Mrs. Adolph (Ed) Brunner, 82, of Whitelaw, died Tuesday at home.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Reedsville Funeral Home
and at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, Whitelaw. Officiating at the
concelebrated Mass will be the Revs. E.A. Radey, Leo Schmitt and Francis
Rose. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brunner was born Aug. 3, 1886, in the Town of Cato, daughter of the
late Frank and Margaret Rippe Kohlbeck, and she was married to Adolph
Brunner Sept. 24, 1912, at Clarks Mills. She was a 50-year member of the
Christain Mothers of St. Michael's.
Survivors include the husband; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Margaret)
Lomprey of Henderson, Nev., Mrs. Theresa Sitmann of Whitelaw and
Mrs. Gregory (Gertrude) Schmelzle of Necedah; three sons, Harold of
Dearborn, Mich., Hubert of San Francisco, Calif., and Roy of Manitowoc;
three brothers, Louis of Whitelaw and George and Ferd. Of Rt. 1, Cato; 26
grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. A son, four brothers and a sister
preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday where at
7 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times Tuesday, February 25, 1969 pg. 3
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POUR GASOLINE IN BOILING WATER, EXPLOSION, SERIOUS BURNS
FOR WHITELAW WOMAN AS RESULT
Mrs. Ed Brunner Suffers Serious Injury as Result of Using Oil in Wash Water Which
Had Been Heated
An explosion which resulted when she poured a quantity of gasoline into boiling water
which she was using for washing clothes came near resulting fatally for Mrs. Edward
Brunner of Whitelaw, Mrs. Brunner being seriously burned about the face, neck and
arms as result of the explosion and it is feared that she may be scarred for life as a result
of her injuries.
Mrs. Brunner is the wife of Ed Brunner, proprietor of a hotel at Whitelaw and was engaged
in superintending the weekly washing at her home. Like many other housewives Mrs. Brunner
has on occasions used a small quantity of gasoline in the water used for boiling clothes and
intended to do this but had neglected to place the gasoline in the water before heating.
Remembering that this had not been done, Mrs. Brunner attempted to pour the oil in the
water while it was heating on the stove with the result that the explosion followed.
Mrs. Brunner's face was seriously burned, her hair scorched and part of her eyebrows burned
off and she is under the care of physicians. The burns are not considered dangerous but cause
Mrs. Brunner great suffering. The Brunners are well known in this city.
Manitowoc Daily Herald - May 28, 1913 - page 4
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Reedsville Funeral Home
and at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, Whitelaw. Officiating at the
concelebrated Mass will be the Revs. E.A. Radey, Leo Schmitt and Francis
Rose. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brunner was born Aug. 3, 1886, in the Town of Cato, daughter of the
late Frank and Margaret Rippe Kohlbeck, and she was married to Adolph
Brunner Sept. 24, 1912, at Clarks Mills. She was a 50-year member of the
Christain Mothers of St. Michael's.
Survivors include the husband; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Margaret)
Lomprey of Henderson, Nev., Mrs. Theresa Sitmann of Whitelaw and
Mrs. Gregory (Gertrude) Schmelzle of Necedah; three sons, Harold of
Dearborn, Mich., Hubert of San Francisco, Calif., and Roy of Manitowoc;
three brothers, Louis of Whitelaw and George and Ferd. Of Rt. 1, Cato; 26
grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. A son, four brothers and a sister
preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday where at
7 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times Tuesday, February 25, 1969 pg. 3
********
POUR GASOLINE IN BOILING WATER, EXPLOSION, SERIOUS BURNS
FOR WHITELAW WOMAN AS RESULT
Mrs. Ed Brunner Suffers Serious Injury as Result of Using Oil in Wash Water Which
Had Been Heated
An explosion which resulted when she poured a quantity of gasoline into boiling water
which she was using for washing clothes came near resulting fatally for Mrs. Edward
Brunner of Whitelaw, Mrs. Brunner being seriously burned about the face, neck and
arms as result of the explosion and it is feared that she may be scarred for life as a result
of her injuries.
Mrs. Brunner is the wife of Ed Brunner, proprietor of a hotel at Whitelaw and was engaged
in superintending the weekly washing at her home. Like many other housewives Mrs. Brunner
has on occasions used a small quantity of gasoline in the water used for boiling clothes and
intended to do this but had neglected to place the gasoline in the water before heating.
Remembering that this had not been done, Mrs. Brunner attempted to pour the oil in the
water while it was heating on the stove with the result that the explosion followed.
Mrs. Brunner's face was seriously burned, her hair scorched and part of her eyebrows burned
off and she is under the care of physicians. The burns are not considered dangerous but cause
Mrs. Brunner great suffering. The Brunners are well known in this city.
