James B. "Jim" Brockman, age 78, of Eau Claire passed away early Wednesday morning September 23, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.
Funeral Services will be at 11 am on Saturday September 26, 2009 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1712 Highland Avenue, Eau Claire. Father Eugene Klink will officiate. Burial will immediately follow services in the Rest Haven Cemetery in the Town of Washington. American Legion Post #53 will conduct military Honors. Friends may visit at the church Saturday morning from 10 am until the time of services.
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He was born July 16, 1931 in Herman, Wisconsin to Lawrence and Bertha
(Sarczyski) Brockman. He married Kay Joyce Kettula on June 22, 1957. Jim graduated in 1949 from Boys Tech High School in Milwaukee. He was drafted into the Marines in 1952, where he was a navigator. Jim spent his career in the meat packing industry, working first for Patrick Cudahy, then Klement's Sausage Company--where he retired as the Vice President of Engineering. Jim loved his family with all his heart and spent every spare moment he could laughing with and enjoying his wife and children and their families. Jim loved to spend time outdoors hunting, fishing, taking walks with his dog Bandit and enjoying God's creation. He also liked woodworking and traveling with his cousin Ron Navarre.
His love of laughter permeated everything he did, and he delighted in sharing a good joke with people wherever he went. |
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Jim will be missed by his family, friends, and acquaintances.
Jim is survived by his wife, Kay and their five children, Lynda (Tom) Smith of St. Francis, WI, Deanna (Leroy) Kolacinski of Burlington, WI, Lori Brockman of Oregon, Pennie (Mike) Bixler of Hudson, WI and David (Carrie) Brockman of Belgium, WI; grandchildren, Jacquilyn and Scotlyn Smith, Elizabeth Kolacinski, Rebecca Gallagher, Aaron and Bridgette Bixler and Hailey, Isaac, Abel and Lily Brockman. He was preceded in death by his parents and his infant son, Daniel.
Friends may offer condolences online at www.fullerspeckien.com.
Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home, 3209 Rudolph Road, Eau Claire, WI is assisting the family with the arrangements. |
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