Recent Services

Antonio "Tony" Ortiz
July 28, 1984 - March 27, 2024
Antonio “Tony” Ortiz, age 39, of Chappell Hill passed away March 27, 2024. Antonio was born July 28, 1984, in Houston, Texas to Rodolfo and Maria Ortiz. Tony was a brother, husband, father, and soon-to-be grandfather. Tony married his middle school sweetheart, Lourdes on May 17 th, 2003....
Gloria (Schroeder) Ehlert
May 13, 1931 - March 20, 2024
Gloria Schroeder Ehlert, age 92, of Brenham, passed away peacefully after a brief illness, surrounded by family, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Gloria was born May 13, 1931, in Brenham, Texas to Otto and Lillie Schroeder. She was baptized on August 30, 1931 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and was...
Derek Addington
August 15, 1968 - March 16, 2024
Derek Addington, 55 of Largo, Florida, passed away March 16, 2024. Derek was born August 15, 1968 in Houston, Texas to parents Paul and Elizabeth “Betty” (Smith) Addington. Derek loved his family. He was a momma’s boy and always admired and respected his father. As a youth, he played...
Norma Kay (Smith) Schulze
August 29, 1957 - March 21, 2024
Norma Kay (Smith) Schulze, age 66, of Brenham passed away March 21, 2024 with family by her side. Norma was born on August 29, 1957 in Onley, Texas to A. Norman and Kay (Atchley) Smith. Norma was on the pep squad and graduated from Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. She spent most of her...
Michael Wayne Janecek
July 30, 1953 - March 12, 2024
Michael Wayne Janecek, 70, of Brenham passed away March 12, 2024 at home, after a short battle with cancer. Michael was born July 30, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Jessie and Estella (Braesicke) Janecek. In early years, Michael and his parents moved to Sealy, Texas where he attended school and...
Daniel Cendalski
December 13, 1940 - March 4, 2024
Daniel Cendalski, age 83 of Brenham, Texas passed away March 4, 2024. Daniel was born December 13, 1940 in Washington County. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brenham. Daniel was preceded in death by his parents Mitchell and Carrie (Kwiatkowski) Cendalski, his brother Bruno...
Doris M. (Bethke) Penkert
September 10, 1939 - February 20, 2024
Doris M. (Bethke) Penkert, 84, of Burton, Texas, peacefully passed away on February 20, 2024. Doris was born in Burton, Texas, on September 10, 1939 to John E. and Lorena Webernick Bethke.  She was baptized October 15, 1939 and later confirmed on March 29, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of...
Diana (Scheuerman) Lynn Kelso
November 25, 1945 - February 28, 2024
Diana Lynn Scheuerman Kelso of Brenham went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 28, 2024 at the age of 78. Diana was born at Camp Atterbury Military Base in Indiana on November 25, 1945, to Evelyn and Oliver Scheuerman. She was the big sister to Debbie, and little sister to Donna. On...
Don McNiel
July 11, 1947 - February 7, 2024
Don McNiel, age 76 of Brenham, husband of Sherry McNiel, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Don was born on July 11, 1947 in Brenham, Texas to John H. and MaeBelle (Sasser) McNiel. He graduated from Brenham High School in 1965. Don served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War...
Dennis Penkert
January 23, 1935 - January 23, 2024
Dennis Penkert, 89, went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 23, 2024. Dennis was born in Burton, Texas on January 23, 1935 to Elfie Sehlke and Otto H. Penkert. He was baptized on March 31, 1935 at Zion Lutheran Church in Zionsville and later confirmed on April 10, 1949 at St. Paul...
Jean Maria (Kistner) Branstiter
December 16, 1935 - January 3, 2024
In Loving Memory of Jean Maria Kistner Branstiter Jean Maria Kistner Branstiter, a much-loved mother, wife, grandmother, and dedicated nurse, was born on December 16, 1935, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Helen Frances Chamberlain Kistner and Oakley Lycurgus Kistner. Just a few weeks after her...
Patricia Ann Tieman
February 6, 1939 - January 16, 2024
Patricia Ann Tieman, age 84, of Brenham passed away January 16, 2024. Patricia was born February 6, 1939 in Macomb, Illinois to Lawson G. and Georgianna (Fawcett) Shryack. After completing high school, Patricia attended beauty school and was a Beautician for many years. She married John H....
Elaine Wellmann Thielemann Grinde
May 1, 1935 - January 11, 2024
Elaine Wellmann Thielemann Grinde, age 88, received her Angel Wings and passed peacefully at Kruse Village on January 11, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimer/Dementia with family by her side. Elaine was a Breast Cancer survivor. She was born on May 1, 1935, in Brenham, Texas, to her loving...
Virginia Kessel Hodde
November 23, 1930 - January 21, 2024
Virginia Kessel Hodde, widow of A. W. Hodde, Jr. and daughter of the late Fred and Josephine Kessel, died January 21, 2024 at the age of 93. She was born in Brenham, Texas, on November 23, 1930. She is survived by her four children: Gwen Spiess (Donald) and James Hodde (Lynnette), all of...
Lessie Mae Key
March 31, 1935 - January 16, 2024
Lessie Mae Key, a longtime resident of San Jacinto County, was called to the Lord on January 16, 2024. Lessie was born on March 31, 1935 in Holly Grove, Arkansas to James Monroe and Tula Key. She is preceded in death by husbands Robert Dale Kimball and Douglas Hale; brothers Vordia, Leo, James...