Our
thanks to authors Edna Bjorkman
and Robert David Olson for giving the Pine County Genealogical Society
permission to publish the following information from their book called “Courage
in a
Bruno
is a tiny village in
1905
The last state census was taken in
List of Families living in Bruno in 1905
Alexander, John
Ames, Joe
Ames, Will
Bade, Carl
Ball, Frank
Barnett, Frank
Bartells, Charles
Bates, Harry
Bellille, Dave
Bennett, Goldie & William
Bradshaw John
Bribo, Amelia
Brings, John
Bristol, George
Buswell, Lorean
Campbell, Jesse
Carlson, John
Churchill, Albert
Colburn, Alex
Cook, Willis
Crane, Eugene
Degerstrom, Peter
Demo, Dave
Dill,
Ducker, Julia
Elwell, Joel
Emerson, George & Matt
Fairchild, Albert
Fitz, Rudolph
Fix, Antone
Freeman, Nels
Gallagher, Pat
Gardner, Mary
Gault, Grant
Gellatly, William
Gervais, Julius
Gordon, E.W.
Hedin, Clara
Hill, Jasper
Hogan, James
St. Peter, Napoleon
Hoganson, Hogan
Jackson, Charlie
Jackson, Dave
Johnston, James
Kane, Pat
Kellet, Albert
Kling, Charles
Klintz, Hans
Knibb, John
LeFavor, May
Larson, John
Lawick, H.
LePeer, William
Lindstrom, Charles
Marihart, Joseph
Messenger, Herman
McCullock, John
Murphy, Pat
Nelson, Dan
Nelson, Hans
Oman, Andrew
Orcutt, Charlie
Pavelka, Frank
Peterson, Louis
Peterson, Ludwig
Pherrel, Charles
Reynolds, William
Richards, A.
Smoltz, Arnold
St. Peter, Adolph
Stafforrd, John
Stanson, Paul
Steeves, Walter
Stevens, George
Sullivan, William J.
Thomas, Henry
Torgenson, Albert
Trepanie, William
Vigdahl, John
Visser, William
Wagner, John
Wait,
Waletzko, Albert
Walsh, Hiram
Wentzel, Gust
Wharton, Albert
Whelan, John
Williams, Nelson
Williamson, Patrick
Other early families
not on the 1905 census:
Breiland, Nels
Myren
Saastad
Tuor
Shoumaker, William
Layng, W. G.
Olson, Frank
Otto, W. G.
Holst, Dve
Shandreau
Domning
Didden
Storebo, Andrew
Billman
Plaisted
Sprague
Katzel, Frank
Scott
Dougan
1906
Birthdays in 1906
Mrs. Pat Murphy had a birthday party on an afternoon in March for her mother, Mrs. Baldwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Williams had a gathering in February to celebrate Lucy Bowe’s birthday.
Maud Gault had a party in November for her fourteenth birthday.
Weddings in 1906
Miss Theresa Whelan and Edwin Troweden were married at the Catholic Parsonage by Father Patt. Margaret Whelan was her sister’s bridesmaid and William Sullivan was best man.
Births in 1906
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Walsh had a daughter on February 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher had their eighth son in March.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy had a twelve pound son in April.
Mr. and Mrs. Messenger had a son in December
Deaths in 1906
Julius Gervais’ daughter, Helen, died from appendicitis. She was only seven years old.
1907
Children who died in
1907
February 22: Phillip Edward Hogan, 14 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hogan
February 28: Vina Otto, 14 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Otto. She was Annie Otto’s sister.
Ruby Walsh, 1 year and 1 day old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Walsh.
Leonard Leo Gallagher, 11 months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gallagher.
March 14: Baby
Vera Orcutt, six years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Orcutt
October 24: Peter Stevens, second son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens.
Eugene Gallagher, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gallagher
December 12: A three week old infant, child of Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge
Mrs. William Wood died of Meningitis. She left a husband and five children.
Births in 1907
January 20 girl, Mr. and Mrs. J. Marihart.
February 21 10 ½ pound boy, Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch
April 4 Girl, Mr. and Mrs. H. Walsh
June 6 Girl, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Kane
August 29 Son, Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong.
Sept. 5 Girl, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gallagher
November 7 Girl 8 ½ pounds Mr. and Mrs. William Minor
November 18 Boy, Mr. and Mrs. Woan, Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Wharton
December 4 Nine pound boy, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Murphy
1908
Deaths in 1908
Linnea Jackson, wife of Charles Jackson she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nelson. She was survived by three children, the oldest four years old and the youngest a few hours old.
Mrs. A. O. Wharton died from apoplexy. She was one of Bruno’s earliest
residents. She was buried at
Hetty Marie Orcutt, ten years old died from diphtheria.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lusk’s eight-month old baby of “brain fever”.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vigdahl’s six week old baby girl of heart failure.
1909
Births in 1909
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will LePeer in January.
Pat Murphys had a nine pound boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Nels Freeman’s boy died of pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Christianson’s son died of pneumonia.
1910
Marriages in 1910
Rev. Hubert W. O’Dell planned to marry Alice Mae Gould in June. He was given a going away party in April
John Bade and Mary just were married in March.
Anna Vjork and Harold Friesendahl were married in August in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Friesendahl.
Lucy Thomas, daughter of Henry Thomas, married Mr. Gay of
1911
Deaths in 1911
.R. A. Campbell of Bruno died on March 21 from pleurisy.
John Whalen, an early Bruno settler since 1891, died after suffering four months with cancer.
John Emery, father of Mrs. H. E. Crane and Mrs. A. L. Churchill, died at the Churchill home.
Scarlet fever took the lives of both Tour children. Cora was six and Lewis five.
Edna Marie Holst, three, and a six month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Holst died from an undisclosed illness.
1912
Marriages in 1912
Miss Gertrude Vork and Fred Saastad were married by Justis
W. G. Otto. A reception dance was held
at the Burns Hall with supper at
Loretta Leary and Elton F. Bailey were married in June at the Catholic Church.
