OBIT: Ruth Irene (Niner) BRUNER, 2006, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  BRUNER, Ruth Irene 12/07/06 The New Republic 
  May 9, 1943 December 1, 2006 
  
  Ruth Irene Bruner, 63, Somerset, died December 1, 2006, at Montefiore Hospital,
  Pittsburgh. Born May 9, 1943, in Meyersdale, the daughter of Harold Niner and
  Garna (Durst) Niner-Walker. Preceded in death by father. Survived by husband,
  Bernard Lars Bruner, to whom she was married 37 years; mother, Somerset; sons:
  Duane Bruner, married to the former, Mary Piatt, Somerset; Dan Bruner, married
  to the former, Laura Cover, Williamsport; and granddaughter, Anna Bruner. Also
  survived by sisters: Lois Powers, Sacramento, California; and Mrs. Charles
  (Esther) Escott, Grass Valley, California. A graduate of the Cumberland School
  of Nursing, worked as a registered nurse for the former Somerset State Hospital,
  retiring in 1995. Ruth was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved her
  family very much and she will be forever missed. Friends were received 5 to 9
  p.m. Sunday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset, where a service was
  conducted at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Sherman H. Berkey officiating. Interment,
  Lavansville Lutheran Cemetery. Contributions may be made to St. Jude's
  Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38105. 
  
  
  BRUNER, Ruth Irene 12/02.06 Daily American 
  
  Ruth Irene Bruner, 63, Somerset, died Dec. 1, 2006, at Montefiore Hospital,
  Pittsburgh. Born May 9, 1943, in Meyersdale, the daughter of Harold Niner and
  Garna (Durst) Niner-Walker. Preceded in death by father. Survived by husband,
  Bernard Lars Bruner, to whom she was married 37 years; mother, Somerset; sons,
  Duane Bruner, married to the former, Mary Piatt, Somerset; Dan Bruner, married
  to the former, Laura Cover, Williamsport; and granddaughter, Anna Bruner. Also
  survived by sisters, Lois Powers, Sacramento, Calif. and Mrs. Charles (Esther)
  Escott, Grass Valley, Calif. A graduate of the Cumberland School of Nursing,
  worked as a registered nurse for the former Somerset State Hospital, retiring
  in 1995. Ruth was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved her family
  very much and she will be forever missed. Friends will be received 5 to 9 p.m.
  Sunday at the Hauger- Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset, where a service will be
  conducted at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Sherman H. Berkey officiating. Interment,
  Lavansville Lutheran Cemetery. Contributions may be made to St. Jude's
  Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38105.