COMFORT: Bradly Jordan Dietert, 40, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2025 after a vehicle accident. He was born August 29, 1985 in Shiner to the late Ronnie and Katherine (Bruns) Berkenhoff.
Bradly spent his early years in the Shiner area, and moved to San Antonio as a young boy when he was legally adopted by Kathy’s cousin, Brenda Dietert. He graduated from Judson High School in 2003. He then attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Rangeland Resources in 2012. While attending A&M he worked at the Texas A&M Police Department first as a security officer and then as a dispatcher. For the last ten years, he was employed with Parsons Corporation as an environmental scientist in the San Antonio area.
Bradly loved the great outdoors. You could often find him fishing, working on his land or sitting under the stars on his porch in Comfort. He enjoyed playing his guitar, listening to polka music and spending time with his large family and many friends.
Survivors are his beloved girlfriend, Cristina Ruiz; siblings, Tim Bruns, Krystina Tran (Alex), Lora Aslin, Kirby Berkenhoff and Owyn Dietert; Mother, Brenda Dietert and adoptive siblings, James Dietert, Nicholas Dietert, Michael Dietert and Kailey Dietert; his beloved fur babies, Sadie and Manpaws.
He is preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Milton and Irene Bruns, Edward and Lorene Dietert, Frank and Pauline Berckenhoff.
Funeral Service 10 a.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at UDML Shiner Lutheran Church with Pastor Chris Heinold officiating. Burial to follow at Shiner Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to Kerrville Pets Alive, 2926 Memorial Blvd., Kerrville, Texas 78028