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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Brunk, Quincealea A.
Quincealea A. Brunk, 51, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at her home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Inurnment: Sheldon, North Dakota. Iowa Cremation is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her mother, Carol Oelke of Mesa, Ariz.; father, Elmer (Cynthia) Brunk of Seattle, Wash.; a brother, Layne (Teresa) Brunk of Houston, Alaska; a sister, Dawnya (Joe) Reda of Atlanta, Ga.; two stepbrothers and six stepsisters. She is also survived by a friend, Paul Snell of Davenport; four nieces and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Tymphanie; and her stepfather, James Oelke.
Quinn was born June 18, 1960, in Minot, N.D. She was a professor of nursing at Kaplan University.
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Published in The Gazette Jan. 28, 2012