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Sonja Dianne Berg Bruening

Birth	:	1 Nov 1937 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	12 Jun 2017 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Benedict Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2835999, -91.7818985
Description	:	Sonja D. Bruening, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2017 at her home in Decorah. Visitation will be Friday, June 16, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. A private family burial will be held at St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah. Sonja Dianne Bruening was born on November 1, 1937 in Decorah, Iowa to Wessly and Virginia (Ramlo) Berg. She attended Decorah Schools and graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1955. Sonja married Lowell “Buzz” Bruening on September 13, 1958 at St. Benedict... Read More	Sonja D. Bruening, age 79, of Decorah, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2017 at her home in Decorah. Visitation will be Friday, June 16, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah. A private family burial will be held at St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery in Decorah. Sonja Dianne Bruening was born on November 1, 1937 in Decorah, Iowa to Wessly and Virginia (Ramlo) Berg. She attended Decorah Schools and graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1955. Sonja married Lowell “Buzz” Bruening on September 13, 1958 at St. Benedict Catholic Church and became a military wife. They were stationed throughout the U.S. including Texas and New Hampshire before returning to Decorah in 1967. To this union four children were born: De Layne, James, Gretchen, and Wade. Sonja had a long, fulfilled life and was the glue and caretaker of her family. She truly enjoyed and spoiled her kids, grandkids, and great grandson and was nicknamed “Grandma Purse” by a few of them, as they knew she always had something in her purse for them. Besides raising her four children, she enjoyed dancing, bowling and was known for her gardening, her love for the outdoors, bird watching, collecting elephant figurines and antiques. She delivered newspapers in her younger motherhood years and she and Buzz ran “The Maid Rite” in Decorah in the 1990s. She was known to her family as “Molly B.” Sonja is survived by her four children, De Layne Bruening, James (Denise) Bruening, Gretchen Bruening, and Wade Bruening all of Decorah; four grandchildren, Tauren Gess-Bruening, Sarah (Travis) Hagensick, Maxwell and Owen Bruening; two step grandchildren, Lexy (Ryan) Young and Lindsay Lloyd; one great-grandson, Joseph Gess-Bruening; one sister Cheryl Novak of Spillville; brother and sister-in-law Duane and Eileen Bruening; sister-in-law Loma Carlson; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell “Buzz” Bruening on February 15, 2017, her parents Wessly and Virginia Berg; one sister-in-law, Beverly White; and two brothers-in-law, Fritz Carlson and Tim Novak. Sonja would have been pleased if memorials were sent to St. Benedict Church Capital Campaign, 307 W. Main Street, Decorah, IA 52101. Obituary & photo published by Fjelstul Funeral Home

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Sonja Dianne Berg Bruening's memorial is located at: Saint Benedict Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Sonja Dianne Berg Bruening death on 12 Jun 2017 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2835999
Longitude: -91.7818985

Family Members:

Parent

Wessly Berg

(1914 - 1991)

Virginia Leola Ramlo Berg

(1916 - 1998)

Spouse

Lowell Lincoln “Buzz” Bruening

(1935 - 2017)

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