All Obituaries

Cecilia Negrete Baca went home to be with the Lord on January 25, 2022  She was born in Somerville, Texas on November 22, 1943 to Soledad Armenta Negrete and Anastacio Negrete.  She graduated from Somerville High School in 1962, after graduation Cecilia chose a vocation as a nun but after an appendectomy her father changed her mind.  In 1965, she moved to Houston and lived with her sister, Mary.  She received nurse's training at St. Joseph's Hospital and upon...

Erich Wayne Brummer Sr. was born May 3, 1962, to Erich Brummer and Bonnie Faye Rathjen in Bryan, Texas.  His services will be held at Strickland Funeral Home in Somerville, TX on January 29, from 10am until the funeral service begins at 3pm.  Burial will follow at the Schoppe cemetery. Erich loved animals, fishing, and he was a hard worker.  He worked as a sheet metal operator for 10 years and continued to work for Koppers Inc. and Smith Industries for many more...

Doris Ermal (Cross) Kirk, age 94, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Funeral services will be on Friday, January 28 at 2pm at Black Jack Baptist Church in Caldwell, Texas, with Pastor Brother Ellis Mckinzie officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 12:00 pm noon until the start of the service. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Guests are invited back to the church fellowship hall for a meal and celebration of life, after the services. Doris was born on May 4,...

Bruce White 70, of Caldwell passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in Bryan, Texas. A graveside service is planned for Saturday, January 22, 2022 @ 11 am @ Chriesman Cemetery in the Chriesman Community of Burleson County. Bruce was born on June 21, 1951 to Douglas White and Helen (Heibel) White in Victoria, Texas. Bruce attended school in Edna, Texas where he played football and sang in the school choir. After graduating Edna High School in 1969, he went on to study electrical engineering at...

Oliver V. Gerland was born January 7, 1925, to Lydia and Ollie Louis Gerland in Greenvine, Texas.  He lived a full life and passed away at the age of 96 in Tomball, Texas.  The church service will be held Thursday, January 6th, at First Baptist Church in Somerville, at 11am, with Bro. Corby Brizendine officiating. The family will receive guests at the church from 10am - 11am.  The burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery with Military Honors provided by VFW post# 4458. At the...

Rose Mary (Mock) Abbaspour Those that frequented the Caldwell library knew Rose as ‘the library lady’. She loved the patrons there as well as her family at the City of Caldwell. Earlier in life she was an accountant & Real Estate Broker but her occupation as an assistant librarian was what she was most proud of.  She was an avid reader who passed on her love of books to many in the Caldwell area.  Rosie loved people!  In spite of the many challenges life threw...

Gregory Albert Calzada JR 10/08/1962- 12/28/2021 Somerville, TX Gregory spent his childhood years in California and competed on the high school swim team. Gregory and his young bride moved to Texas, started a family and had three wonderful children.  Over the course of his professional life, he owned a landscaping company with his mother and was a diesel mechanic for John Deere.  He earned a degree in surgical technology and eventually became a Registered...

Thelma Fay Ferguson Darling, 72 of Milano, was born on October 25th, 1949, to Henry Alton Ferguson Sr. and Jo Ella Ferguson. Thelma was born and raised in Houston, Texas but always said you couldn’t pay her enough to move back. She resided in Milano for approximately the last 35 years. Thelma loved decorating her church with the beautiful flower arrangements that she created. She was a faithful member of Friendship Baptist Church in Caldwell for many years. Thelma was a true Baptist,...

Lois Gibson, 78, passed away on December 19, 2021, in Houston, TX, following complications from surgery. Her memorial will be held Monday, December 27th, at First Baptist Church in Somerville, Texas, at 2pm. Visitation will precede the service at 12:00pm.  Lois, “Lolo”, was born on June 12, 1943, in Brenham, TX. The youngest child of Beulah and Jesse Wood. She was a proud Somerville Yegua Alumni, returning every year for Homecoming to celebrate with her childhood friends....

Valeria Schoppe, 88, passed away on December 10, 2021. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, with a rosary at 7:00 pm, at Strickland Funeral Home in Somerville on Sunday, December 12. Funeral Mass will be at St. Ann’s Catholic Church on Monday, December 13, at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Valeria Marie Skweres was born on April 9, 1933, in Brenham, TX, to parents Steve and Mary (Januszewski) Skweres. She grew up on her parent’s farm and attended...