Frances Brouk

Fran Brouk was born on November 10, 1924 to Emil and Esther (Chilberg) Paulson in Aldrich, Minnesota. She passed away, surrounded by her loved ones, at the age of 83 on Wednesday, July 16 at Bethany Home in Alexandria, Minnesota. After graduating from Staples High School, Fran moved to Minneapolis. There she worked as a home health aid and at Sears & Roebuck Company. She also attended the Lutheran Bible Institute where she grew in the knowledge of her Lord and met her first husband. Fran married Gilmore Land on June 30, 1956 in Minneapolis.They farmed for many years near Deer Creek. Their daughter Lois was born in 1960. Gilmore passed away tragically in 1972. Nine years later, Fran found love again and married Millard Brouk on January 31, 1981. Fran resided in the Wadena-Deer Creek area for over 50 years. She was a dedicated employee of Tri-County Hospital and also Green Thumb. She enjoyed being a Tupperware consultant and traveled to many conferences throughout the nation, making life-long friends. Fran was active in her church and served on many committees. One of her favorite things was her Bible Study with several local women and her pastor. She loved sharing her faith in Jesus Christ! One of her favorite past times was going to garage sales and having her own. She also enjoyed flea marketing and traveled long distances with her antiques and collectibles. Fran loved her grandchildren and was thrilled to hold her first great-grandchild the day he came home from the hospital one week before her passing. Her death has made many broken hearts for the grandchildren and she will be missed and remembered as the best grandma there could ever be. Fran and Millard lived at Fair Oaks Lodge in Wadena for the last few years and then moved to Bethany Home in December, 2007 to be closer to Fran’s daughter and their treasured grandchildren. Fran was preceded in death by her first husband, Gilmore; parents, Emil and Esther; brothers-in-law, Orril, Ferdinand and Claire; sisters-in-law, Tolvine and Bernice, and nephew, Carl Drake. She is survived by her husband, Millard; daughter and son-in-law, Lois & Gary Bjorklund of Alexandria; sister and brother-in-law, Marlys and Vernon Drake of Staples; grandchildren, Amanda, Sunshine, Matthew and fiancée, Jen, Sarah and fiance, Mike, and Luke and Lisa Jennissen; great-grandson, Conrad; step-grandchildren, Kristina, Nick, Jenny and Justin; nieces and nephews, Ann, Paul, Keith (Drake), Alan, Marilyn, Sonia, Carl (Noss), Delores, Donald, Jerry and Jon (Swenson); and many cousins. Funeral Services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 21 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Wadena, Pastor Del Moen officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Matthew Jennissen and Private Luke Jennissen. Active pallbearers were Paul Drake, Keith Drake, Harold Erickson, Duane Trana, Eugene Leslie, and Harris Bendix. Interment was at Compton Lutheran Cemetery in Compton Township of rural Wadena.

Frances Brouk

November 10, 1924 - July 16, 2008