Obituaries

Mar 25, 2011

EDWARD RUDOLPH "RUDY" MUELLER passed away suddenly Friday, March 25, 2011, at his home in Sealy. He was 72 years old. Born July 6, 1938, in Houston, Texas, Rudy was the son of Edward Rudolph, Sr. and Evelyn Fuchs Mueller. He grew up and attended school in the west end of Houston graduating from Reagan High School in 1956. He...

Mar 25, 2011

GERTRUDE MAE "SUSIE" HAHN MEINEN was born December 6, 1917, in Brenham, Texas. She was the daughter of Gertrude Mundelius Hahn and Henry C. Hahn, Sr. Susie departed this world peacefully, March 25, 2011, at the age of 93 following a massive stroke. Susie grew up in Brenham, graduated from Brenham High School in 1935, and attended Blinn College and...

Mar 18, 2011

DONNA JACKSON was born February 2, 1959 in Brookshire, Texas, to parents Dorothy Brandyberg and Hermann Jackson. Donna attended schools in Brookshire and graduated from Royal High Shool in 1977. Donna enlisted in the United States Army in 1977 and ranked as a Corporal until she was honorably discharged in 1991. After the military, she attended a vocational school and...

Mar 8, 2011

BRIAN SOUTH passed away at home surrounded by his family Tuesday, March 8, 2011, after enduring a valiant but arduous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62. Born December 4, 1948, on Galveston island ("B.O.I."), Brian was the son of Lorenza Lee and Marian Alpha Olson South. He grew up and attended school in Galveston graduating from Ball High School...

Mar 3, 2011

MAGGIE LOUISE GREGORY WOODS was born October 5, 1929, in Houston, Texas. The daughter of Arthur, Sr. and Magnolia Stefka Gregory, she grew up in Waller County where she attended the Monaville School graduating in 1946. From 1946 until 1949, Maggie worked at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston while she attended nursing school. On June 16, 1950, she married L.D....

Feb 16, 2011

JOHN HUGH PAPE, 49, of New Ulm, passed away suddenly Wednesday, February 16, 2011, in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota. He was born March 29, 1961, in Ganado, TX to parents Kenneth Ray and Patricia Ann (Frnka) Pape. He grew up in New Ulm, TX and attended the Columbus schools graduating from Columbus High School. John worked as a horse trainer...

Feb 12, 2011

Feb 8, 2011

On February 8, 2011, Mary Lynch Fuller Hintzel, in the arms of her lord and Savior Jesus Christ, went to our true Home in Heaven. Her family at her bedside, she departed from the Care Center of Brenham, where she had surrounded for two months by a loving Christian staff and more recently as well by her staff from Brazos...

Feb 2, 2011

GILBERT GONZALES HERNANDEZ, SR. ended his courageous battle with cancer Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at his home in Brookshire surrounded by his family. He was 63 years old. Gilbert was born February 18, 1947, in Houston, Texas. The son of Guillermo Hernandez, Sr. and Petra Gonzales Hernandez, he grew up and attended the Royal schools. On August 20, 1966, Gilbert...

Jan 25, 2011

ALICIA RUIZ PENA, went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Alicia was born March 15, 1945, in Reynosa, Mexico, the daughter of Ernesto and Maria Zamora Ruiz. She married Cesar Jose Pena on December 18, 1966, in Mexico, and together they started their family. Alicia and Cesar moved to Brookshire in 1979, where they were...

Jan 24, 2011

In Loving Memory of Ray Niehuus April 13, 1950-January 24, 2011 Raymond Marshall Niehuus was born on April 13, 1950 in Lewistown, Montana to Marshall and Pauline Niehuus. Ray grew up playing pranks on his mom, his brother, and the local mortician. As a teenager, Ray remodeled two Model A's, waited tables at his parents' restaurant, and repossessed tires off...

Jan 22, 2011

VINETA VALERIA MITCHAM was born May 4, 1918, in Hopewell, Kansas, the daughter of Scott Webster Gifford and Ethel Adline Cross. She came to Texas as a young child. Her family lived in several Texas towns. She met and married John Ricks Mitcham in 1934. During their marriage they lived and worked on several ranches and rice farms. In 1961,...

Jan 21, 2011

JAMES PRESTON THOMPSON was born December 22, 1942, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, the son of Lewis Elzy and Emily Hazel Keeton Thompson. He grew up in Canadian, Texas and attended school in Guymon, Oklahoma, graduating from Guymon High School in 1961. He then attended Oklahoma State University for two years before transferring to Panhandle State University, graduating in 1968, with a...

Jan 21, 2011

John D. Weir of Bellville, TX passed away Friday, January 21, 2011, after a brief illness. A great family man and friend, he will be remembered by all who he met and spent time with. Starting life on April 10, 1930, in Tenaha, TX, John went on to be a military man and a proud husband. With his wife, of...

Jan 18, 2011

NATALIE BUGAJ BARANOWSKI was born June 15, 1919, in Chappell Hill, Texas, the daughter of Steve and Hedwig Springer Bugaj. She grew up in Chappell Hill, Buckhorn and the Cochran areas and attended schools in Sunny Stand, Washington County. A Catholic by faith, Natalie was united in marriage to Anton Baranowski, on November 1, 1938, in Chappell Hill, Texas. She...

Jan 17, 2011

On this 22nd day of January, 2011, we say goodbye to MARIA CRISTINA BECKER. She will be remembered as a wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend to many. A resident of Brookshire, Texas, Maria left us on Monday, January 17, 2011, in Katy, Texas from complications with pneumonia. Maria Christina (Jimenez) Becker was born in Bogota, Colombia on June 2,...

Jan 3, 2011

CELESTA SCHLUENS MEISSNER was born July 24, 1915, in Millheim, Texas, one of triplet daughters, to parents Charles Edward and Frieda Himly Schluens. She grew up and attended school in the Millheim area. Celesta was united in marriage with H.P. Meissner on February 28, 1936, in Austin County. She and H.P. moved to Brookshire, where they made their home while...

Dec 31, 2010

HENRY ERNST "Hank" SCHURIG, JR. was born October 17, 1932, in Galveston, Texas, the son of Henry Ernst Schurig Sr. and Frances Agnes Pastusek. He grew up and attended school in the Galveston area. A 1953 Texas A&M graduate, Hank was a devoted member of the Corps of Cadets. He proudly served his country in U.S. Army and was honorably...

Dec 26, 2010

GEORGE GAYLEN RICE, beloved father, husband and friend to many, passed away on 26th December, 2010, at the age of 66, at his home in Sealy, Texas. He was born in Liberty , Mississippi , but made a name for himself on the football fields of Baton Rouge , LA. A graduate of Istrouma High School , he was known...

Dec 25, 2010