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- Obit: https://www.pantagraph.com/obituaries/dorothy-bruehl/article_30e88923-afe2-5524-bf52-8491334aa327.html#utm_source=pantagraph.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Fobituaries&utm_medium=PostUp&utm_content=1c135f18d6dc37d0d7799514de524fb611d50220
BLOOMINGTON — Dorothy Ilene Heiser Bruehl, 94, of Dayton, Tenn., formerly of Bloomington, passed away at 6:12 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 30, 2020) at her residence in Dayton surrounded by family.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Church, Normal, with Pastor Kevin Heiser officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home, Bloomington, is assisting the family with arrangements.
A private family interment will be at East Bend Memorial Gardens, Fisher. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Church, Normal; Bryan College; or to CRU (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ).
Dorothy was born Sept. 3, 1925, in Fisher, a daughter to Sam J. and Tillie Ingold Heiser. She married John R. Bruehl on May 1, 1946, in Fisher. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1999.
Surviving are her sons and their wives, J. Roger and Maggie Bruehl, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; Jeffrey R. and Darlene Bruehl, Dayton, Tenn.; and Alan D. and Susan Bruehl, Bloomington; and 12 grandchildren, Rebecca Cosper, Orlando, Fla.; Jessica Wilson, Cape Coral, Fla.; James Bruehl, Orlando, Fla.; Amanda Bruehl, New Brunswick, N.J.; Julia Taylor, Greenville, S.C.; Angela O'Keefe, Spring City, Tenn.; Laura Bruehl, Dayton, Tenn.; Samuel Kirk, Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.; Jaree Kneller, Lebanon, Tenn.; Casey Bruehl, Glen Carbon; Emily Fischer, Indianapolis, Ind.; and Alex Bruehl, Bloomington; 19 great-grandchildren; and brother, Melvin Heiser, Fisher.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Evelyn Springer and Lorene Builta; and brother, Lloyd Heiser.
Dorothy was a longtime member of the Christian Woman's Club, as well as Grace Church in Normal. After residing at Westminster Village in Bloomington from 2011-2014, where she enjoyed many friendships, old and new, she lived her remaining years with her son, Jeff, and his wife Darlene in Dayton, Tenn.
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1925 - 2020 (94 years)
