Bruckner, Henry James

1914 - 1999  (84 years)

• Name	Bruckner, Henry James
  Nickname	Hank
  Born	5 Oct 1914	Oneida county, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	LYHS-QBH
  _UID	318AC8677F9A4302A2097AC050B4DC9EAB30
  Died	18 May 1999	Oneida county, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Buried	Three Lakes, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I4897	We Are Three Lakes
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Bruckner, William Faultine,   b. 26 Jan 1865, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1934, Three Lakes, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Harvart, Mary,   b. 28 Dec 1879, Germany ,   d. 8 May 1958, Three Lakes, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1905	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sweet, Nellie Mae,   b. 1919,   d. 2000  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1943
  Children	1. Bruckner, Henry James,   b. 18 Dec 1943, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1989, Oneida county, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 45 years)   2. Bruckner, Dennis Dale,   b. Unknown
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2024
  Family ID	F1507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry James Brucker, Sr. was born and raised in the town of Three Lakes. He was the son of William F. Brucker and Mary Harvart Brucker, brother of "Billy" Brucker and Gertrude Brucker, brother-in-law of Johanna Brucker, husband of Nellie Sweet Brucker and father of Henry James Brucker, Jr. - all of whom are buried in adjoining graves at Three Lakes Cemetery. His son Dennis and wife (Kathy) live in South Carolina. Henry Sr. graduated from Three Lakes High School and played basketball for the Blue Jays. He relocated to the Calumet Region in NW Indiana in search of work during WWII. While employed in the steel industry as a supervisor, he met and Nellie Mae Sweet, a co-worker. They were married in 1943, and were parents to two sons, Henry Jr. and Dennis Dale. Henry Jr. married Nancy Lee Feasel in 1966. Dennis married Kathleen Jean Beard in 1967. Both couples adopted children. Henry Jr.'s children are Ryan Todd (1971) and Kristen Kathleen (1975). Dennis' children are Scott Christian (1971) and Robin Christine (1975). Henry Sr. eventually became employed by the Indiana Harbor Belt RR, where he worked many years as a switchman. He returned to Three Lakes briefly with his wife & sons before changing employers, but was unable to support them in the north country as was possible in NW Indiana. However, the family returned to Three Lakes regularly for vacations, staying in the farmhouse with his brother Bill and sister-in-law Johanna, or staying in one of the family cottages located alongside Spirit Lake. He had many friendships from his youth in Three Lakes. Upon retirement, Henry Sr. and Nellie moved back to Three Lakes, purchasing a home on Bonack Loop. Henry Sr. passed away as the result of a heart attack in 1999, followed by Nellie's death from alzheimers in 2000. From Find A Grave

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Find A Grave Memorial, Memorial 30219783. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30219783/henry-james-brucker: accessed 23 June 2023), memorial page for Henry James “Hank” Brucker Sr. (5 Oct 1914–18 May 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30219783, citing Three Lakes Cemetery, Three Lakes, Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Nancy Lee Garrett (contributor 49900884). [S277] 1920 United States Census, Wisconsin, Oneida, Three Lakes, Sheet 9B, household 154. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFKH-KF7 : 4 February 2021), William F Brucker, 1920.