Individual Details

Rev. Clarence A. Brauer

(14 Oct 1919 - 24 Dec 2005)

A memorial service will be held Dec. 30 for the Rev. Clarence A. Brauer of Eugene, who died Dec. 24 of age-related causes. He was 86.
He was born Oct. 14, 1919, in Sydney, Neb., to Carl and Hanna Brandt Brauer. He married Dorothea Diers on June 22, 1951, in Titonka, Iowa.
A resident of Eugene since 1993, Brauer served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a radioman on a C47 with the Flying Tigers.
He held a bachelor's degree from Wartburg College in 1948 and then entered the Wartburg Theological Seminary where he graduated in 1951. He was ordained into the ministry in 1951 as a Lutheran pastor. He led parishes in Grand Junction, Colo., Corwith, Iowa, Pomeroy, Iowa, West Salem, Wis., and Waupun, Wis. He served as visitation pastor at Good Samaritan Care Center in Eugene.
He was a past member of the Rotary Club of West Salem, Wis., and was a member of the United Lutheran Church in Eugene.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Marla Schultz of Harbard, Ill.; three sons, Mark of Eugene, Steven of Coronado, Calif., and Timothy of Saratoga, Calif.; two brothers, Kenneth of Estis, Neb., and Harold of Westminster, Colo.; and eight grandchildren.

Events

Birth14 Oct 1919Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska
Enlistment30 May 1942Fort Crook
Residence1 Jul 2005Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Death24 Dec 2005Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
BurialLane Memorial Gardens, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon

Families

FatherCarl Henry Brauer (1890 - 1967)
MotherHannah Marie Brandt (1884 - 1957)
SiblingHarold Carl Clayton Brauer (1925 - 2012)

Notes

Enlistment

Fort Crook, Nebraska (1891-1946), near Omaha, Nebraska, now Offutt Air Force Base.
Name: Clarence A Brauer
Name (Original): BRAUER CLARENCE A
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 30 May 1942
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Ft Crook, Nebraska, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1919
Birthplace: NEBRASKA
Education Level: 1 year of college
Civilian Occupation: Teachers, primary school and kindergarten
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: 6
Source Reference: Civil Life

Residence

Clarence A Brauer
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: from 1 Jul 2005 to 20 Oct 2006
Event Place: Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States
Event Place (Original): Eugene, Oregon, United States
Phone Number: (541) 343-5977
Previous Residence Postal Code: 97403
Previous Residence: Eugene, Oregon 97403
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1919
Second Previous Residence Place: Eugene, Oregon 97405
Third Previous Residence Place: Waupun, Wisconsin 53963
2nd Address Date: 1 Nov 1993-15 Nov 2007
3rd Address Date: 1 Dec 1987-01 Jan 1998

Death

Age: 86
Given Name: Clarence
Middle Name: A
Surname: Brauer
Birth Date: 14 Oct 1919
State: Nebraska
Last Place of Residence: Lane, Oregon
Previous Residence Postal Code: 97405
Event Date: 24 Dec 2005

Burial

Latitude: 44.046108
Longitude: -123.186668

Endnotes

1. United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85J-QWD.

2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBCD-TF7.

3. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5JL-JTG.

4. Find a Grave Memorial 12809810.

5. BillionGraves Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBY3-CZC.