Henry Brunsman

HENRY BRUNSMAN

Dundee

Henry "Hank" F. Brunsman, 83, of Dundee, died Sunday, March 29, 2015. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Manchester. Family will greet friends from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Bohnenkamp Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a 3 p.m. Scripture service. Additional visitation one hour before Mass Wednesday at the church. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Manchester.

Hank was born Sept. 5, 1931, near Worthington, the son of Edward and Marcella (Willenborg) Brunsmann. He was a 1949 graduate of Dundee Consolidated High School. Hank served honorably in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953, during the Korean conflict. He then worked at Wilson's Packaging in Cedar Rapids. On Oct. 6, 1953, Hank was united in marriage to Delores Theel at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Manchester. The couple farmed near Earlville until moving to their farm north of Dundee in 1961. Hank liked playing baseball and softball and did so for more than 50 years. He took part in the Veterans' Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. He enjoyed playing pinochle with friends and was known as "Grandpa Brunsman" to many.

Surviving are two sons, Lynn (Karen) Brunsman of Dundee and Larry (Kathy) Brunsman of Manchester; five grandchildren, Amanda (fiance Lance Donlon) Brunsman, Nicholas (Shelby Stufflebeam) Brunsman, Angie (fiance Terrill Adams) Brunsman, Chad (Jen) Brunsman and April (Greg) Hinton; three great-grandchildren, Ryley and Dylan Brunsman and Max Hinton; siblings, William "Bill" Brunsmann, Mary Davis, John (Karen Schulte) Brunsman and Susan (Robert) Luensman; multiple nieces and nephews; and a special nephew, Bruce (Beth) Pogue.

Hank was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Delores; a brother, Francis, in infancy; and in-laws, Vivian and Glen Pogue, Neil Davis and Leola Brunsman.

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