Recent Obituaries

May 18, 2017

Bob Keith, 63, of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, died May 18, 2017 in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home with Pastor Kyle Merkle officiating. Burial will follow in the Prarie Hill church cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, May 22, 2017 at Memorial...

May 15, 2017

Elmer L. Neutzler, 88, died May 15, 2017 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 18, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, with Pastor Kyle Merkle officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday at Memorial Oaks Chapel, from 6...

May 12, 2017

Troy L. Lambert, 70, of Brenham, died May 12, 2017, at his residence.

The funeral service will be held Monday, May 15 at 1:00 p.m. at Champion Fellowship Church in Brenham with Rev. Tim Webb and Allen McClure officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham.

Visitation will be held Sunday,...

May 10, 2017

FredDean Viola Swansey, 80, widow of Jesse J. Swansey, died May 10, 2017 in Brenham.

A Memorial Service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, May 15, 2017 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Bellville, with Father Tim Bucek, Officiant. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Oaks Chapel.

May 3, 2017

Louise Matilda Wilhelmina (Buddenberg) Schramme, 94, widow of Charles Schramme, Jr., passed away May 3, 2017 in Brenham.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 7, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, with Pastor Kyle Merkle officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation is Saturday,...

May 1, 2017

Laura Beth Schilling, 35, died May 1, 2017 in Houston.

Laura was born May 9, 1981 in Houston to Larry and Terri Borgstedte Schilling. She was employed as a Process Control Engineer in Construction Planning with the Bechtel Corporation.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Friends...

May 1, 2017

Mae Lorene Kramer, 90, died at home in Houston, Texas on Monday, May 1, 2017.

Lorene was born December 1, 1926 in New Hope, Alabama. She lived in New Hope and Houston before settling in Brenham.

Survivors are her daughter, Cheryl Ann Kramer, and a brother, Robert Earl Martin and wife Inez. Lorene...

Apr 29, 2017

Adolphine L. (Schneider) Oevermann, 81, wife of Elwood Oevermann, died April 29, 2017 in College Station.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, with burial to follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Pastor Kyle Merkle will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 until 7...

Apr 27, 2017

Howard Nolan Barbour II, known to all who loved him as Howdy, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on April 26, at 9:15 pm, at the Brazos Valley Hospice Inpatient Facility in Bryan, TX.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Mark Groves officiating. Burial...

Apr 26, 2017

Cecilia “Skip” Lindemann, 74, wife of Dewayne Lindemann, died April 26, 2017 in her residence in Burton.

A private Memorial Service was held Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Skip Stutts officiating.

“Skip” Lindemann was born November 2, 1942 in Sugar Land to Stanley and Verna Gregory Trojanowski. She...

Apr 24, 2017

Sharon Kay McIntyre, 60, passed away April 24, 2017 in College Station.

A graveside service is scheduled for 4:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Tomball, with Pastor Dommer officiating.

Sharon Kay McIntyre was born November 29, 1956 in Houston to Forest and Esther Scherer McIntyre. She is survived...

Apr 23, 2017

Nathaniel Christopher Faske, 21, passed away April 23, 2017, in Milam County.

Nathaniel was born October 29, 1995 in Magadan, Russia, and was baptized into the Christian faith on May 8, 2011.

A member of Brenham’s First Baptist Church, he was an Adoption Ambassador for Here I Am Orphan Ministries. He served on...

Apr 23, 2017

Emilio Delgado, husband of Sandra Wright Delgado, passed away April 23, 2017 in Brenham, TX at the age of 89.

Emilio was born October 15, 1927 in Peru to Faustino and Maria Herrera Delgado. After completing his medical education at San Marcos University and a surgical internship in Peru, he came to the United States...

Apr 21, 2017

Florence Michalak George, 94, of Chappell Hill, widow of John Whitson George, Sr., passed away April 21, 2017 in Brenham.

Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill, with Father Josef Musiol, Officiant. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery.

Visitation with...

Apr 21, 2017

Dwight “D” Dale Conway went to his heavenly home Friday, April 21.

D was born to Glenda Dale Warren Conway and to the late Wayne Austin Conway on October 22, 1969, in Denver City, Texas. After graduating from Denver City High School, he went on to earn his Associate’s Degree in Oilfield Technology at South...

Apr 16, 2017

Carolyn Jean Harborth Dykes, 72, wife of Daniel Dykes, passed away April 16, 2017, in Brenham.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Oak Rest Cemetery, with Brent Hampton and Ed Triem officiating. Following the graveside service, a reception will be held at the Brenham Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall....

Apr 14, 2017

Weida Estella Whittington Ginn was born October 30, 1929 in Stone County, Mississippi. She passed away on April 14, 2017 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, at the age of 87 years.

She attended High School at Daisy Vestry High School in Stone County and Home Vocational High School in Jackson County, Mississippi where she was named...

Apr 14, 2017

Everett Dwight Land Jr., a loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on April 14, 2017 in Brenham, Texas.

He is survived by Charlotte, his wife of 67 years, four children and eight grandchildren – Christopher, his daughters, Karen Land Short, her husband Justin, Susan Land, and their mother, Diane Land; Linda and her partner,...

Apr 12, 2017

Verlie Wegner, 87, widow of Edward Wegner, died April 12, 2017 in College Station.

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, April 15, 2017 at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Burton, with Pastor Glen Schoeneberg officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 until 7...

Apr 11, 2017

Beatrice Joyce Hudson was born February 3, 1927 and went home to her Lord on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

She will be remembered for her love of family, church, and Brenham. She worked in her parent’s Santa Fe café, at Blue Bell creamery and for over 20 years as a devoted teacher at the Brenham...