All Obituaries

Teresa Vlasta Brinkmann, 92, of Brenham, TX went to her Heavenly reward on December 1, 2020. Mrs. Brinkmann was born on August 13, 1928 to Adolf and Terezia Mader Provazek. She married her husband, Alvin Louis Brinkmann, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Frenstat on November 9, 1948. Teresa was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Frenstat. She loved cooking, canning, baking, working in the garden, fishing, going to her home place, being with grandchildren and family, and riding...

Ila Mae Randolph Brantley went peacefully to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 28, 2020, with her daughter Dalinda and grandson Matt by her side.  Ila Mae was born on April 4, 1931 to Wade Henry Randolph and Ava (Swilley) Randolph.  She graduated from Glenmora High School and Meadows Draughon Business College in Shreveport, LA. Her first job was secretary/bookkeeper at Oakdale Motors where she was introduced to Eck Brantley who was in Oakdale visiting his sister and...

Robert Wayne Hobbs, Sr., 57 of Caldwell, TX, passed away unexpectedly on November 27, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Bryan, TX and is now with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Bobby was born in 1963 in Brenham, TX and graduated from high school in Somerville, TX in 1981.  After attending Blinn Junior College he went to work for his father at J&H Food Market in Caldwell, eventually taking over that business.  While there he gave a fortune in Taylor Red...

Services for Edith Mae Barnett, 92, of Caldwell are set for 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 30, 2020 at Strickland Funeral Home Chapel in Caldwell, with Bro. Daryl G. Mize officiating.  Interment will follow at Masonic Cemetery in Caldwell.  Visitation will be held Sunday, November 29, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., also at the funeral home in Caldwell. Mrs. Barnett passed away November 27, 2020 in Caldwell. Edith was born April 22, 1928 to Jim C. Barnett and Mae (Warren) Barnett in...

Funeral services for Caroline Frances Matcek, 91, of Caldwell are set for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell, with Bro. Joseph Polasek officiating.  Interment will follow at New Tabor Cemetery near Caldwell.  Mrs. Matcek passed away November 25, 2020 in Bryan, Texas. Caroline was born July 30, 1929 to Charles Matcek and Frances (Novak) Matcek in Caldwell, Texas.  Caroline enjoyed Bingo, raising Hereford cattle, chickens and turkeys,...

Graveside services for Russell Ray Weller, 40, of Somerville are set for 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Central Texas State Cemetery in Killeen.  Russell passed away, November 19, 2020 in Caldwell, Texas. Russell was born July 7, 1980 to Raymond Robert Weller and Jill Alane (Marson) Weller, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Russell was an avid reader and writer.  He enjoyed hiking, biking, fishing, traveling, and learning new things. He was a Star Trek and Star Wars...

Parkinson's Disease took Fred Kindell away from us on Saturday afternoon, November 7, 2020 at 6:25pm. Fred was 74 years young. Fred dealt with Parkinson's for a very long time, and learned early on just how devastating this disease was going to be. Most of you had no idea that anything was wrong, since, like a snowflake, each person with Parkinson's is different. Fred's Parkinson's was different, he knew something wasn't right, but would only tell a few when Fred was...

Anna Maria (Schurer) Dilling, 94, of Snook, Texas passed peacefully on November 8, 2020, with her family by her side. She was born May 5, 1926 in Tubingen, Germany to Friedrich Schurer and Marie Sixt Schurer.  Anna was a strong and independent woman who loved her German ways.  She was known for not sugar-coating things and had a knack for telling it like it is.   Anna lived in Kansas City, Missouri where she obtained her U.S. Citizenship before...

Funeral Services for Bettie Jean (Becvar) Schroeder, 79, of Bryan are set for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Strickland Funeral Home Chapel in Caldwell.  Interment will follow at Hranice Cemetery in Dime Box.  Visitation will be held Friday, November 6, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m.  Mrs. Schroeder passed away November 4, 2020 in College Station, Texas. Bettie Jean was born August 8, 1941 to Joe Frank Becvar and Alberta (Blaha) Becvar in...

Michael P Stone Sr., 63, a resident of Caldwell, Texas, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan on November 4, 2020.  He was born on February 14, 1957 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Ralph and Mildred Stone and had two brothers, Bobby and Tommy Stone, all of whom preceded Mike in death and lay at rest in Massachusetts. Mike was a jack of all trades. Michael could help you with your car, do construction, was a black belt in karate, worked as an EMT and even drove a...