Martha
Braulick, 82
 McIntosh
- Martha Braulick, 82, of McIntosh, died on
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at her home in
McIntosh.
A
Mass of Christian Burial was
held
on Tuesday, April 27 at St. Mary's Catholic Church
in Fosston, with Father Rick Lambert presiding.
Casket bearers included Martin Rivera, Matt Rivera,
Jeremy Braulick, Kenneth Ronning, Chad Kaiser, and
Joe Bertino. Honorary casket bearers included all
of Martha's family and friends. Interment was held
at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Beaulieu.
Martha
Amelia Bauer was born on June 9, 1921 in Eden, S.D.
to John and Kathryn (Merton) Bauer. Her parents
divorced when she was just a young girl and she and
her sister and five brothers were placed in an
orphanage in Eden. After completing the eighth
grade, the seven siblings rejoined their father on
the family farm where the boys worked with their
father and the two sisters cooked and managed the
family home.
She
met Alfred Braulick in the Waubun area and she
"fell in love" with his accordion. When the weather
became "too cold" to date in his Model A, the
couple married on November 17, 1942 at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church in Beaulieu. To this union four
children were born. Bill, Judy, Patti, and Larry.
The couple owned a gas station in Waubun for a time
and lived in Greenbush, Thief River Falls and
Erskine, before retiring in McIntosh in 1969.
Martha's
passion in life were her children, grandchildren,
gardening and the care and feeding of stray animals
in McIntosh. She was a generous contributor to the
ASPCA and area humane societies. She was also a
member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post No. 6891 of
McIntosh. Martha and Alfred were also in a band
called "The Paul Bunyan Boys" that played at many
area dances especially in the Thief River Falls
area.
Survivors
include her son, Bill Braulick of Lubbock, Texas;
two daughters, Judy Rivera of McIntosh and Patti
Halfaker of Grand Rapids; her "favorite sister,"
Bertha Sletton of Anaconda, Mont.; two brothers,
Leo Bauer of McIntosh, and Joe Bauer of
Woodinville, Wash.; nine grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,
Alfred in 1991; one son, Larry; one grandson; and
brothers, Al, John and Robert.
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