Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Walter U. Brahler

Obituary:
Walter U. Brahler, age 79, of Louisville, passed away Monday evening Dec.
13 [1993] at his home following an extended illness. He was born November 27,
1914 in Harrisburg, the son of the late Felix U. and Cecilia (Schott). He was a
former Quality Control Manager for the Alliance Manufacturing Co., retiring
after 30 years service. He was a farmer, an avid bowler and a member of the Senior
Citizens Club of Harrisburg. He was a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church
in Harrisburg and an Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Brahler is survived by his wife of 46 years, Frances M. (Kaitch) of the
home; five daughters and sons-in-law, Mrs. James (Marilyn) Wagner of Louisville,
Mrs. Thomas (Elaine) Bates of Rockford, MI, Mrs. Gary (Joan) Bole of Louisville,
Mrs. Ronald (Paulette)Tolbert of North Canton and Mrs. John (Patty) Reinmann
of Hartville; two sons, James of the home and Leo and wife Joyce of Louisville; two
sisters, Sister Josita Brahler O.P. of Akron, and Theresa Linhart of Canton; three
brothers, Marvin of Florida and Francis of North Olmstead; twenty-one grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna, who passed away Jun 13, 1993;
two sisters, Sister Victorine Brahler and Rita Mae Brahler, and a brother, Norbert.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart of
Mary Church with Rev. Fr. Robert Chamberlain officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. at the Paquelet Funeral
Home in Louisville. The family suggests memorial contributions can be made to the
Sacred Heart of Mary Altar and Rosary Society for altar cloths.


Donna Jean Brahler

Obituary:
Donna J. Brahler, age 44, of Louisville, passed away at her home Sunday afternoon, June 13 [1993] following a lengthy illness.
She was born July 13, 1948 in Canton, and was a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Harrisburg., an active member in the St. Theresa Mission Club, the church choir, and the church's Altar and Rosary Society. She was a church lector and a member of the church quilting club which supports many of the church’s programs and activities.
She is survived by her parents, Walter U. and Frances (Katich) Brahler of the home; five sisters, Mrs. James (Marilyn) Wagner of Louisville, Mrs. Thomas (Elaine) Bates of Rockford, MI, Mrs. Gary (Elaine) Bole of Louisville, Mrs. Ronald (Paulette) Tolbert of North Canton, and Mrs. John (Patty) Reinmann of Hartville; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Leo and Joyce of Louisville and James of the home, and 21 nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was conducted Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart of Mary Church with Rev. Fr. Robert Chamberlain officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Louisville. The family suggests memorial contributions can be made to the Sacred Heart of Mary Altar and Rosary Society for altar cloths.


James Brahler

Jimmy Brahler never married.


Francis E. Brahler

Francis Brahler’s obituary dated, 22 Jan 1999 (from Thresa Brahler Zaleski; original source unknown):
Francis E. (Shorty) Brahler passed away after a long illness. Beloved husband of June (nee: Bernard); dear father of Mary, Edward, Rodney (Susan), Jordan, Helen, Linda, Lisa, George, and Paul; step-father of William and Jerry Ferren; loving grandfather and great-grandfather; brother of Marvin, Sr. Josita, Theresa Lenhart (Zaleski). Preceded in death by mother and father Cecila (sic) and Felix; brothers and sisters, Norbert, Walter Sr., Sr. Victorine and Herman.
Visitation Friday 4-8 p.m. in the new chapel at Sunset Memorial Park, 6245 Columbia Rd., North Olmstead, where services will be held Saturday, Jan 23, at 11 a.m. Arrangements by Dostal Funeral Service.


Julia Ann Garaux

According to the online Ohio death certificate index, Julia A. Brahler was divorced at the time of her death.


