All Obituaries

Lydia Klotz, 78, passed away on March 28.  Visitation is Sunday, April 2, 5p-7p at Strickland Funeral Home in Somerville.  Services will be Monday, April 3, 1pm at Strickland Funeral Home, Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Lydia was a feisty, hardworking, family loving woman.  She spent most of her time showering her family, especially her grand babies, with lots of love.  Lydia was a great cook who made fried chicken, pinto beans and butter beans for most...

Billie Jean Massey 85 passed away on March 21, 2023, with her family by her side. A visitation for Billie will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 5-7 pm at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell.  Funeral Services will be at 2 pm on Sunday March 26, 2023, at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell.  Burial will follow at Providence Cemetery. Billie Jean Massey was born in Dallas, Texas on April 14, 1937 to J. K. Corley and Blanche Bevers.  Billie married the love of her life...

Michael, affectionately known as Mike, was born in Lyons Texas where he attended school before transferring to Somerville School. He attended Texas A&M where he was a member of the Core of Cadets and graduated from Sam Houston university with a degree in business. Mike began his career with R.B. Butler Construction where he learned the metal building trade.  He then went into business for himself, founding Rhodes Building Systems where he worked for 43 years. Mike served as mayor...

Frances Bernice Lewis passed into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, March 19, 2023 in College Station, Texas after a battle with cancer.   An only child, Bernice was born on July 16, 1939 in Dallas, Texas to Frances and Melvin Klofanda.  She was raised by her beloved Aunt Lovie and Uncle Mac Mikeska in Grand Prairie, Texas.  She earned her B.A. from Angelo State University and her Masters of Education from Texas A&M University.  A gifted and loving teacher,...

Walter Rubin Englemann, 84 of Caldwell passed away peacefully Saturday, March 18, 2023 surrounded by his family.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 6 to 8 pm at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell. Funeral services will be at 10am on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Strickland Funeral Home with the interment following at Masonic cemetery in Caldwell.  Walter was born June 29, 1938, to Anton and Minnie (Lina) Englemann in Burleson County.  He attended...

Patricia Ann (Hajovsky) Kutach, 82, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. David’s Hospital North Austin. She was born the daughter of Adolph Hajovsky and Josephine (Kocurek) Hajovsky on October 15, 1940, in Caldwell, TX.  She graduated from Caldwell High School in 1959 as valedictorian where she participated in stage band playing saxophone. She also enjoyed painting as a hobby earlier in life.   She did all this after battling polio in her early teens.   She...

Shirley Ann (Sebesta) Burkhalter, 68, of Snook, Texas passed away on March 9, 2023 at her home surrounded by those that loved her most.  Visitation will be held Monday, March 13, 2023 at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell, Texas from 5-7 pm.  Funeral services will be held at 10am, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Hope Evangelical Free Church, 5376 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy, College Station, Texas. She was born in Houston, Texas to Robert Sebesta and Frances (Macik) Sebesta on June 20,...

Scott Todd Braml, 55 of Somerville, passed away on March 8, 2023. A graveside service will be held at Oaklawn Cemetery on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Scott loved playing around and having a good time, bowling, baseball, movies and listening to his favorite rock band “Kiss.” He also enjoyed weight lifting, being outdoors and being with animals. Scott was preceded in death by his brothers, Billy Braml and Harry Westfall. Scott is survived by his parents, Jim and Virginia Braml;...

Rankin Lee Williams, Jr. passed away on March 3, 2023 at the age of 61. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on Wednesday March 8th at 2pm at Strickland Funeral Home. The family looks forward to hearing your best stories of Uncle Rankin.  Rankin was born on November 21, 1961, in Freeport, TX to parents Rankin Sr. (Pat) and Betty Williams. Rankin was always a colorful character and a jokester, even as a kid. He always loved making people laugh with jokes and...

Lorraine Benignus, aged 91 years and 11 months, went home to be with the Lord on February 27, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 1007 Krenek Tap Rd, College Station, TX 77840 on Monday, March 6, at 10:30 am. After the conclusion of the service, a funeral procession will depart for Oaklawn Cemetery, Somerville, TX, for graveside burial services.   Lynda Lorraine (Baumgartner) Benignus was born in Houston, TX on...