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Paul Calvin Bruce

Birth	:	29 Mar 1903 Nuckolls County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	11 Aug 1996 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nuckolls County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2056084, -98.0791702
Plot	:	Block 14, Lot 29
Inscription	:	Parents of Robert C. & John P.
Description	:	Santa Monica, California, resident Paul C. Bruce, 93, passed away Sunday, August 11, 1996. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, August 24, at Nelson Community United Church of Christ with Rev. Royce Bucthel (sic) and Rev. Fred Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Nelson Cemetery. Visitation is 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, August 23, Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson, Nebraska. Mr. Bruce was born March 29, 1903, near Nora, Nebraska, to John William and Hattie Ellen (Leedy) Bruce. Preceding him in death were his parents; three brothers, Guy, Chester and Rex; and one sister, Edna Kirkpatrick. Survivors include his wife of 68 years,... Read More	Santa Monica, California, resident Paul C. Bruce, 93, passed away Sunday, August 11, 1996. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, August 24, at Nelson Community United Church of Christ with Rev. Royce Bucthel (sic) and Rev. Fred Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Nelson Cemetery. Visitation is 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, August 23, Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, Nelson, Nebraska. Mr. Bruce was born March 29, 1903, near Nora, Nebraska, to John William and Hattie Ellen (Leedy) Bruce. Preceding him in death were his parents; three brothers, Guy, Chester and Rex; and one sister, Edna Kirkpatrick. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Lila Bruce; two sons, Robert Charles and John Paul and his wife Barbara, all of Santa Monica, California; five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, August 15, 1996 ================================ Paul Calvin Bruce, son of John William and Hattie Ellen (Leedy) Bruce, was born March 29, 1903, on a farm near Nora, Nebraska. He passed away Sunday, August 11, 1996, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 93 years, 5 months and 18 days. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica, California, and Community United Church of Christ in Nelson, Nebraska. Paul was educated in a country school through the eighth grade. He was a graduate of Nelson High School in 1922. Paul worked on a farm with his father until he went to the Nebraska School of Business at Lincoln, graduating with a degree in business administration in 1925. Paul and his family had membership in the Presbyterian Church in Nelson and he was very active in the church's youth membership. Paul married his high school sweetheart, Lila Mae Mumma, in 1928 by the Rev. Wilcox in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Together they lived in Lincoln where their first son, Robert, was born. Moving to Cleveland, Ohio, their second son, John, was born. For a time the family lived in Detroit, Michigan. In 1945 the family moved to Santa Monica, California, where Paul began working for the Daniel's Stamp Company, which he later purchased as the family business. The family joined the First Methodist Church of Santa Monica and both Paul and Lila were very active in the Sunday School program. Paul was an usher for more than 50 years and was always known for his helpful and friendly ways with the congregation. Masonry was a major influence in his life. Paul was a member of Masonic Lodge #307 in Santa Monica, California, since 1945 of which he was a Past Master, the Nelson Masonic Lodge #77, Past Patron of Eastern Star Lodge #13 of Santa Monica, of which he served as Worthy Patron in 1971, 1975, 1981 and 1992, the Nelson Eastern Star, Scottish Rite, Freemasonary S.J. 32nd Degree, Al Malaikah Temple, Los Angeles, and the Exchange Club Past President. Preceding him in death were his parents; three brothers, Guy, Chester and Rex; and one sister, Edna Kirkpatrick. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Lila Bruce; two sons, Robert Charles and John Paul and his wife Barbara, all of Santa Monica, California; five grandchildren, Colleen Koon and her husband Nicholas, Julie Clements and her husband Fred, Carol Krivulka and her husband Pat, Stephen Bruce and Barbara Beatte and her husband Scott; nine great grandchildren, Lindsey, Garrett and Emily Koon, Stephanie Ann, Daryl and Kevin Clements and Amber May, Eric Krivulka and Abigail May Beatty. Funeral serivces were held Saturday, August 24, 1996, at 10 a.m. from Community United Church of Christ in Nelson, Nebraska, with Rev. Royce Buchtel officiating. Musicians were Debi Garrison as soloist and Robert Bruce as organist. Pallbearers were Larry Keim, Steven Bruce, Royce Schott, Dutch Flower, Charles Mumma and Paul Buresh. Burial was in Nelson Cemetery. Klawitter-Price Funeral Home of nelson was in charge of the arrangements. The Nelson Gazette, Thursday, August 29, 1996; pg. 4

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Paul Calvin Bruce death on 11 Aug 1996 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Longitude: -98.0791702

Family Members:

Parent

John William “Will” Bruce

(1879 - 1967)

Hattie Ellen Leedy Bruce

(1883 - 1967)

Spouse

Lila May Mumma Bruce

(1903 - 2005)

Siblings

Guy Basil Bruce

(1901 - 1991)

Chester William Bruce

(1905 - 1974)

Children

Robert Charles “Bob” Bruce

(1931 - 2018)

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