LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Herbert Brander
Former Resident
Herbert Brandner
Dies at Age 102
Herbert “Herb” J. Brandner, a former Sitka resident, died Nov. 12, 2015, at Aspirus Nursing and Rehab in Medford, Wis., surrounded by his loving family.
He was 102.
Herb was born on May 20, 1913, in Whittlesey, Wis., the son of Carl and Kunigunde (Lizner) Brandner. He attended Whittlesey Primary School, and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and U.W.-Madison.
On Feb. 22, 1941, in Wisconsin, Herb married the love of his life, Elinora H. Frey.
In 1954, Herb moved his family to Bellingham, Wash., where he started his career as an electrician. They moved to Ketchikan in 1957 and came to Sitka in 1959, where they lived for 31 years, until Herb retired from Alaska Lumber & Pulp.
After his retirement, the Brandners moved back to Bellingham, where they bought a motorhome and traveled all over the U.S., Canada and Mexico with their family and Alaskan friends, returning summers to Medford.
When they stopped traveling in 1999, they moved to Phoenix, living there until 2009 when they returned to Medford and settled at Country Gardens.
Herb was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Whittlesey, The Knights of Columbus, and IBEW. He was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge.
Herb was known as a jack of all trades and master of most, since he was always tinkering with things in his shop and could be counted on to have one project or another going.
He enjoyed reading and spending time with his family and friends, and loved to travel.
When he returned to Medford, Herb would volunteer at the Medford Area Schools, where he would share his stories with the kids about his travels.
Herb is survived by his beloved wife, Elinora H. Brandner, of Medford; his son, Dale (Charmaine) Brandner of Whitmore Lake, Mich.; brothers Raymond Brandner of Medford, and Rock Brandner of Milwaukee; sisters Rosemary (Bob) Werner of Whittlesey and Anna Packenham of Rib Lake, Wis.; sisters-in-law Barbara Brandner and Rita Brandner both of Medford; and too many nieces and nephews to count.
Services were scheduled today at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford with military honors performed by the Medford Klossner-Dietzler VFW Post 5729 Honors Team, and Father Phil Juza officiating.
Cremainal inurnment will take place at a later date in Medford Evergreen I Cemetery in Medford.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Herb’s name to the Holy Rosary Catholic School in Medford.
For online condolences, friends may visit hemerfuneralservice.com.
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Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.