Gessner Courtney. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1968 to 1969. On April 20, 1974, he was married to Pamela J. Hartzell in...