Recent Obituaries

Wilford O'Brien

Jan 29, 2018

Wilford L. O’Brien, 90, passed away January 29, 2018 in Bryan.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, 2018 at First Baptist Church of Brenham, with Rev. Troy Sikes and Rev. Ross Shelton officiating.

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

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Beulah Fordham

Jan 29, 2018

Beulah Mae (Collins) Fordham, 93, died January 29, 2018 in Brenham.

A Memorial Service is scheduled for 11 a.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church, with Pastor Ken Weiss officiating. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wharton, Texas at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018.

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Glenn Jaster

Jan 29, 2018

Glenn Allen Jaster, 74, died January 29, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018 in the historic Independence Baptist Church, with Dr. Phil Hassell officiating. Burial will follow in the Independence Cemetery.

Visitation will take place prior to the service at the church, beginning at 2:00...

Dorothy Arlitt

Jan 29, 2018

Dorothy (Dot) Arlitt age 88, died peacefully on January 29, 2018 at the long-term care unit of Kruse Village in Brenham, Texas. Dot was born on October 29, 1929 in Hamilton, Texas.

She worked in several banks in Hamilton and Brenham before joining the Texas Department of Agriculture in Brenham. She later volunteered in a...

Regenta Jenkins

Jan 19, 2018

Regenta Bass Jenkins, mother of James O. Jenkins, Jr., and his wife Gail, died on January 19, 2018, in Brenham, Texas, at the age of 100.

She was born October 11, 1917, in Hopeville, Calhoun County, Arkansas, the first child of Egbert Garland Bass and Eula Ramsay Bass. Her paternal great...

M. Winter, Jr.

Jan 16, 2018

Marion Allen Winter Jr, also know as “Snookie”, by his family, passed away peacefully January 16, 2018, at his ranch In Brenham, Texas. Allen was born on April 10, 1936 in Texarkana, Arkansas. He came from a large family with 3 brothers and a sister. Mary Katherine, Jerry, Michael, and Bill. Allen served his country in the...

William Mcneill, Jr.

Jan 13, 2018

William Paul McNeill, Jr. known as “Uncle Paul”, passed away January 13, 2018 in Brenham.

The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018, at the Lillian Wilder Chapel at Brenham State Supported Living Center in Brenham, TX. Graveside services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Meridian...

Oliver Mckinney

Jan 11, 2018

Oliver Franklin McKinney died in Houston on January 11, 2018, at the age of 91. He was born April 8, 1926 near DeSmet, SD to Oliver James and Margaret Petersen McKinney.

He attended South Dakota schools and Augustana College, graduating in 1943 with a degree in chemistry. He was employed by Phillips Petroleum Company in...

Eleanor Gaskamp

Jan 7, 2018

Eleanor Pearl (Schwartz) Gaskamp, 87, widow of Melvin Gaskamp, went to her eternal home on January 7, 2018.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn with Pastor Mark Moldenhauarer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation is from 6 until...

Bracy Bledsoe

Jan 6, 2018

Bracy Alvus Bledsoe went to his heavenly home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 6, 2018.

Bracy A. Bledsoe was born November 5, 1917, to Andy Walker Bledsoe and Ida Venable Bledsoe in the small village of Ten Mile, Texas not far from Normangee in East Texas. Bracy was the seventh of...

Earl Nitsch

Jan 6, 2018

Earl James Nitsch, 90, husband of Evelyn Ruth Loesch Nitsch, passed away January 6, 2018 in Giddings.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Grace Lutheran Church, with Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled for 5:00 until...

Etta Fair

Jan 6, 2018

Etta Christene Fair, 96, of Brenham, died January 6, 2018, in Brenham.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 at New Ulm Cemetery with Pastor Walt Schindehette officiating.

Mrs. Fair was born May 6, 1921 in Colorado City, TX, to Ulyss H. and Myrtil (McCauley) Hall. She was...

Arthur Fuelberg

Jan 4, 2018

Arthur Fuelberg, 100, of Brenham, Texas died January 4, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 7, 2018 at St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brenham, Texas with Pastor Phil Fenton officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

He was born February 4, 1917 at Wiedeville, eldest son...

William Paul

Jan 3, 2018

William Ross Paul, 54, died January 3, 2018 in Brenham.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, January 8, 2018 at First United Methodist Church in Brenham. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Rev. Bobie Maltas will officiate.

Burial will follow at a later date.

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Minnie Robertson

Jan 3, 2018

Minnie J. Robertson, 87, passed away January 3, 2018 in Bryan.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 8, 2018 a Sample Cemetery in Chappell Hill.

Minnie J. Robertson was born January 29, 1930 in Galveston to Leslie and Tyree Morris Robertson. In 1943, Minnie joined St. John A.M.E. Church,...

Kyle Brau

Dec 31, 2017

Kyle Dean Brau, 63, of Wintersong Drive, Brenham, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at home unexpectedly.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at Grace Lutheran Church in Brenham with Rev. Matthew Jacobs and Rev. William Holzer officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 9,...

Robert Hickson

Dec 28, 2017

Robert Earl “Bob” Hickson was born in Dallas, TX on September 12, 1926. He died at the age of 91 at his home in Carmine, TX on December 28, 2017.

A Memorial Service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 until 8:30 p.m....

Bernell Dimoush

Dec 28, 2017

Bernell Louise Dimoush, wife of Carl Dimoush, died December 28, 2017 in Bryan.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will begin 8 a.m., Monday, January 1, 2018.

Bernell Dimoush was born...

Peter Wisnoski, Jr.

Dec 26, 2017

Peter Paul John Wisnoski, Jr., 85, died December 26, 2017 in Houston.

The Funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 5, 2018 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill, With Father Josef Muziol, Officiant. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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

Lynette Mueller

Dec 26, 2017

Lynette Regina Mueller, 83, died December 26, 2017 in Bryan.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Shelby. Pastor David Tinker will officiate, with burial to follow in the Shelby Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Oaks...