Brooks, Vance Albert

Vance Albert Brooks, 76, of Manchester, died Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ardelle Brooks of Manchester; six children, Connie (Jim) Haynes of Manchester, Tammie (Ben) Boone of Las Cruces, N.M., Teri (Ricardo) Mora of Guymon, Okla., Jason (Lynet) Brooks of Kansas City, Mo., Amy (Brian) Kuhn of Cedar Rapids, and Nicole Brooks of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and nine siblings, Verdis (John) Feller of Waterloo, Verlene Kelly of Manchester, ValJean Berg of Cedar Rapids, Verle “Buster” Brooks of Central City, Veronica Fugate of Cedar Rapids, Valetta (Harley) Radloff of Postville, Vaylard (Betty) Brooks of Strawberry Point, Vikki Welsh (special friend, Jim Fierstine) of Edgewood and Victor Brooks (special friend, Misty Kahler) of Petaluma, Calif.

Vance was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Vincent Brooks, in infancy.

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Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at First Lutheran Church, Manchester, by the Rev. Allan Oman and Dr. Rev. Jean Rabary. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home & Crematory and also one hour before services at the church on Tuesday. Interment, with military rites: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester.

Published Sept. 8, 2012 in The Gazette