Leroy Bruning
January 29, 1932 ~ November 20, 2021 (age 89)
Leroy Bruning was called to his heavenly home on Saturday, November 20, 2021, four months to the day after losing his right leg. He struggled with it and cancer, but he had the Lord by his side all the way.
Leroy was born at home on the farm in Columbia Township, Ellsworth County, KS, the ninth child of Reinhold and Anna (Lange) Bruning. He attended Columbia School and St. Paul’s Lutheran School, graduating 8th grade.
He was a lifetime member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church where he was baptized on February 2, 1932, and confirmed on April 4, 1946, both by Rev. AH Schroeder.
Leroy was a dedicated farmer all his life. This country boy served his country in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
He married Glennys Naegele on November 11, 1956 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Ellsworth. They just celebrated 65 years of wedded life with their family and a card shower.
This union produced six wonderful children, four girls and two boys, Cindy (Doug) Janssen, Carmen (Dale) Homeier, Connie Beougher, Wade Bruning, Daniel (Tina) Bruning, and Colleen (Rick) Sippel, all of Ellsworth, except Carmen of Wilson. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Norma Clark of Lincoln, NE and Elsie Hunter of Ellsworth.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers and their spouses, Delbert (Lucille), Ralph, Floyd, Orval (Hazel), Laverna (Richard) Hunter, Elda (Benno) Warttig, and Eva (Roy) Katzenmeier; and an infant sister.
Praise the Lord for this wonderful man, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and good friend.
Visitation: 1-8 p.m., Monday, November 22, 2021, at Parsons Funeral Home in Ellsworth.
Funeral service: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, north Ellsworth County with burial following in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Morrison House of Salina or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Home Fund, c/o Parsons Funeral Home, P.O. Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.
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