Emelia Stockman and George P. Peterson were married. She was the sister of Mrs. Julius Newman. Mr. Peterson had his store in Bruno for two years on the west side of the tracks.
Ivan Skinner and Martha Saastad were married at
Invitations were sent in December for a
Deaths in 1912
Anna Christina Nelson died in January. She was survived by two sons; A. H. and H. C.
Nelson and a daughter in
Also in January, Morris Leslie Friesendahl, the nine month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Friesendahl died from unknown illness.
Lew St. Peter died from pneumonia at the home of his uncle Napoleon St. Peter. His funeral was at the Catholic Church.
Hannah Martin Rodenberge, wife of Ed and mother of E.J. and F.M Rodenberger, died in 1912
Nellie Frances Fairchild, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fairchild, died when she was thirteen months old. The funeral was at the Presbyterian church and she was buried in the Bruno cemetery.
1913
Marriages in 1913
Mable Wood and Ausin Wiltsie were married at
Rex Sprague married Nan Kane of Knox,
Anniversaries in 1913
Friends and relatives helped Mr. and Mrs. Mel Plaisted celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary in August. They received several pieces of beautiful silverware and everyone enjoyed an evening of dancing.
Deaths in 1913
Mrs. Ervyette Moore, mother of Mrs. Albert Fairchild died on
January 8. She had lived with her daughter’s
family since
Nels Larson Lindstrom, eighty-one years old, died at his
home south west of town. His funeral was
on February 2 at
Isabel Hedin, eleven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albin
Hedin, died from typhoid pneumonia. She
had been sick a long time. The family
lived six miles south of Bruno. Her
funeral was at the
Phillip Peterson, two and one half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peterson, died in September of the “summer complaint.”
Word was received from
Rev. Herbert O’Dell died on Tuesday, May 6. He had been ill nine months with tubercular
trouble. He was born in
1914
Marriages in 1914
Archie M. Dugan of Bruno and
Wilhemina Whelan and Edwin Fairchild were married June 24 at
On October 6 Etta Fairchild and John Didden, the barber,
were married at the Fairchild home.
Father Giraux of
J. Clifton Anderson married Susie Honmedal at the Swedish
Lutheran Parsonage in Red Wing on
Deaths in 1914
Myrtle Marie, three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erick Erickson, died in January from spinal meningitis. Her father was in the hospital suffering with Brights Disease. Contributions were raised to help Mrs. Erickson and her remaining two children. The family had lived in the Bruno Community for eight years.
John Holtz died in April. He was sixty-five years old and had been ill all winter. He had worked on the section near Bruno for several years.
Mrs. J. A. Alexander, a Bruno pioneer, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. Kellett. She was sixty five years old and she had lived in Bruno for twenty five years. She was survived by her elderly husband, three daughters, and one son.
In September, Herman Nortrup, twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nortrup, died from burns he received when he tried to light the kitchen stove with kerosene. Funeral services were held at Willow River Presbyterian Church with Rev. Robert I. Barr officiating.
Charles Bennett, a little boy who suffered from heart
disease, died at his home. The funeral
was conducted at his home by Rev. Barr. He
was buried in the
In December Mrs. Andrew Boo died at her home nine miles east
of Bruno. She had been ill for four
years. She was survived by her husband,
a daughter, Mrs. Frank Olson, and two sons.
She was seventy-five years old, and she had lived in
In October the Bruno community was shocked and saddened to hear that Will Layng, one of their most well liked and active leaders, died from blood poisoning.
1915
Deaths in 1915
Mrs. Baldwin died just a month after celebrating her
birthday. Her funeral was at the
Presbyterian Church with Rev. Barr officiating.
She was buried in the Bruno cemetery.
Mrs. Baldwin was survived by four daughters. Mrs. Patrick Murphy, Mrs. Hiram Walsh, Mrs.
Hattie Johnson of Bruno, and Mrs. John Mohr of
The body of Freddie Dauel was brought from
1916
Marriages in 1916
Iva Orcutt and William Sloan were married at
Alice Sprague and Mike Plaisted were married August 23.
Goldie Plaisted and Tedd Doboszenski were married t
Deaths in 1916
Ella Chaplin Claugh, age forty-five, died on Feb. 25 after
having an appendectomy at
Mrs. Comstock, mother of Mrs. Layng and Mrs. Ames, was killed when she was knocked down by a horse.
Martha Bertha Lindberg Gissler, fifty four, died of cancer. She was survived by her husband and eleven children.
1917
Marriages in 1917
Fred McClellan and Ruth Plaisted were married in February at
the Mike Plaisted home in
In April Mrs. Anna
Friesendahl and Harold Elwell were married in Sandstone and left for
their home in
Floyd Fairchild and Miss Essie Bates were married at the Presbyterian Church in May. They were attended by Miss Ida Fairchild and Lloyd Bates.
Miss Inez Gellatly was married to a Mr. Anderson of
Death in 1917
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Plaisted lost their baby boy in July.
1918
Marriage in 1918
Earl Percy DeMaris and Edna Mabel Bates were married at the J. D. DeMaris home in August. The parlor was decorated with evergreens and white garlands with a large wedding bell. Miss Zana DeMaris and Lyle Bates were the attendants. The bride wore a white crepe de Chine dress and her attendant wore a light blue silk dress. Earl went into the service soon after the wedding.
Death in 1918
Bloodhounds were brought from
1919
Marriages in 1919
Merle Gault and Leo Forsythe were married on July 9 at
Myrtle DeMaris surprised her Bruno friends when she sent
them an announcement of her marriage to Ralph Walsh of
Deaths in1919
Little Marionette Rose Gault, daughter of the Will Gaults,
died on
1920
Marriages in 1920
Mrs. Lucy Gay and John Moneette were married in
Elsie Bates and Willie DeMaris were married in
Deaths in 1920
Mrs. F. W. Dauel died February 5, having succumbed to injuries caused by a kerosene explosion in the house kitchen.
