Obituaries

Monroe Ben Mewis

Monroe Ben Mewis

Aug 5, 2010

MONROE BEN MEWIS, JR. was called home August 5, 2010. Born October 13, 1928 in Brenham, TX, he was the devoted son of Viola (Koerth) Mewis and Monroe Mewis, Sr. A lifelong Lutheran, Monroe was confirmed at St. John and attended Bellville schools where he was class president in 1946, his senior year. Love of country led him to join...

Suella Janszen

Suella Janszen

Jul 27, 2010

Suella Tipp Janszen was born August 24, 1932, in Bernardo, Texas, the daughter of Max and Alice Kveton Tipp. She grew up in Sealy and attended Cleveland Community School until the 2nd grade. She had to ride bareback on a horse with her brother, Dick. He often would make the horse buck her off and she would fall in the...

Otis Rodney Boyte

Otis Rodney Boyte

Jul 21, 2010

Otis Rodney Boyte was born June 13, 1954, in Hobbs, New Mexico, the son of George and Hazel Richardson Boyte. He grew up Mississippi and attended schools in Brookhaven. Otis moved to Texas in 1979, where he made his home in a small country community in Austin County, Buckhorn, Texas. Otis was united in marriage to Rose Rogers in the...

Gladys Swearingen

Gladys Swearingen

Jul 12, 2010

GLADYS GOEBEL SWEARINGEN was born August 9, 1922, in Bellville, Texas. The daughter of Reinhold and Selma Himly Goebel, she grew up in Cat Spring and Millheim, and attended the Millheim schools. Gladys married Wesley Swearingen in Bellville, Texas on July 2, 1940. They made their home in Millheim and were members of St. John Lutheran Church in Bellville. A...

Ernest Ward Snitkin,

Ernest Ward Snitkin,

Jun 28, 2010

Ernest Ward Snitkin, Jr. graduated to glory on June 28, 2010, in Bellville, after succumbing to a long and lengthy illness. Ernest was born to the late Ernest Ward, Sr. and Mary Lorine Bannon Snitkin in Dallas, TX, on March 15, 1935. His family moved to Schulenburg, TX where they made their home, before moving to Sealy, TX and then...

John Robert McGee,

John Robert McGee,

Jun 28, 2010

JOHN ROBERT McGEE, JR., was born December 1,1941, in Navasota, TX (6 days before the bombing of Pearl Harbour). Born to John and Clara Lou McGee, he was the fifth out of six children, the only boy. At the young age of six, his grandmother (Ackie-Mother), gave him the nickname Jackie, which he later shortened to Jack. In his early...

CLYDE HAROLD BRUBAKER

CLYDE HAROLD BRUBAKER

Jun 27, 2010

CLYDE HAROLD BRUBAKER, 83, longtime Pattison resident, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family, after a long, courageous battle with leukemia. Clyde was born January 4, 1927, in Clodine, Texas. The son of John Irvin and Mary (Maack) Brubaker, he grew up in Clodine and Richmond, and attended school in Missouri City. After graduating...

Edna Ehlert England

Edna Ehlert England

Jun 20, 2010

EDNA FLORENCE EHLERT ENGLAND, 94, longtime Brookshire resident, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010, at her home. Edna was born Februay 23, 1916, in Pattison, Texas to parents Theodore Samuel and Mathilda Emelia Ebel Ehlert. She grew up in Pattison and attended the Pattison schools. After graduating from high school, she attended Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas. On November...

ERNEST ALLEN WILPITZ

ERNEST ALLEN WILPITZ

Jun 3, 2010

ERNEST ALLEN WILPITZ, 85, of Brookshire, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2010, in a Brookshire nursing facility. Born in Brookshire/Pattison, Texas, to Ernest William "Billy" Wilpitz and Daisy Patty Wilpitz, Ernest lived a long and full life as a husband, father and architect, spending much of it residing in Houston. In 2002, he returned to Brookshire, living in a new...

Clarence Alfred Zettel

Clarence Alfred Zettel

May 24, 2010

Clarence Alfred Zettel was born on February 4, 1937, in Austin County, Texas, the son of Alfred J. and Celia Shupak Zettel. He grew up in the Austin County area and attended Santa Anna elementary and Bellville High School. He then moved to Bleiblerville in 1971. A Brethren by faith, Clarence was united in marriage to Ruth Schroeder on March...

