Recent Obituaries
Bernice Buddenberg
Dec 29, 2014
Bernice Esther Ahlhorn Buddenberg, 88, of Brenham, the widow of William D. "Jake" Buddenberg, died Dec. 29, 2014, at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 at St. James Lutheran Church of New Wehdem with Pastor...

Stokely Hammons
Dec 27, 2014
Stokely McCaga Hammons, 45, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 in his home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Park Funeral Home on Lawndale in Houston. Mr. Hammons is survived by his father and step mother, Eugene Clarence and Donna Hammons of Brenham; his five brothers, Eugene Clarence Hammons Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona, David Lee Hammons...
Christine Pendergrass
Dec 27, 2014
Christine Pendergrass, 91, of Brenham, died Dec. 27, 2014, at Scott and White Hospital in College Station, TX. The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Resthaven Funeral Home in Lubbock. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2 at Resthaven Funeral Home. Mrs....
Arthur Meinecke
Dec 26, 2014
Arthur "Jim" Meinecke, 81, died on December 26, 2014 in Brenham, Texas. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2014 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday evening at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Jim was born on November 20, 1933, in Lee County to Arthur and Adeline "Mary" Baack Meinecke. At...

Alice Mitcham
Dec 23, 2014
Alice Pearl Mitcham, 74, of Navasota, died Dec. 23, 2014, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27 at Prairie Lea Cemetery in Brenham with Rev. Matthias J. Dinger officiating. Alice...
Lewis Brazeal
Dec 22, 2014
Lewis Robert Brazeal, 96, passed away Dec. 20, 2014 in Brenham. Lewis was born April 29, 1918 in Mansfield, Missouri, to Jessie Ernest and Nora Leota Boyer Brazeal. After attending college for two years, he joined the U. S. Air Force, and then transferred to the Marine Air Corp. Mr. Brazeal''s distinguished military service to his country began Oct....
Catherine Johnston
Dec 22, 2014
Catherine Kay Wood Johnston, 97, passed away in Brenham, Texas on December 22, 2014. Kay was born July 4, 1917 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to B. Frank and Mildred Turner Wood. She graduated from the Muskogee Public Schools before her family moved to Houston, Texas. She graduated from Rice University in 1939 with a B.A. degree in English/French. Upon graduation,...
Karen Meier
Dec 19, 2014
Karen Sue Henslee Meier of Missouri City, Texas died December 19, 2014 in a Houston hospital. Karen was born on June 2, 1945 to Hubert Lee and Viola Emily Schultz Henslee in Brenham Tx. She was educated at Brenham Schools and University of Texas at Austin. Karen was a member of Quail Valley Ladies Golf Assn. , Quail Valley...

John Dallmeyer
Dec 12, 2014
John Everett Dallmeyer, 69, of Brenham, died Dec. 12, 2014 at Brenham Nursing and Rehab. John was born Feb. 2, 1945 in Brenham to John and Celeste Ramsey Dallmeyer. He served in the U. S. Army in Vietnam. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Keith and Christy Dallmeyer; daughter and son-in-law Karen and Gary Bertling; brother and sister-in-law Glenn and...
Martha Candelari
Dec 11, 2014
Martha Sims Candelari, 79, of Brenham, died Dec. 11, 2014, at College Station Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church of Salem with Pastor Charles Parnell officiating. Martha was born Aug. 12, 1935, in Groesbeck, TX, to Bryan William and Mattie Rachel Smiley Hartnett. She was affectionately known...
Mary Cole
Dec 7, 2014
Mary Lee Rosenbaum Cole, 78, of Brenham, widow of Montie Cole, Jr., passed away December 7, 2014 at Scott and White Hospital in College Station. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church, with Pastors Matthew Jacobs and William Holzer officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Gertrude Carbaugh
Dec 5, 2014
Gertrude "Gertie" Carbaugh, 89, wife of Lyle Edward Carbaugh, died December 5, 2014 at Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg, with Pastor Denise Seymour officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday evening at...
Preston Ruffino
Dec 4, 2014
Preston A. Ruffino, 93, of Burton, died December 4, 2014 at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Mr. Ruffino was born Dec. 3, 1921 in Houston to Sam and Laura LaPaglia Ruffino, and lived in the Houston area for a number of years. On March 15, 1968 he was married to Frankie Jo Graham. He was retired, having...

Sigmund Fieseler
Dec 4, 2014
Sigmund August Fieseler, 80, died December 4, 2014 in Oakland Manor Nursing Home in Giddings. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church of Zionsville, with Pastor Pat Lehrer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and family Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at...
James Fortner
Dec 4, 2014
James Murray Fortner, 72, passed away at his home in Brenham, Texas on the evening of December 4, 2014. Jim was born on June 15, 1942 in Ovid, New York to James C. Fortner and Bernice H. Fortner. He was the oldest of five children. He graduated from Cardinal Dougherty High School in Buffalo, NY in 1961. Following graduation...
Curt Cowart
Dec 3, 2014
Funeral services for Curt Gregory "Frog" Cowart, 53, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Burial will be in the Germania Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. service time at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Greg died December 3, 2014 in Brenham at the age of 53. Greg was born June...
Virginia Moulton
Nov 30, 2014
Virginia Moulton, 106, passed away peacefully on the evening of November 30, 2014. During her eventful life, she worked for the Pentagon; played the organ in every church she attended in many different countries; traveled and lived throughout Asia; and became a Blinn Dorm Mom when she was in her 80''s. She is survived by her four grandchildren; Gene...
Alton Haar
Nov 28, 2014
Alton Otto Haar, 83, of Brenham, died Nov. 28, 2014 at Scott and White Hospital in College Station. The funeral service will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 at St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton with Pastor Glen Schoeneberg officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00-7:30 p.m....

Amanda Cagle
Nov 28, 2014
Amanda Lee Cagle, 52, died November 28, 2014 in College Station. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Brenham State Supported Living Center, 4001 Hwy. 36 South in Brenham. Chaplain C. J. Jordan will officiate. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday evening from 6 until 8 p.m....