Loyd Brewer
1925 - 2019
Obituary
Loyd Wesley Brewer, 93, died on Friday
(March 1, 2019) following a short illness.
He was born Nov. 9, 1925, in El Dorado,
to Marion and Alice (Nonken) Brewer, of rural Burns. He was the
oldest of four children.
Loyd graduated from Burns High School
in 1942. On Jan. 19, 1944, he went to Kansas City to enlist in the
military. When he got there, there were two lines of men, one for the
Army and the other for the Marines. He was randomly assigned to a
line – it was the line for the Marines.
Boot camp was in San Diego and then
Loyd went on to Camp Pendleton and on to Hawaii for further training.
He was part of the 5th Marine Division who shipped out for Iwo Jima
after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was on the island the entire 33
days of the battle. Once the island of Iwo Jima was secured for the
U.S., his company was sent to Sasebo, Japan, to help clean up after
the bombings. It was only after many years that he would share his
experiences there.
After his honorable discharge on July
24, 1946, he returned to Kansas. He went to diesel mechanic school in
St. Louis and spent some time at Kansas State University. He worked
in the oil fields for Citi Service as a roustabout, Hesston
Corporation and finished his working career as a maintenance man for
Newton Plaza Apartments.
On Aug. 11, 1951, he married Louella
Schmidt in Greensburg. They had three children: son, Douglas
(Margaret) and daughters, Kathryn Fisher (Charles) and Dianna
Bradford. He had six grandchildren: Ashley Wilson, Wesley Brewer,
Ruth Fisher, Joshua Fisher (deceased), Rebekah Mallya and Rachel
Nyaga. There are 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Louella; siblings, Margaret Pope, Rosalie Smith and
Max Brewer; and grandson, Joshua.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2
p.m. Thursday (March 7, 2019) at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel in
Newton. A public visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
(March 6, 2019) at Petersen Funeral Home, with the family present
from 6 to 8 p.m. Following the service, a graveside committal will be
held at the Whitewater Center Cemetery.
A memorial has been established for
Schowalter Villa, 200 W. Cedar St., Hesston, KS 67067.
Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
