Paul BRUNER
- Born: 6 Oct 1906, Patoka, IN
- Marriage: Elizabeth Marie KLIMEK
- Died: 27 Feb 1993, Rochester, MI at age 86
- Buried: Van Huesen Cemetery, Rochester MI
General Notes:
At age 15 hopped on a freight train and came to Detroit in search of a future. He slept in doorways and worked in bowling alleys setting up pins to survive. He was mechanically inclined and eventually worked for Timken and designed a gear, which Timken patented.
Paul married Elizabeth Marie KLIMEK, daughter of Frank KLIMECH and Martha DEARING. (Elizabeth Marie KLIMEK was born on 23 Aug 1908 in Detroit, MI, christened on 30 Aug 1908 in St. Albertus Catholic Church, Detroit MI, died on 26 Oct 1995 in Rochester, MI and was buried in Van Huesen Cemetery, Rochester MI.)
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