Velma “Sally” Bruening age 93, of 1831 Cherry LN, died on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in the Good Samaritan Home. She was born on July 8, 1924 in Honey Creek Township, Mendon, IL, the daughter of the late Oren W. & Katherine B. (Campbell) Adair. Sally graduated from Unity High School. On May 1, 1948, she married Frank H. Bruening in St. Edward Catholic Church in Mendon. Sally was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.

Sally was a lead office clerk for the test department of Gates Radio Co., a division of Harris-Intertype Corp., where she met her husband. Sally worked there for 21 years until her retirement.

In the past, Sally participated with RSVP as receptionist at Quincy College, United Way’s Help Line, the nursing department at John Wood Community College, Adams County Health Department and Senior Citizens Center. She had been involved in the social committee of St. Mary Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary. She was also a member of South Side Boat Club and the Ladies of St. Francis. Sally liked to volunteer because she liked meeting people and the challenge of doing different things.

Sally loved to travel, camp, do needlework and read. She was available at any given moment to help her children and grandchildren. She also loved her dogs, ‘Dusty’ and ‘Dixie’ and her cat, ‘Kitty’.

She is survived by
THREE CHILDREN: Bruce (Sandra) Bruening of Mendon, IL; Diana (Bill) Bockenfeld of Quincy and Debra Liebig of Quincy.
NINE GRANDCHILDREN: Chad (Brittany) Bruening, Marty (Catherine) Bruening and Kelly(Jared) Flora, Brent (Heather) Bockenfeld, and Brooke (Dr. Alan) Richardson, Shaun (Dawn) Bruening and Kristin (Justin) Six, Travis (Kristen) Liebig and Brandi (Cory) VonderHaar.
SIXTEEN GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Audrey and Amelia Bruening, Eli and Emmalynn Bruening, Della and Brix Bockenfeld, Ian and Sydney Richardson, Addison, Breckett and Creedyn Bruening, Leah Six, Jack and Abigail Liebig, Brooklyn and Blake VonderHaar.
SIBLINGS: Carol J. (Paul) Obert and Sharon Kay (Alvin) Dempsey.
Numerous other nieces, nephews and other relatives survive.

In addition to her husband, Sally was also preceded in death by her parents, a son Philip W. Bruening, a son-in-law: John W. Liebig, two sisters; V. Bernice Rogers Wellman and Marilyn M. Woodworth, her brother Kenneth Adair and a sister-in-law: Florence Loos.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:30 in the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home and at 11:00 in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 at the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Quincy Humane Society or to the Diabetes Association.