Brynoff Armstrong, age twenty, died January 31 as a result of an appendicitis attack.
1921
Weddings in 1921
Miss Evelyn Plaisted and Mr. Glenn Gaualt were married on October 13th.
Mr. Roy Emerson and Miss Emma Martha Robinson were married in October
Deaths
Mr. George W. Plaisted passes away shortly after his 100th birthday. He had been living with his son, M. W. Plaisted.
News came from Chisago that Mr. Pat Kane had died. A pioneer Bruno businessman, he had owned Kane’s saloon from 1899 until Prohibition.
Fred McClellan passed away in November. Death resulted from an accidental gun discharge.
Reynold Lingren, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lingren was killed as a result of being kicked by a horse.
1922
Weddings in 1922
Miss Maude Rodenberger and Lee Beavens were married February 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Eggerman, who were married in early May, made their home on his father’s farm east of Bruno.
Marion Gaualt and Genevieve Larson were married September 5.
Deaths in 1922
Margaret Jean, the four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saastad was seriously burned November 24 when she tried to put some paper into the stove (to warm her doll good). Her clothes caught fire as a result. She did not survive, death coming soon after.
1923
Weddings in 1923
The Carl Pearson family celebrated the weddings of two
daughters; Astrid Paulen Pearson and Grant Harvey DeMaris were married on March
16. Miss Mabel Pearson married Donald
Archambault of
Miss Marie Gellatly was united in marriage to Arthur Lund on June 23.
Miss Zana DeMaris became the bride of Hubert Hill, a
resident of
In August, Miss Verda Pletcher was married to Mr. Lloyd Bates.
Claude Hammer and Miss Gladys Hoff were married in
Miss Genevieve Gellatly and Elder Plaisted were married in
Miss Frances Domning and MR. Elmer Breiland were married on December 13.
Deaths in 1923
Mrs. Alice Plaisted passed away on April 11 at the young age
of twenty seven. She and her husband
were residing in
Francis Olson, the seventeen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Olson, was killed accidentally in June. While working with a road crew, he took the full charge of a dynamite blast.
Mrs. Alice Rick, age eighty three, died in September. The mother of Mrs. J. D. DeMaris, she was a
native of
1924
Weddings in 1924
Miss Thora Heininge of Askov and Clarence Breiland were married
in
Miss Mary Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Adams, became the bride of Arthur J. Anderson of
Mrs. Nettie Layng announced the marriage of her daughter,
Laura Kathryn, to Claudius Billman, on June 24th. The wedding was held at
Miss Emma Nortrup and Mr. Ed Domning were married on July 12th.
Miss Johannah Myren and Irvin Plaisted were united in marriage on September 25th.
Miss Johanna Pawloski and Mr. Chester Waletzkow tied the
knot in November at
Miss Myrtle Davis and Mr. Francis Pearson married on
Deaths in 1924
A son of the Rudolph Lund family died in April.
The son of the John Wahlstrom family died August 14th.
1925
Weddings in 1925
Miss Ruth Barbara Walsh was married to Albert C. Buetow of
Miss Irene Figg became the bride of Lester Hammer on October 12th.
Miss Emma Jackson and John Lundgren were married on October 24th.
Deaths in 1925
Mrs. Eva Jackson passed away in January at the age of
eighty. She, with her husband, John came
to the Askov-Bruno area in 1897 from
Mrs. Joe Bribo passed away on October 6.
The nineteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Frisendahl, Harold, was killed early November
in an automobile accident that occurred north of
1926
Wedding Anniversary
in 1926
Mr. and Mrs. William Weber, parents of Mrs. Adams, celebrated their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary on August 13. Mrs. Weber is eighty four and Mr. Weber is ninety one.
Weddings in 1926
A double wedding took place on July 31. Miss Wanda Rupp became the bride of Albert Ostercamp and Miss Uneeta Rupp was married to William Davis.
Louise Brandt became the bride of James Steele of
Miss Inga Larsen and John Patrick Murphy were married September 17th.
Miss Alvira Lundahl and Carl Lemke were married October 24th.
Miss Jane Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Cooper,
became the bride of Clifford I. Sonnenberg from
Deaths in 1926
Bruno lost a prominent resident on September 23. John Stafford died soon after an auto
accident that occurred on Highway No. 1 near
Mr. Timothy Billman passed away in
Julius F. Slott, Sr. age seventy-two passed away on July 21st.
Charles G. Lindstrom passed away on November 13. He was fifty eight years of age. Death was caused by an inflammation of the heart.
Mrs. Hoganson passed
away on December 27. She and her husband
came to Bruno on
1927
Anniversaries in 1927
A great celebration took place on June 30 for the golden
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nelson.
They arrived in Bruno from
Weddings in 1927
Miss Louise Williams was married on February 10 in
Miss Della Moberg of
Sylvester Marihart married Miss Elizabeth Carrs of Proctor,
a former teacher at Bruno. This ceremony
took place in
Miss Adeline Rudd of
Deaths in 1927
Two young men were spending the winter hunting and trapping near Two Harbors. There was no word from them for a long time. A brother of one traveled to the area in March to find their charred bodies in a shanty that had burned completely. Funerals were conducted for these men, George Kowitz and Henry Hannon.
Oscar F. Peterson died at his home on July 1 at the age of seventy four. He came to Bruno in 1918 and was in the potato and feed business.
Mrs. Grant H. DeMaris of
Another untimely death occurred on November 5. Mrs. Frank Olson passed away. She was forty four years old.
1928
Weddings in 1928
Miss Agnes Nelson and Adolph Draves were married in
From
Miss Myrtle Johnson became the bride of Peter A. Peterson,
both of Bruno, at
Miss Irene Christine Jensen and James Willam Thompson of
Fro the neighborhood east of Kerrick, the news was that Miss Mary Mach married Adolph Larson on August 28.
