Heinz Bromme
October 8, 1930 ~ October 14, 2016
Heinz Kurt Herbert Bromme, 86, of Elkhart, Tx passed away October 14, 2016. He was the son of Erich and Mariechen (Stephan) Bromme and was born October 8, 1930 in Nordenham, Germany. While Heinz was his given name, he was known by his family and friends as "Opa".
Opa emigrated from Germany with his wife, Ursula, and daughter, Barbara, in 1971. They initially moved to California and to Texas in 1986. Opa worked as a butcher in California and retired from the prison system in East Texas.
Music came naturally to Opa. He was part of the choir, played the piano, accordion, and harmonica to name a few. He was athletic and excelled in soccer and bowling. He loved to garden, solve crossword puzzles and never missed an episode of Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy.
Opa will be greatly missed by his wife of 64 years, Ursula; daughter, Barbara (Andy) Keeton; sister, Erika May; grandchildren, Jeremy (Kimberly) and Maria (Joshua); great-grandchildren, Amaya and Keeton; nieces, Irene, Karie, Ulrike and Ellie; nephews, Hans Gerd and Daniel; sister-in-law, Gertrud. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister (Christa), brother (Gerd), and brother-in-law (Frank).
Memorial Services for Mr. Bromme will be held on Saturday, December,10,2016 at 11:00am in the Rhone Memorial Chapel. Bro. Floyd Peterson will officiate.
A special thank you to Hospice Solaris Employees.
Rhone Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Dear Barb and Family:
Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you. Love you all.
I am so sorry for your loss. I will miss him very much. Him and Ursala are always very sweet to me. Love you both. Saundra.
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of a wonderful man. He will live in our memories. Prayers for comfort to all the family.
Ursula, so sorry for your loss. I miss you both.
Ursula, Ed and I are saddened to read of Heinz’ passing. We send you and your family our sincere sympathy.
Ed will always remember the fun times they had singing barbershop together.
Liebe Ursula, liebe Bärbel und Familie — wir sind traurig.
Onkel Heinz bleibt uns in Erinnerung als tatkräftiger, liebenswerter und vor allen Dingen fröhlicher Mensch mit viel Humor, strahlenden Augen und einem befreienden Lachen.
Gertrud, Hans-Gert & Jutta
Dear Ursula;
We share your loss. Heinz was a lovely man and part of my family. He will be missed but not forgotten.
We would like to express our sincere condolences to you!
A few days ago reading the letters of Vincent van Gogh I found this:
“Why, I ask myself, shouldn’t the shining dots of the sky not be as accessible as
the black dots on the map of France? Just as we take the train to get to Tarascon
or Rouen, we take death to reach a star.”
Vincent van Gogh
Onkel Heinz, auf welchem Stern bist Du?
Hast Du Deinen Stern gefunden?
Elli
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