COL EDWARD K. BRAKENRIDGE (Ret.)
August
13, 1924 - April 12, 2001
Suisun City, California
EDWARD BRAKENRIDGE
(From the Fairfield-Suisun City, California Daily Republic)
SUISUN CITY -- A funeral for retired Col. Edward K. "Jim" Brakenridge, 76, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship with the Rev. Larry Vilardo presiding.
Col. Brakenridge, a 31-year veteran of the U.S. Army, died Thursday, April 12, 2001, in David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base after a brief illness.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., he lived in Green Valley 28 years. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and was held prisoner until the end of the war in April 1945. He retired from Treasure Island in August 1974. Among his many decorations, he received a Prisoner of War medal, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal and Legion of Merit.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Wilda Brakenridge of Green Valley; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Alfred Kirkwood of Springfield, Va., and Teri and Dean Urbain of Fairfield; and grandchildren, Susan, John and Keith Kirkwood of Newark, Del.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Bryan-Braker Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions can be made to Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship Building Fund, Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship, 4221 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun City, Calif. 94585.
Burial, with full military honors, will be in the Rockville Cemetery..
(From the Fairfield-Suisun City, California Daily Republic)
SUISUN CITY -- A funeral for retired Col. Edward K. "Jim" Brakenridge, 76, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship with the Rev. Larry Vilardo presiding.
Col. Brakenridge, a 31-year veteran of the U.S. Army, died Thursday, April 12, 2001, in David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base after a brief illness.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., he lived in Green Valley 28 years. He served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and was held prisoner until the end of the war in April 1945. He retired from Treasure Island in August 1974. Among his many decorations, he received a Prisoner of War medal, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal and Legion of Merit.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Wilda Brakenridge of Green Valley; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Alfred Kirkwood of Springfield, Va., and Teri and Dean Urbain of Fairfield; and grandchildren, Susan, John and Keith Kirkwood of Newark, Del.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Bryan-Braker Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions can be made to Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship Building Fund, Rockville Presbyterian Fellowship, 4221 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun City, Calif. 94585.
Burial, with full military honors, will be in the Rockville Cemetery..
