Recent Obituaries

Oct 24, 2019

Brenda Oldham Montgomery, 70, died October 24, 2019 at her residence in Brenham.

Brenda was born March 20, 1949 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Thomas Henry Pouncey, Jr. and Dorothy Welborn Pouncey.

She was employed as a Programmer-Analyst at Blinn College. She loved gardening, cooking, and decorating cakes. To celebrate holidays, Brenda was passionate about decorating...

Oct 11, 2019

Jackie Lavern Allen, 87, died October 11, 2019 in Brenham.

Jackie Allen was born February 29, 1932 in Kirbyville, Texas to Francis Putnam and Hazell Beatrice (Fairchild) Hawthorn. She was baptized in the late 1940’s in the Baptist faith in Montgomery, Texas. On February 3, 1951, she married James R. (Bob) Allen in Beaumont.

Jackie’s...

Oct 10, 2019

Dorothy Louise Hupe, wife of Wilfred Hupe, passed away October 10, 2019 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 14, 2019 at Salem Lutheran Church with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Oaks...

Oct 9, 2019

It has pleased Almighty God to summon to Himself the soul of Robert Crittenden Cox on October 9, 2019.

Robert was born December 15, 1943 to C.D. and Marjorie Cox in Galveston, Texas. Bob attended public schools in Galveston and Texas City, Texas graduating from Texas City High School in 1962. He worked in the Oil &...

Oct 9, 2019

William Otis Borchardt, 91, died October 9, 2019 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, October 14, 2019 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham, with Pastor Pat Dietrich officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Oaks Chapel....

Oct 8, 2019

Hattie Mary Skweres, 99, passed away October 8, 2019 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 11,2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with Msgr. Zientek officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with the Rosary beginning at 1:30...

Oct 8, 2019

Chester Robert Lucherk, 84, died October 8, 2019 in Bryan.

Mr. Lucherk was born December 8, 1934 in Chappell Hill to Edward and Margaret Jozwiak Lucherk. He was baptized at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. On February 4, 1956 he was married to Monica Springer. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Brenham at the...

Oct 4, 2019

Bennie E Faist, Jr., 87, of Burton, passed away peacefully October 4, 2019, in College Station in the presence of his loving family.

Bennie was born in New Ulm on August 22, 1932 to Bennie and Frieda Wassermann Faist. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church of New Ulm, Texas by Rev. Paul Fisher....

Oct 3, 2019

Frances Ligues, 83, died October 3, 2019 in Brenham.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Bethany Christian Church in Burton, with Bob Hofmann officiating.

Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Burton. Visitation will be from 4 until 6 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

Oct 2, 2019

On October 2, 2019, God’s hand touched the Mertz household and called His Angel, Hannah Claire Mertz, to greet her Savior, Jesus. Hannah Claire was born on January 14, 2003 in Brenham, Texas to Scot David Mertz and Jennifer Leah Schubert Mertz of Brenham. Hannah Claire’s Faith, evident every day of her life, is especially expressed through her membership...

Sep 29, 2019

Cheryl Annise Smith, 48, of Burton, Texas, passed away peacefully September 29, 2019, in College Station, Texas, after a brief illness.

Visitation will be from 6:00-7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A private burial will be held at St. John’s United Church of Christ Cemetery in Burton.

Cheryl was born January 23,...

Sep 28, 2019

Sterling Hayes “Diddy” Crabtree, Jr., 79 years of age, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2019 at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in the presence of his loving family.

Sterling was born on July 15, 1940 in Houston, Texas to Sterling Hayes “Chick” Crabtree, Sr. and Rose Helen Kruse Crabtree. Sterling was the oldest of three children...

Sep 27, 2019

Donald Lee Lampe, 68, died Sept. 27, 2019 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2019 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Wm. Pen, with Pastor Mark Moldenhauer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Oaks Chapel....

Sep 26, 2019

Weldon Finke, age 73 of Brenham, husband of Sherri (Weiss) Finke, passed away September 26, 2019, at Baylor Scott & White in College Station.

Weldon was born on December 23, 1945, in Brenham, Texas, to Louis C. and Elma (Dannhaus) Finke. He was baptized on March 10, 1946, at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, and...

Sep 20, 2019

Dorothy Elaine Johnson O’Connor was born October 30, 1932 on a farm near Centerville, Iowa, one of fourteen children of Anthony and Ella Mae Wakefield Johnson.

Dorothy graduated from Centerville High School and moved to the Mississippi River town of Davenport, Iowa in late 1950s. She met Patrick O’Connor of Rock Island, Illinois and married him in...

Sep 18, 2019

William Reinhardt “Bill” Bosse was born June 13, 1936 in Brenham, Texas to Willie and Ella Nora (nee Strangmeyer) Bosse. He was baptized into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ at the Bosse home on July 5th, 1936, with the record being made at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Brenham. Bill was a 1954 graduate of Brenham High...

Sep 11, 2019

Philip Harvey Dunn, 90, of Brenham, Texas passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at Kruse Village Chapel. A reception will follow the service.

Phil was born in January of 1929 in Gerard, Missouri. Phil was born a middle...