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William Brunken
31 Oct 1876 – 18 Feb 1956
| Birth | 31 Oct 1876 |
| Death | 18 Feb 1956 |
| Cemetery | Fairview Cemetery Creston , Platte County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Laurel Brunken on 02 Feb 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44749382 |
Bio
William's mother was Anna Maria Strodhoff Brunken who died in Germany in March 1886. William's father later remarried and had another son, Henry. William Brunken, son of Frederick and Anna Maria Strodhoff Brunken, was born October 31, 1876, in Germany, and came to America in March, 1891. His father, born February 26, 1848, in Germany, died in Monroe, Nebraska, in February, 1914. His mother was born in Germany in June, 1851, and died in Germany, in March, 1886. William, who has one brother, Henry, who farms near Monroe, received his elementary schooling in Germany and Platte County. On April 6, 1905, at Leigh, Nebraska, William Brunken married Minnie Husmann the daughter of Gard and Anna Janssen Husmann. They had eight children: Anna lives at home; Martha is Mrs. H. Kallweit; Elsie, Mrs. Erwin Scheffle of Omaha; Minnie, Mrs. F. Zumbrun; Walter is in the livestock business; William, Jr. farms near Creston; Fred and Eddie are farmers on the Brunken home farm, near Creston. William Brunken was a stock raiser and feeder, and farmed for several years in the Creston vicinity. He served as church clerk and treasurer. He helped organize and served on the board of directors of the Creston Farmer's Lumber Company, the Creston Farmer's Mercantile Association, and the Creston Credit Association. For twelve years he was the treasurer and the clerk for the Creston Cemetery Association. Mr. Brunken retired from active farm management in 1945, and moved to Columbus. He is a member of the Baptist Church.
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- Anna Brunken 1905–1988
- Martha Brunken Kallweit 1906–1991
- Walter Brunken 1907–1983
- Elsie Brunken Scheffler 1909–1959
- William Brunken 1911–2000
- Minnie Brunken Hamburger 1914–2002
- Fred Brunken 1916–1987
- Ruth Brunken Scheffler 1919–2003
- A Edward Brunken 1921–2013
- Emil Brunken 1923–1926
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