In
Myrtle Breiland and John Douglas exchanged wedding vows in
Miss Evelyn Jackson and Victor Marihart were married in
Miss Frances Walsh became the bride of Jimmie Renford of
Deaths in 1928
Mr. Julian Monette, who was living with his son, Mose, passed away October 9. He had lived a remarkable ninety six years.
Swan Ecklund, age sixty seven, died on October 9. The cause of death was apoplexy.
1929
Special Birthday in
1929
On August 13, many relatives and friends gathered at the E. W. Adams home to celebrate an important birthday. The mother of Mrs. Adams, Mrs. William Webber, was observing her eighty seventh birthday.
Weddings in 1929
Miss Glee Plaisted was united in marriage to Mr. Grant
DeMaris on June 12 in
Deaths in 1929
Mrs. Louis Bade died on
Mrs. Esther Gates Lalyng passed away early in January at the age of eighty-four. She and her deceased husband were early settlers, arriving soon after the turn of the century.
Mr. Thure Hoganson, age forty four, died on January 6. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hogan Hoganson.
Mr. James Morrison, age eighty six, passed away on March 20, to be followed by Mrs. Morrison’s death on March 22. She was eighty one years of age.
1930
Weddings in 1930
Mr. William Marihart and Miss Clara Nortrup exchanged wedding vows on June 4th.
Mr. Francis Starch of Bruno married Miss Gertrude Smith of Aitkin on June 10th.
Miss Louise Marihart was united in marriage to Mr. Lawrence Kertscher on June 17th.
Mr. Norbert Tabery was married to Miss Daisy Eisentrager in
Deaths in 1930
A pioneer, Mr. William DeMaris, passed away in early March at the age of seventy=four. He and his wife came to the Bruno area in 1912 at which time they purchased a 320 acre farm. It was determined that hardening of the arteries caused his death.
On April 1, another pioneer, Albert Fairchild, age seventy-one, also passed away. The Fairchild family came to Bruno in 1903.
Mr. John Bade died in September. Mr. Bade was sixty five years of age. He had resided next to Sand Creek since 1904. He was a charter member of the Presbyterian Church in Bruno.
Others who were reported to have died during 1930 were Mrs. Carl Von Schenk, Mr. S. E. Cooper, Mr. Frank Pilrain, and Ole Larson.
1931
Weddings in 1931
A January 1 article announced that Mr. Leonard Lund and Miss Lydia Jensen became man and wife on Saturday.
On January 12, Mr. Erick Zack and Alice Mach were united in marriage.
Miss Alma Jensen and Mr. Thomas Rodenberger were married on May 21. On May 28 they occupied their home, known as the Baily farm.
June 17 was the wedding date of Mr. Oscar Eklund and Miss
Della Greene. They made their home in
News reached Bruno that Miss Josephine Douglas and Mr.
Charles Bramkamp were married at
Miss Esther Hammer was united in marriage to Chester Frisendahl of Little Falls on August 1.
Miss Joyce Edwards of Bruno married Mr. Arthur E. Anderson
of
Deaths in 1931
Mr. H. G. White, a pioneer of Bruno since 1908, passed away
on July 24. When Mr. White’s parents
lived near
Mrs. Plank, who resided at the O. F. Peterson home, died on August 7th.
Mrs. Carrie Sway, age eighty four, died late September. She was the mother of John Sway of
Frank Watson died on November 15. He was eight-six. Mr. Watson was buried in
November 20 noted the passing of Henry Brandt, Sr. at the age of sixty-nine. He came to Bruno in 1912.
Mrs. Nath Degerman passed away on December 17 at the young age of fifty-one. She had been ill for several years.
1932
Weddings in 1932
Edwin Wallner and Adeline Domning were married in
January. The wedding took place in
February was the wedding of Elmer Hansen and Helen
Seabloom. The vows were spoken in
Miss Gertrude Cash of
Mr. Clarey Jensen of Askov and Miss Dorothy Saastad of Bruno
were united in marriage at the
Miss Faye Gilson and Mr. Alvin Damman became man and wife in June. Both were Bruno residents.
Miss Rose Mach, a resident east of Bruno, and Thomas
Waletzko of
William Degerstrom and Miss Clara Nelson’s wedding ceremony
took place in
The new Presbyterian minister, Rev. David Farrington, and Miss Effie Carlson of North Branch were married at her home in July.
Mr. Arthur Budd and Miss Marjorie Golden exchanged wedding vows in September.
Miss Sonja Nelson of
Deaths in 1932
Mrs. Eli Spires (Grandma Spires) passed away in February. She was the mother of Mrs. Walter Hammer.
Jacob Wolf, the father of Mrs. Chas Kunz of
Mrs. William Webber passed away on June 3, just short of her ninetieth birthday. She and her husband came to Bruno in 1917. She was fondly remembered for a favorite and very expert hobby, quilt making. Her husband had died prior to her passing.
Mr. Wm. W. Cleugh died in July at the age of sixty-seven. Mr. and Mrs. Cleugh came to Bruno in 1916. Mrs. Cleugh passed away soon after their arrival. He was a nearby neighbor of Andrew Storebo.
1933
Weddings in 1933
Miss Margie Rodenberger and Mr. Len Gilmore were married in
The Leslie Darling and Frances Putnam nuptials were pronounced on May 20th.
Miss Viola Degerman and Mr. Lawrence DeMaris were wed in June.
Deaths in 1933
Mr. William Lepeer, age fifty-nine, passed away in January. A resident of Bruno for many years, he operated the butcher shop there for a number of those years.
January was also the time of passing of Mrs. Catherine Beyer. Her home was northeast of Askov. She was over seventy-nine years of age. Children, Mrs. A Espointour and Walter Beyer, survived her.
