Obituaries

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Randy Sklar

Randy Sklar

Apr 18, 2018

Randy Sklar of Brenham passed away on April 18, 2018 in Hospice Brazos Valley InPatient Facility.

Visitation with family and friends will be Friday, April 27, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Eben-Ezer...

Nancy Thiel

Nancy Thiel

Apr 15, 2018

Nancy Lee Curtis Thiel, 85, passed away April 15, 2018 at her residence in Brenham.

The funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Pastors Phil Fenton and Brianna Merkle officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5...

Jordan Gonzalez

Jordan Gonzalez

Apr 9, 2018

Jordan Joe Gonzalez, 15, died April 9, 2018 in Brenham.

Jordan was born October 12, 2002 in Harlingen to Jose Trinidad Gonzalez and Alma Delia Garcia Miranda. He was a freshman at Brenham High School.

Funeral services are scheduled for 9 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will...

Walter Loesch

Walter Loesch

Apr 1, 2018

Walter Henry Loesch, 74, died April 1, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Cornerstone Christian Center, with Charles Riley officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

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

Walter...

Donald Manning

Donald Manning

Apr 1, 2018

Donald Burt Manning, 59, died April 1, 2018 in College Station.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday April 5, 2018 at Chappell Hill United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Danheim officiating. Visitation will take place at the church after the service, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Thursday.

Donald...

Edward Strangmeyer

Edward Strangmeyer

Apr 1, 2018

Edward G. Strangmeyer, 83, died April 1, 2018 in Brenham.

Edward Strangmeyer was born December 22, 1934 in Brenham to Edward F. and Minnie Loesch Strangmeyer. He served his country in the U. S. Army. On June 8, 1957, he was married to Evelyn Albers at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, where he...

Edward Scheffer

Edward Scheffer

Mar 27, 2018

Edward Scheffer, 98, passed away March 27, 2018 in Brenham.

The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 30, 2018 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill, with Pastor Kris Brower officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening at...

Verlene Becker

Verlene Becker

Mar 25, 2018

Verlene Becker, 87, of Brenham, and the widow of Alfred Becker died on March 25, 2018 at Focused Care at Brenham. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday March 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Phil Fenton and Pastor Brianna Merkel officiating, following the service interment will be at Prairie...

Ruth Bethke

Ruth Bethke

Mar 25, 2018

Ruth Bernell (Dube) Bethke, 86, of Brenham, passed away peacefully early Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Kruse Village in Brenham.

Ruth was born in Dime Box, Texas on January 31, 1932 to Herman and Louise (Reuther) Dube. She was baptized on February 14, 1932 and later confirmed May 20, 1945 at Trinity Lutheran Church of...

Connie Hugo

Connie Hugo

Mar 23, 2018

Connie Lynn Hugo, age 62, of Brenham, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Connie was born on November 26, 1955, in DeRidder, Louisiana, to parents, Kermit R. and Ruth (Richter) Hugo. She was baptized in the DeRidder Hospital on November 27, 1955 and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church of Houston, Texas...

Clarence Wehmeyer

Clarence Wehmeyer

Mar 22, 2018

Clarence Fred Wehmeyer, 82, lovingly called Kinch by his close family and friends, passed away March 22, 2018 in Round Rock.

A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 26, 2018 at Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery, with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday...

Fritz Jaehne

Fritz Jaehne

Mar 20, 2018

Fritz Quade Jaehne, 75, of Brenham, husband of Diane Kettler Jaehne, died March 20, 2018, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in College Station.

The funeral service for Fritz Jaehne will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn with Pastor Mark Moldenhauer officiating. Burial will be in...

Jeffrey Jez

Jeffrey Jez

Mar 18, 2018

Jeffrey Foster Jez, 54, of Kemah, TX, died March 18, 2018 in Brenham.

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Eleanor Tielke

Eleanor Tielke

Mar 13, 2018

Eleanor Scheffer Tielke, age 93, passed away on March 13, 2018.

Eleanor was born in the Sandy Hill community on September 23, 1924 to Charles and Henrietta Buerger Scheffer.

Eleanor was baptized by Rev. George Czerkus of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Sandy Hill on November 30, 1924 and confirmed in that church...

Mildred Lubbock

Mildred Lubbock

Mar 12, 2018

Mildred “Midge” Marcelle Hardin Munz Lubbock

April 9, 1920 – March 12, 2018

Midge Lubbock went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, March 12, 2018 at Kruse Village in Brenham, Texas, after a brief illness.

Midge was born on April 9, 1920 in Cleburne, Texas. She had five sisters...

Colt Knipstein

Colt Knipstein

Mar 11, 2018

Colt Matthew Knipstein, 34, of Houston, passed away March 11, 2018 in Cypress.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Ken Weiss officiating.

Visitation will be prior to the service, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

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Barbara Schwartz

Barbara Schwartz

Mar 6, 2018

Barbara J. Schwartz, 68, of Brenham, wife of Roy Schwartz, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, March 9 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. Rev. Moldenhauer will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8...

Gilbert Gaskamp

Gilbert Gaskamp

Mar 5, 2018

Gilbert Gaskamp, 89 of Brenham, husband of Helen Gaskamp, passed away at Hospice Brazos Valley Inpatient Facility in Bryan, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 10:00am at St. John’s Church of Prairie Hill with the Reverend Kyle Merkle officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 6:00-8:00 at Memorial...

Deborah Northrup

Deborah Northrup

Mar 4, 2018

Deborah Jean (Mayfield) Northrup, 59, the wife of Preston Northrup, died on March 4, 2018 at Hospice Brazos Valley Inpatient of Bryan. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Marty Mosher officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Park Lawndale in Houston. Visitation with family and friends...

Felix Meyer, Jr.

Felix Meyer, Jr.

Mar 1, 2018

Felix Meyer Jr., husband of Patricia Tiemann Meyer, passed away at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston on Thursday, March 1, 2018, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

The funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, March 4 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg, with Pastor Denise Seymour officiating. The family...