Brundige, Kenneth E. (1929 - 2015)

BRUNDIGE, POYNTER, DE SOUSA, SCOTT, HERRICK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/3/2015 at 14:58:32

Name of deceased: Kenneth Eugene Brundige

Aged: 86 yrs, 2 mo, 20 days

Residence: Manilla, IA

Born: June 25, 1929; Manilla, IA

Died: Sep. 14, 2015; Manilla Manor Nursing Home

Funeral services: Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2015; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Irwin, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Michelle Brundige (special friend, Jack de Sousa) of Brooklyn, NY; son, Mark Brundige (special friend Shari Putnam) of Irwin, IA; granddaughter, Zoe de Sousa of Brooklyn, NY; sister, Betty Scott of Murrieta, CA; brother, Ray Brundige of Manilla, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Warren and Kathryn (nee Poynter) Brundige; wife, Sharon (deceased Sep. 2012), son, Michael; brothers, Donald and Robert; sister, Ina Bernard

Education: attended Kirkman, Manilla, and Irwin schools, Shelby County, IA

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: entered the U. S. Navy in Dec. 1950, and served aboard the USS Pittsburgh during the Korean War; honorably discharged in Oct. 1954

Marriage: Sharon Herrick; Aug. 31, 1969; location not provided

Employment: worked as a farm hand for numerous local farmers before entering the Navy; after his discharge, he worked at Purina, the Irwin Elevator, and John Deere, in addition to working road construction with Owens Construction; finally, he was the custodian at I-K-M Schools until his retirement in 1994

Hobbies/Interests: was an active member with the Greenridge Steam and Gas Antique Club, harvesting and turning the sorghum crop into syrup at their yearly show; was a member of the Austin Earl Hiatt American Legion Post No. 614 in Irwin; enjoyed putting jigsaw puzzles together, reading about and watching Western movies and TV shows; gardening; fishing; leather tooling

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com