Kay County OK Obit for: Robert Arlie-Bonebreak-Leasure-Pierce-Brennaman ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kay/kay.html http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Submitted to the archives by:Claudia Thiry, workfarm@kskc.net Date submitted: 3/06/2003 Obit transcribed from the Newkirk Herald by submitter. *********************************************************************** July 29, 1999 Robert Arlie-Bonebreak-Leasure-Pierce-Brennaman, Newkirk resident, died early Thursday afternoon, July 22, 1999 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Ponca City. He was 73. The son of Arlie Devere Bonebreak Brennaman and Ruth Elizabeth Leasure- Pierce-Brennaman, he was born June 3, 1926 at the family home on Spring Bank Farm, Monroe Township, Linn County, Iowa. He attended Monroe Twp. #8 grade school in Toddville and graduated from Toddville High School. He then attended California State Polytechnic at San Luis Obispo, California, and he graduated Professional Chef's Training at The Culinary Institute of America in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City, and he attained graduate degrees from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. During WWII he was a member of Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, United States Army serving in the Asiatic- Pacific Theater. Brennaman was employed for several years as Chef at several golf and country clubs in Iowa. He became self employed in 1959 opening and operating a cafe-bakery, an ice cream drive-in and a catering business. He later owned and operated two truck stops. After completion of post-graduate degrees he was employed as an instructor in South East High School in Lincoln Nebraska. He was later employed at Platte College in Columbus, Nebraska as Professor of Business. On July 24, 1961 he and Colleen Marie Bollich were married in Crofton, Nebraska. In 1974 they moved to Arkansas City where he continued his professional teaching career in business with emphasis in marketing, management and human relations. He retired in May 1991 and moved to New Mexico in 1996. They moved to Newkirk in October 1997. He was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Newkirk and the Knights of Columbus in Arkansas City. He enjoyed cooking, reading and hunting. He is survived by his wife Colleen of the home; three sisters, Marie Elizabeth Van Note of Hiawatha, Iowa, Dorothy Arlene Van Fossen of Center Point, Iowa and Evelyn Ruth Curtiss of Emerson, Nebraska; and several nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Harry Donald Bonebreak Brennaman. Mass of Christian Burial for the cremains was at 9 am Monday, July 26, 1999 in St. Francis Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Beckman as Celebrant. There was no burial following the service. Arrangements were under the direction of Miller-Stahl Funeral Service. A memorial fund has been established for a Seminary Fund. Contributions may be made in Mr. Brennaman's memory through Eastman National Bank, P.O. Box 468, Newkirk 74647-0468. *********************************************************************** copyright USGenwb 2003 http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ***********************************************************************