Frederick Charles Brauner, eighty-eight, of Comanche, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, March 10, 2006, after a lengthy illness. Beloved husband of thirty-two years of Mary Lou Bowles Brauner and devoted father to Stephen Olson of Comanche, Leslie Brauner Thornton, Patricia Brauner Miles of California, and Karen Olson Bouchard of Oregon, Fred was the grandfather of six and the great grandfather of six. The son of Frederick C. Brauner, Sr. and Lida E. Smith Brauner, Fred was a native Californian, having been born in the Presidio of San Francisco on November 18, 1917. He was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel R. Garver and sister, Bernice Garver Wolf. He enjoyed a long career in the United States Army, retiring at Fort Ord, Monterey County, California, in the early sixties at the rank of Major. He began his military career in California with the California National Guard before WWII. At the outbreak of the war, he received his officer’s commission in the United States Army Reserve Corps and his twenty-four–year career took him to both the east and west coasts of the U.S. as well as Japan, the Philippines, Germany and Korea. Following his retirement from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Fred was in business for many years on the Monterey Peninsula as well as being active behind the scenes in the local film and commercial industries. He moved to his adopted state of Oklahoma in 1979, and he and Mary Lou made their home in Mary Lou’s hometown, Comanche. Fred enjoyed life to the fullest, always busy with hobbies like fishing, model making, woodcarving, genealogy research, and rock polishing from which he made one-of-a-kind jewelry. On June 5, 2005 Fred found peace with the Lord when he put his trust in Jesus for salvation. Fred is remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, his joy of life, and his love for his wife and family and his adopted state Oklahoma.

Funeral services for Mr. Brauner were at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at the United Methodist Church in Comanche with Rev. Brandon Dollarhite officiating. Burial was in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Comanche. Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Foundation.