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Bernard V. Brefeld
Visitation - Friday, January 9, 2009 from 4 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, January 10 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM
Hempen Funeral Home - Aviston, IL
Funeral Mass - Saturday,
January 10, 2009 at 1 PM
St. Mary Catholic Church - Trenton, IL
Bernard V. Brefeld, 93, of Trenton, died
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. He was
born April 17, 1915 in Trenton, son of Anthony C. and Catherine
(See) Brefeld. He married Rose Marie "Dolly" Robben on February 25,
1941 in Breese and she survives in Trenton.
In addition to his wife he is survived
by his children, James (Michelle) Brefeld of Trenton, John (Peggy)
Brefeld of Edwardsville, Jerome (Joyce) Brefeld of Trenton,
Rosemarie (Steve Boemler) Brefeld of Clayton, MO, and Tony (Kate) Brefeld of
Anthem, AZ; ten grandchildren, six step grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren; a
sister-in-law, Marie Brefeld of Trenton and a brother-in-law Larry
Robben of Breese.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
two brothers, Paul and Dr. G.L. Brefeld, and four sisters, Aurelia
Glanzner, Geraldine Brefeld, Loretta Cope-Strake and Bernice Kurz.
Before his retirement, Mr. Brefeld was
the owner/operator of Brefeld Plumbing and Heating and Brefeld Gas
Company in Trenton. He was also a retired funeral director and
embalmer for Brefeld Funeral Home in Aviston and was formerly
associated with Brefeld Hardware in Trenton. He was a member of St.
Mary Church and Men’s Sodality in Trenton, the Belleville Elks Club
and past president of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce. In 1945 he
was one of the charter members of the Trenton Knights of Columbus
Council 2932. He served for 18 years as an Alderman for the city of
Trenton and was a member of the Trenton Sportsmen’s Club. Mr.
Brefeld was a graduate of Hohenschuh-Carpenter College of Embalming
in St. Louis, MO, the University of Illinois in Champaign, IL and
Rankin Technical Trade-School in St. Louis, MO.
A funeral mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009 at St. Mary
Catholic Church in Trenton with Rev. Eugene Kreher officiating.
Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Trenton.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 8
p.m. Friday, January 9, 2009 and from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Hempen Funeral Home in Aviston. The
Knights of Columbus will visit the funeral at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Memorials may be made to the Trenton
Nutrition Center and will be received at the funeral home.
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