Claremont E. Brunkow

Notes:

Served in the European theatre during the Second World War. (Milligan, p 341).

Obituary
Brunkow -- Claremont E., 81, Tobias, died Thursday (5/30/02). Born, Tobias (11/4/20) to Arthur and Minna (Matzke) Brunkow.

Survivors: wife, Angeline; sons, daughter-in-law, Lucian, Milligan, Keith and Becky, Firth; daughter, Lucinda Brunkow, Tobias; brothers, sisters-in-law, Richard and Shirley Brunkow, Milligan, Almon Brunkow, Aurora, Colo.; sisters, brother-in-law, Mary Lou and Don Burback, North Glenn, Colo., Neva Zemka, Masury, Ohio; grandchildren, Kyle, Hillary, Evan and Kendra Brunkow, Firth.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Milligan Auditorium, Milligan. The Rev. Brian Kottas. Military graveside service: Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Sunday, Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Milligan. Memorials to the Brunkow family.

(Courtesy Dennis Belohlavy, Lincoln Journal Star 1 June 2002)

Claremont married Angeline Louise Koca on 24 Apr 1951. Angeline (daughter of Louis Cyril Koca and Alice Naimon) was born on 25 Oct 1926 in Saline County, Nebraska; died on 19 Mar 2015 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
They were the parents of Lucian, Lucinda and Keith BRUNKOW. After Alice's death, Angeline and Claremont moved to the homeplace to look after Louis. In 1975, they purchased the farm from her father, and it has been in the family more than 100 years (Milligan, p 341).

Notes:

FamilySearch.org indicates that Arthur E. Brunkow, born 1895 in Nebraska, was listed in the home of Christen F. and Augusta Brunkow on the 1910 Federal Census in Swan Creek, Saline County, Nebraska. Shown in the NebraskaGravestones.org database as the son of Christian BRUNKOW and Auguste PUTZKE, and husband of Wilhelmina "Minna" Matzke. His marker was also inscribed with "PVT US Army, World War I."

Arthur married Wilhelmina "Minna" H. Matzke. Wilhelmina was born on 29 Oct 1899 in Nebraska; died on 1 Mar 1995 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Plainview Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown in the NebraskaGravestones.org database as the wife of Arthur Brunkow and daughter of Emil MATZKE and Elsie HINTZMAN.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Nebraksa, Jefferson County, Washington Precinct
Enumerated 14 Jan 1920
SD 4 ED 2229 Sheet 2?
FM 30-31
Matzke, Emil G Head M W 48 M 1884 Pa Germany German Germany German Germany German Farmer
Matzke, Elise Wf F W 43 M 1881 Pa Germany German Germany German Germany German
Matzke, Maria A Dtr F W 15 S Nebraska Germany German Germany German
Matzke, Bertha P Dtr F W 12 S Nebraska Germany German Germany German
Brunkow, Arthur E Son-in-law M W 25 M Nebraska Germany German Germany German
Brunkow, Minnia H Dtr F W 20 M Nebraska Germany German Germany German Farmer

Note: It appears that "Pommern" was written above Germany, and then lined out, on the line showing the place of birth of both Emil and Elise.