Mrs. S. O. Saastad died on March 6 at the age of eighty-three. The Saatads came to Bruno in 1905.
Mrs. Anna E. Holm passed away on April 7. She was forty-nine.
1934
Weddings in 1934
On the very first day of 1934, Miss Genevieve Ione Anderson of Bruno became the bride of Mr. Carl Johnson of Finlayson.
Miss Luella Wallner of Bruno and Mr. Victor Larsen of Askov were married on January 20th.
Mr. Ted Brieland of Bruno and Miss Violet Tyre of
Mr. Harry Pletcher and Miss Vivian Pearson, both of Bruno, were married on April 21.
Miss Dorothy Swanson of Moose Quarters,
Miss Mary Storebo of Bruno married Mr. Edwin Olson of Stanchfield on June 23rd.
Deaths in 1934
Mrs. Kilda St. Peter of Bruno passed away on March 4. She was seventy-three years of age.
Dr. F. W. Greene died at the age of eighty, in April. He originally came to Bruno in 1912 after “retiring” from practice. He left Bruno for a time but returned in 1922.
Mrs. John Mach, seventy-two, passed away on April 7. The Machs came to Bruno in 1919.
Mrs. Melvin Plaisted, sixty-three, passed away on May 8. Her husband, Mel, as well as five sons and three daughters mourned her death.
Mrs. Ludvig Peterson, sixty-six, and a resident of Bruno for thirty-two years, passed away in early December.
1935
Weddings in 1935
On September 5, Dale E. Miller of Bruno married Miss Jennie
Severson of
November was the wedding date of the general store merchant
in Bruno, Mr. Abe Markus. He married
Miss Lillian Ruth Segal of
Mr. Julius Waletzko and Miss Wilhelmena Purull exchanged wedding vows in November.
Miss Helen Matthes became the bride of Mr. Hosmer Miller in December.
Deaths in 1935
Two deaths occurred in early January. Pneumonia caused the passing of Mrs. Arthur
July, age thirty-four. Mr. Matthew
Emerson, age sixty-eight, died in
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monette passed away in February due to pneumonia.
Mrs. Susan Smith was laid to rest in March at the age of eighty-two. She and her husband, who passed away in 1925, came to Bruno in 1917.
Burns Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong, passed
away in
Mrs. Julius Slott Jr. died in July at the age of seventy-five. She had been a resident of Bruno for twenty-seven years.
1936
Weddings in 1936
The year began with the wedding of Miss Marian Starch to Mr.
Orville Kay of
In April, Mr. Ernest Degerstrom was united in marriage to Miss Iris Bemus.
Miss Hildegun Samuelson of
May 30 was the wedding day of Miss Leona Starch to Mr.
Leslie Williams of
Mr. Ivan Miller exchanged wedding vows with Miss Lillian
Smith of
Miss Eva July and Mr. Adolph Storebo were married in August.
Mr. Robert Berglund and Miss Edna Dille of
Miss Vera Thomson of
Miss Helen Smith and Mr. Lawrence Forsyth were wed in September.
Miss Vivian Johnson, formerly of Bruno, and then from
On October 22, Miss Elizabeth Pearson and Mr. Adrian Berglund became husband and wife.
Miss Myra A. Hammer became the bride of Mr. Albert C. Petersen of Askov in October.
Miss Rose Kvasnicka married Mr. Bert Johnson of
Deaths in 1936
Jimmie Peterson, just over two years of age, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Peterson, died on January 2 from pneumonia that was contracted after two surgeries were successfully performed.
In late February, Mr. Syver O. Saastad, age eighty-six,
passed away in
The June 4 news reported that the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Darling passed away in
One of Bruno’s oldest residents passed away in late
June. Mr. Daniel Nelson was born in
Word reached Bruno that a former resident had passed away in
August t claimed two other residents, William H. Tabery, age fifty-six, and Victor Holm of Fleming.
A tragic accident caused the death of Miss Mabel Anderson, age seventeen. She used kerosene in an attempt to help start a fire in the stove when the can exploded. She suffered for weeks before she passed away.
Mrs. Nels Lind passed away in September at the age of eighty.
1937
Weddings in 1937
Miss Sheila Ball became the bride of Mr. Arne Leskinen of
Miss Mary Rose was married to
Miss Blanche Seidenkrantz of Kerrick and Mr. Marvin Breiland of Bruno were united in marriage on June 16.
Miss Myrtle Olson of Ormsby and Mr. Oliver Armstrong of
Miss Dorothy Severson and Mr. John Storebo were married on July 30.
July 31 marked the date when Miss Lucille Moriette and Mr. Henry Olson became man and wife.
Miss June Hammer and Mr. James Nicalaw of
Miss Ruby Rupp and Mr. France Melanson of Duquette were married on September 4th.
Miss Pearl Rupp and Mr. Alf Torrell of Duquette were united in marriage on September 9th.
Mr. Henning Pearson and Miss Grace O’Connell of
Nuptial vows were exchanged between Miss Adelaide Frisendahl and Mr. Earl Bonnin on September 6.
Friends learned in November that Miss Lillie Purull had become the wife of Mr. Elmer Berg on May 1.
Deaths in 1937
In January, scarlet fever claimed the life of Robert Martinek,
age sixteen, of
Two ladies in Bruno, Mrs. Catherine Stafford, eighty-five and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Stafford, sixty-two passed away on the same day, February 20. The former came to Bruno in 1920. Mrs. John Stafford arrived in 1904with her husband. John and they operated a mercantile business. Mr. Stafford died as a result of an automobile accident in 1926.
Mrs. J. H. Frisendahl, age eight, died in March.
Mr. E. Larson of Sandstone was called from this earth in June at the age of ninety-seven. His sister, Christine (Mrs. Daniel Nelson), resided in Bruno and was ninety-two years old at this time.
Mrs. Henry A. Starch passed away in June. She was fifty-six. She and her husband came to Bruno in 1911.
