Brux, Henry

Other Events:

• WWI Draft Registration Card: 5 Jun 1917
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Obituary: Aft 29 Sep 1939; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

WWI Draft Registration Card:
Name:Henry John Brus
County:Outagamie
State:Wisconsin
Birthplace:Wisconsin;United States of America
Birth Date:21 Aug 1893
Race:Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number:1674880
DraftBoard:1

1920 Census:
Henry Brux26
Mary Brux23
Leon H Brux2
[2 6/12]
Myrln Brux0
[4/12]

1930 Census:
Henry H Brux37
Mary Brux33
Leon Brux 12 [10]
Merlin Brux10
Howard Brux2 [2 11/12]
Ann Brux0

Obituary:
Two Men Killed In Accidents, One in County Driver dies When Track Rolls Over Near . Greenville PLAN NO INQUEST Milwaukee Man Victim of Crash Near Omro Last Night Two men were killed in traffic accidents last night, one in Outaganie County and the Other near Omro, Winnebago county. Henry J. Brux, 45, Stephensville was killed when the truck he was driving rolled over on a curve on Highway 45 a mile northwest of Greenville Corners about 6:30 last night Albert H. Beckman, 42, comptroller of the A, O. Smith corporation, Milwaukee, was killed outright at 7:30 last night when the automobile in which he and two others were riding left Highway 21 at a curve two miles east of Omro and overturned in a ditch. Beckman's companions, Charles A. Engel, West Allis, president of the Engel Forge and Tool company, and Henry Muenchow, Milwaukee, A. O. Smith plant superintendent, escaped with minor cuts and bruises. The three were on their way to Lake Pelican for a weekend of fishing. Brux was southwest on Highway 45, went off the concrete on the left hand side of the road after nearly completing the curve and then rolled over to the right side of the highway, tracks made by the truck indicated the driver was thrown clear of the cab and suffered a broken neck, according to the physician who was called. Alone At Time District Attorney Raymond P. Dohr visited the scene and said no inquest would be held. Brux, who was driving a truck owned by the Greenville Cooperative, was alone at the time of the accident The death is the thirteenth traffic fatality in Outagamie county thus far this year, three more than for the same period of 1938. Brux was born Aug. 21, 1894, in the town of Grand Chute and had lived at Stephensville for the last 31 years. He was a member of St Patrick's Catholic church at Green Survivors are the widow, a daughter, Helen, Stephensville; five sons, Leon, Merle, Howard, Harvey, and Eugene, Stephensville; a brother, William Brux, Little Chicago, and two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Kittner and Mrs. Arthur Hartzheim, Appleton. Funeral services will be held at 8.30 Monday morning at the Brett- schneider Funeral home and at 9 o'clock at St Therese church, Appleton. Burial will be in St Joseph chapel. Prayer services will be held at the funeral home at 7:30 tonight and again at 7:30 Sunday night.
Appleton Post Crescent, APPLETON, WISCONSIN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,1939 Page 1

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Henry — Wolf, Mary. Mary (daughter of Wolf, John and McKeever, Sarah) was born 22 May 1896, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 24 Jul 1972, Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Military Service: Aft 1954; US Marine Corps
• Obituary: 21 Sep 2014; Green Bay Press Gazette

Notes:

Obituary:
Eugene A. "Gene" Brux, Green Bay, 78, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. He was born July 20, 1936 in Menasha to Henry and Mary (Wolf) Brux. Eugene served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a member of the American Legion Post #106 of Seymour, DAV Russell Leicht Chapter 3 and VFW Duck Creek Post #7534 - Howard.
Eugene is survived by a son, Lance Brux, Manitowoc; and friends, Richard and Mary Longley, Bellevue.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a special friend, Theresa Pansier.
Friends may call at Blaney Funeral Home, 1521 Shawano Ave., from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Funeral Service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Andy Huettl, Pastoral Associate of the Quad Parishes officiating. Burial will be at Nicolet Memorial Gardens. To send online condolences, please go to www.BlaneyFuneralHome.com.