JOHN D. BRUNKER, SR., age 55, of Chesterton, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Gary on August 28, 1959 to the late George and Norma Brunker. He was employed as a truck driver for Oil Tech. John enjoyed working on cars and truck driving. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend.
He is survived by his wife of over 34 years, Helen (nee Maneno); son, John Brunker, Jr. of Portage; 2 daughters, Dorothy Brunker (Mauricio Sosa) of Chesterton and Dawn Brunker (Justin) Murphy of South Haven; 4 grandchildren, Destiny and Tyler Millender and Jocylin McMeans and Madaline Murphy; 3 brothers, Elvin (Pat) Brunker of Amarillo, TX, Harold (Wanda) Brunker of Cedar Lake, and Jerry Brunker of Chesterton; 3 sisters, Erma (Ed) Howard of South Haven, Arletta (Bob) Foster of Lake Station, and Sheri Brunker of Portage; many nieces and nephews and other loving family and friends.

He was also preceded in death by his 3 brothers, George, Bill and Ted Brunker and 1 sister, Linda Sitar.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to John's family.

There will be a visitation for John at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Ave., Portage, on Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 4:00 p.m. with Rev. Craig Forwalter officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Please call (219) 762-3013 or go online to extend condolences at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.