Braeuninger, Albert Dale, 81, Belfast and Fort Fairfield, in Caribou, August 5, 2008. Arrangements are in the care of the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, Fort Fairfield.
BELFAST & FORT FAIRFIELD – Albert Dale Braeuninger, 81, husband of Kathleen E. Braeuninger, passed away Tuesday evening, August 5, 2008, at a Caribou nursing facility, following a brief illness. He was born August 29, 1926, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Albert William and Mary Dale (Hackett) Braeuninger. He was a graduate of the Upper Darby, PA school systems and attended the Franklin and Marshall University in Lancaster, PA. Albert went on to serve his country during WWII in the United States Navy from July 1, 1944 to September 4, 1952 and served in U.S. Navy Reserves from 1952 to 1984. He served with the National Security Agency under the Department of Defense where he served as a Senior Executive until his retirement in 1984 and was stationed in Germany and England. Albert was married to Kathleen E. Armstrong on June 7, 1950. The couple resided in Silver Springs, Montgomery County, Maryland from 1952 to 1984 where Albert was a member of the Transfiguration Episcopal Church, Colesville, MD. He and Kathleen moved to Belfast, Maine in 1984 where Albert was a member of the American Legion, an active member of the Belfast Curling Club, was chairman of the Belfast Airport Committee, was in charge of the Belfast High School Band Fundraising Committee, and was a member of the St. Margaret Episcopal Church, Belfast. Albert was also a dedicated volunteer at the Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine and was a member of Lion’s Club International in both Belfast and Maryland. Albert and Kathleen moved to Salisbury, Maryland in 2003 and have been residents of Fort Fairfield since 2007.
Mr. Braeuninger was predeceased by his parents and is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Mrs. Kathleen E. Braeuninger of Fort Fairfield; one son, Robert Braeuninger and his wife Amy of Salisbury, Maryland; one daughter, Kathy Braeuninger and her husband Dean Hunter of Fort Fairfield; one sister Mary Beatty of Scottsdale, Arizona; four grandchildren, Virginia Magee of Columbia, Maryland, Vaughn Braeuninger of Carson City, Nevada, Amanda Braeuninger of Middletown, Maryland, Jesse Braeuninger of Salisbury, Maryland; two great grandchildren, Brandon and Nathan Braeuninger of Carson City, Nevada.
Friends called 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, August 11, 2008, at the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main Street, Fort Fairfield, where funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Robert Smith officiating. Interment with military honors followed at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Caribou. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may contribute in memory of Mr. Braeuninger to the New England Electric Railway Historical Society, c/o Seashore Trolley Museum, P.O. Box A, Kennebunkport, Maine, 04046-1690 or the Maine Veterans Home, 169 Van Buren Road, Caribou, Maine 04736. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
