Edwin B. "Eddie" Braun

Edwin B. "Eddie" Braun, 93, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on January 19, 2016, in Red Bud, IL. He was born November 29, 1922, in Hecker, IL.

    He is survived by his wife Irma Braun nee Laurent; children Dennis Lee (Donna) Braun, Ronald (Mary) Braun, Gerald Braun, Donna (Michael) Mollet, David (Mary) Braun, Richard Braun (Carla Wirth), Elaine (Dennis) Krebel, & Sandra (Dennis) Melliere; grandchildren Christopher Braun, Casey (Jonathan) Koester, Kurt Braun, Keith Braun (Kaitlan Schoenbeck), Jamie (Pat) Carroll, Jarrod (Jennifer) Braun, Kyle Krebel, Julie Krebel, Brandon Melliere (Erica Struckhoff), & Stefanie Melliere; great grandchildren Olivia Koester, Parker Koester, Katelynn, William, & Spencer Braun, & Amelia & Evie Carroll; brother Joseph (Leona) Braun; nieces, nephews, & cousins.

    He is preceded in death by his parents William E. & Eleanor (nee Schilling) Braun; sisters Hildegard Cook, Mary Lauer, & Loretta Schmidt; & brothers Herman Braun, & Albert Braun.

    Eddie was a former owner of Ed Braun Truck Service, former owner of Braun Country Style Meats, a lifetime farmer & he loved growing and grafting walnut & pecan trees, & enjoyed hunting. He was a World War II US Navy Veteran, served on Peleliu Island in the Pacific, & a life member of Red Bud VFW

As an expression of sympathy the family prefers memorial contributions to: 
CELTIC Hospice Care

Private family services were held:
    11 AM Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Quernheim Funeral Home in Waterloo, IL
    Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, MO with full Military Honors