Mr. J. D. DeMaris died on August 19 at the age of sixty-rive. He came to the Bruno area in 1912.
Mrs. Mabel Sangren Haugen, age thirty-six died in
September. She came to the area between
Bruno and
Rowland Smith, sixty-eight, passed away in September.
Mrs. Anna Degerstrom, eighty-two, died in November. She and her husband, Peter, were settlers in the Vilstad community in 1895.
Some former residents had passed away during the year. Mrs. Ed Smith, Robert Fairchild, Mrs. Harley Gellatly, and Mrs. Walter Hiatt.
1938
Weddings in 1938
On June 11, Miss Lavina Lafrenz and Mr. Geo. Basche were united in marriage.
In November, Miss Della Seablom became the bride of Mr. Clifford Degerstrom.
A wedding ceremony in December united Miss Velta Hendricks and Mr. Henry A. Starch in marriage.
Deaths in 1938
A former resident of Bruno passed away in January. Mrs. Oscar (Carrie) Johnson was seventy. She had moved to
Joseph Kvasnicka of
Residents were sad when a respected business and church leader had died on October 1. Mr. Lingren was involved in Bruno’s bank for twenty-seven years. He was sixty-one years of age.
In October, an early settler, Mr. Nels Breiland, passed away. He had been ill for several months.
Mrs. Lorra Barringer passed away in December at the age of seventy-eight
1939
Weddings in 1939
On April 8, Miss Beth Howey was married to Mr. Wayne
McDonnell of
Miss Edna Lapeer and Mr. Albert Christensen became man and wife in May.
Miss Signe Eklund was married to Mr. Harold Wahlstrom in July.
In September, Miss Ruth Darling became the bride of Mr. Clyde Sibley.
Miss Marie Southerton of Kerrick was united in marriage to Mr. Jerry Dyer of Bruno on September 17.
Mr. Robert Cross was married to Miss Ora Adams of
In October, Miss Shirley Rupp was united in marriage to Mr. Morris Anderson of Albert Lea.
Miss Grace Hanson and Mr. Floyd Damman exchanged wedding vows in October.
Miss
Deaths in 1939
A former resident, Hattie Elms Otto passed away at Isanti. She was seventy-seven years of age.
One of Bruno’s oldest citizens, Mr. William Trepanai died in March at the age of eighty-three.
Another former resident passed away at the age of forty-nine. Mrs. Frank Hoffman, formerly Miss Rosaline
Schoumaker, was a resident of
Mrs. W. A. Bull died on July 4. She was forty-eight.
Two old residents had passed away in July. They were Mr. Wm. Reynolds and Mr. Joe Vassar.
Mrs. George A. Brewsaugh died in
Word was received that a former resident, Mrs. William Tabery, passed away on August 1.
Mr. Charles Spraugue died on August 19 at the age of seventy-9one. He came to Bruno in 1909 and was a Watkins salesman for twenty-nine years.
Mrs. D. D. McCoy passed away on Oct. 1. She came to Bruno in 1908 and was over seventy years of age at the time of her death.
A former resident of Bruno, Mr. Nels Lind, passed away in
November at
Mr. Jack Edwards, sixty-eight, passed away in November at
A car accident near
1940
Weddings in 1940
Miss Goldie Sway of
Miss Ruth Nelson of
Miss Shirley Winton to Mr. Herman Peterson.
Miss Bertha Kline of Kerrick and Mr. Claire Pletcher.
Miss Ethel Pederson of Bruno and Mr. Oscar Nelson of
Miss Lenora Rupp and Mr. Albert Hedin, both of Bruno.
Miss Dorothy Southerton of east of Bruno to Mr. Ralph Jones
of
Miss Juliet Conrad of
Miss Mabel Hultgren of Kerrick to Mr. Carl Kvasnicka of Bruno.
Miss Florence Monette of Bruno and Mr. Axel Hansen of Askov.
Miss Helen Walsh from Bruno and Mr. Russell Peters of
Deaths in 1940
The early January news reported the death of Fredrick
Rupp. He was sixty-four years old and
came to
Mr. and Mrs. John Rupp received word that their son had
passed away. He was thirty-two. He was a patient in
The three-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hammer, Donna Mae, died on March 10.
Pneumonia caused the death in April of Jackie Southerton, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Southerton.
A pioneer settler passed away in April. Mr.Grant E. Gault was born in 1866 and came to Bruno in 1905. He had always been very active in the community.
A former resident, Mrs. Grace Herber Pearson passed away in
Elof Friesendahl, Jr. died in June. He was fifteen years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Jap Hill were informed that Mr. Hill’s brother,
William, had died. He was a former Bruno
resident but had moved to
Louis J. Lindstrom, age seventy-fie, passed away in
October. He came to
Mr. Nels Peter Lundahl, a Vilstad pioneer, was laid to rest in December. He was a resident of the community since 1904.
1941
Weddings in 1941
Miss Lillian M. Pederson of McGregor to Mr. Melvin V. Schott
of
Miss Alma Storebo of Bruno to Mr. Theodore Bade of Bruno.
Miss
Miss Victoria Kalafut of
Miss Margaret Palm of
Miss Virginia Dyer of Bruno and Mr. Henry Melancon of Nickerson.
Deaths in 1941
It was reported in January that the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Giles Duncan had passed away on December 22 from pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Breiland lost a baby son in January.
Mrs. Wm. DeMaris passed away in February at the age of eighty-three. She had been a resident of Bruno for many years.
Margaret Berg, the sixteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berg passed away in February from a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Frank Martinek of
Mrs. Francis H. Pavelka passed away on March 2, she was eight-four.
Services were held on March 7 for Mrs. F. W. Greene, the widow of Dr. Greene. They served the Bruno community together for years.
Oscar Lindstrom, age sixty-three, died in May. He had been a resident of Bruno for some time.
James Murphy, formerly of Bruno and then a resident of Kerrick, was electrocuted while on the job near Stanchfield. He was thirty-four.
