Recent Obituaries

Wanda Bradley

May 8, 2016

Graveside service May 11, 2016, 11 a.m., Prairie Lea Cemetery.

SERVICES Graveside Service

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 11:00 AM

Lloyd Limmer, Sr.

May 6, 2016

Lloyd Dell Limmer, Sr., 85, of Burton, died May 6, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 9, at Wesley Brethren Church of Wesley with Rev. Michael Groseclose officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Limmer was born Sept. 18, 1930, in Needville, TX, to Gus and Olga (Dusek) Limmer....

William Horton

May 5, 2016

William Lee (Bill) Horton of Snook, TX, returned to his heavenly home on May 5, 2016 due to complications with a rare lung disease. He was 73. Bill was born October 23, 1942 in Shamrock Texas to the parents of Roy & Tula Horton. He attended High School in Borger, TX and started his career as a truck driver...

Bobbie Balensiefer

May 2, 2016

Bobbie Jean (Hoffmaster) Balensiefer, 78, died May 2, 2016 in College Station. Mrs. Balensiefer was born Feb.9, 1938 in Houston to Edwin G. and Evelyn A. Trilicek Hoffmaster. She was retired from her employment as a bank teller. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Valerie and Billy Davis of Pearland; son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Gloria Arnold of Brenham;...

Mark Mantey

Apr 29, 2016

Mark Mantey, 56, passed away April 29, 2016 in Houston. A Graveside Service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Mark Mantey was born Sept. 13, 1959 in Houston to Steve Jr. and Joyce Rudell (Quinn) Mantey. He was employed as a grocery clerk for the Kroger Co. He is...

Dolores Naumann

Apr 25, 2016

Dolores Specht Naumann, 86, died April 25, 2016 in Houston. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2016 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brenham, with Pastor Phil Fenton officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Saturday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Dolores Naumann was born...

Frances Applewhite

Apr 22, 2016

Frances Applewhite, 78, of Brenham, the widow of Jim Applewhite, died April 22, 2016, in Kerrville. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. Mrs. Applewhite was born December 7, 1937, in Brenham, to Helmus Robert and Dorothy (Durden) Schwettmann. Survivors include...

Robert Steele

Apr 19, 2016

Robert R. Steele, 89, of Brenham, the husband of Elizabeth (Grissom) Steele, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Bryan. Mr. Steele was a member of Brenham Presbyterian Church in Brenham, where he served as an elder. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Steele of Brenham; sons, Robert Steele, Jr. and wife Sandy, and Gris Steele and wife Lark,...

Barbara Norman

Apr 19, 2016

Barbara Ann Boozer Norman, 79, wife of Jerry Norman, died April 19, 2016 at Brenham Nursing and Rehab. A Graveside Service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Masonic Cemetery in Chappell Hill. Troy Sikes will officiate. Barbara Ann Norman was born June 10, 1936 in Leightonton, Alabama to James Roy and Brownie Simmons Boozer....

Walter Thielemann

Apr 18, 2016

Walter Frederick Thielemann, 88, of Brenham, passed away peacefully at Brenham Nursing & Rehab Center on April 18, 2016 in the presence of family and friends. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. The celebration of life will be on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 11:00am at...

Walline Seale

Apr 17, 2016

Funeral services for Walline Lottie Seale, 86, of Brenham, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, with Pastor Skip Stutts officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Seale, widow of Olan Seale, passed away April 17, 2016 at Brenham Rest Home. Visitation will be from 5 until...

Ella Tegeler

Apr 15, 2016

Ella Lueck Tegeler, 95, widow of LeRoy Frank Tegeler, passed away April 15, 2016 in Brenham. A Funeral Service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Brianna Merkle officiating. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Ella...

Charles Bostwick

Apr 14, 2016

Charles Richard "Dick" Bostwick died on April 14, 2016 at his home in Brenham, Texas at the age of 86. He was born on December 1, 1929 in Sayre, Pennsylvania to Vivian and Frank Bostwick. He was a graduate of Ilion High School and attended Utica College. He spent two years in the US Army, completing his Korean tour...

Leverne Hinze

Apr 14, 2016

LeVerne Lucille (Jaeger) Hinze, 89, of Burton, died April 14, 2016, at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Foehner Funeral Home in Burton. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 18, 2016 at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, with Rev. David Tinker...

Vernon Blum

Apr 5, 2016

Vernon Carroll Blum, 84, passed away April 5, 2016 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, April 8, 2016 at Zion Lutheran Church, with Pastor Pat Lehrer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Vernon Blum was born April 13, 1931...

Clarence Bell

Apr 5, 2016

Clarence Lee Bell, 87, died at his residence April 5, 2016 in Washington. Memorial services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Faith Outreach Church in Navasota, with Pastors John Lewis and Gene Johnson officiating. Clarence Bell was born Feb. 3, 1929 in Missouri to Clarence Rodney and Nina Mae Purkey Bell. After completing his education,...

Jean Kiel

Apr 1, 2016

Jean Elizabeth Schlicht Kiel went home to be with the Lord on April 1, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg, with Pastor Denise Seymour officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Tuesday at the church. Serving...

Evelyn Klausmeyer

Mar 31, 2016

Evelyn S. Klausmeyer, 81, wife of Elgin Klausmeyer, passed away March 31, 2016 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2016 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham, with Pastors Phil Fenton and Brianna Merkle officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Saturday evening...

Edith Pfeiffer

Mar 31, 2016

Edith Lena (Lehmann)Pfeiffer was born Feb 9, 1915, the daughter of John Henry Lehmann and Anna Jahnz Lehmann at home in the New Prospect community, Lee Co, Ledbetter, Texas. Edith's life ended on March 3l, 2016 at her residence near Carmine. She lived an active life for more than 101 years. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday,...

Kathleen Main-Price

Mar 31, 2016

Kathleen D. Main-Price, age 59, of Brenham, TX passed away after a sudden illness on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan-College Station TX. She was born on July 8, 1956 in Elmira, New York, the daughter of Peter P. and Florence E. Duarte. Kathy "Kat" was a graduate of Ross S. Sterling High School in...