Recent Obituaries

Nov 11, 2022

Alan Cole passed away on November 11, 2022, at the age of 57.  A funeral service celebrating Alan's life will be held on November 28, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Burial will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Alan was born on August 18, 1965 in Cameron, Texas to parents Anthony Cole and Barbara (Taylor) Cole. Alan was a...

Nov 8, 2022

Melvin Henry Loesch, Jr., of Sweeny, TX passed away on November 8, 2022.  A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 1:00 pm at Memorial Oaks Chapel, Brenham TX. A celebration of life will be held in Sweeny at a later date. In accordance with his wishes, Melvin will be...

Nov 8, 2022

Teresa “Tess” Rae Pieper, 52, of Brenham passed away on November 8, 2022.  A rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.  A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Berlin - Mill Creek - Zionsville Vol. Fire Department, 101 Lillie Lange Road, Brenham, TX.

Teresa was born on...

Nov 7, 2022

Robert Louis Preuss, Jr., 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 7th, in Brenham, TX. He was born here in Brenham on March 18, 1934 to Frieda Hermann and Robert Louis Preuss, Sr. He grew up on his family's farm on the outskirts of town, the oldest brother to sisters Carolyn Joan and Gloria Jean. He attended...

Nov 6, 2022

Thelma aka ‘Tee’ Marie (Maynard) Shultz, age 95, while still holding the hand of her husband of 40 years, passed gently into the arms of The Lord at 0900 on the morning of Nov. 6, 2022 in Brenham, Texas.  She is survived by her husband, Thomas T. Shultz, daughter Brenda (Guthrie) Buehler and husband John of Columbus, Texas,...

Nov 4, 2022

Horace Buford Smith Jr., (HB), loving husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully in Brenham, Texas and joined the Lord on November 4, 2022 at the age of 88 after a short but courageous illness.

HB was born on September 23, 1934 to Horace B Smith Sr., and Farris Smith in Dallas Texas. HB grew up in...

Nov 2, 2022

Albert Hafer, Jr. went to be with his Lord in Heaven on November 2, 2022 at the age of 90. Al was born July 2, 1932 to Albert and Esther (Drews) Hafer who lived outside Brenham in the Prairie Hill community. There they owned and operated Hafer’s General Store for 50 years. Al was baptized and confirmed...

Nov 2, 2022

My love of 38 years, Vernon Ross “Jack” Taylor passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, while in Kruse Village in Brenham, Texas.  His love of family will always be uppermost in our hearts and he will be missed greatly.

Jack was born September 10, 1928 to Marcella and Ross Taylor in St....

Oct 31, 2022

Clara Mary Gurka, 88, of Chappell Hill, Texas, passed away peacefully at High Hope Care Center on October 31, 2022, surrounded by her beloved family.

Clara was born in Chappell Hill, Texas on July 7th, 1934, to John and Annie Gurka.  She was baptized at the age of 3 days, on July 10th,...

Oct 31, 2022

Patricia Ann Gilbert, 75, of Dallas, Texas passed away on October 31, 2022. A visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main Street, Brenham, Tx. A Memorial Service will start at 2:00 p.m. and burial will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Oct 27, 2022

Edwin W. Arndt, age 84, of Carmine and Houston, Texas, passed away on October 27, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

“Ed” was born in Carmine, Texas to Gustav and Ella Arndt on January 23, 1938.  He went to school at Round Top Carmine High School and then eventually moved to Houston. Ed worked in oil field services at...

Oct 24, 2022

John Christopher Teufel, 50, of Brenham, TX, peacefully joined our Lord Jesus on Monday, October 24th, 2022, at the age of 50, after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born on March 26, 1972 in Brenham, TX to Odis and Sandra Teufel. He married the love of his life Jessica Byers Teufel in 1995. Together they have...

Oct 19, 2022

Ly Van Nguyen, 92, of Brenham, TX passed away peacefully at home on October 19, 2022. He was born on September 12, 1930 in Vietnam and served in the Vietnam Navy for 20 years. After that, he immigrated to the United States and worked at Mount Vernon Mill for another 20 years. During Mr. Nguyen’s retirement, he enjoyed yard work...

Oct 18, 2022

Donald Otto Huebner was born in Bellville, Texas on May 28, 1944 to Otto Carl and Meta (Emshoff) Huebner.  Raised in the New Bremen area outside of Industry, Don was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Welcome, Texas.  He graduated Bellville High School.  He met Betty, the love of his life, in 1st grade, and...

Oct 17, 2022

Robert E. Nebel, age 95 passed away peacefully on October 17, 2022 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Round Rock, Texas.

Robert was born to Forrist and Ruth Nebel near New Florence, Missouri.  He spent his childhood in Troy and Jefferson City, Missouri.

After serving in the US...

Oct 16, 2022

JC Pohl, 84, passed away peacefully at CHI St. Joseph in Bryan, Texas, on October 16, 2022.

Funeral service for JC Pohl will be Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, TX with Pastor David Tinker officiating. Interment to follow in the Carmine Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday,...

Oct 14, 2022

Karen Julia Murski of Brenham, has left this world for her rightful place in Heaven. She was born December 9th, 1954 and passed away on October 14th, 2022.  She was born the daughter of Bernard and JoAnn Murski in Houston, Texas and was the third child of six children in the family.

Karen has been preceeded in...

Oct 9, 2022

Patrick Henry Stelter passed away in Brenham, TX on October 9th, 2022, at the age of 76.  Pat was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Dora (Hueske) Stelter, Nancy (Waneck) Stelter, and Sharon (Cook) Stelter.  He is survived by his daughter Staci and her husband George Edwards Jr. and their children George III and Christian,...

Oct 8, 2022

Shelley Riechers Addison, 61, of Brenham, Texas, passed away in Belmopan, Belize, on October 8, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at Grace Community Fellowship Church on Saturday, October 22nd at 10:00AM with Pastor Michael Tolopka, from Grace Commuity Fellowship Church, and Pastor Eric Dehmer, from Friedens Church of Washington, at 107 South Saeger Street,...

Oct 4, 2022

Marilyn Sue Earls, 72, of Brenham, TX, died on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel with a rosary during the visitation at 7:00 p.m.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00...