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| Birth: | 10 Jan 1910 in Kearney, Buffalo, NE |
| Death: | 26 Aug 1985 in Denver, Denver, CO |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | George Monroe Bressler b. 27 Mar 1888 in Genoa, Nance, NE |
| Mother: | Addie Florence McCan b. 5 Aug 1891 in Butler, Buffalo, NE |
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| Burial: Bird City, Cheyenne, KS |
| Changed: 16 Nov 2002 17:41:39 |
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HISTORY OF PERSONAL FLIGHT OF EARNEST BRESSLER
by Earnest O Bressler
I clearly recall watching a biplane flying in a westerly direction in south eastern Colorad o in 1920, soon after my parents had moved to Sheridan Lake, Colorado. "That's what I want to do when I grow up.", I thought. However, it was to be twenty-four years before I was to start on my flying activity.
I started taking dual instruction in October 1944, and received my private license in July 19 45. I had never forgotten that little biplance in 1920. I had finished high school in 1928 and wanted to go to an aviation school, but many will remember the following few years were very "lean" and I was not in a position to finance such an endeavor, so we shelved the idea for another sixteen years. Probably just as well. Did you ever know of many individuals who really made any fnancial gain out of their flying activity during the thirties?
I took my instruction at Goodland, Kansas from Oscar Moritz, who operated the field at Goodla nd. I believe my mother knew I had been to Goodland to start learning to fly before I got home. Needless to say, she didn't think too much of my favorite idea. However, Mother Bressler rode with us many miles after the death of my Father in 1951.
In 1946, (May), I had a very unfortunate accident which could have been so much worse. Our d aughter Shryll, six and a half years, ran into the propellor and was seriously cut up and injured. Fortunately she came into the prop circle from the back side with the engine idling slowly. Several plastic surgeries and a few years put her back as normal as could be expected. She did lose the forward vision in the left eye, but the side vision was good. This was much better than we expected, so we were well pleased, Only through prayers and God's healing was she spared. This incident nearly terminated my youthful ambition.
I logged considerable time for five or six years when we acquired a new 4-place Cessna "140" . I went in for a commercial rating, which I received in 1950. I had three 2-place planes up to tis time, but our family was larger too.
After getting my "commercial" I flew many hours as an "Air-Taxi", with my commercial flight s going as far as Detroit, Michigan, Phoenix, Arizona, and our family flights to New York, Washington, DC, all the New England states, California and Old Mexico.
In 1954 I received my Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic's rating, which cleared me to do all mai ntenance and repair work on my own aircraft as well as those owned by other people in the aviation "family". During my flying days we owned six aircraft - three were purchased new. Incidently there was more cost of electronic and instrumentation in the last one than the first two new planes cost.
During this time, 1950 and later, my commercial operation included Air Ambulance, as well a s transporting bodies, and I never had an argument with a one of them. Air Ambulance was my most rewarding activity. The saving of time was of utmost importance. Most ambulance trips wereto Denver, Omaha, Rochester, Wichita and Kansas City.
In 1958 we traded the "trusty 170" for a Cessna "180". The "180" had more power, carried mor e fuel, which gave more range, more load and was 40 miles per hour faster that the "170".
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Funeral Sermon for Earnest Bressler
Scripture II Timothy 4:5-8 You must keep control of yourself in all circumstances; endure su ffering, do the work of a preacher of the Good News, and perform your whole duty as a servant of God. As for me, the hour has come for me to be sacrificed; the time is here for me to leave this life. I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith. And now there is waiting for me the prize of victory awarded for a righteous life, the prize which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day -- and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for Him to appear.
Today we are gathered in memory of Earnest Bressler. In the service today each of the elemen ts represents something special about Earnie. The opening scripture sentences and the prayer represent the promises of the Christian faith which he held dear, The obituary told about some of the important people and important elements of his life. The readings by Hal were a testimony to the good qualities of Earnie's life and the way his life enriched others, and also a testimony to his love of flying. The hymn, "How Great Thou Art". was his favorite. The marching band music we will hear during the recessional was his favorite kind of music. And the passage from II Timothy that was read today was also read at his grandparents and his father's funerals. The memorials that were selected represent several of his very dear loves: his work in the Tri-State Antique Engine and Threasher Association, his work with the Gideons, and his support of the mission work in Costa Rica. Best of all, each of you by your presence here today is living testimony that here was a man who touched lives in a good, positive way. Each of you, by your presence, declares that Earnie and his family are special to you. And you were all special to him, too.
When I think of Earnie, in the short time I've known him, I think of a man who was involved i n many things, and none of them half-way. He was a man who kept busy all the time -- a hard worker, a man who enjoyed his accomplishments yet always yearned for more. In a real sense, he never really "retired", but continued to work just as eagerly at his projects as his health would permit him. All of this is part of his legacy, which lives on in his work, and especially lives on in the lives of you -- his friends, family and loved ones. His life touched our lives and we are better for it. And we have memories, which will always be ours, of good times and tough times, of laughter and sadness, of frustration and victory. A part of Earnie lives on in each of us today, for we are better people and the world is a better place for his having lived. Although we are sad to have lost him, we know his spirit is with God and he is watchiong down over us. So we can give thanks to God for the life of Earnest Bressler and all that he means to us.
The scripture that was read from II Timothy, while selected in part because of its traditio n in Earnie's family, yet also describes many things that are true about Earnie, about God, and about our own lives, as we go on living with our loss. Earnie not only worked hard, he worked hard at good things, especially the work he did for God and for others in Christ's name. He performed his whole duty as a servant of God. He endured suffering. He did his very best in all circumstances. When he first became ill, over eleven years ago, he made the best of things. His surgery at that time helped him resume an active life even though some limitations remained. But he adjusted to these limitations and continued to do his best to "run the race". He ran the full distance, and he kept the faith. When his latest illness struck him down, he continued to fight and to hope. But we all know that for Earnie, life in a rocking chair or wheelchair or bedridden would have been sheer torture. Although we miss him greatly, although we are sad for his pain and for our pain, although we would have liked everything to turn out differently, we can still give thanks that Earnie's sufferings did not continue. Instead he was set free, to be with God in heaven, to receive "the prize of victory for a righteous life". God loves Earnie, so he received him, And God loves each of us too, so he will help us with our living in the days ahead.
SOURCES:
1) Birth Certificate - Earnest O Bressler. J.W. Miller, M.D. attended the birth
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