{"id":5128,"date":"2019-11-03T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T16:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2024-07-27T04:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T04:32:30","slug":"john-robert-brunke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/03\/john-robert-brunke\/","title":{"rendered":"John Robert Brunke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5130 alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/john_r_brunke.jpg\" alt=\"John Robert Brunke\" width=\"350\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/john_r_brunke.jpg 350w, https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/john_r_brunke-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>John Robert Brunke, 83, died November 3, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>John was born December 29, 1935 to Cecil and Helen Brunke.\u00a0 He was a United States Army veteran.\u00a0 He was united in marriage to Vera Jean Walker November 20, 1960.<\/p>\n<p>He was the third generation owner of Brunke Hardware and Auto Parts Store and worked nearly 53 years. He also was a member of the Optimist Club for over 50 years. \u00a0He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and he also attended Primitive Baptist Churches.<\/p>\n<p>He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Helen Brunke; son-in-law, Bob Estes; and daughter-in-law, Betty Brunke.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Vera of the home, and their six children, Mary Estes, Robert Brunke (Jackie Hurst), Myra Medlin, Albert Brunke, Tina (Marcos) Guerreo, and Lila (Curtis) Huson; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Kenneth (Pat) Brunke and Larry (Clara) Brunke; and a host of family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2019 at Bross &amp; Spidle Funeral Home, Excelsior Springs.\u00a0 Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019, also at the funeral home with burial at North New Garden Cemetery with full military honors.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #efdbd9; padding: 1em;\">\n<h5>Our Sincere Condolences<\/h5>\n<p>I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.<br \/>\nBarbara M Buehrer<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace. I so regret that this town is losing so many that invested their whole lives into Excelsior Springs.<br \/>\nGail Carr Brown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5128?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Robert Brunke, 83, died November 3, 2019. 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