- Date Of Birth: February 10, 1918
- Date Of Death: February 6, 2019
- State: Illinois
Earl J. Breuning, 100, of Peru, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at Manor Court in Peru. Mr. Breuning was born on February 10, 1918, in Peru to Ernest and Emma (Lange) Breuning.
He was a graduate of LaSalle-Peru Township High School and attended the University of Missouri. He married Dorothy A. Jackson on September 5, 1948, at the Zion United Church of Christ, Peru. Mr. Breuning was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force, serving as a gunner on a B-17 in the European theater of World War II. He served in 13 missions and received the Air Medal with cluster and the European Theater of Operations Medal with 13 battle stars. He was retired from the nail division of W.H. Maze Co., Peru after over 50 years of service as an office manager and purchasing agent. He was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ, Peru, where he was active in the church choir, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was an original member of Illinois Valley Community Hospital Red Coats, coached Peru Little League for many years, and the LaSalle Elks where he was active in supporting the Elks Crippled Children’s Clinic.
Survivors include two sons, Scott (Pam) Breuning of Morris and Barry (Leian) Breuning of Peru; five grandchildren, Jeffrey (Jennifer) Breuning of Normal, Elizabeth (Scott) Ruttencutter of Sun Prairie, WI, Timothy (Julie) Breuning of Troy, IL, Elecia (Ryan) Lindenmier of Arlington, IL and Elyse (Justin) Boroski of Dalzell; and 8 great-grandchildren, A.J. Breuning, Alex, and Allie Ruttencutter, Kamilla, Michael, Lucy, Ellie Breuning, and Evelyn Lindenmier.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy on December 15, 2005; his parents; and one sister, Lila Muzzarelli. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren and his grandchildren’s spouses.
