Veteran of 37 years in Blair print shops, Miss Vanola Brunton, 55, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, less than two hours after suffering a heart attack while at the Enterprise office. She died at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Herman Ladwig, 309 East Nebraska Street.

For years Miss Brunton and her cousin, Miss Cora Stricklett, were familiar as a printing team and were inseparable outside office hours. Both resided at the Ladwig home. Miss Stricklett, employed at the Pilot Tribune office, died four years ago.

Funeral services for Miss Brunton, in charge of the Bendorf Funeral Home, were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at the Christian Church of which she had long been a member. The Rev. Mr. Cohl, pastor of Southside Christian Church of Omaha officiated with Earl Grice, pastor of the local church, singing. Mrs. Frank Stewart played violin sections. Pallbearers were nephews of Miss Brunton. Interment was in the Blair Cemetery.

Miss Brunton, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Brunton, was born in Blair November 21, 1886, and spent her entire life here. She attended the Blair High School. At the age of eighteen she joined the printing staff of the Pilot owned by late Don C. VanDeuson. When the Pilot and the late editor T. T. Osterman's Tribune were merged and she joined the Pilot Tribune staff as the linotypist and press operator until transferring to the Enterprise staff a number of years ago.

She is survived by four brothers, Palmer of Cruz, California, Clarkson of San Francesco, California, Rufus of Centralia, Washington and William of Craig and three sisters, Mrs. Elsworth Gustin of Centralia, Washington, Mrs. Joe Allen of Blair, and Mrs. Ray McConnell of Bremerton, Washington.

#2 VANOLA BRUNTON IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK

IN ILL HEALTH FOR YEARS, DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME OF HERMAN LADWIG

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Vanola Brunton, a valued employee of The Enterprise for nearly nine years, succumbed to a heart attack last Saturday. She had been in ill health for some years, suffering from excessive high blood pressure.

Just the week before her death, she had been confined to her bed from Saturday until Friday at her home with the Herman Ladwig family where she had lived for the past fifteen years. She had suffered several attacks but on feeling better would return to her work.

On last Saturday she came to work as usual, but at a little before noon she complained of being ill and for a time lost consciousness. She was given all the aid possible in the office and revived enough to be taken home and, although a physician administered to her, she passed away shortly after reaching her home.

Deceased was born November 19, 1886, in Blair and this has been her home. When a young girl she began work for The Pilot and continued with the paper until it was sold to Tom Osterman and John A. Rhoades.

She worked for a time for Osterman on the Pilot-Tribune but about nine years ago she came to The Enterprise where since that time she has been a helpful and valued assistant and her place will indeed be hard to fill.

She was a member of the Christian church where she took an active part. To her, Christianity was a reality and if any one ever lived the part, she did. She was conscientious in every act of her life and had many friends who held her in high esteem.

She was an accomplished vocalist and many are the times that the public has been thrilled by her singing. Always helpful and thoughtful of others, doing her duty day by day, adding a helpful touch here or there—this and her singing have cheered many a sorrow-laden heart.

She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary and of the Degree of Honor and the Royal Neighbors, thus her life was an extremely busy one.

Of her family she leaves to mourn her four brothers, Palmer of Santa Cruz, California and Clarkson of San Francisco, California, Rufus of Centralia, Washington and William of Craig and three sisters, Mrs. Elsworth Gustin of Centralia, Washington, Mrs. Joe Allen of Blair, and Mrs. Ray McConnell of Bremerton, Washington.

Blessed services were held Tuesday at two o’clock at the Christian Church with Bendorf in charge and interment made in the Blair cemetery.

~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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