Ralph William Bremer
1908 - 1997 (88 years)-
Name Ralph William Bremer Born 14 Dec 1908 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation owner of Bremer's White Spot restaurant in Rock Island [2] _MILT World War II. US Navy. S1 [2] Died 27 Apr 1997 Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois [1, 2] Buried Rock Island National Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois [1, 2] Person ID I412 Wunnenberg Last Modified 12 May 2023
Father Frederick William Bremer, b. 9 Aug 1875, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois , d. 23 Oct 1952 (Age 77 years) Mother Louise Marie Ruckenbrod, b. 1875, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany , d. 17 Jul 1969 (Age 94 years) Married 5 Sep 1906 Des Moines County, Iowa [3] Family ID F164 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marlis Ann Martinson, b. 16 Jul 1919, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa , d. 8 Nov 2008, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois (Age 89 years) Married 13 Dec 1931 Rock Hill, Saint Louis County, Missouri Last Modified 2 Oct 2019 Family ID F166 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Dec 1908 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 13 Dec 1931 - Rock Hill, Saint Louis County, Missouri 
Died - 27 Apr 1997 - Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois 
Buried - - Rock Island National Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Wunnenberg & Bremer families
Bremer, Riemann and Wunnenberg families.
Left to right, back row: Alice Wunnenberg, Vernon Wunnenberg, Joseph Schmeiser, unknown man, Frederick William "Will" Bremer, Fred Meyer, Uncle William Bremer, Herbert Wunnenberg, and Nellie E. Riepe.
Seated middle row: Anna Mary Riemann Wunnenberg, Louise Marie Ruckenbrod Bremer, Mary Elizabeth Riemann Schmeiser, Aunt Mathilda Kuchel Bremer, Grandma Dorthea Marie Bremer Riemann, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Margaret Peters Bremer, Unknown Riepe, Minnie Riemann Meyer, Unknown Riepe, and unknown woman in hat.
Children seated on lawn: Ralph Wunnenberg, Mildred and Ralph Bremer, Vera and Orval Milton Schmeiser, unknown, unknown, Pearl Wunnenberg, unknown, and Eddy Slater.
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Notes - Ralph Bremer
Moline – Services for Ralph W. Bremer, 88, of Moline, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. There is no visitation.
Mr. Bremer died Sunday, April 27, 1997, at Trinity Medical Center-East Campus, Moline.
Trimble Funeral Home, Moline is in charge of arrangements.
He was self-employed in the restaurant business for almost 40 years, retiring in 1974 as the owner of Bremer’s White Spot in downtown Rock Island.
He was born Dec. 14, 1908, in Burlington, Iowa. He married Marlis Martinson in 1941 in Rock Hill, Mo.
During World War II, he served in the Navy.
Survivors include his wife.
Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa. Tuesday, 29 April 1997.
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