When Alvin William Brunken was born on September 3, 1908, near Platte Center, Ne
When Alvin William Brunken was born on September 3, 1908, near Platte Center, Nebraska, his father, William, was 30 and his mother, Clara, was 24. He married Evelyn Alice Pereboom on August 2, 1935, in Lahoma, Oklahoma. They had five children in 13 years. He died on May 8, 1996, in Vian, Oklahoma, at the age of 87, and was buried in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brunken, sr., attended the christening of their grandson at the home of their son William, north of Platte Center, last Sunday.
- WHAT: Announcement of Alvin William Brunken’s christening
- WHO: Alvin William Brunken, Mr. and Mrs. John Brunken, sr.
- WHEN: 1908
- WHERE: Platte Center, Nebraska
- SOURCE: The Columbus Journal, October 1, 1908 page 8
- WHAT: Alvin demonstrating his football position
- WHO: Alvin William Brunken
- WHEN: Circa 1924 – given that Alvin was on the Lahoma High School football team in 1924
- WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
- SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
- NOTES: According to the 1927 Lahoma Public Schools Senior Commencement Program, Alvin participated in sports while he attended high school. He was on the Lahoma High School football team in 1924, track team in 1924-1925, on the basketball team in 1926-1927 and on the baseball team in 1927.
- WHAT: A Lahoma High School tradition was for students to dress as tramps on April Fools Day.
- WHO:
- “Buzz” Hollingsworth
- Alvin Brunken
- Earl Maphet
- Eva Dvane
- Delbert Hern
- Clay Holiday
- WHEN: April 1, 1924
- WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
- SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
- WHO: Alvin William Brunken
- WHEN: DateUnknown
- WHERE: LocationUnknown
- SOURCE: Donna Martin
- WHO: Alvin Brunken
- WHEN: DateUnknown
- WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
- SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
- WHAT: Checking under the hood of an automobile.
- WHO: Alvin William Brunken
- WHEN: Circa 1926 – The dates on items in Hilda’s Memories album were between 1924 and 1930.
- WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
- SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
- WHAT: Alvin Brunken is on his way back to Oklahoma Agriculture and Mechanical College (Now Oklahoma State University).
- LEFT TO RIGHT: Mildred Brunken. Leona Brunken, Tillie Holtz. Harold Brunken. Alvin Brunken – As per Label on picture
- TOP TO BOTTOM: UnIdentified
- WHEN: Circa 1928 -Alvin was able to only attend college for one year – he had to drop out because of financial limits
- WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
- SOURCE: Mildred Kletke
- WHAT: Alvin in his Reserve Officers Training Corp (ROTC) uniform
- WHO: Alvin William Brunken
- WHEN: Circa 1928
- WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
- SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
- NOTES: Alvin attended college at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Now – Oklahoma State University) in Stillwater, Oklahoma. A requirement at the time was that all male students must take ROTC training during their freshman and sophomore years.
- WHAT: Alvin William and Evelyn Alice Pereboom are Married
- LEFT TO RIGHT: Alvin William Brunken, Evelyn Alice Pereboom
- WHEN: Circa 1935
- WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
- SOURCE