Duane Bruening Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Duane Bruening (Decorah, Iowa), who passed away on November 3, 2019, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Duane Bruening to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his sons, Steven and Michael; his granddaughter Natalie Bruening; his sons-in-law, Robert Cowie and Guy Barbier; his parents, Leo Bruening and Theresa Bruening (Baumler); his parents-in-law, James and Lucella Murphy (Harks); his siblings, Beverly White (Ruen) and Lowell Bruening (Buzz); and his siblings-in-law, Sonja Bruening (Berg), Don White, Fritz Carlson, Virgil Murphy and Louis Murphy.
He is survived by: his children, Helen Barbier of Rougemont, Switzerland, Frederick (Tammy) of Grand Blanc, MI, Gregory (Karen) of Decorah, Mary Rayburn (Philip), Keith (Amy) of Decorah and Elizabeth Bruening of Ankeny; his grandchildren, Jocelyn (Joey), Ashley Eileen, Guy Thomas, Tyler, Camille, Henri, Theresa (Jameson), Jacob, Amanda, Gabrielle, Claudia, Michael, Nathaniel, Katherine and Rebecca; his great grandchildren, Alayna, Bennett, Fiona and Aurora Eileen; his sister Loma Carlson of Decorah; and his sisters-in-law, Alvina Murphy of Peosta and Betty Murphy of Dubuque, Iowa. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be given to Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, P.O. Box 379, 502 W. Water Street, Decorah, IA, 52101 or the Elks Lodge, 105 River Street, Decorah, IA 52101.
