Recent Obituaries

Dec 16, 2022

Pauline “Peetsie” Poehls Fischer, 87, of Brenham passed away on December 16, 2022 in College Station. A visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.   Funeral Service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church with Pastor David Tinker officiating....

Dec 15, 2022

Rebecca Sue Hannath Marshall, 49, of Brenham, wife of Eddie Marshall, died December 15th, 2022 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Cypress, Texas. Born June 28, 1973 in Brenham, Texas to Roger Earl Hannath and Suzanne Schwarze Hannath. Rebecca was baptized August 26,1973, and confirmed May 3, 1987, at Zion Lutheran Church, Brenham. She was a 1991 graduate of Brenham...

Dec 14, 2022

Sandra Kay (Ahlgrim) Zettel passed away on December 14, 2022 in Brenham. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Salem Lutheran Church in Brenham, Tx.

Sandra was born...

Dec 13, 2022

Nancy Abrams, 62, of Hempstead, TX, passed away on December 13, 2022 in Houston, TX.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main Street, Brenham, Tx. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, December...

Dec 13, 2022

OraNell Loesch, 87, of Brenham, TX, died on December 13, 2022 in Brenham, TX. A visitation will be held from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2022 and with the family present from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16,...

Dec 12, 2022

Ken Harvey, age 66, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, December 12, 2022, in Gonzalez County, Texas.  The youngest of four sons born to Louis Ray and Juanita Kirk Harvey, Ken was born on October 19, 1956 at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas.  He was baptized, along with his brothers and father, at Concordia Lutheran Church...

Dec 11, 2022

Carolyn Wittner, 81, of Brenham, TX, widow of Ralph Wittner, died on December 11, 2022.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 15, 2022 at St....

Dec 7, 2022

Ora Lee Goldberg, age 92, passed away December 7th in La Grange, TX.  She was born February 3, 1930 in Burton, TX, to Otto and Lydia (Hedt) Bosse.  She was baptized March 30, 1930 at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church by Rev. Walton and was confirmed in the same church on April 2, 1944 by Rev. Kniker.  She grew...

Dec 6, 2022

Marilyn M. Raffo (McDonnell) passed away on December 6, 2022, after a long battle with a lung disease. She was 74 years old. Marilyn was the proud mother of three boys. Marilyn’s greatest love was her family and caring for others.

She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on January 22, 1948, to James and Mary Catherine Mynes. She studied at...

Dec 3, 2022

Paul Noser, longtime resident of Brenham State Supported Living Center, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2022. For those who would like to pay their respects, Paul's body will lie in state at Memorial Oaks Chapel on Monday, December 12th and Tuesday December 13th from 7:00 am - 7:00 pm.  A memorial service celebrating Paul's life is being...

Dec 1, 2022

Vernon Glenn Thielemann passed away peacefully at his home in Houston, Texas on December 1, 2022, at the age of 81. He was born to Albert and Elsie Thielemann on July 31, 1941, in Brenham, Texas.  Vernon was baptized and later confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Brenham.  He was a curious young child, always wondering how things...

Nov 30, 2022

Nevilee Ruth Wagner Marburger was born April 26, 1925, at home near Carmine, Texas, to John and Clara Wagner.  She was baptized on October 4, 1925, in Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, by Pastor A. H. Falkenberg of Round Top, Texas.  She was confirmed on Palm Sunday, in 1939, by Rev. H. Brunette.  Her confirmation verse was Philippians 4:13...

Nov 23, 2022

Mary Hueske, 92, of Houston, TX, died on November 23, 2022.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 2, 2022 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brenham, TX. Burial will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Mary was born on June 30, 1930 in Chappell Hill,...

Nov 23, 2022

Silvia Suarez Morales of Brenham, Tx., passed away on November, 23, 2022 in Brenham, Tx.

Visitation will be 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27th, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Funeral Mass 10:00 a.m. Monday November 28th, 2022 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Brenham, Texas. Burial will follow at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Silvia was born on September...

Nov 20, 2022

Brenda Sue Broesche was born to Travis Broesche and Lucille (Krause) Broesche on December 5th, 1938 in Houston, Texas.  She passed peacefully from this life on November 20, 2022 in New Braunfels, Texas at the age of 83.

Brenda was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Ira Jefferson Allen, Jr. ...

Nov 16, 2022

Glenda Kay Wisnoski, 59, of Brenham passed away on November 16, 2022 in Temple, Tx. A Rosary will start at 9:30 a.m. with a Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brenham. Burial will follow in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Brenham.

Glenda was...

Nov 14, 2022

John Paul Pomeroy Jr. passed away peacefully on November 14, 2022.

Born into the Great Depression on June 4, 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee to Paul Pomeroy and Eva Yancy Pomeroy; he attended Castle Heights Military Academy, followed by the University of Tennessee; where he met the love of his life and lifelong “bride”;...

Nov 14, 2022

Cynthia Lee Ancone, 70, of Brenham, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 14, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, Texas. She was born in Milwaukee, WI on July 31, 1952 to Eldon & Norma Anderson.

She worked many years as a beautician, owning and operating her own shop. In 1997, she moved to Houston to be closer to her...

Nov 11, 2022

David Moore, of Brenham, TX, died on November 11, 2022 in Brenham, TX.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel with Pastor Jill Vivroux officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery.

David was born on December 7, 1934...

Nov 11, 2022

Lee Roy Adolph Philipp Schilling, 92, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2022, in Cedar Park, Texas.  He was born in Winedale, Texas, on September 21, 1930, to Adolph and Olga (Makowsky) Schilling and baptized on January 25, 1931, in Winedale Lutheran Church with Rev. H. Brunotte officiating.  He grew up in the Greenvine area helping his father as a...