April 27, 2021 at 4:40 p.m.
Virgil Brackman
Obituary
Virgil M. Brackman, age 93, of Portland passed away Sunday morning April 25, 2021, at Miller's Merry Manor in Dunkirk.
He was born in Fort Recovery, Ohio, on July 12, 1927, the son of Willibald and Marcella (Omlor) Brackman. He married Mary Dean Pogue on Dec. 12, 1974, and she passed away on July 27, 2016.
Virgil was retired from Teledyne Portland Forge after working there for 42 years. He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Hopewell Life Ministries. He had served with the U.S. Army.
Surviving are three sons, Mark Brackman of Surprise, Arizona, Paul Brackman (wife: Desi) of Portland and Steve Brackman (wife: Irmgard) of Surprise, Arizona; three daughters, Ellen Maudlin (husband: John) of Lake Mary, Florida, Candace Murphy (husband: Rick) of Bluffton and Sue Brandenburg (husband: Larry) of Portland; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son Jeff Blackford; two brothers, Harold and Ralph Brackman; and one sister, Cecelia Alber.
Funeral services will be Friday, April 28, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Herb Hummel presiding. Burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Jay County Humane Society or Miller's Merry Manor.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
He was born in Fort Recovery, Ohio, on July 12, 1927, the son of Willibald and Marcella (Omlor) Brackman. He married Mary Dean Pogue on Dec. 12, 1974, and she passed away on July 27, 2016.
Virgil was retired from Teledyne Portland Forge after working there for 42 years. He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Hopewell Life Ministries. He had served with the U.S. Army.
Surviving are three sons, Mark Brackman of Surprise, Arizona, Paul Brackman (wife: Desi) of Portland and Steve Brackman (wife: Irmgard) of Surprise, Arizona; three daughters, Ellen Maudlin (husband: John) of Lake Mary, Florida, Candace Murphy (husband: Rick) of Bluffton and Sue Brandenburg (husband: Larry) of Portland; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son Jeff Blackford; two brothers, Harold and Ralph Brackman; and one sister, Cecelia Alber.
Funeral services will be Friday, April 28, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Herb Hummel presiding. Burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Jay County Humane Society or Miller's Merry Manor.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
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