When Dean Edward Brunken was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, his father, Alvin, was 39 and his mother, Evelyn, was 36. He was married three times and had one son and two daughters.

Dean Edward Brunken
    • LEFT TO RIGHT: Dean Edward Brunken, Evelyn (Pereboom) Brunken
    • WHEN: June, 1996
    • WHERE: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    • SOURCE: Evelyn Brunken
    • NOTES: Taken at Jason Andrew Brunken’s wedding
Dean Edward Brunken. Wilson School Days 1956-1957
  • WHO: Dean Edward Brunken, son of Evelyn Alice (Pereboom) and Alvin William Brunken
  • WHEN: 1956-1957
  • WHERE: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Mildred Kletke
Brunken Cousins
  • BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Dean Brunken, Jere Brunken, Phillip Kletke
  • Front: Gary Brunken
  • WHEN: DateUnknown
  • WHERE: LocationUnknown
  • SOURCE: Darrel Kletke
  • NOTES: Phil Kletke noted “Dean Brunken in the Wilson Wolves t-shirt, Jere Brunken in the dark red shirt, Gary Brunken (the youngest of us) in a white t-shirt, and me in a blue shirt”
Hurrah Two Cakes
  • LEFT TO RIGHT: Dean Brunken, Gary Brunken, Jere Brunken
  • WHEN: DateUnknown
  • WHERE: LocationUnknown
  • SOURCE: Darrel Kletke
  • NOTES: Phil Kletke noted “Dean Brunken in the Wilson Wolves t-shirt, Jere Brunken in the dark red shirt, Gary Brunken (the youngest of us) in a white t-shirt”

 

Gail McPike

Gail McPike was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jim. She married Dean Edward Brunken on June 22, 1970, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They had one child during their marriage.

Bette Jo Stout

Betty Stout married Dean Edward Brunken on October 5, 1973 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Bette Stout, Mr. Brunken Will Be Wed
DR. AND MRS. Hugh A. Stout, 13009 Oak Hollow Road, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Bette Jo Stout, to Dean Edward Brunken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bruaken, 109 NW 29. An October wedding Is planned. Miss Stout is a graduate of Pine Manor Junior College and the University of Denver and did graduate study at the University of Colorado. She is a member of Pi Bela Phi. Brunken is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Pharmacy.
SOURCE: The Oklahoman; Date: 1973 Jul 29; Section: None; Page Number: 89

Stout-Brunken
MISS BETTE JO STOUT, future bride of Dean Edward Brunken, will be honored at a lunch!on by Mrs. John S. Reagan at noon Friday at the Beacon Club. The couple will be married Oct. 5 in United Methodist Church of Nichols Hills.
SOURCE: The Oklahoman; Date: 1973 Sep 21; Section: None; Page Number: 14

Kathyrn “Kathy” Ruth Harryman

Kathyrn “Kathy” Ruth Harryman was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Mr. Harryman. She married Dean Edward Brunken on April 22, 1977. They have two children.

Son and Mother Photo
  • WHAT: Son and Mother Photo
  • LEFT TO RIGHT: Dean Edward Brunken, Evelyn (Pereboom) Brunken
  • WHEN: June, 1996
  • WHERE: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • SOURCE: Evelyn Brunken
  • NOTES: Taken at Jason Andrew Brunken’s wedding

Credits

Many thanks to Alan Brunken for identifying people, events, places and dates.

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