Elsie Louise Travers

1918 - 2002  (83 years)

• Name	Elsie Louise Travers  [1]
  Birth	17 Aug 1918	Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 Jul 2002  [1, 3]
  Burial	Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I69201	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Frank Workman Travers,   b. 16 Feb 1889, Fullerton, Nance, Nebraska d. 18 Jan 1965 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Blanche Hodge,   b. 2 Sep 1893, ..., Montgomery, Iowa d. 25 Nov 1933, Fullerton, Nance, Nebraska (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1912	Fullerton, Nance, Nebraska   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F32271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fred Brunken,   b. 12 Apr 1916   d. 15 Nov 1987 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1940  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Richard Brunken   2. Elinor Brunken   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F2673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Find-a-Grave Daughter of Frank & Sadie (Hodge) Travers. She attended rural Nance County grade schools and graduated from Fullert on High School. After graduation she taught for a few years in rural Nance County. She married Fred Brunken on September 20, 1940 in Grand Island, Nebraska. For 20 years, they farmed in the Creston, Nebraska area before moving to a farm in rural Columbus, Nebraska in 1960. In 1966, they moved into Columbus. Elsie worked for 15 years at the Columbus Community Hospital as a Dietary Assistant. After retiring from the hospital, Elsie enjoyed traveling and going on bus tours. She enjoyed playing cards, bowling, quilting, cooking, flowers, and attending bible studies at the First Baptist Church where she was a member. Elsie is survived by: Son - Richard (Ruth) Brunken - Columbus, NE Daughter - Janet (Marvin) Rutten - Columbus, NE Daughter - Shirley (Ron) Schinkus - Smith Center, KS Sister - Dorothy Smith - Nampa, ID Grandson - Robert (Nikki) Brunken - Columbus, NE Grandson - Chris Rutten - Kearney, NE Grandson - Cory Rutten - Kearney, NE Granddaughter - Kathryn Rutten - Columbus, NE Granddaughter - Kimberly Rutten - Lincoln, NE Granddaughter - Ronda Ryan - Columbus, NE Granddaughter - Amy Schinkus - Smith Center, KS Granddaughter - Connie Schinkus - Russell, KS Grandson - David (Shannon) Schinkus - Newton, KS Granddaughter - Shelli Schinkus - Vero Beach, FL Great-Grandson - Grant Brunken - Columbus, NE Great-Granddaughter - Taylor Brunken - Columbus, NE Great-Grandson - Conner Schinkus - Russell, KS Great-Granddaughter - Fayth Ryan - Columbus, NE Step-Sister - Jean Elizabeth Travers - Lincoln, NE Step-Brother - John Travers - Kirkland, WA Elsie was preceded in death by: Father - Frank Travers Mother - Sadie (Hodge) Travers Husband - Fred Brunken Infant Daughter - Elinor Brunken Brother - Edward Travers Infant Sister - Jean Ann Travers Infant Sister - Betty Lu Travers

  
  

• Sources

  [S22707] Descendants of Joseph Hascall and Catherine Green, (provided by Richard K. Hascall to the Haskell Family Association). [S27795] Ralph Shearer Rowland, Star Wilson Roland and Ralph Wilson Roland, Kellenbergers and Shearers of Pennsylvania, Mayland and points west. [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S9012] Cemetery index, Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, (Find-a-Grave). [S9384] Cemetery index, Fullerton cemetery, Fullerton, Nance, Nebraska.