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Brunk, Joseph Franklin (1865-1943)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1943 Sep 23 p. 5
Birth date: 1865 Jun 29
text of obituary:
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— Funeral services for Rev. Jos. F. Brunk, 78, a retired Mennonite minister of the church at Peabody who had made his home in Newton for the past few years, were held last Sunday afternoon at the West Liberty Mennonite church. Rev. Brunk passed away Friday at the Bethel deaconess Hospital after a long period of illness. The services were in charge of Bishop Milo Kauffman and Rev. Earl Buckwalter.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1943 Sep 30 p. 7
text of obituary:
JOSEPH FRANKLIN BRUNK
Joseph Franklin Brunk, second son of Henry G. and Susan (Heatwole) Brunk, was born near Geneseo, Ill., on Jun 29, 1865 and passed away at the Bethel Deaconess hospital in Newton, Kansas on September 17, 1943 at the age of 78 years, 2 months and 18 days.
Joseph's father's family moved from Illinois and settled near Hillsboro, Kansas, where his father passed away shortly after their arrival. The family later moved to McPherson county, near McPherson where Joseph grew to manhood.
On October 14, 1888, he was united in marriage to marietta R. Gray in McPherson county, Kansas.
He engaged in farming until the year 1903 when he gave it up to become superintendent of the Orphans Home near Hillsboro, Kansas. From there they went to Kansas City, Kansas, where they helped organize the Mennonite Mission and served there as superintendent for many years. In May, 1905, Joseph was ordained to the ministry at Kansas City, Kansas by Brother Daniel Kauffman. He with the assistance of others established the Mennonite Sanitarium near LaJunta, Colorado, and was superintendent there for a time. A few years later they had charge of the Old People's home near Rittman, Ohio.