Dateline: Bazine, Kansas

John Bruntz, age 88, died at Ness County Hospital, Ness City on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. He was born June 1, 1927 at the farm home southeast of Bazine to Jacob and Eva (Brunz) Bruntz.

He married Eileen Wittig on August 20, 1950 at Alexander. He was a life-long member of the St. Paul Congregational Church, Bazine. He served as a deacon and Sunday-school teacher for many years.

He is survived by his wife; sons, Eldon and wife Lora and Robert Bruntz of Bazine; a grandson, Joel (Melinda) Bruntz of Bazine, a granddaughter, Amy (Adam) DeVault of Derby; great granddaughter, Kerri Bruntz; and three great grandsons, Dylan Bruntz, Kyle and Noah DeVault; brothers, Sam (Esther) of Bazine, Ruben of Watauga, TX; sisters, Viola Daubert of LaCrosse, Dorothy (Harold) Schoenhals of Perryton, TX; and a step-sister, Dorothy Almquist of LaCrosse.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, Joel Mark; son, Brian Bruntz; a grandson, Kyle Bruntz; brother, Ed; sister, Rose Gumescheimer; and an infant half-sister, Ruby Bruntz.

Services will be held at the St. Paul Congregational Church in Bazine on Saturday, October 31, 2015, 11:00 A.M. with burial in the Bazine Cemetery.

Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 1:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and on Friday from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M. with the family present from 7-9 P.M.

Memorial may be given to the St. Paul Congregational Church, Bazine.

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