Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Curtis Arnold Brunner, age 93, of Tucson, Arizona passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Curtis was born December 26, 1927 in Paxton, Nebraska. He married Katherine Marie (Railsback) who preceded him in death. He joined the Air Force soon after marrying Kate in 1950. This life took him to many locations: Texas, Oklahoma, Guam, Arizona, North Dakota, Goose Bay Labrador, Mississippi, Indiana, North Carolina, and back to Arizona where he has lived since 1974. Curtis was a decorated soldier serving our country in the US Air Force for 24 years until retiring in Tucson where he then worked for the US Post Office. He was a founding member of Desert Skies United Methodist Church and a founding member of their Flea Market Ministry. Curtis loved to stay busy and help others right up to the last week of his life where he was always looking for something to do or someone to help at The Watermark @ Continental Ranch.
Curtis is survived by his two daughters, Linda (Brunner) Nolin and Lou Ann (Brunner) & Marlin Schrock, his grandchildren, Ann Marie (Nolin) Gaston, Benjamin & Monica (Spence) Schrock, Christopher & Julie (Martinez) Schrock, Joseph & Mallory (Fulton) Schrock, Emilie (Schrock) & Logan Hoffman, and his 16 great-grandchildren: Madison Gaston, Alexander Schrock, Haley Schrock, Grant Schrock, Holly Schrock, Moses Schrock, Kati Schrock, Hazel Schrock, Ana Schrock, Quince Schrock, Jacob Schrock, Daylen Schrock, Ari Schrock, June Schrock, Rosemary Hoffman, and Elliott Hoffman. Curtis is also survived by his sister, Mary Ann Kunnemann of Imperial, Nebraska as well as many nieces and nephews.
A visitation for Curtis will be held Friday, August 27, 2021 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at East Lawn Palms Mortuary, 5801 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712. A funeral service will occur Friday, August 27, 2021 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, 5801 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712. A committal service will occur Friday, August 27, 2021 from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM, 5801 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712. A burial will occur at EAST LAWN PALMS CEMETERY, 5801 East Grant Road, Tucson, Arizona 85712.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eastlawnpalmsmortuary.com for the BRUNNER family.
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