Robert M. Bremer

Passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Age 91 years. Robert Martin Bremer was born July 29, 1918 in Saginaw to Albert and Anna (Hoffman) Bremer. He married Ella A. Hartman on October 5, 1946. She predeceased him January 9, 2006. Mr. Bremer was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Saginaw and the Senior Singers. He served his country in the U.S. Army in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan during World War Two with the 593rd Amphibious Engineering Co. He served as a bank auditor for 46 years with Michigan National Bank. Surviving are his son, Gary (Marilyn) Bremer of Bay City, his daughter, Susan (Thomas) Oliver of Kalamazoo, his grandson, Kurt Bremer and fiancée Paige Peterson, his granddaughter Catherine (Josh) Lewis, many other loving family members and many friends. The family extends a grateful thank-you to the nursing staff at Covenant CCU, the Lutheran Home Health Care, and Hospice of Hope. Funeral service will take place 11 AM Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Reitz Herzberg Funeral Home on Monday from 1 PM t 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM. Memorial offerings are suggested to St. John Lutheran Church or Immanuel Lutheran Church of Bay City, Broadcast Fund. To send flowers or a remembrance gift to the family of Robert Bremer, please visit our Tribute Store.