Recent Obituaries

Laverne Sanders
Oct 7, 2015
LaVerne Mildred Sanders, 85, wife of J. Ray Sanders, died October 7, 2015 at Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Memorial Oaks Chapel, with Pastor Martin Moore officiating. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Friday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. LaVerne Sanders was born March...
Velma Fathauer
Oct 3, 2015
Velma Gregor Fathauer, 85, of Brenham, widow of Ray E. Fathauer, passed away on October 3, 2015 at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. from Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Groves officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation with the family and friends is...
Raymond Thaler
Oct 2, 2015
Raymond Chestly Thaler, Sr., 87, of Brenham, died October 2, 2015 at Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 5, 2015 at St. Paul''s Lutheran Church of Rehburg, with Pastor Denise Seymore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation with the family and friends will be on Sunday, October...
Ruby Lentz
Oct 2, 2015
Ruby Paula Lentz, 90, of Brenham, died Oct. 2, 2015, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service for Ruby Lentz will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Grace Lutheran Church of Brenham with Pastor Matthew Jacobs officiating. Burial will be...
Walter Watkins
Oct 1, 2015
Walter E. Watkins, 95, of Brenham, died October 1, 2015, in Brenham. Funeral services for Walter E. Watkins will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 5, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville, with Pastor Pat Lehrer officiating. He will be laid to rest in the church cemetery. Visitation with family and friends will be from 1:00 p.m. to...
Vernice Barker
Sep 30, 2015
Vernice Ida Barker of Brenham, Texas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 with loved ones at her side. She is survived by her daughter Ruth Ann Rhodes and daughter Jeannette Wuellner and husband Gayne Wuellner, son Connard Edwin Barker and wife Sherry Barker, daughter-in-law Betty Barker, sisters Myrtle Grabarschick and Dorothy Schulenberg, grandchildren Carolyn McDougald, Douglas Barker,...
Lorraine Teufel
Sep 29, 2015
Lorraine Margie Teufel, 85, the widow of Kermit Teufel, passed away September 29, 2015 at St. Joseph Regional Health Care Center in Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2015, at the First United Methodist Church in Brenham. Rev. Jon Stouffer and Rev. Kay Reed will officiate. Interment will follow in Pilgrim''s Rest Cemetery in...
Waldo Dannhaus
Sep 27, 2015
Waldo H. Dannhaus, 82, passed away Sept. 27, 2015 at Brenham Nursing and Rehab. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Salem Lutheran Church of Welcome, with Pastor John Sutton officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Mr. Dannhaus...
Gladys Deans
Sep 25, 2015
Gladys Deans of Bellaire, Texas passed away peacefully September 25th, 2015 at The Gardens of Bellaire in Bellaire, Texas. Gladys was a loving mother, wife, and friend. She was always there for her family and anyone else in need. When people think of Gladys, they remember her glowing smile and outgoing personality. She treasured her years of working with...
Edward Kruse
Sep 23, 2015
Edward Fred Kruse, 87, husband of Evelyn Tiaden Kruse, died Sept. 23, 2015 in College Station. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 at the Brenham High School auditorium, with Pastor Phil Fenton and Pastor Briana Merkle officiating. A private family burial at Prairie Lea Cemetery will follow later in the afternoon. Visitation will be...
Joy Grimm
Sep 9, 2015
Joy Dell Grimm, a life-long resident of Brenham, was called home to the Lord on September 9, 2015. Born in 1948, Joy was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church. She graduated Brenham High School in 1966 and married Billy Ray Grimm in 1969. Joy was a familiar face at HEB, having worked there for 36 years until her...
Frances Macaulay
Sep 8, 2015
I''m off to Paradise! See you there…… Frances Macaulay passed away at 85 years young on Sept. 8, 2015 at her home in Brenham, Texas. "Frannie" was born Nov. 5, 1929 in Houston to Lester Boyd and Dora Christine Standley. She was a 1947 graduate of Aldine High School. Frannie married the love of her life, Richard Macaulay, and...
Milton Drews
Sep 8, 2015
Milton Albert Drews, 84, of Brenham, died Sept. 8, 2015, in Scott and White Hospital in College Station. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville with Pastor Lawrence Bade officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept....
Margaret Whitmarsh
Sep 5, 2015
Margaret Jean "Marnie" Whitmarsh, 89, widow of Vernon Gray Whitmarsh, died Sept. 5, 2015 in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Pastor Mike Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Marnie Whitmarsh...
Daniel Muske
Sep 4, 2015
Daniel F. Muske, husband of Joyce Seidel Muske, was called home to our Lord on Sept. 4, 2015 at his residence in New Ulm, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Shelby. Pastor John David Nedbalek will officiate. Burial will follow in New Ulm Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled...

Teresa Vargas
Sep 2, 2015
Teresa Garza Vargas, 72, of Brenham, wife of Soccoro Vargas, passed away Sept. 2, 2015 in College Station. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. A Rosary will take place Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Teresa Vargas was born January...
John Spreen
Aug 27, 2015
John W. Spreen, 89, husband of Mildred M. Jeske Spreen, passed away peacefully August 27, 2015 in Brenham, Texas surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 29, 2015 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. Pastor Sue Beall and Pastor Virgil Pecht will officiate. Burial will follow at Prairie Lea...
Rev. Vinson
Aug 26, 2015
Rev. Lester Lee Vinson, 88, passed away August 26, 2015 in Bryan. A Memorial Service are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2015 at Greenvine Baptist Church, with Pastors Jack Faulkner and Tim Webb are officiating. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. service time at Greenvine Baptist Church. Lester was born August 17, 1927...
Sandra Lohman-Conn
Aug 24, 2015
Sandra Tonn Lohman-Conn, 67, passed away August 24, 2015 in Houston. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church Cemetery of Berlin. Pastor Ken Weiss will officiate. Visitation is scheduled from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Sandra Lohman-Conn was born August 3, 1947 in Brenham to...
Vinnie Jaster
Aug 22, 2015
Vinnie Rene Schroeder Jaster, 70, wife of Glenn Jaster, passed away August 22, 2015 at her residence in Independence, with her family at her side. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Independence Baptist Church in Independence. Dr. Phil Hassell will officiate. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 9 a.m....