W.C. "Monk" Taylor

W.C. "Monk" Taylor

May 23, 2010

WAYMAN CLARENCE "MONK" TAYLOR, lifelong Pattison resident, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010, in Katy, Texas at the age of 89. Monk was born February 11, 1921, in Pattison, Texas. The son of Sidney Montrose and Dora Ann Greek Taylor, he was raised in Pattison and graduated from Pattison High School in 1938. He then worked on his father's farm...

Patricia R. Krawietz

Patricia R. Krawietz

May 22, 2010

PATRICIA RUTH KRAWIETZ was born August 16, 1929, to Dionysius and Pauline Kowalik Krawietz in Falls City, Texas. She grew up and attended school in Falls City and graduated from Karnes City High School. At fifteen, Patsy was given money to enroll at Incarnate Word College. She travelled to San Antonio on the bus and enrolled in art school instead....

Evelyn M. Nehrkorn

Evelyn M. Nehrkorn

May 21, 2010

EVELYN M. (GOEKE) NEHRKORN, longtime Bellville resident, passed away Friday, May 21, 2010, in a Bellville nursing facility at the age of 85. Born July 15, 1924, in the Germania Community in Austin County, Texas, Evelyn was the daughter of Emanuel and Clara (Wesetzke) Goeke. She grew up and attended school in Austin County before moving to Galveston, and then...

DONALD CURTIS YOUNG

DONALD CURTIS YOUNG

May 20, 2010

Donald Curtis Young was born December 28, 1949, in Houston, Texas, the son of Lewis and Billie Rae Spears Young. He grew up and attended schools in the Aldine. Donald graduated from Smiley High School and then was employed with Western Electric/Southwestern Bell. Donald served his county in the United States Army from 1971 until 1973. He moved to Sealy...

Thyra Varrick Diemer Dixon

Thyra Varrick Diemer Dixon

May 1, 2010

Thyra Varrick Diemer Dixon died Saturday, May 1, 2010, at the age of 91. Thyra was born February 7, 1919, on the Diemer Farm on the banks of the Brazos River in Waller County, Texas. Thyra was the fourth and final child of Brick P. and Dora Thaemer Diemer. She was welcomed by her sister Elizabeth and brothers Ted and...

Kendall Hocker Noble

Kendall Hocker Noble

Apr 18, 2010

KENDALL H. NOBLE, age 80, of Brookshire, Texas, passed away suddenly into God's loving arms on Sunday, April 18, 2010. Born in Millville, Delaware on December 15, 1929, to John S. and Marion Hocker Noble, he was retired from United Technologies Corporation. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Brookshire, Texas. He proudly served our country...

Robert Lee Bullard

Robert Lee Bullard

Apr 8, 2010

ROBERT LEE "BOB" BULLARD, 78, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2010, at his home in Bellville. Robert was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 28, 1931, to Jacob Elvin and Elizabeth Garee Bullard. He grew up and attended school in Noble, Oklahoma where he graduated from high school in 1949. He then earned a degree in Industrial Education from...

Lawrence William Zettel

Lawrence William Zettel

Apr 3, 2010

LAWRENCE WILLIAM ZETTEL was born November 6, 1941, in Nelsonville, Texas, the son of Chas J. and Albina Chaloupka Zettel. He grew up in the Nelsonville area and attended school in Bellville. He was employed at various livestock auction facilities including Four County Auction, Port City Livestock, Wharton County Livestock, Milano Livestock and Brenham Livestock and made the round to...

W.R. "Dick" Crick

W.R. "Dick" Crick

Apr 1, 2010

WILLIAM RICHARD "DICK" CRICK, 89, of Bellville, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Bellville. Dick was born October 27, 1920, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The son of Walter Hosmer and Pauline Amanda Watkins Crick, he grew up on a farm in Hinton. On June 12, 1940, he married Virginia Owens in El Reno, Oklahoma. Dick served his country in...

Guadalupe de los Santos Martinez

Guadalupe de los Santos Martinez

Mar 31, 2010

Guadalupe de los Santos Martinez was born January 7, 1931, in Weslaco, TExas, the daughter of Jose and Paula Casares de los Santos. She grew up in Weslaco as a child and traveled around to many places as fruit pickers. Guadalupe was united in marriage to Delfino Martinez on September 16, 1948. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and flowers. She loved...

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