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BRUNO & JUDIE ON THEIR WEDDING DAY - WEST COVINA 1956
DID YOU EVER NOTICE THAT YOU NEVER SAW BRUNO AND THE MOVIE STAR WILLIAM HOLDEN IN THE SAME ROOM- COINCIDENCE?
BRUNO, JUDIE, LARRY GRANDMA SCHILDMEYER KARL, MARY, GRANDPA SCHILDMEYER HENRY, SISTER ELIZABETH , jOHN
BRUNO, JUDIE & GRANDPA (HENRY SCHILDMEYER)
BILLY, GRANDMA SCHILDMEYER AND BRUNO
BACK ROW: SHANE, HENRY SHERI, EUNICE, MARY ANN MICHAEL EMMI, BLAKE SUZZANE LYNNE LARRY FRONT ROW: JOHN, SHERI 'SSON, KYLE, BRUNO, TAYLOR , MAKENA, STEPHANIE
Bruno at about 19
BRUNO'S FIRST GRANDSON BRIAN- AGE 2
Bruno and Helen, December 2007
Larry and Bruno on a moonlit night in West Covina, CA
Ann Larry John Bruno Henry 2007
good looking group pf schildmeyer's!!
Henry 4 John 3 Larry 2 Ann 1
The much maligned VW bus- one of several iterations.
Family and Friends between Christmas and New Years 2007- West Covina
Bruno at 81, still doing his own yard work
Left to right: Billy, larry, Henry, John Bruno Circa 1961
1993 Family photo
Bruno at about 12
Waikiki- about 1953 Bruno was woking in the South Pacific at teh Atomic test sites and took some time off to see Hawaii
Bruno and Judie- their Wedding Day 1956 in West Covina, CA
Joe Schildmeyer is a brother to Bruno. Bruno usually called every Sunday night to find out the latest news that was happening in Ossian, IA. When Bruno visited Iowa he liked to stay at Joe’s farm. This farm was located just two-miles northeast from the home place where Bruno grew up. He would sit for hours in a lawn chair placed in the yard and reminisce the years gone by. He would comment to how peaceful it was on cool summer nights. He loved to drive around Winneshiek county and look where he played at as boy. Remembering friends the he made and examining a life that seemed to move to quick. Then it was back to California, knowing he would back to examine it all again in two years. Bruno's last visit to the farm was in 2007 and he will be missed.
Above is a picture of Bruno's Sisters and Niece taken during Mary's 80th birthday in Sept 2007
A picture of Bruno's brother's farm, The Joseph Schildmeyer Farm. Bruno usually visited the farm once every two years. He called Joe usually on Sunday nights to hear the latest news from Ossian, IA
Above is a plot of early Ossian, IA
The railroad help Ossian grow from 1860 until this picture was taken in 1956. Passenger service was available then, which is now only used for cargo trains. The train station in this picture is long gone, but I bet you Bruno and Joe still remembered it. I can only imagine what Ossian and the main station in Calmar Ia. looked and sounded like after the soldiers came back from WWII. Bruno was a teenager then. Time changes and waits for no one. I’m 54-years old and have no recollection of this building. I was born in 1953.
Henry and Elizabeth Schildmeyer reared 9-children. One sibling of Bruno’s, Rosemary was hurt in a car accident in mid-1950s near Council Bluffs, IA and died a month later in Rochester Minnesota. Bruno’s brother William (Billy) Schildmeyer was killed in Los Angeles, CA. in 1967 who was then working on an electric pole that collapsed. Bruno’s sister Agnes passed away in January 2008 from cancer too. Bruno’s parents Henry and Elizabeth passed in the late 1980’s. Survivors include Sister Margret who lives in Indiana, Francis who lives in Orange, CA and Mary who now lives in Lacrosse, WI and has suffered a stroke several years ago.
Henry and Elizabeth Schildmeyer reared 8-children. One sibling of Bruno’s, Rosemary was hurt in a car accident in mid-1950s near Council Bluffs, IA and died a month later in Rochester Minnesota. Bruno’s brother William (Billy) Schildmeyer was killed in Los Angeles, CA. in 1967 who was then working on an electric pole that collapsed. Bruno’s sister Agnes passed away in January 2008 from cancer too. Bruno’s parents Henry and Elizabeth passed in the late 1980’s. Survivors include Sister Margret who lives in Indiana, Francis who lives in Orange, CA and Mary who now lives in Lacrosse, WI and has suffered a stroke several years ago.