Mr. Michael J. McMann passed away in June.
Mrs. Daniel L. Nelson died in November at the age of
ninety-six. She and her husband were the
first settlers in
Albert P. Waletzko passed away in December. He was seventy-three. He came to the area with his parents in 1887.
1942
Weddings in 1942
Miss LaVerta Krueger and Herman Marotz.
Miss Loretta Purull of Bruno and Mr. Gale Pletcher of Mahtowa.
Miss Lola Olson and Mr. Ross Naylor
Miss Phyllis Plaisted of Bruno and Mr. Charles Willard of
Miss Dorothy Sather and Mr. Harry N. Sway of
Miss Charolette Ogilvie and Mr. George Samuelson.
Miss Jennie Anderson of Kerrick to Rev. J. Florentin Anderson of Bruno.
Miss Evelyn Kahring of Barnum to Mr. Clarence Sway of
Miss Ingrid Pearson of Bruno and Mr. Alfred Watrin of the
Deaths in 1942
Louie A. Larson, a Fleming resident who had been ill for several years, passed away in January. He was forty-nine years old.
Mrs. Della W. Peterson died in
Mrs. Mary Bade, formerly of Bruno passed away in
Bert Allen Messenger, formerly of Bruno, died in
The
Rites were held in May for a
Four members of the Melancon family of Nickerson were killed in May when the truck they were in was hit by a Great Northern Flyer at the Kerrick crossing. Mr. and Mrs. Melancon and daughter were killed instantly from the impact. A son died two hours later.
Mrs. Francis H. Pavelka succumbed to a stroke in June.
Mr. Victor Marihart died in
Patrick Gallagher, formerly of Bruno, passed away in
1943
Weddings in 1943
Miss Lillian Traxler was married in the West to Sgt. Milton
Curtis on
Miss Avis Darrow became the bride of Mr. Floyd Blankenship.
Miss
Miss Hilma E. Seablom exchanged vows with Mr. Axel Melvin Lundgren.
Miss Sarah Monthei of
Miss Una Papenfuss of New
Miss Ruth Irene Bragg of
Miss Irene Furey of Bruno and Mr. Joe Thill.
Miss Luella Wahl of
Miss Irene Margaret Haley of
Miss
Miss Francis July and Mr. Edward Jorgensen.
Deaths in 1943
Mr. Bribo passed away in January.
A former resident, Mrs. Walter Hammer passed away in
March. She resided in
Mrs. Edward Gray of
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Waletzko passed away in April.
Mrs. Jacob Storebo died in April. She was just thirty-two years of age.
Mrs. Mary Martinek of
Mr. Wilbur Kelley succumbed to a heart attack. He came to Bruno about twenty-five years before his death.
Mrs. Frank Magee passed away in June.
Mr. Herman Noeldner, a twenty-year resident, passed away in July.
Mr. Fred Wood’s body was found in his cabin where he lived alone. A fifteen-year resident, Mr. Wood was sixty-nine.
1944
Marriages in 1944
Miss Margaret Howey and Mr. Merritt Plumb on New Year’s Day.
Miss Ada
Miss Doris
Miss Orvilla Sangren and Mr. Wesley E. Otte.
Miss Grace Southerton, from east of Bruno, and Mr. Ray Ketchum of Kerrick.
Miss Elaine Spicer and Carl Christensen.
Miss Ella May Sangrene, formerly of
Deaths in 1944
Death called two men in January. Mr. Edward L. Rupp, age seventy-six, was a twenty-two year resident of Bruno. Mr. Frederick W. Grabow was seventy-two.
Word reached Bruno in February that a former resident, Mrs.
Frank Rodenberger, had passed away in
Mrs. Louisa Peasley, the mother of Mrs. E. P. Gage, passed
away in
Mr. Harold C. Elwell died suddenly in August. He came to Bruno in 1903 and was fifty-six at the time of his death.
Mr. Ward J. Edwards of
Mrs. Minnie Sidenkrantz, sixty-three, died September 16 in
A result of several heart attacks, Mr. Ted Rudd, of
Mr. Fred Saastad, fifty-six, was laid to rest in October. He came to the Bruno area in 1906.
1945
Weddings in 1945
Eunice Dahlgren and
Shirley Fisher of
Carol Jean Jackson, H. A. 2/c Wave of
Miss Bernice Zebrasky of
Miss
Miss Shirley DeMaris of Bruno and Mr. Frank Johnson of
Miss Alice Albertsen and Mr. Lester Dracy.
Corp. Rose Mary Vinger and Corp. George I. Good.
Deaths in 1945
A former resident, Mrs. Peter Snyder died January 24 in
Mr. George M. Hyatt passed away in April at the age of seventy-eight.
Pvt. Roy M. Johnson who was killed in action.
Henry C. Bade of
On August 8, Mr. Henry Starch passed away. He was sixty-four.
John Rupp, a resident since 1908, passed away on September 1 at the age of seventy-one. Mrs. Rupp subsequently sold the farm in November.
Mr. Albert July passed away in September. He was forty-six years of age.
A former resident, Mr. Albert Eugene Tutle, passed away at
Lt. Leo G. Olson died in
A former Bruno youth, Russell Miller, fell through the ice
in November at
Mrs. Albert F. Forsyth died on November 25, she had been a resident of the Bruno community since 1907. She was seventy-six.
Mr. Anton Vaclav Havel, father of Mrs. Frank Martinek in
Mrs. Gertrude Ball passed away in December, the result of severe burns. She was sixty-two.
1946
Marriages in 1946
Miss Verna Dicke of Red Wing and Mr. Harry Schrader of Bruno.
Miss Anna Goldberg of Sandstone and Mr. Ivan Lundeen of Bruno.
Ms. Helen Rupp and Mr. Elmer Sisco.
Miss Gloria Bandow and Mr. Wilfred J. Elwell of Bruno.
