Born 1920s.
Daughter of Alton Bratcher
and Ruth (Brave) Bratcher
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants 
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Died 2010s.
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Biography
She was born on 30 Jan 1926 in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, USA and was the daughter of Ruth (Brave) and Alton Bratcher
Ruth Marie Bratcher married on 15 Jan 1944 in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, USA to Arnold William Haak (1921–2011).
Ruth passed away on 30 Dec 2010 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA and was buried at Zion Cemetery in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, USA. [1]
Obituary
Lincoln, IL - Ruth Marie Bratcher Haak, 84, Lincoln, passed quietly Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lincoln. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln. AMVET services will be at 4:00 p.m. following visitation. Memorials may be made to the Illinois AMVETS Auxiliary Scholarship Fund.
Ruth served 25 years as office manager for Barrick Transfer Company in Lincoln then 32 years as Executive Secretary for the Illinois AMVETS Ladies' Auxiliary. She also spent 16 years as Treasurer of the New Salem Property Owners' Association, where she and Arnold had a campsite.
A devoted veterans' advocate, she is a life member of the Auxiliaries to the AMVETS, VFW, American Legion and DAV posts in Lincoln. In the AMVETS Auxiliary, she has served in every office at the local level (Post #71), many more at the Division level and in many chairmanships at the State level.
In recent years, she has been a driving force in the Veterans' Memorial Brick project at College Ave. and Union St. in Lincoln. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #69911414 for Ruth Marie (Bratcher) Haak, b: 30 Jan 1926; d: 30 Dec 2010; buried: Zion Cemetery, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, USA; GPS - Latitude: 40.1861726, Longitude: -89.3587953; with gravestone photo
- ↑ Obituary published in the "State Journal-Register" on 31 Dec 2010
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Bratcher-177 and Bratcher-50 do not represent the same person because: reproposing merge
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I would prefer viewing the complete profile of Bratcher-50 (Trusted List) prior to agreeing on the proposed merge with Bratcher-177.
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Bratcher-177 and Bratcher-50 appear to represent the same person because: Possible match
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