Robert "Pete" Dean Brummels

Robert D. “Pete” Brummels was born July 25, 1934, to Harry and Ida (Fuhrman) Brummels, on the family farm near Randolph, Nebraska. He was the youngest of 14 children. He attended a country school through the 8th grade and graduated from Randolph High School in 1951. In December, 1951 he enlisted in the Navy. He served on the USS Piedmont during the Korean war with two of his brothers, Merlin and Willie. He received an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1957 and enlisted in the Air Force. He received an honorable discharge from the Air Force in May 1960. He married the love of his life, Darlene DeLozier in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 1957, they celebrated over 65 years of marriage. To this union, four children were born, Tamela, Timothy, Cynthia and Melanie. Pete spent 10 years as a mechanical engineer with the NASA space program, working on the Titan and Saturn Missiles. He stood proudly on the base at Cape Canaveral in Florida witnessing the launch of the Apollo missiles. In 1970, he left the missile industry and moved his family to California to work in the up-and-coming computer industry. In 1976 he relocated his family to Elkhorn, Nebraska and in 1977 he founded BrumKo Magnetics Corporation, the company focused on refurbishing magnetic recording heads. After successfully running BrumKo for several years he sold the company to a California based computer company. After the sale of BrumKo, Pete and his son, Tim, started Sable & Associates, a small sewing company in Elkhorn. The company made and sold sport style jackets. After a few years they sold this business. Pete then started Elkhorn Tool & Die Company and after successfully building the company he sold it to enjoy retirement. Pete’s entrepreneurial spirit brought him out of retirement to partner with son Tim on a new company, Advanced Business Sciences (ABS). This company used GPS and GEO Fencing technology to track paroled inmates using an ankle bracelet and cell phone. He sold this business and entered retirement again. In 2003 he took on the challenge of working with a group of investors to build the infrastructure for Elkhorn Valley Ethanol. The plant is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and was completed in 2007. The plant is in full operation today. Outside of work, Pete’s favorite things to do were dancing and traveling with Darlene, camping and boating with his family, hunting, fishing, golfing and playing cards with friends. He was a long-time member of the Elkhorn Eagles, belonged to the Masonic Lodge in Elkhorn, a Shriner, and a longtime member of the Scottish Rite. Pete passed away peacefully with his family at his side on December 20, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, 6 brothers, and 7 sisters. He is survived by his wife, Darlene, son, Timothy (Danette) Brummels of Elkhorn, NE, three daughters, Tamela (Ted) Xavier of Maui, HI, Cynthia (Dick) Marr, and Melanie Egger both living in Elkhorn, NE, 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The family invites you for a family and friends gathering on Thursday, January 5, 2023 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Reichmuth Funeral Home, 21901 W. Maple Rd, Elkhorn, NE 68022. Funeral services will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 115 W. Meigs Street, Valley, NE 68064 on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 11:00 am. A celebration of Pete’s life will follow the service at the Elkhorn Eagles Club, 20276 Wirt Street, Elkhorn, NE. Memorials to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, t2t.org, Shriners Children’s Hospital, shrinerschildrens.org., or St. Mark Lutheran Church, 115 W. Megis Street, Valley, NE 68064.

Robert "Pete" Dean Brummels

July 25, 1934 - December 20, 2022