Recent Obituaries

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...

Sep 2, 2019

Harriet Kubeczka Grebe, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 2, 2019, at Brenham Scott and White Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 6 at 10:00am at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill with Father James Deaconson officiating. Burial will follow at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from...

Sep 2, 2019

Graycen Alex Johnson, August 28.2019 - September 2.2019

God gave us an angel to love for a few days but needed him back in Heaven.

Graycen was the son of Richard Johnson and Elizabeth White. Little brother to Draegan and (preceded in death) Chasity Lynn

Survivors are his parents and brother. Grandparents Andrew...

Aug 30, 2019

Charles Lubowski passed away Friday, August 30, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Memorial Oaks Chapel on 1306 West Main Street, Brenham, Texas 77833. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Charles was born in Houston, Texas on June 28, 1933 to Gertrude and Joe...

Aug 30, 2019

Pauline Jaster, 88, of Brenham, died Aug. 30, 2019, at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Funeral services for Pauline Jaster will be held Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham with Pastor Pat Dietrich officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Visitation with the family will be from...

Aug 23, 2019

Mary Frances Marek of Brenham entered eternal life August 23, 2019. Mary was born in Saginaw, Michigan on June 7,1957. She grew up in Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, and moved to Texas with her family in 1977. Mary completed her nursing education in Galveston where she met her husband, Bobby. She worked as a registered nurse until her first child was...

Aug 22, 2019

On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Kayleen Denise Riske Pawlak was called to spend eternity with Jesus. She was 35 years old.

Kayleen was born on February 4, 1984, in Houston, Texas. She joined Melvin and Kathleen Riske’s family on February 22, 1984. She was a mother to three sweet boys Kason (11), Kristopher (10), and Kaleb (9)....