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Virginia Frances Yates Brunner

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Birth	:	22 Nov 1927 Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	10 Jul 2021
Burial	:	Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington, Dickinson County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6777992, -96.9561005
Description	:	Virginia Yates Brunner, 93, of Herington, KS, passed away on July 10, 2021. Virginia was born on November 27, 1927 in Herington, Kansas to Bernie Allon Yates and Esther Wilhilmina Martha Yates. Her father came to Herington from the Shenandoah area of Virginia, working on the railroad, and ended up in Herington, KS, where he became an engineer on the Rock Island. Virginia's mother worked at "The Beanery" in her young days, and after marrying Bernie Yates became a full-time mother. Virginia's younger sisters, now deceased, were Lois Ann Yates Pagel and Kathleen Yates Cameron. Read More	Virginia Yates Brunner, 93, of Herington, KS, passed away on July 10, 2021. Virginia was born on November 27, 1927 in Herington, Kansas to Bernie Allon Yates and Esther Wilhilmina Martha Yates. Her father came to Herington from the Shenandoah area of Virginia, working on the railroad, and ended up in Herington, KS, where he became an engineer on the Rock Island. Virginia's mother worked at "The Beanery" in her young days, and after marrying Bernie Yates became a full-time mother. Virginia's younger sisters, now deceased, were Lois Ann Yates Pagel and Kathleen Yates Cameron. Virginia met Alvin Pete Brunner, who also lived in Herington and joined the U.S. Army-Air Corps during World War II. They married at Lawton, OK on June 24, 1944. Alvin served in the Philippines and then in Japan following the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan's surrender. Virginia completed her senior year at Herington High School at this time. They then lived their first three years in many different places, often with limited space. The US Air Force was created in 1947 as an independent service, and Virginia convinced Alvin to become Air Force. Their first assignment was Smokey Hill Air Force Base in Salina, and their daughters were born there. They purchased a home which still stands in Salina. In 1950 the family of four was assigned to Offutt Air Force Base, SAC Headquarters, near Omaha, NE. They moved near the base in the small town of Bellevue, and their third daughter, was born in June of 1951. While Alvin performed his Air Force duties, completing 23 years, and then doing 16 years Civil Service, Virginia was a full-time mother and home teacher. When she could she assisted people in need. She helped Vietnamese families who came to Bellevue after fleeing for their lives who were known as "boat people" who started new lives in the U.S. She also assisted with collections of clothing for people in need, often for the Indians in the Dakotas. Cynthia passed away in December of 1998 in Omaha where she lived with her partner Mark Aiken. She was buried in Herington at Sunset Hill Cemetery next to her father Alvin. He had passed five years earlier in 1993 with cancer after Virginia and Alvin moved from Bellevue, back to Herington, where they both were born. Virginia attended St Paul Lutheran Church for many years during her "healthy" years. As a child she attended the Nazarene Church just a half block away from her home. Later in life she volunteered to play piano for the Nazarene Church. Soon after being married, Virginia purchased a piano which remained her favorite possession. She played piano and keyboard with a gospel and country group called The Honey Bees, who entertained at local gatherings and nursing homes. Her best friends were Annie Rohrman and Joseph Zinn, fellow Honey Bees. She developed Herington's historical museum which became the Tri-County Historical Society, and served as the curator for 17 years, until September 1997. Chartered in 1975, she did much of the planning for the present museum building into which the original museum moved in 1984, seeking to preserve Herington's heritage and the many items donated by early families to the area. Over the years she served in positions in the American Legion, VFW, DAR, and the Main Street program. Survivors include daughters, three grandchildren as well as two great grandchildren. Her family will gather with friends on Friday July 23, 2021 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Yazel-Megli Funeral Home, Herington. Her funreral service will be held on Saturday July 24, 2021 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetery.

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Virginia Frances Yates Brunner's memorial is located at: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington, Dickinson County, USA.
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Virginia Frances Yates Brunner death on 10 Jul 2021 in
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Latitude: 38.6777992
Longitude: -96.9561005

Family Members:

Parent

Bernie Allen Yates

(1894 - 1988)

Esther Wilhelmina Martha Yates

(1901 - 1969)

Spouse

Alvin Pete Brunner

(1917 - 1994)

Siblings

Lois A. Yates Pagel

(1929 - 2015)

Kathyleen Yates Cameron

(1931 - 2010)

Children

Cynthia Colette Brunner

(1951 - 1998)

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