Person:Nellie Clark (3)

Nell and Beryl farmed around Howard, Kansas, until the fall of 1939 when they moved to Los Angeles, California. Beryl was employed by Douglas for a number of years, in L.A. and Tulsa , Okla. He now works for Standard Oil Co. They reside at 7531 Danube Drive, Huntington Beach, California. They have no children.

Nellie Elma (Clark) Bruner 1907 - 2007

Nell Bruner of Fountain Valley, California, formerly of Elk County, died June 10, 2007. She was 99 years of age, just three months short of being 100.Nell was born on August 26, 1907, at Westphalia, Coffee County, Kansas, to Fred and Nettie "Birdie" (Keller) Clark. The third of seven children, she grew up on a farm west of Moline.Nell married Beryl Kenneth Bruner of Sedan, March 14, 1928 in Oxford, Kansas. They lived and worked on the Bill Killpatrick farm East of Howard. In the fall of 1939 they moved to Los Angeles, California. Beryl was employed at Douglas Aircraft and later for Standard Oil. Nell worked in the upholstering department for one of the aircraft factories during World War II. They did not have any children, but were very close to their nieces and nephews.Later they moved to Huntington Beach, California where they both loved to work in their garden growing flowers and vegetables. In retirement Beryl had a lawn care service for many years and together they enjoyed traveling around the country in their trailer with a camping club. They were married for more than 64 years.Nell was a loyal member of the Methodist Church in Huntington Beach, California. Nell was active sewing and working in her church bazaar into her 90's.Beryl passed away 28 Jun 1993 at the age of 84 and for the past several years Nell has been living in an assisted care home in Fountain Valley, California.Nell is survived by two sisters-in-law, Maxine (Gibbons) Clark of Bella Vista, Arkansas and Mildred (Zollman) Clark of Grass Valley, California, one brother-in-law, Norman Steele of Topeka, Kansas, eight nieces and nephews, Charles Clark of Cedar Park, Texas, Jack and Voncille Stegelman of Catoosa, Oklahoma, Rita and Jim Rush of Scottsdale, Arizona, Cheryl Elaine McNulty of Hermosa Beach, California, Robert Clark of Aspen, Colorado, Diana and John Dzioba of Auburn, California, Karen and Gary Shaw of Pacific Palisades, California, and Kimberly and Brad Agnew of Wichita, Kansas and numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her brothers and sisters, Arch Clark, Faye Stegelman, Alice Steele, Dorothy Roy, Roy Clark and Albert Clark and by her nephew Rodney McGonagle.

1.   Maxine E. Clark, June 10th 1964. Historic Genealogy of the Clark Family.