Cleburne Times-Review
Cleburne, Texas
John Edward Gilbert Bruer
Military graveside services for John Edward Gilbert Bruer, 86, of Cleburne, Texas, will be conducted at 11:15 a.m. Monday, Jan.12, 2015, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The Rev. Don Hunt will officiate.
There is no visitation scheduled.
Mr. Bruer passed into eternal life on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at his home in Cleburne. He was born in Sterling, Kan., on March 9, 1928, the son of Velma Ione (Underwood) Bruer and George Harold Bruer.
He proudly served as sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War.
John married Donna Long on Dec. 31, 1955, in Larned, Kan. He was a retired telephone engineer, having worked for numerous different companies during his career.
John was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; three sisters; and one grandson, SSG Bryan Burgess.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Bruer of Cleburne; daughters, Francene Ferrante and Debi Barber, both of Fort Worth, Texas, Barbra Valerio and husband, John, of Cleburne, and Elisabeth Burgess and husband, Terry, also of Forth Worth; brother, Sylvester "Pete" Bruer of Kankakee, Ill.; sister, Julie McKinney Keesling of Sylvia, Kan.; brothers-in-law, Edwin Gattis of Huntsville, Ala., Wallace Zimmerman of Fort Worth and Dean Long of Kentucky; grandchildren, Kamille Valerio Willi, Danyelle Barber, Natalia Ferrante, Jessecca Barber, Jonathan Valerio, Jessenia Eller, Carmen Valerio and Brandi Burgess; great-granddaughters, Nicole Neese, Sophia Eller and Stella Jane Eller; and numerous nephews and nieces.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Hospice, 1208-B W. Henderson St., Cleburne, TX 76033; Cleburne Bible Church, P. O. Box 1522, Cleburne, TX 76033; or by blood donations to Carter Blood Center in Fort Worth.
You may view the obituary online at www.rosserfuneralhome.net or follow us on Facebook.
Rosser Funeral Home
817-641-4800
1664 W. Henderson St.
Cleburne, TX 76033
Cleburne Times-Review
Cleburne, Texas
John Edward Gilbert Bruer
Military graveside services for John Edward Gilbert Bruer, 86, of Cleburne, Texas, will be conducted at 11:15 a.m. Monday, Jan.12, 2015, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The Rev. Don Hunt will officiate.
There is no visitation scheduled.
Mr. Bruer passed into eternal life on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at his home in Cleburne. He was born in Sterling, Kan., on March 9, 1928, the son of Velma Ione (Underwood) Bruer and George Harold Bruer.
He proudly served as sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War.
John married Donna Long on Dec. 31, 1955, in Larned, Kan. He was a retired telephone engineer, having worked for numerous different companies during his career.
John was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; three sisters; and one grandson, SSG Bryan Burgess.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Bruer of Cleburne; daughters, Francene Ferrante and Debi Barber, both of Fort Worth, Texas, Barbra Valerio and husband, John, of Cleburne, and Elisabeth Burgess and husband, Terry, also of Forth Worth; brother, Sylvester "Pete" Bruer of Kankakee, Ill.; sister, Julie McKinney Keesling of Sylvia, Kan.; brothers-in-law, Edwin Gattis of Huntsville, Ala., Wallace Zimmerman of Fort Worth and Dean Long of Kentucky; grandchildren, Kamille Valerio Willi, Danyelle Barber, Natalia Ferrante, Jessecca Barber, Jonathan Valerio, Jessenia Eller, Carmen Valerio and Brandi Burgess; great-granddaughters, Nicole Neese, Sophia Eller and Stella Jane Eller; and numerous nephews and nieces.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Community Hospice, 1208-B W. Henderson St., Cleburne, TX 76033; Cleburne Bible Church, P. O. Box 1522, Cleburne, TX 76033; or by blood donations to Carter Blood Center in Fort Worth.
You may view the obituary online at www.rosserfuneralhome.net or follow us on Facebook.
Rosser Funeral Home
817-641-4800
1664 W. Henderson St.
Cleburne, TX 76033
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Marriage date 12/31/1955 Interment date 01/12/2015
Family Members
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Joseph Harold "Joe" Bruer
1923–1971
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Anna Josephine Bruer
1924–1985
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Corp George Leo Bruer
1929–1992
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Mary Louise Bruer Gattis
1930–1988
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Julia C Bruer Keesling
1931–2022
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Martha Ione Bruer Zimmerman
1932–2012
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Sylvester A "Pete" Bruer
1934–2018
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Martin Dale "Dupe" Bruer
1936–2005
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Rollo Vale Bruer
1938–1938
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Roger Allen "Bud" Bruer
1939–2007
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