Manitowoc Daily Herald - May 28, 1913 - page 4
Mrs. Adolph (Ed) Brunner, 82, of Whitelaw, died Tuesday at home.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Reedsville Funeral Home
and at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, Whitelaw. Officiating at the
concelebrated Mass will be the Revs. E.A. Radey, Leo Schmitt and Francis
Rose. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brunner was born Aug. 3, 1886, in the Town of Cato, daughter of the
late Frank and Margaret Rippe Kohlbeck, and she was married to Adolph
Brunner Sept. 24, 1912, at Clarks Mills. She was a 50-year member of the
Christain Mothers of St. Michael's.
Survivors include the husband; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Margaret)
Lomprey of Henderson, Nev., Mrs. Theresa Sitmann of Whitelaw and
Mrs. Gregory (Gertrude) Schmelzle of Necedah; three sons, Harold of
Dearborn, Mich., Hubert of San Francisco, Calif., and Roy of Manitowoc;
three brothers, Louis of Whitelaw and George and Ferd. Of Rt. 1, Cato; 26
grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. A son, four brothers and a sister
preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday where at
7 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times Tuesday, February 25, 1969 pg. 3
********
POUR GASOLINE IN BOILING WATER, EXPLOSION, SERIOUS BURNS
FOR WHITELAW WOMAN AS RESULT
Mrs. Ed Brunner Suffers Serious Injury as Result of Using Oil in Wash Water Which
Had Been Heated
An explosion which resulted when she poured a quantity of gasoline into boiling water
which she was using for washing clothes came near resulting fatally for Mrs. Edward
Brunner of Whitelaw, Mrs. Brunner being seriously burned about the face, neck and
arms as result of the explosion and it is feared that she may be scarred for life as a result
of her injuries.
Mrs. Brunner is the wife of Ed Brunner, proprietor of a hotel at Whitelaw and was engaged
in superintending the weekly washing at her home. Like many other housewives Mrs. Brunner
has on occasions used a small quantity of gasoline in the water used for boiling clothes and
intended to do this but had neglected to place the gasoline in the water before heating.
Remembering that this had not been done, Mrs. Brunner attempted to pour the oil in the
water while it was heating on the stove with the result that the explosion followed.
Mrs. Brunner's face was seriously burned, her hair scorched and part of her eyebrows burned
off and she is under the care of physicians. The burns are not considered dangerous but cause
Mrs. Brunner great suffering. The Brunners are well known in this city.
Manitowoc Daily Herald - May 28, 1913 - page 4
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Reedsville Funeral Home
and at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church, Whitelaw. Officiating at the
concelebrated Mass will be the Revs. E.A. Radey, Leo Schmitt and Francis
Rose. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brunner was born Aug. 3, 1886, in the Town of Cato, daughter of the
late Frank and Margaret Rippe Kohlbeck, and she was married to Adolph
Brunner Sept. 24, 1912, at Clarks Mills. She was a 50-year member of the
Christain Mothers of St. Michael's.
Survivors include the husband; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Margaret)
Lomprey of Henderson, Nev., Mrs. Theresa Sitmann of Whitelaw and
Mrs. Gregory (Gertrude) Schmelzle of Necedah; three sons, Harold of
Dearborn, Mich., Hubert of San Francisco, Calif., and Roy of Manitowoc;
three brothers, Louis of Whitelaw and George and Ferd. Of Rt. 1, Cato; 26
grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. A son, four brothers and a sister
preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday where at
7 p.m. the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times Tuesday, February 25, 1969 pg. 3
********
POUR GASOLINE IN BOILING WATER, EXPLOSION, SERIOUS BURNS
FOR WHITELAW WOMAN AS RESULT
Mrs. Ed Brunner Suffers Serious Injury as Result of Using Oil in Wash Water Which
Had Been Heated
An explosion which resulted when she poured a quantity of gasoline into boiling water
which she was using for washing clothes came near resulting fatally for Mrs. Edward
Brunner of Whitelaw, Mrs. Brunner being seriously burned about the face, neck and
arms as result of the explosion and it is feared that she may be scarred for life as a result
of her injuries.
Mrs. Brunner is the wife of Ed Brunner, proprietor of a hotel at Whitelaw and was engaged
in superintending the weekly washing at her home. Like many other housewives Mrs. Brunner
has on occasions used a small quantity of gasoline in the water used for boiling clothes and
intended to do this but had neglected to place the gasoline in the water before heating.
Remembering that this had not been done, Mrs. Brunner attempted to pour the oil in the
water while it was heating on the stove with the result that the explosion followed.
Mrs. Brunner's face was seriously burned, her hair scorched and part of her eyebrows burned
off and she is under the care of physicians. The burns are not considered dangerous but cause
Mrs. Brunner great suffering. The Brunners are well known in this city.
Manitowoc Daily Herald - May 28, 1913 - page 4
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