Francis E. Brahler

Francis Brahler’s obituary dated, 22 Jan 1999 (from Thresa Brahler Zaleski; original source unknown):
Francis E. (Shorty) Brahler passed away after a long illness. Beloved husband of June (nee: Bernard); dear father of Mary, Edward, Rodney (Susan), Jordan, Helen, Linda, Lisa, George, and Paul; step-father of William and Jerry Ferren; loving grandfather and great-grandfather; brother of Marvin, Sr. Josita, Theresa Lenhart (Zaleski). Preceded in death by mother and father Cecila (sic) and Felix; brothers and sisters, Norbert, Walter Sr., Sr. Victorine and Herman.
Visitation Friday 4-8 p.m. in the new chapel at Sunset Memorial Park, 6245 Columbia Rd., North Olmstead, where services will be held Saturday, Jan 23, at 11 a.m. Arrangements by Dostal Funeral Service.


June A. Bernard

Obituary from Cleveland Plain Dealer:
Brahler June A. Brahler (nee Bernard)
Beloved wife of the late Francis E.; dear mother of William, Jerry, Mary, Edward,
Rod, Jordan, Helen, Linda, Lisa, George and Paul; loving grandmother and great
grandmother; sister of Daniel Bernard, Frances Kovachik and Mary Craddock.
Visitation Thursday 4-8 P.M. in the chapel at Sunset Memorial Park, 6245
Columbia Rd., where services will be held, Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m. Arrangements
by Dostal Funeral Service.

Obituary from Canton Repository:
June A. (Bernard) Brahler, age 70 of Olmsted Falls died July 21, 2003. She was born in Canton, OH., but spent most of her life in Cleveland area. After an extended illness, June passed away at the Renaissance Hospice Care in Olmsted Falls, OH. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph and Mary Bernard; sister, Barbara. Beloved wife of the late Francis E; dear mother of William, Jerry, Mary, Edward, Rod, Jordan, Helen, Linda, Lisa George and Paul; loving grandmother and great grandmother; sister of J. Daniel Bernard, Frances Kovachik and Mary Craddock. Services were held on Friday July 25, 2003 at Sunset Memorial Chapel, Olmsted Falls, OH.


Herman J. Brahler

Obituary (exact source unknown, provided by daughter Sue Brahler Sutton):
Herman J. Brahler, age 73, of Canton, passed awya Sunday
morning, August 3, 1997 in Columbia Mercy Medical Center.
Born in Harrisburg, OH January 12, 1924 to his parents, the late
Felix and Cecila Brahler, he lived most of his life in the Canton
area.
Mr. Brahler was a retured employee of the Ford Motor Co.,
retiring in 1985 after 37 years of service and was a veteran of
World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was a mem-
ber of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Canton, Moose and Canton
Eagles, was an avid bowler, golfer and fisherman.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers
and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Betty Brahler of the
home, to whom he was married 49 years; his children and their
spouses, Sue Sutton of Canton, Terry and Karen Brahler of Huron,
OH; Denny Brahler of Canton; Sandy and Mark Tucker of Malvern,
OH; two brothers, Marvin of Florida and Francis of Elyria, OH; two
sisters, Theresa Lenhart of Canton; Sister Josita Brahler of Akron;
11 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the
Reed Funeral Home with Msgr. Frank A. Carfagna officiating.
Burial will be in Sunset Hills Memory Gardens. Calling hours at the
funeral home Tuesday 6-9 p.m.


Betty Marie Kinney

Obituary:
Betty Marie Brahler, age 74, of Dellroy, OH, formerly of Canton, passed
away Wednesday [18 Feb 2004] at Aultman Hospital, following a brief illness.
Born in Canton, OH, on September 17, 1929, she was the daughter of the late
William and Lottie Kinney. She was a graduate of the Canton Lincoln High School
Class of 1947 and loved to square dance and play cards. She will be greatly missed
and will always be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Brahler,
who passed in 1997, to whom she was married for 49 years. Survivors include her children,
Susan Sutton (Mel Billman) of Dellroy, OH, Terry (Karen) Brahler of Huron, OH, Dennis
Brahler (Debbie Tennill) of Canton, and Sandra (Mark) Tucker of Dellroy, OH, with whom
she lived with for the last four years; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother,
William Kinney of Sarasota, FL; and two sisters, Ethel Mattachione of North Canton and
Shirley McHenry of Canton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. in St. James Catholic
Church in Waynesburg, OH, with the Rev. Fr. Robert Miller as celebrant. Burial will be in
Sunset Hills Memory Gardens. Calling hours will be two hours prior to the service from
11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the church.


