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Bruce Bjorseth
BRUCE BJORSETH
Cedar Rapids
Bruce B. Bjorseth, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died peace-fully at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids after a long illness on Saturday, April 25, 2015.
Bruce was born Jan. 2, 1932, in Battle Creek, Mich., the son of Knute and Lillian (Lindquist) Bjorseth. He grew up in Battle Creek and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1954, with a degree in business admin-istration. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a first lieutenant, and served during the Korean War. He married Patricia Sincock on June 18, 1955, and they would have celebrated their 60th anniversary in June.
Bruce is survived by his wife, Pat; daughter, Karin Bjorseth of Des Moines; son, John (Holly) Bjorseth of Buffalo, Minn.; and daughters, Lisa (Greg) Thoreson of Prosper, Texas, and Ann (Jay) Murphy of Marion; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Bruce worked at Collins Radio/Rockwell International until his retirement in 1991.
He has been a member of First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids for 52 years. Bruce was a past member of the Evening Lions Club, Sons of Norway and the Collins Management Club.
A service will be held this summer in Eagle Harbor, Mich., a town where Bruce and Pat spent their summers at their family cottage for many years.
Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 510 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 or the Keweenaw County Historical Society, 670 Lighthouse Rd., Eagle Harbor, MI 49950.
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