Ralph Edward Brandt
December 18, 1938 — March 15, 2011
Ralph Edward Brandt of Eureka, died on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at the Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, at the age of 72.
He was born on December 18, 1938, in Stacyville, Iowa, the son of Edward and Carmen (Kindschuh) Brandt. He was raised in Austin, Minnesota and Osage, Iowa where he attended school. He worked at Oliver Tractor as a mechanic before becoming a trucker. He worked for several different trucking firms before his retirement in 2000. He moved to Eureka in 2007.
Ralph was a member of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church.
He is survived by four children, Colleen Brandt of Forest City, Iowa; Tonya Hanson of Osage, Iowa; Shawna Brandt of Northwood, Iowa; and Jason Brandt of Eureka; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Marcia Smith of South Osage, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Jefferson Street Baptist Church in Eureka, with Pastor Alan Hunter officiating. Cremation has been effected.
He was born on December 18, 1938, in Stacyville, Iowa, the son of Edward and Carmen (Kindschuh) Brandt. He was raised in Austin, Minnesota and Osage, Iowa where he attended school. He worked at Oliver Tractor as a mechanic before becoming a trucker. He worked for several different trucking firms before his retirement in 2000. He moved to Eureka in 2007.
Ralph was a member of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church.
He is survived by four children, Colleen Brandt of Forest City, Iowa; Tonya Hanson of Osage, Iowa; Shawna Brandt of Northwood, Iowa; and Jason Brandt of Eureka; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Marcia Smith of South Osage, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 17, 2011 at the Jefferson Street Baptist Church in Eureka, with Pastor Alan Hunter officiating. Cremation has been effected.
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