Recent Obituaries

Dec 13, 2018

Gladys Marie Kaechler Fritz, beloved family woman, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 13, 2018 to be once again with her husband, Milton Fritz, of 65 years.

Born into a working-class family in Prairie Hill, TX., on April 16, 1935, during the Great Depression, to Willie and Renata (Weighat) Kaechler. She was baptized into...

Dec 10, 2018

Steven Louis Ramirez, 41, of Brenham, died December 10, 2018 in Houston.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville with Pastor Katrina Walther officiating. Burial will be in the...

Dec 10, 2018

It pleased the Lord to take His child, Jorretta LeBleu, whom He redeemed to spend eternity with Him, on Monday, December 10, 2018.

A private graveside service will be held at a later date.

A public visitation will be held Friday, December 14, 2018 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel....

Dec 9, 2018

Bobby Jack Thornton, 76, husband of Rosemary Thornton, died December 9, 2018 in Houston.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn, with Pastor Mark Moldenhauer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8...

Dec 9, 2018

When Jim Sheeler first tried out for the track team in high school, the coach was skeptical of the scrawny 5-foot-6, 127-pound junior.

He had tried playing football on the Odessa High School team, only to break an arm playing against linebackers nearly twice his size. But he knew he could run, so he asked...

Dec 8, 2018

Jason Shaun LaRoche, 37, left to be with our Lord on December 8, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Charles Riley officiating. Burial will follow in the Wesley Brethren Church Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 12 noon Friday until service time at...

Dec 7, 2018

Elton “Pete” Rodenbeck of Brenham, Texas, died on December 7, 2018, at the age of 78. Pete was born November 2, 1940, in Cedar Hill, Texas, son of Chas and Lydia Lueck Rodenbeck.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gay Hill, Texas, with...

Dec 5, 2018

Edna Hedwig Lena Meinkowsky of Carmine, Texas, died December 5, 2018, at the age of 98, in Brenham, Texas. Edna was born August 24, 1920, in the Cayote Community, Bosque County, Texas, daughter of Edward and Aurina(Irene) Schroeder Kleine , August 24, 1920, in Bosque County, Texas. She was baptized on November 21, 1920 at St. John’s...

Dec 5, 2018

Joyce Lee Thacker, 77, passed away on December 5th in Brenham, Texas. She was born April 8th, 1941 in Wichita Falls, Texas to her parents Ellis Lee and Lura Mae Gilbert, along with 4 siblings.

Joy met Don Thacker in Tucson Arizona, and they were married April 16th, 1968. Joy loved living in Arizona and...

Dec 4, 2018

Travis Franklin Pilchiek, 84, husband of Bonnie Pilchiek, died December 4, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 8, 2018 at St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem, with Pastor Evan Cameron officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5...

Dec 2, 2018

Albert Charles Thielemann, 83, died Dec. 2, 2018 at his residence in Cat Spring.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Abiding Word Lutheran Church, with Pastor Martin Moore officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter Lutheran Church Cemetery of Gay Hill.

Visitation will be prior to...

Dec 1, 2018

Keenan Wayne Hale, 55, died December 1, 2018 in Camp Wood, Texas as a result of an ATV accident.

Keenan Wayne Hale was born August 19, 1963 in Houston to Samuel E. and Laverne Koehn Hale. He grew up in Clear Lake City, and graduated from Jersey Village High School in 1982. Keenan was employed...

Dec 1, 2018

Howard Kuecker, 82, husband of Mildred Ashorn Kuecker, died December 1, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, with Pastor Jill Vivroux officiating. Burial will proceed at the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m., Tuesday,...

Nov 30, 2018

Viola Wittner, 76, wife of Roland Wittner, died November 30, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 2, 2018 at St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem, with burial in Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery in Industry at 4:30 p.m. Rev. Evan Cameron will officiate.

Visitation will be from...

Nov 30, 2018

Eugene Gaskamp, 69, of Bellville, Texas, ended his earthly journey on November 30, 2018. He was born January 17, 1949, in Brenham, Texas to parents Herbert and Hattie Mertins Gaskamp. He was baptized and later confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn, Texas. On August 21, 1971, he married the love of his life, Janice Schilling...

Nov 27, 2018

Leroy “Tex” Thielemann, 94, of Brenham, died Nov. 27, 2018, at Kruse Village in Brenham.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

The funeral for Leroy Thielemann will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Pastor Skip Stutts...

Nov 22, 2018

Ruben August Beisert, 83, died November 22, 2018 in Houston.

The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Jeff Muchow officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

Nov 19, 2018

Arline Pihl Bray, 92, passed away on November 19, 2018, at Colonial Oaks Assisted Living in Katy, TX.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 23 at Carmine Cemetery in Carmine, with Pastor Rich Nelson officiating.

Mrs. Bray was born September 2, 1926, in Malden, MA, to Carl Magnus...

Nov 19, 2018

John was born on March 3, 1935, in St. Mary’s Infirmary in Galveston, Texas, to John O. Anderson, Jr., and Florence Adele Tacquard Anderson, both of Hitchcock, Texas. He attended Stewart Elementary School in Hitchcock and then attended Kirwin High School in Galveston, Texas, graduating in 1953. He attended Victoria Junior College for the next two years...

Nov 17, 2018

Sheryl Lynn (Stoelke) Main, 62, passed away on November 17, 2018 in Cedar Park.

Sheryl was born on October 17, 1956 in Brenham, Texas to Delphine and Dorine (Boeker) Stoelke. On May 15, 1982 she married Robert Main. They shared 36 years of marriage.

Sheryl retired from State Farm Insurance in 2012. She...