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Helen Verna Johnson Bruns

Birth	:	21 Jul 1921 Elon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	29 Jan 2008 Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2577000, -91.4735000
Description	:	Helen V. Bruns, 86, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 2nd at 11:00 am at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Rev. Reuben Grueneich officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 to 7:00 pm Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Helen Verna Bruns was born July 21, 1921 at Elon, IA the daughter of Oscar Hans and Hannah Victoria (Ahlquist) Johnson. She was baptized at Center Baptist Church in rural Lansing, IA. She attended rural... Read More	Helen V. Bruns, 86, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 2nd at 11:00 am at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Rev. Reuben Grueneich officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 3:00 to 7:00 pm Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Helen Verna Bruns was born July 21, 1921 at Elon, IA the daughter of Oscar Hans and Hannah Victoria (Ahlquist) Johnson. She was baptized at Center Baptist Church in rural Lansing, IA. She attended rural Allamakee country schools and graduated from Waukon High School. Helen married Roy Forkner and they were later divorced. Helen lived in Maryland and Delaware for many years where she had various jobs. She married Herbert Theodore Bruns on October 22, 1953 in Clinton, IA. They moved back to Waukon where she raised her family. Helen and Herb owned and operated the Snack Shoppe Cafe in Waukon for many years. Helen enjoyed fishing, sewing, crocheting, baking bread, canning vegetables and making jams. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Herbert, who died December 4th, 2005; 2 infant sons, Richard and Steven; a granddaughter, Beth Bruns; 2 great-granddaughters, Chantel Snitker and Sarah Schaller; 2 brothers, Reuben and John Johnson and 2 sisters, Evelyn Anderson and Irene Haack. Casketbearers are Ken and Ron Bruns, Eric Thorstenson, Ryne Hartkemeyer, Shawn and Shayne Roe. Honorary casketbearers are her other grandchildren.

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Helen Verna Johnson Bruns's memorial is located at: Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, Allamakee County, USA.
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Helen Verna Johnson Bruns death on 29 Jan 2008 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2577000
Longitude: -91.4735000

Family Members:

Parent

Oscar Hans Johnson

(1887 - 1957)

Hannah Victoria Ahlquist Johnson

(1895 - 1974)

Spouse

Herbert Theodore Bruns

(1911 - 2005)

Siblings

Evelyn Harriett Johnson Anderson

(1914 - 2002)

Irene Esther Johnson Aldrich

(1917 - 2006)

Children

Richard Phillip Forkner

(1942 - 1942)

Patricia Ann “Pat” Bruns

(1955 - 2022)

Steven Herbert Bruns

(1956 - 1956)

Flowers:

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Coordinate: 43.2577000, -91.4735000

2. Eells Plot
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Coordinate: 43.2749759, -91.5168078

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16. West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2606180, -91.3593980

17. Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2297211, -91.5869370

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Coordinate: 43.1944008, -91.3758011

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Coordinate: 43.2766991, -91.6147003

22. Center Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2886086, -91.3355637

23. IOOF Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1782990, -91.3735962

24. Reynolds Plot
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