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Leo Breunig

1907 – 1996

 

 

Leo S. Breunig, 89, 1412 Oconomowoc Ave, Watertown, died May 16, 1996, at Watertown Memorial Hospital.

 

Funeral services were held at St. Henry’s Church with the Rev. Bernard Rott officiating.  Burial was in the parish cemetery.

 

Breunig was born February 17, 1907, in Watertown, son of Henry and Helen (Engelman) Breunig.  On August 10, 1946, he married the former Mary Lutovsky at St. Henry’s. 

 

He had served in the United States Army during World War II in the European Theater, receiving the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. 

 

He had been employed as a salesman for the Jaeger Baking Co from 1953 until retiring.  He was a member of St. Henry’s, serving as a former lector, Catholic Knights, Watertown Disabled American Veterans, and a lifetime member of the Teamsters Union.

 

SURVIVORS:

 

Wife

Daughter    Mary (Peter) Strupp of Watertown,

Son         Richard (Sharon) of Miami, Fla.

Son         Leo of Evansville

Son         Robert  (Mary Beth)

Son         Edward

Son         Paul (Rebecca), all of Watertown.

 

PRECEDED IN DEATH:

 

Parents

Brother     Henry

Brother     Edward

Sister      Alma Rosebrook

Sister      Selma Meyer

Sister      Helen Hady

Sister      Agatha Meyer

Sister      Florence Potticary

 

 

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