Marvin A. Brahler

The following article appeared on pg 22 of the Elyria, Ohio Chronicle-Telegram on Wednesday, July 2, 1958:

After 12-Hour Ordeal
COAST GUARD RESCUES 5 MEN FROM LAKE ERIE
SANDUSKY - Five men, including an Akron attorney,
today were recovering at Sandusky Memorial Hospital after a
Coast Guard rescue ended a 12-hour ordeal in Lake Erie waters
for the men.
Reported suffering from exposure but in satisfactory
condition today are: Atty. Edward Krutel, 32, Akron; Frank Talosi,
40, Alliance; Wilbur Haidet, 37, Bernard Ottle, 37, and Marvin
Brahler, 40, all of Louisville, O.
The five were flipped into Lake Erie when their rented boat
overturned sometime last evening, off Huron lighthouse, according to
the Coast Guard. The boat anchor had become entangled in a commer-
cial fishing net, and in their efforts to free it, the men turned the boat
over. It had been rented at Eric’s Livery, Sandusky, late yesterday,
reportedly for a three-day period.
ALL NIGHT SEARCH
The Coast Guard search for the men was launched after the
wife of one of the fishermen called Huron police to report them missing.
Police in turn called the Erie County Sheriff’s Department which brought
the Coast Guard into an all-night search.
At 5:20 a.m. today, the C.G. boat found the five me, clinging to
the overturned boat at the net off Huron. Three of the men, Ottle, Talosi,
and Brahler, were rushed to Sandusky by ambulance and the other two
men by police car.
The men and their wives had rented a cottage at Grand Forest
Beach, and the wives became alarmed when the five failed to return for
supper last night. The boat, they reported today, turned over just 15
minutes after they’d gone out into the lake.
EFFORT FUTILE
During the night, a craft came within 100 yards of the men
clinging to the overturned boat, but their efforts to attract attention were
futile, and the other craft roared off into the darkness again.
Today, an attending physician reported the five suffering from
combined shock, skin burns, and exposure. The burns, he reported, came
when the men, in an effort to obtain something buoyant to help in their
struggles to remain afloat, emptied a can of gasoline. The gasoline, spreading
on the water surface, burned their skins.

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Marvin and Nora Brahler moved to Flordia in 1979.


Nora M. McCauley

Obituary from The Bradenton Herald, May 21, 2008 Nora Brahler, 90, passed away on May 19, 2008, born in Uhrichsville, Ohio. She lived in Bradenton, Fla. for the last 30 years. Nora was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Elkhetts. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Marvin; sons, Robert (Jane), Ronald (Linda), Thomas (Lynn); and daughter, Judy Mani; eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Contributions may be made to Tidewell Hospice and Palliative Care, 2504 34th Avenue West, Bradenton, Fla., 34205.

Canton Repository May 29, 2008
Nora M. Brahler, age 90, formally of Louisville, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away May 19, 2008 in Bradenton, Florida. Nora was born December 29, 1917.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 66 years, Marvin Brahler; sons, Robert (Jane) Brahler of Louisville, Ronald (Linda) Brahler of Louisville and Thomas (Lynn) Brahler of Hinkley; daughter, Judy Mani of Minerva; foster son, Roger Carnes of Alliance; eight grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren.

In keeping with her wishes, cremation has taken place in Florida. A Memorial Mass celebrating Nora's life will be conducted Saturday May 31, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Harrisburg with Rev. Fr. Howard Ziemba officiating. Private interment services will be conducted in Marlboro Cemetery at a future date. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Tidewater Hospice and Palliative Care, 2504 34th Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida 34204


John Valentine Burkhardt

Alternate spelling of surname: Burkhard (Reischman)


Jacob John Lewis

Alternate spelling of surname: Leavis. Also known as Oliver.


Mary Magdalena Burkhardt

According to the 1870 census, Magdelena could read but could not write.


Mary Merbryer

Alternate maiden name: Palm (from death certificate of son Adam Reischman)