Delphine Brawner

March 3, 1915 - January 3, 2017

Mrs. Delphine Bruch Brawner, 101, of Louisiana, Missouri passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana, Missouri. The Rev. Randall Cone will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana. She was born March 3, 1915 in Louisiana, Missouri to Gus and Lena Elder Bruch. She married Ralph Brawner June 15, 1935 at Hannibal, Missouri and he preceded her in death October 14, 1978. She graduated from the Louisiana High School in 1933 and then attended the Gem City Business College in Quincy, Illinois. Delphine had been employed as a Secretary for Stark Bro’s Nursey for over 50 years before retiring. She is survived by 1 great niece, Eldonna Chestnut (John) of Gardner, Kansas, a great great nephew, Justin Chestnut of Gardner, Kansas, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gus and Lena Bruch, one sister, Marie Bruch Steers and a brother, Oliver (Bud) Bruch. She was a long time member of the Grassy Creek Presbyterian Church near Louisiana, Missouri and had been a member of the Pike County Memorial Hospital Pink Ladies. She was happiest when working in her yard and garden planting flowers. Pallbearers will be John Chestnut, Justin Chestnut, Mike Lindsay, Don Moore, Brian Moore, and Mark Capstick. Memorials may be given to the Pike County Home Care and Hospice or Donor’s Choice in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, Missouri 63353.