Gilbert Bruckmueller, Jr., 85, of Sheboygan, passed away
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at his home. Gil
was born January 27, 1933, in Milwaukee, to the late Gilbert Sr. and Margaret
(Fiedler) Bruckmueller. He lived in
Sheboygan until age 11 when the family moved to West Bend. Upon his graduation from West Bend High
School, he served his country in the United States Navy from 1952 until
1956. After his honorable discharge, he
pursued his education and graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of
Business with a BBA degree in 1960.
He held managerial sales and marketing positions with the
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., The Miller Brewing Co., The Pabst Brewing Co., and
the Stroh Brewing Co. after they purchased the J.S.B. Co. He retired in 1995 from the Watkins-Shepard
Trucking Co. where he held the position of national sales director.
He was a member of W. Edwin Palmer Lodge #718 F&AM
located in Akron, OH and belonged to the Zor Temple Shrine in Madison.
Gilbert is survived by his sister, Marjorie Bruckmueller,
Muskego.
A private service of interment will be held at Wisconsin
Memorial Park in Brookfield after cremation.
Please visit
www.ballhornchapels.com
to sign the guestbook.
