Funeral services were held at the Porter Funeral Home Tuesday for Mrs. Harold Bruer, 48, former Sterling resident, who passed away Friday at Grace hospital in Hutchinson after an illness of several weeks. Burial was made in the local cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. Howard Nyce of Pretty Prairie.
Mrs. Bruer, the former Velma Ione Underwood, was born October 6, 1901, at Ione, Wash., where she grew to womanhood. On October 16, 1922 she was married to Harold Bruer, son of Mrs. Josephine Bruer of Sterling, and in 1923 they came here to make their home.
To this union were born 12 children, ten of whom survive.
Also surviving is her husband, Harold, who has been a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Wichita for the past four years, following an accident in which he sustained a serious leg injury.
The surviving sons are Joseph, John, Leo, Arlen, Martindale and Roger. The daughters are Ann, Mary Lou, Julia and Martha. The children are all residents of Sough Hutchinson except Sgt. John Bruer who is stationed at Camp Hood, Texas.
In 1944 the family moved from Sterling to Plevna and in 1948 to South Hutchinson.
Survivors also include four brothers and four sisters, all residents of the state of Washington.
Funeral services were held at the Porter Funeral Home Tuesday for Mrs. Harold Bruer, 48, former Sterling resident, who passed away Friday at Grace hospital in Hutchinson after an illness of several weeks. Burial was made in the local cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. Howard Nyce of Pretty Prairie.
Mrs. Bruer, the former Velma Ione Underwood, was born October 6, 1901, at Ione, Wash., where she grew to womanhood. On October 16, 1922 she was married to Harold Bruer, son of Mrs. Josephine Bruer of Sterling, and in 1923 they came here to make their home.
To this union were born 12 children, ten of whom survive.
Also surviving is her husband, Harold, who has been a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Wichita for the past four years, following an accident in which he sustained a serious leg injury.
The surviving sons are Joseph, John, Leo, Arlen, Martindale and Roger. The daughters are Ann, Mary Lou, Julia and Martha. The children are all residents of Sough Hutchinson except Sgt. John Bruer who is stationed at Camp Hood, Texas.
In 1944 the family moved from Sterling to Plevna and in 1948 to South Hutchinson.
Survivors also include four brothers and four sisters, all residents of the state of Washington.
Family Members
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Sylvester L Underwood
1886–1950
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Julia Anna Underwood Tedrow
1887–1925
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Maritta V "Millie" Underwood Mansfield
1890–1962
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Hazel Elizabeth Underwood Smith
1891–1939
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Maude Grace Underwood Tedrow Banning
1894–1978
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Edna Yvonne Underwood Beck
1897–1986
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Wellingford C "Wally" Underwood
1898–1967
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William Rollo "Bill" Underwood
1899–1981
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Elisha John Underwood
1902–1966
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Ethel C Underwood Farnsworth
1904–1992
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Joseph Harold "Joe" Bruer
1923–1971
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Anna Josephine Bruer
1924–1985
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John Edward Gilbert Bruer
1928–2015
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Corp George Leo Bruer
1929–1992
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Mary Louise Bruer Gattis
1930–1988
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Julia C Bruer Keesling
1931–2022
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Martha Ione Bruer Zimmerman
1932–2012
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Sylvester A "Pete" Bruer
1934–2018
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Martin Dale "Dupe" Bruer
1936–2005
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Rollo Vale Bruer
1938–1938
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Roger Allen "Bud" Bruer
1939–2007
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