Rosswell P. Brunner, age 82, of Allen, Texas, completed a victorious life and passed to eternity to be reunited with his beloved wife on August 11, 2018. He was born June 18, 1936 to Frank Brunner, Jr., and Hazel (Girsch) Brunner in Mercer, Wisconsin. On July 7, 1956, Ross married Marian Myers in Mercer, Wisconsin. He lived a life of service and followed the example of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as best he could. Ross was a wonderful pastor and beloved husband, father, and grandfather. One of nine children, Ross was raised in northern Wisconsin on the banks of the river joining Echo and Rice Lakes. He loved to swim against the strong current. On the day he exhausted himself and began to drown, his sister Jeanette rescued him, not knowing she was also saving the lives of 29 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Ross attended the Mercer Church of the Nazarene and surrendered his life to Christ at the age of 13. He recognized the call to ministry and attended Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee, Illinois where he met Marian Myers and married her 6 months later. Ross was an ordained minister for the Church of the Nazarene for 46 years and pastored at several churches in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Texas. He also worked for Caterpillar Tractor Company for 5 years and Flambeau Plastic Corporation for 4 years. Ross was a member of the Richardson Church of the Nazarene in Richardson, Texas. He was a member of the Kiwanis Clubs in Allen and Bullard for many years and served as a Lt. Governor for the Texas Oklahoma District, Division 26 from 2006 to 2007. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, reading, and writing stories. Ross was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. He enjoyed telling jokes and making people laugh.
He is survived by his children, Daniel Brunner and wife, Debbie of Lexington, Texas, Jonathan Brunner and wife, Christy of Henderson, Texas, Liz Schaap and husband, Rick of Plano, Texas, Pauline Robinson and husband, Brian of Tuttle, Oklahoma; fourteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; brothers, Richard and Bob; and sisters, Margaret (Peg) Brunner, Jeanette White, Eleanor Gourley, and Kathy Kadrlik.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian Brunner, his parents Frank, Jr. and Hazel Brunner, his sister, June Schenzel, and brother, Frank.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Richardson Church of the Nazarene, 2101 E. Renner Road., Richardson, Texas 75082. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Friday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013.
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing."
~ 2 Timothy 4:7-8