Miss Jean Mildred Beavens of Bruno and Mr. Werner J. Lunde of Askov.
Miss Dorothy Berglund of Bruno and Mr. Leslie Armstrong of Kerrick.
Miss Duena R. Kellhofer of
Miss Roberta Noeldner and Mr. Raymond Storebo, both of Bruno.
Miss Myrtle B. Nolan of Bruno and Mr. Donald E. Foster of
Miss Joyce Wahlstrom of Bruno and Mr. John A. Seabloom of Askov.
Miss Alice Joan Juneski of
Miss Phyllis Purull of Bruno and Carl Lingle of
Miss Dorothy LaVern Olson of Bruno and Mr. Arthur LeRoy
Bushey of
Miss Ruth LePeer, formerly of Bruno, and Mr. William Webster
of
Miss Jacqueline Murasky and William Slott of Bruno.
Miss Marie Sullivan of Bruno and Dr. Michael Echemendia of
Miss Elaine Bundgard of Hutchinson and Mr. Hilge G. Samuelson of Bruno.
Deaths in 1946
A resident since 1902, Mr. Harry J. Bates passed away on January 3 at the age of eight-six.
Mr. Patrick Murphy passed away on March 2. He was eighty-six years of age. Mr. Murphy came to Bruno in 1902 and was an important figure in the growth of Bruno and the surrounding area.
John Carl Zebrasky of
A former resident, Mr. Garfield Edmund Douglas passed away in October. Mr. Douglas was forty-eight.
Mr. Frank P. Martinek passed away in November. Born in
John Armstrong, a Bruno resident since 1905, died in November at the age of eighty-one.
1947
Weddings in 1947
Miss Irene Wermerskirchen of Bruno and Mr. William Brummett
of
Miss Norma Jean Plaisted of Bruno and Mr. Merle H. Wood of
Miss Gretchen Conklin and Mr. Fred Murphy.
Miss Marcelene Lindstrom and Mr. Stanley R. Deikman.
Miss LuVerne Breiland of Bruno and Mr. Carl Sandahl of Askov.
Ms. Francis July and Mr. Floyd Keuhn, both of Bruno.
Miss Marjorie Rose Wermerskirchen of Bruno and Mr. Raymond R. Steppa of Kerrick.
Miss Peggy K. Billman and Mr. Kenneth E. Cahoon, both of Bruno.
Miss Adeline Ellen Albertsen of Bruno and Mr. Hurley J.
Anderson of
Miss Elaine Fairchild of Bruno and Mr. Robert Carroll of Finlayson.
Miss Margaret Wolfe of
Miss Lillian Schrader of Bruno and Mr. William J. Krumholtz of Hallock.
Miss Marjorie Jean Gilmore of
Miss June Mayfield and Mr. Wallace Jackson, both of Bruno.
Miss
Miss Virginia Gross of Bruno and Mr. Elmer Olson formerly of Bruno.
Miss Romayne Lemke of Askov and Mr. Max R. Market Jr. of Bruno.
Mrs. Hyatt and Mr. D.D. McCoy, Bruno residents.
Miss Millie Storebo of Bruno and Mr. Svend Jensen of Askov.
Deaths in 1947
Clarence J. Breiland passed away in January. He came to Bruno in 1905 as a young boy. He moved to
Nels Berg of
Mrs. Andrew Olson passed away in April at the age of seventy-seven.
Albert F. Forsyth, at eighty, passed away in June. A resident of the Bruno area beginning in
1907, he had moved to
Mrs. Sadie DeMaris White passed away on August 4.
Mrs. Harriet Olive Thayer, the mother of Mrs. Chas. Southerton, passed away in August.
Miss Anna Mutch, eight, of
1948
Marriages in 1948
Miss
.
Miss Irene Hardan of Chicago and Mr. Bert Smith of Bruno.
Miss Joyce Rounds and a Bruno resident, Harry Osterkamp.
Miss Harriet Kathleen Fuller of Bruno and Mr. Kenneth Ray Hall of Brainerd.
Miss Pat Fogarty and Mr. Walter Berg, both from the Bruno area.
Miss Phyllis Ericson, formerly of Bruno and Mr. Herman
Hinseth of
Deaths in 1948
Albert Kalafut of
A young Mrs. Svend Jensen (Millie Storebo) passed away in May.
The Bruno community was saddened to learn of the death of
Dr. W. C. Ehmker of
A former resident, Mrs. George Lord, passed away in
June. The death occurred in
Mr. Gust Wenzel, a resident for forty years, died in June at the age of seventy-five.
Mr. Ed Clough passed away in June.
Polio took a life in October of Mr. Warren Hammer. He was living in
Mrs. Charles Sprague, seventy-five, passed away in November. She left Bruno four years earlier after living there for thirty years.
Mrs. Mary K. McCoy was laid to rest in December. She was sixty-seven years of age.
Mrs. Alice Amell, mother of Mrs. William Marihart passed away in December.
1949
Weddings in 1949
Miss Peggy Bier of
Miss Tyre A. Buege of
Miss Elsie Nelson of
Miss Marie Ann Furey of Bruno and Mr. Donald Raymond Marier of Hugo.
Miss Zola Southerton of east of Kerrick and Mr. Larry
Farness of
Deaths in 1949
Mrs. Jossie Mach passed away in February at the age of sixty-two. She and her husband, Frank, came to Bruno in 1915.
Mr. Joseph H. Barrigar was sixty four when he died in February.
Mr. Carl J. Johnson, a resident since 1919, also passed away in February. He was sixty-seven.
A former resident, Mr. James Martin Davis, passed away in
Polio was the cause of death for Mrs. Walter Jensen in March. She was thirty-two.
Otto S. Olson died in August. He was seventy-four.
Rites for Claude Hammer were held in August. Mr. Hammer died at the age of forty-eight.
Mrs. Sophia Martha Bartels, seventy-two, passed away in