Bruce Alan Bratcher Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-09-27T15:00:00
End: 2025-09-27T16:00:00
Location: Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home

The passing of Bruce Alan Bratcher of Herrin, Illinois leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 24, 2025 at the age of 81. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bruce Alan Bratcher to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Edward Bratcher and Meryl Edna Bratcher (Bruce); and his brother Robert Wayne Bratcher. He is survived by: his wife Brenda Bratcher of Herrin; his brother Charles; his sister-in-law Terri Bratcher of West Chicago, IL; his nieces, Lou Anne (Jon Lough), Dana Bratcher, Vanessa Kennedy and Valerie Kennedy; and his great-nieces and great-nephews, Nicholas, Sarah Lough, Allyson Lough, Zach Dodson, Jared, Brittany Kennedy, Tyler, Jessica Holland and Sami Jo Goetting.

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Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home

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February 16, 2026

Terry Fortman wrote a sympathy message

“Bruce was a fine man whom I knew when he was in high school. We worked on a Summer crew together. I looked him up a couple of years ago. He will definitely be missed. God didn't make them any better than bruce.”

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Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home
2704 S Park Ave, Herrin, IL 62948

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2704 S Park Ave, Herrin, IL 62948

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