Recent Obituaries

Lorene Pietz
Apr 19, 2006
Lorene Pietz, 90, of New Braunfels, Texas, died April 19, 2006, in McKenna Hospital in New Braunfels. Mrs. Pietz was born June 13, 1915, in Thrall, Texas, to Henry and Selma Braun Birkelbach. She was baptized on Aug. 15, 1915, at Walburg, Texas by Rev. Theodore Bogisch and was confirmed on Sept. 8, 1929, in St. John s Lutheran...
William Draehn
Apr 16, 2006
William Boyd Draehn, 48, of Brenham, died April 16, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. William was born October 21, 1957, in Brenham, Texas, to Willie Jr. and Marjorie Meyer Draehn. He was baptized Oct. 26, 1957 in St. Mary s Catholic Church in Brenham by Rev. Charles Weisnerowski and was confirmed May 16, 1971, in the same...
Rosalie Wunderlich
Apr 16, 2006
Rosalie Wunderlich, 71, of Brenham, died April 16, 2006, at Hill Country Care in Dripping Springs. Mrs. Wunderlich was born October 21, 1934, in Brenham, Washington County, Texas, to Charlie and Lillie Gaskamp Steinfeld. She was employed as a dietary aide at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Survivors include two sons, Fred Wunderlich of Brenham and Karl Wunderlich of...
Thomas Kenjura
Apr 11, 2006
Theodore Stanley Ted Kenjura, 85, of Brenham, died April 11, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Kenjura was born March 21, 1921, in Brenham, to Steve and Mary Washerlesky Kenjura. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Mary s Catholic Church in Brenham and was educated at St. Mary s School. Mr. Kenjura served in the U.S. Army 622 Ordinance...

Rodrigo Ramirez, Jr.
Apr 2, 2006
Rodrigo Ramirez, Jr., 39, of Burton, died April 2, 2006, near Burton. Mr. Ramirez was born Jan. 27, 1967, in Weslaco, Texas, to Rodrigo Sr. and Delia Galvez Ramirez. He and his brother Tony were co-owners of Ram Optical in Brenham and Rockdale. Survivors include his parents, Rodrigo Sr. and Delia Galvez Ramirez of Burton; wife, Connie Ramirez of...

Robert Gardiner, Ii
Mar 27, 2006
Robert Allen Gardiner, II, 87, of Chappell Hill, died March 27, 2006, in College Station Medical Center. Mr. Gardiner was born on February 22, 1919, in East Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Case Institute of Technology with a BScEE in 1940. He worked for General Industries Co. out of Elyria, Ohio from 1940-1941 and then Airborne Instruments Laboratory, Mineola,...
Elfrieda Lueck
Mar 25, 2006
Elfrieda Rosalie Stelter Lueck, 86, of Brenham, died March 25, 2006, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Lueck was born September 22, 1919, in the Berlin Community, Washington County, Texas, to Fritz C. and Emma Albrecht Stelter. She was baptized November 9, 1919, in the Berlin Community and confirmed September 17, 1933 in the Gay Hill Community by...

Evelyn Wieghat
Mar 22, 2006
Evelyn Wieghat, 71, of Brenham, died March 22, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Wieghat was born March 7, 1935, in Brenham, Texas, to Walter E. and Elsie Niemeyer Buro. She was baptized Oct. 6, 1936, at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin by Rev. A.J. Mohr and was confirmed at St. Peter s Lutheran Church on June...
James Littrell
Mar 18, 2006
James A. Littrell passed away Saturday, March 18, 2006, at a local nursing home. He was born June 16, 1921, in Springdale, Arkansas, served his country in WWII and was involved in the building industry for 55 years. He and his wife moved to Brenham in 1973, and he was the manager of Boettcher Building Center. He was preceded...
Ruby Poston
Mar 18, 2006
Ruby Granny Poston, 87, died March 18, 2006, in Burleson, Texas. Mrs. Poston was born Feb. 20, 1919, in Dodson, La. She married Ivy Poston July 25, 1936. At age 55, Ruby went to Blinn College and after graduating, she went to work at Brenham State School. She worked there until she retired at age 71. She was a...

Ida Goettman
Mar 18, 2006
Ida Klemmer Goettman, 93, of Brenham, died March 18, 2006. Survivors include her daughter, Lorraine Fuhrman of Brenham; and son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Patty Goettman of Burkburnett. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in Calvary Baptist Church in Brenham. The burial will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, 2006 in Hope Cemetery...
Colonel Applewhite
Mar 16, 2006
Col. Jim Applewhite, U.S. Air Force Retired of Brenham, died March 16, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1933 of parents Sidney Wallace Applewhite II and Beatrice Cravens Applewhite. After graduating from Beaumont High School, he entered the United States Air Force. During this period he served tours as a...

James Daniels
Mar 15, 2006
James Morgan Daniels, 79, of Brenham, died March 15, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Daniels was born Nov. 28, 1926, in Victoria, Texas, to Morgan Leon and Myrtle Walker Daniels. He was educated in Medina High School and served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Daniels was a cutting horse trainer and was a member of the...
Lacy Terry
Mar 14, 2006
Lacy Kaye Terry, 17, of Carmine, died March 14, 2006, in Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. Miss Terry was born August 8, 1988, in Brenham. She was a senior at Brenham Christian Academy and was a member of the National Honor Society and Who s Who in High School Students of America. She was a cheerleader at Brenham Christian Academy,...

Elsie Thielemann
Mar 12, 2006
Elsie Thielemann, 88, of Brenham, died March 12, 2006, at Brenham Rest Home. Mrs. Thielemann was born December 22, 1917, in New Wehdem, Texas, to Herman William and Emma Dannhaus Stern. She was baptized March 10, 1918, in St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem and was confirmed on April 9, 1933, in the same church. Mrs. Thielemann was...

Maggie Estes
Mar 8, 2006
Maggie Lee Estes, 91, of Hempstead, died March 8, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Estes was born August 25, 1914, in Paducah, Texas, to William Peter and Martha Ara Cooke Jennings. In 1937, she was married to Lonie Estes. Mrs. Estes was a member of First Methodist Church in Hempstead. She loved to sew, make quilts...
Irene Crawford
Mar 8, 2006
Irene Gayle Crawford, 79, of Corpus Christi, formerly of Brenham, died March 8, 2006, in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Crawford was born August 6, 1926, in Goose Creek, Texas, to Frank and Martha Pemberton. She attended school in La Porte and earned a BS and MS at Sam Houston State College. She received a teaching certificate from the University of...
Norma Kelm
Mar 8, 2006
Norma Stark Kelm, 86, of Brenham and the widow of Harry Kelm , died March 8, 2006 at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village. She was born on August 20, 1919 to Adolph & Emilie Spitzer Stark in the Burton Community. She was baptized November 16, 1919 in Greenvine Lutheran Church by Pastor Hoefer and confirmed on March 29, 1934 in...

Benedict Hauerland
Mar 7, 2006
Benedict Ben Gilbert Hauerland, 63 of Burton, died March 7, 2006 at his residence. Mr. Hauerland was born November 26, 1942 in Sealy, Texas to John and Frances Hamala Hauerland. He was baptized and confirmed in Sealy. He was a graduate of Sealy High School, Blinn College and Sam Houston State University, where he earned his BS in education....