Dorothy Bruening Obituary
We are sad to announce that on January 20, 2019, at the age of 92, Dorothy Bruening (Carroll, Iowa), born in Willey, Iowa passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dorothy Bruening to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Anthony; her daughter Mary Jo "Josie" Clark; her sons-in-law, Jack Badding and Martin Tan Creti; her granddaughter Sarah Tan Creti; her parents, Michael Schultes and Catherine Schultes; her parents-in-law, Joseph and Katherine Bruening; and her siblings, Lavine Tigges, Alvera Irlbeck, Louise Schultes, Lynette Steinkamp, Marilyn Pletchette, Leon Schultes, Arthur Schultes and Mary Jo.
She is survived by: her children, Pat Tan Creti of Carroll, Joan Kerwood (David) of Boone, Barbara Thielen (Duane) of Carroll, Joyce Nieland (Marc) of Carroll, Angela Reuter (Michael) of St. Louis, MO and Mark Bruening of Maple River; and her son-in-law James Clark of Maple River. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren with 1 more on the way, and 3 great-great-grandchildren; her sisters Janet Snyder of Carroll, and Loretta Hannasch of San Antonio, TX; sisters-in-law: Mary Lou Schultes of Carroll, Sister Marguerite Bruening F. S. P. A. of Wisconsin, and Phyllis Etringer of Omaha, NE; and a brother-in-law: Brother Michael Bruening, O. S. F. Eureka, MO; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Dorothy's family to be donated to the St. Anthony Cancer Center, or the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis, Missouri.
