Recent Obituaries
Gladys Baack
Feb 19, 2016
Gladys Meischen Baack, 86, widow of Alfred Baack, passed away February 19, 2016 in Tomball. Gladys Baack was born Sept. 20, 1929, in Shelby to Louis and Theresa Echoff Meischen. On January 10, 1948, she married Alfred Baack in Houston. She was employed for many years by JC Penney as a floor supervisor. Survivors include her daughter, Beatrice Turner...
Anna Curry
Feb 19, 2016
Anna Marye Curry, 86, of Brenham, passed away February 19, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Monday, February 22, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Brenham, with Rev. Steve Suders officiating. Burial will take place Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Brookside Memorial Park in Houston. Anna Marye Curry was born in Houston on August...
Lillian Handley
Feb 13, 2016
Lillian Tarlton Handley died quietly at her home in Brenham on Feb. 13, 2016. Lillian was born to Ira and Hattie Tarlton in Garber, Oklahoma on August 13, 1921, the third and youngest of their daughters. The family moved to Norman, Oklahoma to take advantage of the benefits of the University of Oklahoma. Lillian graduated as valedictorian from Norman...
Dale Matthies
Feb 11, 2016
Dale "Pops" Everett Matthies, 56, of Burton, died February 11, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Greenvine, with Pastor Mark Moore officiating. Burial will follow in La Bahia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 pm. Saturday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Dale Matthies...
Lloyd Bray
Feb 7, 2016
Lloyd Lester Bray, 92, husband of Arline (Pihl) Bray, passed away February 7, 2016 at Brenham Nursing and Rehab. in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Salem Lutheran Church of Salem, with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. Burial will follow in Carmine Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening...

Betty Moss
Feb 6, 2016
Betty Landram Moss, 91, widow of Malcolm Ezell Moss, passed away February 6, 2016 in Houston. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham, Texas, with Father David Ottsen officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham, Texas. Visitation will be held Thursday beginning at 12 noon until...
Alan Schmidt
Feb 6, 2016
Alan Martin Schmidt, 57, husband of Katie Schafer Schmidt, died February 6, 2016 in New Mexico. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Brenham with Rev. C. Kay Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham. The family will receive friends and relatives from 6 until...
Alvin Neumann
Feb 1, 2016
Alvin Neumann passed away on February 1, 2016 at the age of 90. A visitation time will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Memorial Oaks Chapel, followed by a graveside service at Prairie Lea Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Phil Fenton will officiate. A reception will be held at St. Paul''s...

Basil Mclendon
Jan 28, 2016
Basil Ray "Mac" McLendon passed away peacefully on January 28, 2016, in Brenham, Texas. He was born on February 3, 1930, near Copperas Cove, Texas, to Norwood and Lena Mae (McGonagill) McLendon. Mac retired after working 45 years with the Santa Fe Railroad, many of them as the agent in Brenham. He was past-president of the Brenham Methodist Men''s...
Joel Lovell
Jan 25, 2016
Joel Ernest Lovell, 83, of Bryan, Texas passed away January 25, 2016. Joel was born June 30, 1932 in Bryan, Texas to Ernest and Aline (Davis) Lovell. Joel attended schools in Cooks Point, Caldwell, Bryan, and graduated from Texas A&M in 1952 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. A number of years later he returned to Texas A&M and...
Roland Kokemor
Jan 24, 2016
Roland Fred Kokemor, 86, husband of Dolores Kokemor, passed away October 24, 2016 in Brenham. A private family service will be held Friday morning at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 until 7:30 Thursday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Roland Kokemor was born December 27, 1929 in the Phillipsburg community...

Carl Riggs
Jan 19, 2016
Carl William Riggs, 72, husband of Susan Riggs, died January 19, 2016 at his residence in Burton. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, January 22, 2016 at Foehner Funeral Home in Burton, with burial to follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Burton. Mr. Greg Malloy will officiate. Carl Riggs was born July 30, 1943 in...
Frederick Wunderlich
Jan 19, 2016
Frederick William Wunderlich, 59, of Brenham, passed away January 19, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2016 at Brenham Bible Church, with Pastor Jon Davies officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Fred Wunderlich was born...
Virgil Feathers
Jan 15, 2016
Virgil Feathers, Sr., born Feb. 14, 1933, went to rest with our Lord on January 15, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Phillip Feathers and mother, Mary Jane Opiela, as well as brothers William Stanford Feathers, Samuel Gaston Feathers, daughter-in-law, Jackie Feathers, and grandson, Tommy Carruthers. He is survived by his wife of 58 years,...
Frances Bennett
Jan 15, 2016
Frances "Mam" Havard Bennett, age 75, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 15, 2016. She was at the Park Manor of South Belt, Houston, TX at the time of her death. Frances was born March 22, 1940, in Baytown, TX to Eugene Weldon Havard and Alicia Josephine Houston Havard. Frances'' life reflects a commitment to...
Franklin Effenberger
Jan 11, 2016
Franklin Clarence Effenberger (87) of Brenham, Texas celebrated his Heavenly homecoming on Monday, January 11, 2016 at home in Brenham, Texas. Franklin was born in Shiner, Texas on February 28, 1928 to Frank W and Martha Gerum Effenberger. He graduated from Shiner High School in 1945 and passed an exam to continue his education at A&M in College Station...
Ora Tiemann
Jan 11, 2016
Ora Nell Tiemann, 84, died January 11, 2016 in Brenham. Mrs. Tiemann was born June 2, 1931 in Brenham to Walter A. and Selma Breddin Hahn. Baptized May 29, 1932 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church of Berlin, she was confirmed there on Sept. 24, 1944. On Dec. 5, 1948, she was married to Clamens Tiemann, Sr. at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church...
Verlyn Finke
Jan 11, 2016
Verlyn Marie (Schulze) Finke, 76, of Brenham, loving wife of Onis Finke, went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2016 in College Station. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church. Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer will officiate. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday...
Melvin Krause
Jan 10, 2016
Melvin Krause, 80, of Brenham, husband of Charlyn Krause, passed away January 10, 2016 in Brenham. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church, with Father Ernesto Elizondo, Officiant. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at...
Eddie Zibilski
Jan 9, 2016
Eddie Charles Zibilski was born on October 27, 1920 on a farm near Burton to Wilhelm (Willie) and Minnie Herms Zibilski. He passed away on January 9, 2016 in Brenham. On December 12, 1920, Eddie was baptized in the St. Johns Evangelical Church in Burton and confirmed in the same church on April 14 1935. He lived for twenty-one...