Recent Obituaries
Robert Mills, Sr.
Jan 8, 2004
Robert Franklin Mills, 85, of Brenham, TX, died Jan. 8, 2004, in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Mr. Mills was born Dec. 28, 1918, in Athens, TX, to George Burton and Maybella Darby Mills. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Mills was retired from Dallas Power and Light and was a member of...
Milady Henske
Jan 3, 2004
Milady Wiecker Henske, 87, of Bleiblerville, and the widow of Otto Henske died early Saturday morning in Trinity Care Center. Mrs. Henske was born March 16, 1916 in Wesley, Texas, the daughter of Charlie and Ella Schultz Ripple. She was baptized and confirmed in the Welcome Lutheran Church of Welcome. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church of...
Hattie Pieper
Jan 2, 2004
Hattie Emma Schomburg Pieper, 88, of Brenham, and the widow of Herbert Pieper, died Friday evening in Trinity Care Center of Brenham. Mrs. Pieper was born September 3, 1915, in Kenney, Texas, to Henry and Henrietta Richter Schomburg. She was baptized and confirmed in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church and received her education in the Travis Community School grade...
Angelina Bednar
Dec 29, 2003
Angelina Bednar, Mrs. Frank Bednar, Angie, Granny, died quietly in the Brenham Rest Home early Monday morning, December 29, 2003, with her daughter Cornelia at her side. Fr. David Ivey from St. Mary s Catholic Church performed the Anointing of the Sick the evening before, with a roomful of Angelina s children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and their spouses participating. Angelina...
Russel Kilgore
Dec 28, 2003
Russel Elmer Kilgore, 90, of Brenham, died Dec. 28, 2003, in Diagnostic Hospital in Houston. Mr. Kilgore was born Dec. 19, 1913, in Coalmont, Tennessee, to Samuel and Lucy Kilgore. He was a graduate of Oklahoma State University. On Dec. 24, 1936, he married Ruby Pearl Justice in Checatah, Oklahoma. He was retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture....
Auguste Pennison
Dec 28, 2003
Auguste Joseph Pennison, 94, of Brenham, died Dec. 28, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Pennison was born Feb. 19, 1909, in Bayou L Ourse, Louisiana, to Ernest Joseph and Azelie Verret Pennison. He was baptized in the Catholic church in Amelia, Louisiana and later joined the Presbyterian church. On Dec. 22, 1928, he married Mattie B. Williamson. She preceded...
Walter Green
Dec 26, 2003
Walter N. Green, 87, of Brenham, died December 25, 2003, in Caldwell, Texas, doing what he loved. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Sunday at Memorial Oaks Chapel with Charles Matejowsky officiating. Burial service will be held at 3:30 P.M. at the Providence Cemetery in Caldwell with Pastor Bob Owens officiating. Visitation will be at Memorial Oaks Chapel...
Philip Edwards
Dec 22, 2003
Philip Lee Edwards, 61, Burton, was promoted to eternal glory December 22, 2003 in Temple, TX. Philip was born November 17, 1942 to Vern & Elizabeth Hendrick Edwards in Covington, Kentucky. After graduating from Blinn College, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. During his service, he married Maxine Zorn on June 24, 1964. He was a member...
Lester Schramm
Dec 22, 2003
Lester Schramm was born April 21, 1938, in the New Ulm area, the son of Lawrence and Olivia Bader Schramm. He married Lena Faye Hahn Feb. 23, 1974. She died on Sept. 18, 1998. A lifelong resident of this area, he was a member of the Nelsonville Brethren Church and was baptized in this faith. He was a member...
Justin Joswiak
Dec 21, 2003
Justin Paul Josie Joswiak of Brenham was born on June 12, 1986 in Bellville, Austin County, Texas, the son of Timothy Earl & Cindy Sue Koerth Joswiak. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Mary s Catholic Church of Brenham. A member of the Senior Class of Brenham High School, Justin was a member of the Brenham Cubs Baseball...
Jody Drane
Dec 20, 2003
Jody Ann Drane, 54, of Brenham, died Dec. 20, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mrs. Drane was born Jan. 7, 1949, in Houston, TX, to Joe and Evelyn McFarland Gamble. She attended Sam Houston State University. On Sept. 4, 1969, she was married to Clifford Conway Drane, Sr. in Houston. Mrs. Drane was a former member of...
Rose Eldred
Dec 18, 2003
Rose Emily Eldred of Brenham passed away on December 18, 2003, at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. She was born October 7, 1919, at home in Ballard, Washington. She graduated from Ballard High School in 1938. On June 2, 1945, she was united in marriage to William G. Eldred, Jr. in Seattle, Washington. Survivors include her husband, William;...
Theodore Chervenka
Dec 16, 2003
Theodore Alvin Chervenka, 85, of Brenham, died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 in Hermann Hospital in Houston. Mr. Chervenka was born on August 17, 1918, in the Chriesman community near Caldwell, the son of Martin R. and Bertha Frances Gavenda Chervenka. He grew up in Burleson County and attended the Harmony School. Mr. Chervenka was baptized Nov. 19, 1942 in...
Anita Wessinger
Dec 14, 2003
Anita Schram Wessinger, 86, of Brenham, and the widow of Leo Wessinger died December 14, 2003 at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. She was born February 13, 1917, in Washington County, Texas, the daughter of Fritz and Agnes Malkey Schram. Mrs. Wessinger received her education in Washington County and was a homemaker. Anita was presently making her home at...
Mary Bilski
Dec 13, 2003
Mary Cegielski Bilski was born on November 16, 1904 in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas, one of twelve children born to Stanislaus & Catherine Nowak Cegielski. A lifelong member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Chappell Hill, Mary was baptized there in infancy, in her youth she was confirmed there and as a young woman, Mary and Joseph A....
Andrew Holley, Jr.
Dec 6, 2003
Andrew D. Holley, Jr., 70, of Burton, died Dec. 6, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Holley was born Aug. 24, 1933, in Texas City, TX, to Andrew Dewey Sr. and Hester Coats Holley. He was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School and Lee College of Baytown. He served in the U.S. Marines during Korean...
Ciola Malkey
Dec 5, 2003
Ciola Weidemann Malkey, 95, of Brenham, and the widow of Arthur Malkey died December 5, 2003 at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. She was born July 19, 1908, in Burton Texas, the daughter of Otto and Mary Schwierzke Weidemann. Ciola was baptized in the Lutheran faith November 22, 1911, in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine by Reverend John...
Marion Stegent
Dec 1, 2003
Marion M. Stegent, 57, of Chappell Hill, died Dec. 1, 2003, in Northwest Medical Center in Houston. Mr. Stegent was born May 24, 1946, in Brenham, TX, to Johnnie and Florence Dekowski Stegent. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill. Mr. Stegent was a graduate of Brenham High School and served in the...
Vivian Hacker
Dec 1, 2003
Vivian Catherine Fogle Hacker, 83, of Brenham, died Nov. 30, 2003, in Trinity Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Hacker was born Dec. 25, 1919, in Camargo, Oklahoma, to Victor and Arminta Baker Fogle. She was an educator. Survivors include her daughter, Minta Webb of Burton; grandchildren, Natalie Anne Petty Eagan and Edward, Matthew Chase Petty and Kim, Colleen Caye...
Loretta Hodde
Nov 28, 2003
Loretta Marie Hodde, 87, of Brenham, and the widow of Dr. Herman O. Hodde, died November 28, 2003 at the family residence in Brenham. She was born November 6, 1916, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, the daughter of Michael and Marie Raatz Knipfer, next to the youngest of five children. Loretta graduated from the Atlantic City Hospital School of Nursing...
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