Pauline Brechler

Funeral services celebrating the life of Pauline I. Brechler, 80, of Princeton, IA, will be 10am Friday, June 22, 2018 at the Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, downtown Davenport, IA.  Private burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal.  Visitation will be 5-7pm Thursday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Ridgecrest Village Memory Care Unit for a NuStep Exercise Machine.

Mrs. Brechler passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Pauline Irene Henkes was born September 25, 1937 in McGregor, IA, a daughter of Carroll and Irene (Hultgren) Henkes, Sr.  She was united in marriage to Carl Brechler on October 1, 1955 in McGregor.

Although her passing leaves a huge void, she will be remembered as a sincere and compassionate ambassador for Jesus Christ.  She was always there to lend a helping hand and a sympathetic ear. She was known to all as our “Gram”.

Survivors include her husband Carl, Ridgecrest Village Memory Care Unit; daughter Janine (Roger) Johnson, all of Princeton, IA; son Craig (Marcella) Brechler, Phoenix, AZ; grandchildren Jennifer (Tim) McCracken, Jessica (Tyler) Whittier, Roger M. (Angela) Johnson, Nathen Johnson, Ellen Brechler, Evelyn Brechler, and Phillipe Vincent; great grandchildren Samantha and Holly Johnson, Camryn and Haylee McCracken, and Wynn Whittier; siblings Joanna Dull, Gerald (Linda) Henkes, Bobby (Sue) Henkes, all of McGregor, Donna (Skip) Oetzel, Louisville, KY, Bonnie (Gary) Ferguson, St. Francis, Kansas, Sandra Handgartner, Waterloo, IA, Carroll (Jane) Henkes, Jr, Littleton, CO, Cheryl (Rod) Tippery, Madison, WI, Lowell (Kathleen) Henkes, North Port, FL, and Todd (Tammy) Henkes, Crestview, FL.

She was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter Hannah Brechler, and brother Loren.