Iowa County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Brunker, Harold R. And Shirley A.
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Cemetery:           St. Bridgets Cemetery, Ridgeway, Iowa Co., Wi.
Name:               Harold R. And Shirley A. Brunker
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Brunker, Harold R. and Shirley A.

Harold R.
June 24, 1936 - July 4, 2004

Brunker, Harold R. RIDGEWAY - Harold R. Brunker, age 68,
of Ridgeway, died on Sunday, July 4, 2004, at Upland Hills
Health in Dodgeville. He was born on June 24, 1936, in
Dodgeville, a son of the late Jerome and Anastasia
(Powers) Brunker. He attended Weier Rural School and
graduated from Ridgeway Union Free High School in 1954. On
Oct. 11, 1956, he married the former Shirley Sersch at St.
Bridget's Catholic Church in Ridgeway. Harold worked at
Cobb Canning Company and farmed most of his life on the
family farms with his dad and brother, Donald, until 1984.
He spent the remainder of his life on his own farm raising
Herefords. He was a member of St. Bridget's Catholic
Church and was an avid Packers fan. He enjoyed collecting
International Toy Farm Tractors, fishing and his family.
Harold is survived by his wife, Shirley; his children,
Jacqueline (Merlin) Stanek of Columbus, David (Beth Edl)
Brunker of McFarland, Susan (Terry) Paull of Ridgeway,
Kathleen (Kevin) Zeier of Ridgeway, Connie (Stan) Skaife
of Montfort, James (fiancee, Toni Volkey) Brunker of
Monona, and Jill Brunker of Ridgeway; his grandchildren,
Sara (Brian) Scott, Stacy Stanek, Kiley Brunker, Kimberly
Paull, Brittany Zeier, Brandon Zeier, Cory Skaife, Craig
Skaife, Chad Skaife, Adam Brunker and Nicole Brunker; his
step-grandchildren, Larry and Eric Volkey; his great-
granddaughter, Mariah Zeier; his brothers and sister,
Donald (Joan) Brunker of Ridgeway, Carol (Gene) Gilbertson
of Dodgeville, Tommy (Anne) Brunker of Mount Horeb, and
Jerry Brunker of Dallas, Texas; his faithful companion,
Baxter; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerome,
on Nov. 2, 1984, and Anastasia, on Jan. 26, 1970; and his
nephew, Christopher Thomas, on Jan. 8, 1983. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on
Thursday, July 8, 2004, at ST. BRIDGET'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
in Ridgeway. Father Donald Lange will officiate. Burial
will be held in St. Bridget's Cemetery. Friends may call
from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at
the GORGEN-MCGINLEY & AYERS FUNERAL HOME in Dodgeville,
where a parish rosary service will be held at 8 p.m.
Friends may also call from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass
on Thursday at the church. May the road rise up to meet
you; may the wind be always at your back; may the sun
shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your
fields, and until we meet again; may God hold you in the
palm of His hand. - Traditional Irish Prayer


Shirley A.
Mar 29, 1936 -

Married
Oct 11, 1956

"May God Hold You In The Palm Of His Hand"

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