Obit: Fleming, Bruce Thomas (1879 - 1945)

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Surnames: FLEMING HAKE BROWN STERKEN LAZARON JEROME MILLER

----Sources: Marathon County Register (Unity, Clark Co. Wis.) 08/03/1945

Fleming, Bruce Thomas (25 Aug. 1879 - 20 July 1945)

Bruce Thomas Fleming of Waupun, son of the late Frank and Nellie Fleming of Jefferson, Wis., and a former resident of Unity, passed away on July 20, 1945, at the Clark and Swartz hospital in Waupun, following an operation. He was born in Jefferson on Aug. 25, 1879, and was married to Stella Hake on June 10, 1903. To this union was born five daughters and one son, Frank John, who passed away in infancy while living in Unity. He was a member of the Methodist church, the Odd Fellow lodge and Encampment. For the past few years he has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business and prior to that was employed by the state of Wisconsin for 18 years. He leaves to mourn, his wife and daughters, Mrs. Bert C. Brown of Waupun; Mrs. Harry Sterken of Gary, Ind.; Mrs. Don C. Lazaron of Chicago, and the Misses Gladys and Frances at home; four grandchildren, Robert, Lawrence and James Brown and Lynn France Lazaron. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. George Jerome of West Allis and Mrs. Carrie Miller of Jefferson.

Services were held at the Beyer Funeral Home on July 23 conducted by the Waupun Order of Odd Fellows. Internment took place at the Rock River cemetery at Jefferson.