Herbert L. Bredemeier
Herbert L. Bredemeier, 95, of Marion, died May 29, 2003, at Marion Manor in Marion.
Born June 12, 1907, at Antelope, he was the son of John Henry and Lillian (Dody) Bredemeier.
He grew up in rural Antelope, and when his parents died in 1919, he and his siblings were raised by grandparents and other relatives.
On June 12, 1929, he married Clara Hammer in Emporia. He was a retired carpenter.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Richard and William Bredemeier and half brother, Arch Dody; sisters, Mabel and Eleanor Bredemeier, Ethel Hawthorn and Evelyn Stage; and grandson, John Bredemeier.
Survivors include his wife of Marion; son Dick and wife Evelyn of Marion; daughter, Laura Bredemeier of Petaluma, Calif.; sister, Elsie Coleman of Wichita; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services were held May 31 at the Valley United Methodist Church in Marion with Janet Weathersbee officiating. Burial was at Marion Cemetery.
Memorials have been established with Valley United Methodist Church and Marion Manor.
