Recent Obituaries
Virginia Gullette
Jan 10, 2006
Virginia M. Gullette, 81, passed away peacefully at her home near Brenham on January 10, 2006. Ginger, as she was known by family and friends, was born on October 15, 1924, in Quincy, Illinois to T.E. Musselman and Mary Locke Scripps Musselman. She graduated from Quincy High School and later attended the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, where...
Robert Kohring
Jan 6, 2006
Robert Wayne Kohring, 62, of Brenham, died January 6, 2006, at his residence. It was his wish to be at home and pain free. His wish was granted, and he went peacefully to be with his Lord with his family by his side. Mr. Kohring was born July 11, 1943, in Brenham, Texas, to Robert H. and Anita Schroeder...
Geneva Tonn
Jan 6, 2006
Geneva Tonn of Brenham, the widow of Elton G. Tonn Junior , died Friday at her residence. She was born October 16, 1930 in Zionsville to Ed and Bertha Bathe Lehrmann. On December 7, 1930 she was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church and confirmed there. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Kirby Jack and Dorothy Lehrmann; sister-in-law,...
Howard Muske
Jan 5, 2006
Howard Herman Muske, 68, of Brenham died Jan. 5, 2006 in Trinity Medical Center of brain cancer. Born July 30, 1937 in Winedale, Howard was the third child of Louis and Viola Muske. He was baptized Nov. 21, 1937 at Winedale Lutheran Church And confirmed by Pastor A.B. Weiss at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Round Top, Texas April 6, 1952....
Lloyd Partridge
Jan 4, 2006
Lloyd Ray Partridge, 56, of Galveston, Texas., died January 4, 2006 in Galveston, Texas. Mr. Partridge was born July 4, 1949 in Brenham, Texas to Wallace Ray Partridge, and Dorothy Elaine Honerkamp Bilbrey. He was baptized in St. Paul s Lutheran Church in Brenham. He attended University of Texas and the University of Houston at Clearlake MBA. For many...
Verlin Schwenke
Jan 4, 2006
Verlin Schwenke, 88, of Kenney, died Jan. 4, 2006, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Schwenke was born July 1, 1917, in Crawford, Texas, to Christian and Lena Honerkamp Mattiza. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Coryell City. She was educated in Crawford schools. On Dec. 8, 1934, she...
Martha Maddox
Jan 3, 2006
Martha Allen Maddox, 85, of Brenham, died January 3, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Maddox was born October 29, 1920, in Beaumont to Sheldon Grant and Clara Parker Allen. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Brenham and was active in community affairs in Brenham. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Pamela...
Chloe Behne
Dec 30, 2005
Chloe Marie Pierce Behne, 77, of Brenham, died Dec. 30, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Behne was born Nov. 30, 1928, in Houston, Texas, to Hiram Clayton Sr. and Mary May Freddie Rowell Pierce. She was baptized in West End Baptist Church. She was educated at John H. Reagan High School in Houston. On July 6,...
Richard Ekstrom
Dec 30, 2005
Richard William Ekstrom, 71, of Burton, died Dec. 30, 2005, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mr. Ekstrom was born April 12, 1934, in Prentice, Wisconsin, to Theodore Alfred and Esther Violet Matson Ekstrom. He was baptized Sept. 21, 1934, in First Lutheran Church in Prentice, Wisconsin. He received his education at San Jacinto College and served in the...
William Gaskamp
Dec 28, 2005
William R. Bill Gaskamp, 74, passed away Dec. 28, 2005 in the presence of family, after succumbing to congestive heart failure. Bill was born Dec. 6, 1931 in Brenham, Washington County, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Bernice Ham Gaskamp; children and spouses, Peggie and Greg Beaudoin of Bethesda, Md., Robin and Steven Levatino of...
Alvin Draehn
Dec 27, 2005
Alvin James Jimmy Draehn, 64, of Brenham, died Dec. 27, 2005, in St. Luke s Hospital in Houston. Mr. Draehn was born October 17, 1941, in Brenham, to Willie and Selma Emshoff Draehn. He was baptized Dec. 21, 1941, in Salem Lutheran Church of Salem and was confirmed March 29, 1956 in the same church by Pastor O.K. Oelke....
Alpha Massey
Dec 26, 2005
Alpha N. Massey, 96, of Brenham, died December 26, 2005, in Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Ms. Massey was born Sept. 28, 1909, in Midland, Texas, to William Calley and Mary Amelia Stovall Massey. She was a secretary at John A. Green Electronics in Houston and was a member of St. John Divine Episcopal Church in Houston. Survivors...
John West
Dec 25, 2005
John Miles West, 86, of Brenham, died December 25, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. West was born April 9, 1919, in Corning, New York, to Lincoln S. and Laura Lee Disbrow West. He was baptized June 22, 1919, in First Methodist Episcopal Church in Corning, New York and was educated in Cleveland, Ohio schools. Mr. West...
Robert Jancik
Dec 23, 2005
Robert Lee Jancik, Jr., 65, of Brenham, died Dec. 23, 2005, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Jancik was born February 9, 1940, in Rosenberg, Texas, to Robert L. Bob , Sr. and Madelyn Green Jancik. He was a graduate of Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg and Lamar University in Beaumont. On May 14, 1983,...
Melvin Schulte
Dec 21, 2005
Melvin F. Schulte, 80, of Brenham, died Dec. 21, 2005, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Schulte was born Aug. 13, 1925, in Brenham, to Fred C. and Hedwig Heins Schulte. He was baptized Nov. 15, 1925, in St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham and was confirmed in the Lutheran Church of New Ulm....
Frank Eberle
Dec 14, 2005
Frank Armine Eberle died in his Brenham residence on December 14, 2005 at the age of 90. Born in Thorndale, Texas on March 29, 1915, Frank was the son of Frank Armine Eberle & Anna Marie Ramsauer Eberle. On April 4, 1934, Frank was married to Imogene Schulke in Houston. Mr. Eberle was employed by Hughes Tool in Houston...
Adella Rubenstein
Dec 9, 2005
Adella Rubenstein, 79, of Brenham and the widow of Mathews Rubenstein, died December 9, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center. Adella was born December 24, 1925, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Daniel Rowe and Frances Woolheater Rowe. On June 14, 1944, she was married to Mathews Rubenstein and they spent their happy years together in Fort Worth and Brenham. She...
Jackie Prigge
Dec 9, 2005
Jackie Prigge, 68, of Brenham, died December 9, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Prigge was born January 5, 1937, in Burton, Texas, to Walter and Milda Wenzel Grote. She was a graduate of Burton High School, where she was a four-year letterman in basketball and played in a state championship game. She was also a graduate...
Ruby Kilgore
Dec 4, 2005
Ruby Pearl Kilgore, 93, of Brenham, died Dec. 4, 2005, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Kilgore was born Sept. 8, 1912, in Albion, Oklahoma, to Walter and Leatha Armstrong Justice. She was a graduate of Drone s Business College in Oklahoma. On Dec. 24, 1936, she was married to Russel Kilgore in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She was a...
Floi Ewing
Dec 4, 2005
Born March 2, 1932, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, died December 4, 2005 in Chappell Hill, Texas. Floi was predeceased by father, Herbert Edwin Eversmeyer and mother, Audrey Handeyside Eversmeyer. Survived by sister, Arden Eversmeyer of Houston; son, M. Keith Ewing, Jr. and daughter-in-law Molly of St. Cloud, Minnesota; daughter, Jeanne Laurel Shadoan of Burkburnett, Texas; grandson, Richard Glaspie of...
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