Wayne H. Bryan, 1914-2005

BRYAN

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/25/2009 at 13:31:09

Wayne Herbert Bryan, the son of Herbert and Mabel (Anderson) Bryan, was born January 27, 1914, in High Lake Township in rural Wallingford, Iowa. He died Thursday, October 6, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville, Iowa, at the age of 91 years.

He received his education in the Gruver, Iowa school graduating from Gruver High School.

On November 6, 1937, Wayne was united in marriage to Lila Nelson in Spencer, Iowa. Wayne served in the United States Navy in the Seabee's during World War II. After his honorable discharge from military service he returned to the area. The couple lived in the Wallingford and Estherville area's where he was employed at the Wallingford Gravel Plant as a heavy equipment operator, running a crane and doing drag line work. Later he was employed for Emmet County as County Shop Foreman for thirty two years. Lila died January 10, 2003.

Wayne was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, VFW Post 3388 and American Legion Post 91 all in Estherville.

Grateful for having shared Wayne's life are two sons, Ron Bryan and his wife, Diane of Des Moines, Iowa; Richard Bryan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and also by one sister, Ardith Minor of Maryland.

Preceding Wayne in death were his wife; one son, Roger; his parents; and two brothers, Ralph and Kenneth.