I knew Bruno from his days in Ossian, Iowa. Lived on a nearby farm. He was a pleasure to be with. God bless him
Don
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I was privileged to have know Bruno through the United Singles for the last 3 years. I often shared a table with him and Helen. When he found out that we both spoke German, he tried and recollected much of our mother-tongue. Unfortunately, he spoke very low and partially because of his missing teeth and my old ears, it was hard to understand him. I often guessed at what language he was using and there was a lot of "ja, ja" on my part. One day, he looked at me and said: "You have no idea what I just said", and I replied "You are absolutely right".
I appreciated his kind and gentle spirit, and his unwavering strength to make light of his suffering. I saw him in the hospital, where I volunteer, while he was going through Chemo, but he never once complained. It must be a German thing. My German mother called it "the inner corset".
In any case, I felt privileged to have known him, and I am sure, he looked down on us all today and smiled.
God saw you getting tired, and a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around you and whispered, “Come with me.”
With tearful eyes we watched you suffer, and saw you fading away,
Although we loved you dearly we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, working hands were put to rest,
God broke our heats to prove to us He only takes the best-
Thanks Aggie
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intellingent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded." - Copy to Clipboard
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
BRUNO ANTHONY SCHILDMEYER
March 21, 2008 West Covina, California due to Lung Cancer
Born February 23, 1926 in St. Lucas, Iowa to Henry Fredrick and Elizabeth
Maria (Wulf) Schildmeyer, Bruno was raised and St. Francis De Sales in
Ossian, IA. He was the eldest of 8 children. His graduation from Loras
College in Dubuque, IA in 1949 with a B.S.. in History began his travels
which led him to California and onto the South Pacific. There he worked on
atomic defense projects for several years. A romance blossomed with his
pen pal Judie Sakamoto of Maui, Hawaii. They married in Santa Monica in
1956 and remained so until Judie's death in 1996. They settled in West
Covina and raised 4 wonderful (each in their own way) children. His career
as a Small Business Owner working as an Independent Insurance Salesman
and Financial Planner spanned more than 40 years. Recently his volunteer
work with the elderly kept him busy as well as being a member of the K of
C. Important elements of his life were his Catholic Faith, his
relationship with his Companion Helen, smoking cigars, supporting
charities, playing dominos with friends, and being an independent
entrepreneurial thinker (translated: headstrong and stubborn). Bruno came
to be known for his warm-hearted compassion, generosity in friendship,
genuine concern for others and his devotion to his family.
He is survived by: His siblings- Mary Apel, Lacrosse, WI, Joe Schildmeyer,
Ossian, IA, Sister Elizabeth Ann, Michigan City, IN, Frances Topf, Orange,
CA. His children- Henry and Suzanne Schildmeyer, Covina, CA, John and
Mary Schildmeyer, Claremont, CA, Larry and Lynne Schildmeyer, Wailuku,
Maui, HI, and Ann Schildmeyer, West Covina, CA. His grandchildren- Brian
Schildmeyer, Stephanie Koch, Shane Schildmeyer, Makena Schildmeyer, Desi
Prudhomme, Michael Esquibel, Melissa Esquibel, Blake Esquibel, and his
great grandson Hunter Esquibel. His longtime companion - Helen Reese.
He is predeceased by his parents Henry and Elizabeth Schildmeyer, wife
Judie (Sakamoto) Schildmeyer, sister Ann Schildmeyer, brother Billy
Schildmeyer, and sister Agnes Topf.
Visitation Forrest Lawn Covina Hills, CA on March 27, 2008
Funeral Mass: Sacred Heart Church, Covina, CA on March 28, 2008
Randy Schildmeyer
15 years agoHenry and Elizabeth Schildmeyer reared 8-children. One sibling of Bruno’s, Ann (previously identified as Rosemary) was hurt in a car accident in mid-1950s near Council Bluffs, IA and died a month later in Rochester Minnesota. Bruno’s brother William (Billy) Schildmeyer was killed in Los Angeles, CA. in 1967 who was then working on an electric pole that collapsed. Bruno’s sister Agnes passed away in January 2008 from cancer too. Bruno’s parents Henry and Elizabeth passed in the late 1980’s. Survivors include Sister Margret who lives in Indiana, Francis who lives in Orange, CA and Mary who now lives in Lacrosse, WI and has suffered a stroke several years ago.