Carol Bruns

Saturday, 10/6/2012 - 11:00 a.m. - Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wadena. A memorial service for Carol Bruns of Perham, and formerly of Wadena, will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wadena, MN on Saturday, October 6, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Nate Loer officiating. Visitation is at Schuller Family Funeral Homes in Wadena on Friday, October 5 from 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m. with story sharing at 7:00p.m.. Carol passed away peacefully in her home, after a tough battle with cancer, in Perham, MN, on September 30, 2012. Carol Louise (Johnson) Bruns was born May 13th 1950 in Montevideo, MN. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at Lac qui Parle in rural Dawson, MN. Carol graduated from Dawson-Boyd high school in 1968. She graduated from Moorhead State University with her Bachelors degree in education in 1971. On June 27, 1970, Carol was united in marriage to Edward Allen Bruns (Wheaton). They parted ways in 2009 but remained friends. She obtained her Masters from Bemidji State University in 1975. Before her retirement in 2006, she taught 3rd grade in Bemidji, and Rush City, then moved to Wadena in 1975 where she taught and advocated for students with learning disabilities. Carol had a great sense of humor, was a lover of animals (especially bird watching), and enjoyed her annual lefse making event with friends. She enjoyed doing craft projects and baking cookies with grandchildren and playing at the lake with her kids. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was full of life and had what seemed to be an unlimited amount of energy as evidenced by her community involvement which included: the choir (flute, piano), teaching Sunday school, Church Council, Call Committee, and VBS (crafts) at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wadena. She was also active in Lac qui Parle Church near Dawson where she visited her mother bi-weekly until her death in 2011. She also volunteered at the Perham Food Shelf, Luther Crest Bible Camp, was involved with Madhatters Community Theater, quilting club, Lakes Area Bike Club, Whippersnappers homemaker group, Gourmet Club, Women Who Wine, Lakes Improvement District, Thrivent, and Beginning Experiences. Carol loved to travel having visited Canada, Mexico, Cayman Islands, South Africa, Paris and many states in the U.S. – Alaska was her favorite. Some of her other favorite activities included: organizing, especially hers and her daughter’s homes, helping her son with projects around his home, gardening, skiing, going to garage/rummage sales, and hosting (and feeding) friends and family at her lake home. Carol went on several mission trips to Guatemala, Jamaica, and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. And closer to home she had a “bread ministry”. Carol was preceded in death by her grandparents, and parents Melvern (Mickey) and Eunice (Boraas) Johnson. She is survived by her children Jessica (Ryan) Keddy of Sebeka, and Jason (Heather) Bruns of Sebeka; five grand children Alexander, Rebecca, Julia, Matthew, and Andrew Keddy; big brother Mark (Jo) Johnson of Duluth; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and dear friends. Memorials can be made to Luther Crest Bible Camp or the Perham Food Shelf as per Carol’s wishes. Blessed be her memory.

Carol Bruns

May 13, 1950 - September 30, 2012