Martin Patrick Bamrick, 28 Mar 1921 - 23 Jun 2017

BAMRICK, GALLAGHER, TELLOR, ODONNELL, BUCKNER, HOLT, WEBSTER, KEOHANE, SKYLES, SOLE, NOWELL, KAPLER

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 6/28/2017 at 14:02:30

Funeral Mass for Martin P. Bamrick, 96, Williamsburg, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg. He died Friday, June 23, 2017, with his family by his side at the Highland Ridge Care Center, Williamsburg.

Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, were there will be a K of C Rosary at 3:45 p.m. followed by a prayer service at 4 p.m. There will be a VFW service at 7 p.m. Monday.

Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

Martin Patrick Bamrick was born March 28, 1921, in Cerro Gordo County near Dougherty, the son of James Martin and Bridgette (Gallagher) Bamrick. He grew up in the Dougherty and Rockwell communities. He graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in animal science and served in the United States Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1946 as an aviation electronic mate 2nd class.

He married Margaret Nancy Tellor on Aug. 17, 1957, in Minneapolis, Minn. The couple lived in Webster City for a number of years before moving to Williamsburg in 1969. He was a cattle buyer for 33 years working for Rath Packing, Dubuque Packing, Davenport Packing and Swift Independent Packing. After retiring he worked part time for NCS until he was 89.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 4th degree Knights of Columbus and an active member of the Iburg Poulson VFW Post #8797. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports, along with Iowa State, the Hawkeyes and Cubs.

Bamrick is survived three children: Katherine Bamrick, Coralville; Jim Bamrick, Williamsburg, and Susan (Dr. Michael) O’Donnell, Tipton; son-in-law, Charles Buckner, Wyoming, Ohio; eight grandchildren, Amy Holt, Bridget Bamrick, Colin Bamrick, Chad O’Donnell, Elizabeth O’Donnell, Matthew O’Donnell, Gabrielle Webster and Katrina Keohane; nine great-grandchildren; seven siblings, Mary Skyles, Dubuque; Joseph (Jean) Bamrick, Rockwell; Jack (Eunice) Bamrick, Dubuque; Richard (Pat) Bamrick, Long Beach, Calif.; Bridgette (Tawfik) Sole, Charlotte, N.C.; Marjorie Nowell, Waukesha, Wis., and Paul Bamrick, Rockwell, and a brother-in-law, Joe Kapler, Dubuque.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy, in 2012; his parents; a daughter, Nancy Buckner, and a sister, Helen Kapler.

Williamsburg Journal Tribune 28 Jun 2017 pg 5
The Gazette 25 Jun 2017 pg 7c