More detail on this person: Merle Brander, 73,
died Jan. 16, 2013, in Hudson, Wis., due to
complications related to Alzheimer's. He was born
Nov. 5, 1939, to the late Gust and Margaret
Brander of Wallace, Mich. He graduated from
Michigan Tech in 1962 and entered the U.S. Marine
Corps immediately thereafter, serving one tour of
duty as a helicopter pilot in Viet Nam, and
leaving with the rank of Captain. In 1965, he
married the former Shirley Peterson. In 1981, he
and his wife founded Brander Construction
Technology, Inc., an engineering company in Green
Bay, Wis.
Besides his wife, Mr. Brander is survived by two
sons, Clayton (Jenni), Powell River, British
Columbia, Canada; and Kent (Claudia), Woodbury,
Minn.; four grandchildren, Valentina, Erin,
Santiago, and Cassius; three sisters, Shirley
(Bob) Nordin, Daggett, Mich.; Elaine Dougovito,
L'anse, Mich.; and Marge (Charlie) Gray, Pueblo,
Colo.; mother-in-law, Joyce Peterson, Artesia,
N.M.; sister and brothers-in-law, nieces and
nephews. There will be a memorial service at the
Bethel Mission Covenant Church in Wallace, Mich.,
on Wednesday, Jan. 23, with Pastor John Lindt
officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests a donation to the Spina Bifida
Association.
Published in Green Bay Press-Gazette on January
20, 2013
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