Bruck, Helen Magdeline (Graf) (1923 - 2021)

BRUCK, GRAF, BOOK, LASHER, GESSERT, CAROLL, HEESE, MILLER, MCGEE, TREMEL, GRAEVE, ZAISER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/5/2021 at 16:29:00

Name of deceased: Helen Magdeline Bruck (nee Graf)

Aged: 97 yrs, 4 mo, 7 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Sep. 3, 1923; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Jan. 10, 2021; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Douglas County, IA

Funeral services: Private family Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, Jan. 22, 2021; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church, Portsmouth, IA; burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Sons, Bill (spouse, Darlene) Bruck of Portsmouth, IA, Bruce (spouse, Karen) Bruck of Portsmouth, IA, Craig (spouse, Tina) Bruck of Persia, IA, and Kevin (spouse, Jodi) Bruck of Dunlap, IA; daughters, Jan Lasher of Harlan, IA and Mary (spouse, Darwin) Gessert of Harlan, IA; sister-in-law, Clara Caroll of Harlan, IA; brother-in-law, Vince Heese of Earling, IA; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Anton and Helen (nee Book) Graf; husband of 64 years, Mark; siblings, Ralph ( and spouse, Jeanette) Graf, Mary Estelle Graf, Agnes (and spouse, Tony) Miller, Alice (and spouse, Harry) McGee, Francis (and spouse, Ray) Tremel, Mary (and spouse, Delbert) Graeve, Irene (and spouse, Joe) Tremel, and Cathy Heese; granddaughter, Michelle “Mitz” Zaiser

Education: Attended grade school at Park School, Harlan, IA and attended Mount Loretta Girls School in Council Bluffs, IA for grades 9 through 11 and then Harlan High School her senior year. She graduated from Harlan High School with the Class of 1941.

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; member, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Marcus Bruck; Aug. 26, 1944; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Norfolk, VA

Employment: Homemaker

Hobbies/Interests: Time spent with family

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com