LaMae Brainerd
March 23, 2007
Brainerd, LaMae E., 83, much-loved grandmother, wife, and mother, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007. All services Monday, March 26, in Wichita, Kansas: Morning visitation, 8 AM to 10 AM, Downing Lahey, 6555 East Central; Graveside service, 1 P.M, White Chapel Cemetery, 1806 N. Oliver. Following, please join LaMaes friends and family at Catholic Care Center, 6700 E. 45th Street North. Recently preceded in death by husband Byron Brainerd and survived by daughters, Jerri Corgiat, Overland Park, KS, and Lynne Ruf, Rockport, TX, and her husband, Robert Ruf; grandchildren, Michael A. Corgiat, Overland Park, KS, Laurel Bertrand and husband, Chad, St. Charles, Louisiana, Elizabeth Ruf, Corpus Christi, TX, and Matthew Ruf and wife, Dana, Corpus Christi, TX; five (soon to be six) great-grandchildren; brothers, Leland Enstrom and wife Ethel, Oakland, Nebraska, Claire Enstrom and wife Ardis, Gretna, Nebraska, sister-in-law, Viola Enstrom, Oakland Nebraska, and numerous nieces and nephews, including Charles Enstrom and wife, Mary, Wichita, Kansas. Memorials to: Catholic Care Center, 6700 E. 45th St. North, Wichita, Kansas 67226. Indicate “Memorial Fund, LaMae Brainerd” on memo line.
Morning visitation, 8 AM to 10 AM, Downing Lahey, 6555 East Central; Graveside service, 1 P.M, White Chapel Cemetery, 1806 N. Oliver. Following, please join LaMaes friends and family at Catholic Care Center, 6700 E. 45th Street North.
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My husband and I and our two small daughters lived across the street from LaMae and Byron for 10 yrs. One time with the threat of tornado, they called to ask if we would like to come over to their basement since we did not have one. LaMae served our girls cookies. The next threat of bad weather our phone rang and Byron simply said ‘Don’t make me come over there!’ We moved to a small community outside Wichita 11 years ago and lost touch with our neighbors, but I did see LaMae several years ago and talked to her. What wonderful gracious neighbors we had in this couple!