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Lela Margaret Truitt Brandt

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Birth	:	20 Apr 1921 Perkins County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	29 Sep 2016 Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial, Chase County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5297012, -101.6607971
Description	:	Lela Margaret Truitt Brandt was born April 20, 1921, in Perkins County, Nebraska to Orvel Thayer Truitt and Florence Elizabeth Stockton Truitt. She grew up in Perkins County, graduating from Perkins County High School in Grant, Nebraska. She met her future husband, Rudolph (Rudy) Dietrich Brandt who lived in neighboring Chase County, Nebraska. They were married on February 22, 1940, in Imperial, Nebraska at Zion Lutheran Church by Pastor Paul W. Sellman. She was received as a member at the same church on April 11, 1941. She attended Nebraska State Teachers College in Kearney,... Read More	Lela Margaret Truitt Brandt was born April 20, 1921, in Perkins County, Nebraska to Orvel Thayer Truitt and Florence Elizabeth Stockton Truitt. She grew up in Perkins County, graduating from Perkins County High School in Grant, Nebraska. She met her future husband, Rudolph (Rudy) Dietrich Brandt who lived in neighboring Chase County, Nebraska. They were married on February 22, 1940, in Imperial, Nebraska at Zion Lutheran Church by Pastor Paul W. Sellman. She was received as a member at the same church on April 11, 1941. She attended Nebraska State Teachers College in Kearney, Nebraska and received her teaching ertifiate. Lela and Rudy's marriage was blessed with the birth of two children. They lived in Imperial in the early years of their marriage, then moved to the Kent Ranch in northwest Chase County and lived there from 1948 until 1963 when the ranch was sold. They lived in Imperial from then on. In addition to being a wife and mother, Lela taught school in several rural country schools, was a helpmate to Rudy on the ranch, worked at Sweeney Insurance and the local co-op, and was the secretary at the Imperial Grade School until she retired. Lela enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening and had a yard full of beautiful flowers which she was still able to care for early this summer. She enjoyed baking and her family always looked forward to her pies and other baked goods. She loved sewing making many of her own and her children's clothes. She was an active and faithful member of Zion Lutheran Church, enjoying the weekly Bible study group on Tuesdays and quilting with friends at the church every Thursday. She also served on the hospital auxiliary. Lela Brandt passed away September 29, 2016, at the Imperial Manor Nursing Home where she had been a resident for 12 hours. She had been in ill health for about a week previous to her death and was ready for her heavenly home. She is survived by children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Lela's husband, Rudy, preceded her in death in February of 1999, just 20 days before their 60th wedding anniversary. Others preceding her in death were her parents, Orvel and Florence Truitt; brothers, Cleo, Glen, Vernon, and Orvel Jr.; and sisters, Verneta Enfield and Lois Alden. She was the last surviving member of her family from that generation. A memorial service was held at Zion Lutheran Church in Imperial, Nebraska on October 7, 2016, with a private immediate family only burial at Mount Hope Cemetery in Imperial, Nebraska.

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Lela Margaret Truitt Brandt's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial, Chase County, USA.
When did Lela Margaret Truitt Brandt death?
Lela Margaret Truitt Brandt death on 29 Sep 2016 in Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.5297012
Longitude: -101.6607971

Family Members:

Parent

Orvel Thayer Truitt

(1893 - 1971)

Florence Elizabeth Stockton Truitt

(1894 - 1984)

Spouse

Rudolph Dietrich “Rudy” Brandt

(1913 - 1999)

Siblings

Vernon Allen Truitt

(1915 - 1916)

Verneta Mae Truitt Enfield

(1919 - 2011)

Cleo Maurice Truitt

(1922 - 1944)

Orvel Thayer Truitt Jr.

(1936 - 1936)

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