Obituary: Pauline Brechler

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Funeral services celebrating the life of Pauline I. Brechler, 81, of Princeton, will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 22, at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, downtown Davenport.  Private burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal.  Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Ridgecrest Village Memory Care Unit for a NuStep Exercise Machine.

Mrs. Brechler passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Pauline Irene Henkes was born Sept. 25, 1937, in McGregor, Iowa, a daughter of Carroll and Irene (Hultgren) Henkes, Sr. She was united in marriage to Carl Brechler on Oct. 1, 1955, in McGregor.

Although her passing leaves a huge void, she will be remembered as a sincere and compassionate ambassador for Jesus Christ.  She was always there to lend a helping hand and a sympathetic ear. She was known to all as our “Gram.”

Survivors include her husband Carl, Ridgecrest Village Memory Care Unit; daughter Janine (Roger) Johnson, all of Princeton; son Craig (Marcella) Brechler, Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren Jennifer (Tim) McCracken, Jessica (Tyler) Whittier, Roger M. (Angela) Johnson, Nathan Johnson, Ellen Brechler, Evelyn Brechler, and Phillipe Vincent; great-grandchildren Samantha and Holly Johnson, Camryn and Haylee McCracken, and Wynn Whittier; siblings Joanna Dull, Gerald (Linda) Henkes, Bobby (Sue) Henkes, all of McGregor, Donna (Skip) Oetzel, Louisville, Ky., Bonnie (Gary) Ferguson, St. Francis, Kan., Sandra Handgartner, Waterloo, Carroll (Jane) Henkes, Jr, Littleton, Colo., Cheryl (Rod) Tippery, Madison, Wis., Lowell (Kathleen) Henkes, North Port, Fla., and Todd (Tammy) Henkes, Crestview, Fla.

She was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter Hannah Brechler, and brother Loren.

For online condolences visit Pauline’s obituary at www.hmdfuneralhome.com.

Pauline Brechler, Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, obituary

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