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William "Bill" Brunner

1912 — 1981

Willi Tiefenbrunner

Wilhelm Tifenebrunner

Biography

William Brunner, also recorded by his birth name Willi (Wilhelm) Tiefenbrunner, was born on 29 March 1912 in Karlsruhe, a son of Alfred Alter P Tiefenbrunner and Sarah Rachel Scharf. He sailed from Le Havre and arrived in New York on 24 May 1938. On 8 September 1940, in Chicago, he married Ruth Sara Rachel Helfand, and they had three children — Linda, Steve Mark and Micheal Cary. Between September 1943 and December 1945 he served in the US Army in Germany. In 1950 the family lived at 4951 N. Albany Avenue, Chicago. William died in Chicago on 25 May 1981 and is buried at Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights.

Life events8

Birth
29 Mar 1912
Karlsruhe, Germany
Birth of William Brunner
Immigration
24 May 1938
United States
Travelled from Havre, France on 17th May 1938 and arrived in the port of New York on 24th May 1938 on board the French S.S. Paris
Marriage
7 Sep 1940
Chicago, Illinois, United States
with Ruth Sara Rachel Brunner
Marriage of Willi and Ruth
World War II Draft Card
16 Oct 1940
Chicago, Illinois, United States
WWII Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947
Military Service
between 27 Sep 1943 and 6 Dec 1945
Germany
Joined the US Army
Death
25 May 1981
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Death of William Brunner
Burial
26 May 1981
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cemetery: Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
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