Mary Bruder and Charles William Carpenter

CHARLES WILLIAM CARPENTER was born April 30, 1909 in Kouts, Porter, Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died October 15, 1991 in Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ He is buried in Graceland Memorial Park, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana.^{456, 4931}

He married MARY BRUDER on October 14, 1933 in LaPorte County, Indiana,¹⁶⁸ daughter of MARY MELVINA STREET and EDGAR FRANKLIN BRUDER. She was born February 13, 1916 in La Crosse, LaPorte, Indiana,^{56, 4917} and died March 18, 2008 in VNA Horton Hospice Center, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana.^{4931, 168} She is buried in Graceland Memorial Park, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana.¹⁶⁸

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary Bruder)

Children of MARY BRUDER and CHARLES WILLIAM CARPENTER:

1. Daughter
2. Son

Personal Information

• Mary Bruder was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church, Wanatah, LaPorte, Indiana. ¹⁶⁸

Education

Obituaries

Vidette-Messenger, October 13, 1991⁵⁹⁶²

Charles W. Carpenter

WANATAH — Charles W. Carpenter, 82, of Wanatah, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1991, at Porter Memorial Hospital.

He was born April 30, 1909, in Kouts, the son of Clarance and Amanda (Delaney) Carpenter.

On Oct. 14, 1933 he married Mary (Bruder), who survivies him.

A retired farmer, he was also employed for 20 years as a school bus driver for the Wanatah School System.

Also surviving are a son, Thomas of San Diego, Cal.; a brother, Delbert Carpenter, of Sidney, Mont.; a sister, Marian Perez of Victoria, Tex.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

La Porte County Herald-Argus, March 19, 2008¹⁶⁸

Mary Carpenter

Mrs. Mary Carpenter, 92, of Wanatah, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at the VNA Horton Hospice in Valparaiso.

She was born Feb. 13, 1916 in LaCrosse, to Edgar and Mary (Street) Bruder.

Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Wanatah, and Ladies Aid of the church.

On Oct. 14, 1933, in La Porte, she married Charles Carpenter, who died in 1991.

She is survived by one son, Thomas (Marilyn) Carpenter of San Diego; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Joyce Pumroy of Valparaiso and one brother, Melvin Bruder of Valparaiso.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Natalie June Fary; and two great-grandchildren, Kendall Wallace and Jay Quinn.

The funeral will be Friday, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, 15496S CR-900W, Wanatah, with Rev. Joel Zipay officiating. Friends may call at Kosanke Funeral Home, 105 E. Indiana Ave., Kouts, Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso.

Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA Hospice, 501 Marquette St. Valparaiso 46383 or St. John's Lutheran Church Ladies Aid, 15496S CR-900W, Wanatah IN 46390.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
January 3, 19202240	Dewey, LaPorte, Indiana	Edgar Franklin Bruder Mary Melvina Street Reba Elnore Bruder Chauncey Glenn Bruder Clyde Raymond Bruder Ina Mae Bruder Mary Bruder Thelma Joyce Bruder
April 7, 19302242	Pleasant, Porter, Indiana	Edgar Franklin Bruder Mary Melvina Street Chauncey Glenn Bruder Clyde Raymond Bruder Ina Mae Bruder Mary Bruder Thelma Joyce Bruder Russell Dale Bruder Robert Wesley Bruder Melvin Lee Bruder
April 5, 19402690	Cass, LaPorte, Indiana	Mary Bruder Charles William Carpenter Son Daughter