Recent Obituaries

Mar 7, 2006

Dr. Eileen Robertson Champ Wuycheck of Brenham, TX and the widow of Ludwig Wilhelm Wuycheck, died March 7, 2006 at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. She was born in Vigo County, near Terre Haute along the Wabash River on October 4, 1914. She attended Indiana State University, University of Houston, and Texas A&M. She earned a B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D....

Mar 5, 2006

Charles Robert Fillinger, Sr., 75, of Burton, died March 5, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Fillinger was born Aug. 22, 1930, in Newton, Illinois, to Charles Franklin and Violet Josephine Cravens Fillinger. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On March 4, 1949, he was married to Rose Clark. Mr. Fillinger...

Mar 5, 2006

Charles Robert Fillinger, Sr., 75, of Burton, died March 5, 2006, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Fillinger was born Aug. 22, 1930, in Newton, Illinois, to Charles Franklin and Violet Josephine Cravens Fillinger. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On March 4, 1949, he was married to Rose Clark. Mr. Fillinger...

Mar 5, 2006

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Mar 4, 2006

Calvin F. Hodde, 80, of Houston, died March 4, 2005, at the Forum of Memorial Woods retirement center. Mr. Hodde was born January 29, 1926, in Burton, Texas, to Charles and Emma Schultz Hodde. He was a graduate of Burton High School. He earned his BBA in 1949 from Sam Houston State University and his MBA in 1951 from...

Mar 4, 2006

Nolan Louis Havemann, 85, of Carmine, died March 4, 2006 at his family residence. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law Lanny and Jo Ann Havemann of Cuero; daughter and son-in-law Betty and Bobby Porter of Stafford, five grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Funeral service for Nolan Havemann will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine...

Mar 1, 2006

Jennifer Marie Edwards, 23, of Houston, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, in Humble, Texas as a result of an auto accident. She was a student at Academy Health Care. Survivors include her mother Margaret Perez of Houston; father and step-mother Charles J. and Brenda Edwards of Houston; brothers Jeffery W. Edwards, Charles Jeffrey Edwards, II, and sister Daniella Edwards;...

Feb 28, 2006

Albert Richard Berg passed away Feb. 28, 2006, at age 49. Richard was born in Shreveport, LA to Carl Berg and Elma Schirmacher on March 14, 1956. He was preceded in death by his father and mother. Richard is survived by two sons, Jason Berg and Christopher Alexander Berg; a sister, Pat and her husband Mike Reynolds of Brenham;...

Feb 23, 2006

Pearl Priest Shockley went to be with her Lord on February 23, 2006. She was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas on April 23, 1913 to Ed and Laura Priest. Pearl was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, J.W. Shockley. She leaves behind her daughter, Kay Linda and husband, Rob Freund of Chappell Hill, Texas. Her grandson...

Feb 22, 2006

Evelyn E. Mertz Ullrich went to be with her Lord on Feb. 22, 2006. She was born in the community of Welcome on July 16, 1919, to Wilhelm J. and Florence Edith Williams Mertz. Evelyn was baptized in Welcome on Nov. 24, 1919, by Pastor J. Appel. She was confirmed March 25, 1934, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine...

Feb 22, 2006

Henry L. Guelker, 63, of Burton, died Feb. 22, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Guelker was born Dec. 25, 1942, in Burton, to Henry Louis Sr. and Myrtle Ponfick Guelker. He was a graduate of Burton High School and attended Pan American College in Edinburg. On Aug. 29, 1987, he was married to Jerry Pendergrass in Victoria. Mr. Guelker...

Feb 21, 2006

Evelyn Eason, 72, of Brenham, died Feb. 21, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. Eason was born Feb. 5, 1934, in La Grange, Texas, to John and Frances Janda Cernosek. Survivors include her beloved husband of 52 years, Don E. Eason of Brenham; son, Steve Eason; daughter Elise Webb and husband Ron; grandson, Ryan Webb; sister, Ellen Taylor and husband...

Feb 21, 2006

Hilda Schlottmann, 94, of Brenham, died Feb. 21, 2006, in Trinity Medical Center, in Brenham. Mrs. Schlottmann was born August 26, 1911, in Prairie Hill, Washington County, Texas, to Gus and Hedwig Grebe Schulz. She was baptized Dec. 3, 1911, in St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill by Pastor F. Apfelbach and was confirmed March 28, 1926, in...

Feb 17, 2006

James Jim Leroy Dreyer Jr. died Feb. 17, 2006 at the home of his parents, Leroy and June Dreyer. He was born May 26, 1951 in Brenham, Texas. Jim was baptized at an early age at the First Baptist Church in Brenham. He left Brenham after graduating from Brenham High School when his dream of playing college football came...

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,...