Samuel Bruntz, age 93, went to meet his Lord and Savior Friday, January 27 ^th , 2017. He was born July 16 ^th , 1923 in Bazine, KS to Jacob & Eva Bruntz.

He was a devoted husband, father, grand-father and great grand-father. He lived his life in Bazine, where he farmed and worked in the oil field. He served as a paratrooper (82 ^nd Airborne) in WWII in Germany and Japan. He married Esther Schoenhals in 1950 and raised a family of four sons in Bazine. He was a life-long member of the St. Paul Congregational Church of Bazine. His retirement was spent at his shop in Bazine restoring antique tractors and small engines.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther; son, Lyle and wife, Del; mother, Eva; father, Jacob;  sisters, Rose, Viola, Dorothy; half-sister, Ruby; brothers, Edward and John. He is survived by sons, Craig (Beverly) of Overland Park, Rodney (Patricia) of Valley Center, and Kent (Cindy) of Mulvane; grand-children, Kim, Kelley, Jonathan, Christopher, Carissa, Michelle, Jordan; great grand-children, Jonathan, Kathryn, Jaden, Samuel, Benjamin and Leah; brother, Ruben of Watauga, TX ; step sister, Dorothy Almquist of Lacrosse; sister-in-law, Eileen Bruntz of Bazine; and brother-in-law, Harold Schoenhals of Perryton, TX. Those hearts that knew him are broken and he will be dearly missed.

Visitation will be Monday, January 30, 7:00 P.M. at the Fitzgerald Funeral Home in Ness City. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 31, 2017 11:00 A.M. at the St. Paul Congregational Church in Bazine, KS. Burial in the Bazine Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to St. Paul Congregational Church Bazine, KS.

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