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Last Name: Bruns
First Name: Elton William
Father's Name: Fernando Bruns
Mother's Maiden Name: Anna Weinberg
Spouse's Name: Daisy Gilmore
Death Date: May 19, 1998
Cause of Death:
Death Location: Middletown, Indiana
Source: St. Marys Evening Leader
Additional: Elton William Bruns, 90, formerly of New Bremen, died at 4:25 a.m. EST. Tuesday, May 19, 1998 at the Living Petals of Middletown, Indiana. He was born Aug. 18, 1907 in New Bremen, the son of Fernando and Anna (Weinberg) Bruns. On Nov. 28, 1935 he married the former Daisy Gilmore, who died Feb. 27, 1997. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, William and Juanita Bruns, Muncie, Indiana; two grandsons, Edward Bruns, Surry, Maine, and Daniel Bruns of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters Frances Bishop and Erline England. Mr. Bruns was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen, and graduated from New Bremen High School in 1925. He started work in the machine shop of STAMCO in New Bremen and studied mechanical drafting. He undertook further Engineering Design study at North Side Tool Company in Dayton, and Mackintosh Hemphill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1936 he returned to STAMCO as Assistant Chief Engineer and later as Chief engineer. In 1972 he retired as Director of Engineering and Research. He held a membership in Iron and Steel Engineers and was a member of the Monarch-STAMCO Twenty-five Year Club. He served as a four termmember of the New Bremen Board of Public Affairs, with one term as president. He served as a four team member of the New Bremen Village Council with one term as president. He helped organize and was first president of the New Bremen Rod and Gun Club. He is a former member of the Executive committee of the Auglaize County Republican Party, a former member of the New Bremen Lions Club, and a member of the Wapakoneta and Mercer County Elks Club. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in New Bremen with the Rev. Jeffrey R. Gerber officiating. Emtombment will be at the German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Gilberg Funeral Home.
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