Robert Eldon Brimmer 1888-1933

BRIMMER VREBRUGGE, ISAACSON

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 7/8/2014 at 22:11:10

Funeral Services at Armstrong for Robert Brimmer
Funeral services are being held from the Methodist church at Armstrong for Robert Eldon Brimmer who died at his home there Monday [March 20, 1933] evening after an illness of eight days with pneumonia. Rev. Mitchell will be in charge of the service. Burial will be made at Armstrong.

Mr. Brimmer was born on Oct. 13, 1888 at Peoria, Ill. He was baptized at the Swedish Lutheran church at Princeton, Ill., but continued to live at Peoria until the death of his mother when he was twelve.

For a year following her death he was cared for at the orphans’ home at Glenwood, then was taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaacson near Swea City.

On March 16, 1916 he was married to Miss Maude Verbrugge of Armstrong. They made their home at Swea City until 7 years ago, when they moved to Armstrong.

The widow survives. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, March 23, 1933)