Hilda Emma Thielemann Brinkmeyer, 93, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2014, at her home in the Greatwood Retirement Center in Sugar Land, TX. She was born in the family home in Richmond, TX, on May 22, 1920, to Otto William and Julia Elizabeth Mahlmann Thielemann, the seventh of nine children.

She married Joseph August Brinkmeyer in the Immanual Evangelical Church in Needville on June 29, 1940. They lived with Hilda's parents for several months and then rented a couple of different farms in the area before buying their own farm five miles west of Beasley. They moved there in the winter of 1949. They farmed this ground for 29 years before moving to Rosenberg in 1978 due to Joseph's failing health. Joseph preceded her in death on April 23, 1985. In 2008, Hilda moved to the Greatwood Retirement Community in Sugar Land.

Hilda was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Rosenberg where she was active in the women's ministries and nursery of the church. She was an accomplished seamstress and quilter and loved working in her garden. She was also a wonderful cook. She and Joseph raised chickens on their farm and always had an abundant supply of eggs so she was especially known for sponge, chiffon, and angel food cakes in a variety of flavors.

Hilda was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers Henry, and wife, Hilma, Alfred, and wife, Hattie, George, and wife, Pauline, Robert, and wife, Dinah; sister Lillie Steffen, and husband, Albert; brothers-in-law, Leonard Tormey and Otto Will.

She is survived by daughter, Charlene Swanson, and husband, Jim, of Moline, Illinois; son, Michael Brinkmeyer and wife, Carolyn, of Golden, Colorado; granddaughter, Leslie Brinkmeyer, of Atlanta, Georgia; three step-grandchildren, Shelly, Brian, and Shawn Swanson; five step-great-grandchildren; seven step-great-great-grandchildren; sisters Marie Tormey, Emma Will, and Gertrude Ellermann and husband, Reinhard.

Funeral services for Hilda Brinkmeyer will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 28, 2014, at First Assembly of God Church, 2512 Avenue N, Rosenberg, TX 77471, with Rev. Deborah Prihoda and Rev. David Kent officiating. Interment will follow at Davis-Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg, TX.

Visitation will be Thursday, February 27, 2014, from 5-7 PM at Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors Chapel, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471.

Serving as pallbearers will be Ronald Ellermann, Rick Ellermann, Mark Ellermann, Phillip Thielemann, Alan Brinkmeyer, and Ronald Drachenberg.

Memorial donations may be given to First Assembly of God Church, 2512 Avenue N, Rosenberg, TX 77471.

Condolence messages may be written for the Brinkmeyer family at www.garmanycarden.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, Inc., 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, Texas 77471 (281)342-4671.