Eileen Murphy Bruening Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Eileen Murphy Bruening (Decorah, Iowa), born in Dubuque, Iowa, who passed away on April 1, 2019, at the age of 87, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her sons, Steven and Michael; her granddaughter Natalie Bruening; her sons-in-law, Robert Cowie and Guy Barbier; her brothers, Virgil Murphy and Louis Murphy; and her siblings-in-law, Beverly White (Ruen), Sonja Bruening (Berg), Lowell Bruening (Buzz), Fritz Carlson and Don White.
She is survived by: her husband Duane; her children, Helen Barbier of Rougemont, Switzerland, Frederick (Tammy) of Grand Blanc, MI, Gregory (Karen) of Decorah, Mary Rayburn (Philip Lee) of Hunt Valley, MD, Keith Bruening (Amy) and Elizabeth Bruening of Decorah; her grandchildren, Jocelyn (Joey Clarine), Ashley, Guy Thomas, Tyler, Camille, Henri, Theresa (Jameson Bamrick), Jacob, Amanda, Gabrielle, Claudia, Michael, Nathaniel, Katherine, Rebecca and August; her great grandchildren, Alayna, Bennett, Fiona and Aurora Eileen; her sisters-in-law, Alvina Murphy, Betty Murphy and Loma Carlson; and her close friends, Alvina Murphy, RaeJean Rathje, Paula Hove, Linda, Jim Lukes, Carol, Herbie Hageman and Darlene Frana. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to WMC Home Health and Hospice, 901 Montgomery Street, Decorah, IA 52101 or The Decorah Nordic Dancers, c/o Kelly Brickley, P.O. Box 507, Decorah, Iowa 52101.
