OBITUARY: Doris W. Brandau, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Dec. 4, 2002]


                           Doris W. Brandau
                           
Memorial Services were held Monday, December 2, 2002 at Eden Presbyterian
Church, rural Rudd, for Doris W. Brandau, 87, of Osage. Reverend John Bates
officiated and inurnment was in Eden Presbyterian Cemetery. Doris died
Thursday, November 28, 2002 at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Doris was born July 2, 1915 to Hattie Muller and William Bortz and graduated
from Rudd High School in 1933. She was married to Chester Brandau February
18, 1938 at her family farm. They made their home north of Rudd. After
spending many winters in Harlingen, TX they retired in Osage. She was
the first resident at Evergreen Apartments and then moved to Faith Lutheran
Home. She was a member of Eden Presbyterian Church.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents, husband Chester in 1991, son
Harlan in 1999, sister Tillie Schmidt and brother Alvin Bortz.

Her survivors include a daughter, Lavon (Mel) Johansen of Harlingen, TX,
sons Loren (Sue) Bradnau of Osage, Max (Karen) Brandau of Nora Springs,
daughter-in-law Linda Brandau of Nora Springs, nine grandchildren Christine
(Tony) Ximens of Raymondville, TX, Melinda (Abel) Almendarez of Harlingen,
TX, Curtis (Cheryl) Brandau of Rudd, Jerry (Lisa) Brandau of Ames, Scott
(Vicki Brandau of Osage, Justin Brandau of Bloomington, MN, Dawn Brandau
of Ames, Kathie (Tim) Blake of Osage, Teresa Brandau of Mason City. She
is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. (641) 732-3706.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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