Recent Obituaries

Aug 25, 2003

Erna Elvira Stroech Hahn, 78, of Brenham, died Aug. 25, 2003, in Brenham Rest Home. Mrs. Hahn was born May 14, 1925, in Greenvine community of Washington County, Texas, to Herman and Emma Jaster Stroech. She was baptized at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine and was confirmed April 2, 1939 in the same church. On May 12, 1946, she...

Aug 22, 2003

Travis Broesche, age 92, of Brenham, died at home on Aug. 22, 2003. He was born May 6, 1911, in Ellinger, Texas, the son of H.G. and Ida Ehlert Broesche. He was baptized into the Christian faith in Burton by his uncle, Rev. August Falkdenberg on March 24, 1912, and was confirmed on March 28, 1926, by Rev. Arthur...

Aug 20, 2003

Alvina Sophie Wehring died on August 20, 2003 in College Station Medical Center at the age of 85. She was born April 15, 1918, to Otto G. and Annie Dieckmeier Wehring near Burton. She is survived by a brother, Gus A. Wehring and wife Jan of Burton; sister-in-law, Helen Wehring of Austin; nephew, Stephen W. Wehring and wife Vicki...

Aug 11, 2003

Dr. Neil Howard Kruse, 45, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., entered into eternal rest Monday, Aug. 11, 2003 at his residence following a short and courageous battle with cancer. Dr. Kruse was born April 7, 1958 in Brenham, Texas, son of Ed. F. and Evelyn Tiaden Kruse. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1980 and University of Texas Health...

Aug 7, 2003

Tommy Joe Andrade, 29, of College Station, died August 7, 2003, in College Station, Texas. Mr. Andrade was born May 26, 1974 in El Campo, Texas, to Richard and Janie Garcia Andrade. He attended the El Campo and Caldwell schools and was employed as a record producer. Survivors include his mother, Janie Garcia of Brenham; son, Tommy Joe Andrade,...

Aug 7, 2003

James Ross Rogers, 70, of Brenham, died Aug. 7, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Mr. Rogers was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Sparkenburg, South Carolina, to Elick and Myrtle Gummelt Rogers. He attended Rehburg School. For 27 years, he was employed with the City of Brenham Parks Department. Survivors include his sisters and brothers-in-law, Martha Monroe of...

Aug 7, 2003

Herman Ernest Lorenz, 86, of Brenham, died Aug. 7, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Lorenz was born Jan. 20, 1917, in Phillipsburg, Texas, to Hugo and Emma Stern Lorenz. He was baptized in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg and was confirmed on April 9, 1933 in the same church. Mr. Lorenz served in the U.S. Army during World...

Aug 6, 2003

LaVerne Anna Fuchs, 74, of Brenham, died Aug. 6, 2003, at her residence.

Mrs. Fuchs was born on Dec. 24, 1928, to Emil and Louise Hodde Zibilski. She was baptized Feb. 24, 1929 in Zion Lutheran Church by Pastor Karl Mueller and was confirmed in 1941 in the same church by Pastor Fred Mgebroff. In 1947, she...

Aug 4, 2003

Hans Emil Fredricksen, 71, of Brookshire, TX, died Aug. 4, 2003, in Katy Hermann Hospital. Mr. Fredricksen was born Aug. 30, 1931, in San Juan, TX, to Fred and Bertha Caddell Fredricksen. He was baptized and confirmed in First American Lutheran Church in Edinburg by Rev. Clarence Oestreich. He was educated in Edinburg High School and Edinburg Junior College....

Aug 3, 2003

Alfred Kunkel, 84, of Burton, TX, died Aug. 3, 2003, at Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Alfred was born Jan. 1, 1919, in Burton, to Fritz and Freida Kochwelp Kunkel. He was baptized Aug. 17, 1919, in Zion Lutheran Church in Zionsville and was confirmed in the same church. Alfred attended Hohenwalde School. Alfred lived in or near Burton...

Aug 1, 2003

Donald G. Skweres, 41, of Brenham, TX, died Aug. 1, 2003, near Brenham. Mr. Skweres was born Jan. 12, 1962, in Houston, to Wallace Albert and Esther Jozwiak Skweres. He attended Brenham High School. On March 14, 1998, he married Beth Friar in Houston. Mr. Skweres was a construction worker. Survivors include his wife, Beth Skweres of Brenham; sons,...

Jul 30, 2003

Erna Malinda Flentge Emshoff, 86, of Brenham, TX, died July 30, 2003, in Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Mrs. Emshoff was born Aug. 7, 1916, in Klump community of Washington County, TX, to Gus and Lydia Meyer Flentge. She was baptized Oct. 29, 1916, in Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine by Pastor L. Horfer and was confirmed Sept....

Jul 28, 2003

Marie Schwartz Smmerfield, the last surviving child of Henry and Louise Gerke Schwartz, passed away on July 28, 2003, after a long, valiant battle with leukemia. She was 83 years of age. Marie was born on Dec. 19, 1919, in Washington County, TX. She was baptized and confirmed in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. She attended William Penn...

Jul 28, 2003

Martha Brinkmeyer, 82, of Brenham, TX, died July 28, 2003, in Trinity Medical Center in Brenham. Ms. Brinkmeyer was born April 25, 1921, in the William Penn community of Washington County, TX, to William and Annie Marzahn Klussmann. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Brenham. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Willie Mae and Glenwood Hertel...

Jul 22, 2003

Judy Bage, 74, of Hempstead, TX, died July 22, 2003, in St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, TX. Mrs. Bage was born May 13, 1929 in Chicago, IL, to Joseph and Frances Odearno Debartolo. On April 19, 1947, she was married to Ewald Bage in Chicago, IL. Mrs. Bage was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Ewald Bage...

Jul 20, 2003

Natalie Menk, age 88, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday July 20, 2003 in Brenham Texas. Born Natalina Herrietta Ida Spitzer on October 20, 1914 to Lula Hulda Beth Gregor Spitzer and Herman Spitzer in Brenham Texas. The eldest of three children, she was preceded in death by her brothers Garrett Spitzer and Arnie Spitzer. She graduated...

Jul 18, 2003

J.W. Williams, 74, of Brenham, died July 18, 2003, at a local nursing home. Mr. Williams was born April 29, 1929, in Dallas, Texas, to Luther E. and Irma Williams. On May 11, 1963, he married Betty Heidemann in Brenham. Mr. Williams was a long-time employee of Mount Vernon Mills and retired from there in 1992. He was a...

Jul 15, 2003

Salvatore Sorbera, 70, of Brenham, died July 15, 2003, at his residence. Mr. Sorbera was born Nov. 19, 1932, in New York City, NY, to Samuel and Natalie Morice Sorbera. He was a retired Army major from Ft. Sam Houston. Mr. Sorbera was active with Ducks Unlimited in La Grange and loved woodworking and building things for people. He...

Jul 14, 2003

Florence Mikolajczak, born in Chappell Hill, Texas on June 2, 1925, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2003. Her parents were John Mikolajczak and Rosie Krotofil Mikolajczak. Florence was born prematurely in the former St. Jude Hospital, which is now the Brenham Rest Home. Florence had severe physical disabilities since birth and lived in the Brenham Rest Home for...

Jul 11, 2003

Matilda Montgomery, 70, of Houston, died July 11, 2003, at her residence in Houston. Mrs. Montgomery was born Nov. 2, 1932, in Scobey, Montana, to John E. and Mary Mymka Kindzerski. She was baptized in 1933 in Ukranian Orthodox Catholic Church in Scobey, Montana. She earned a bachelor of science in nursing from Montana State College and graduated from...