Obit: Bruchert, Mae (1926 - 2007)

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Surnames: BRUCHERT TYRINI VEURINK POMPUTIS

----Sources: Loyal TRG 18 July 2007

Bruchert, Mae (5 MAY 1926 - 14 JUL 2007)

Mae Bruchert, 81, Withee, died on Saturday, July 14, 2007. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, July 17, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Withee. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Withee. The Rev. Tom Myhre officiated. Pallbearers were Roger Bruchert, Fred Bruchert, Kurt Bruchert, Todd Bruchert, Everet Lindgren, Jim Petersen, and Jerry Moede.

Mae Bruchert was born May 5, 1926, in Withee, to William and Tyrini (Leino) Veurink. She attended Withee Public School, graduating in 1944. She attended business college in Walla Walla, Wash. She married Norbert "Nibbs" Bruchert on May 11, 1946. They, along with their parents, purchased the Midway Bar in Withee which they operated until 1970. In 1972 she began working at Owen-Withee Pharmacy until June 8, 2007. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Withee.

Survivors include her daughter, Pat (Roger) Pomputis.