Bruck, Ralph Walter (1952 – 2024)

BRUCK, WELLMAN, GAUL, WILLERT, BISSEN, TEARNEY, AUSDEMORE, BRICH, ARRICK, REINIG

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/17/2025 at 17:01:15

Name of deceased: Ralph Walter Bruck

Aged: 72 yrs, 8 mo, 13 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Feb. 28, 1952; rural Earling, Shelby County, IA

Died: Nov. 10, 2024; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 42 years, Joan Bruck of Harlan, IA; siblings, Delbert (spouse, Yvonne) Bruck of Harlan, IA, Marian Wellman of Neola, IA, and Sylvia (spouse, Dennis) Gaul of Westphalia, IA; sisters-in-law, Cheryl Bruck of Dow City, IA, Marilea Bruck of Earling, IA, and Alice Bruck Willert of Rochester, MN; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Anthony and Mary (nee Bissen) Bruck; siblings, Irma Tearney, Lucille Ausdemore, Marlene Brich Arrick, Walter Bruck, Melvin Bruck, and Duane Bruck; brothers-in-law, Al Tearney, Harry Ausdemore, Francis Brich and Joe Wellman

Education: Attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Earling, IA and graduated from Harlan (IA) Community High School with the Class of 1971

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: Volunteered for a brief stint in the Iowa National Guard

Marriage: Joan Reinig; Nov. 6, 1976; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Employment: Had a lifelong love of farming, crops and livestock

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed playing cards, socializing, and teasing people; loved raising cattle and hogs and had many good dogs during his lifetime, with the last being “Puff”, his faithful companion, a black and white Japanese Chin.

Sources: pauleyjones.com