Roy Bruhn • 1921 - 2004

Roy Bruhn ,82, C13 Gold Nugget Trailer Court Minot, died Sunday, March 14, 2004, in a Minot hospital.

Roy was born on September 12, 1921, in Blaisdell, ND, the son of Harry and Rose (Rock) Bruhn. He attended school in Blaisdell and later joined the Civilian Conservation Corp. in Foxholm, ND. While working with the C.C.C. Roy graduated from high school in Williston in 1940, and later attended college in Grand Forks, ND.

He married Eletha Hansen on June 9, 1945, in Palermo, ND. In 1946, Roy went to work for the Burlington Northern Railroad. During his employment Roy and Eletha lived in various locations around North Dakota until he retired in 1981.

Roy loved playing the guitar and fishing.

Survivors: daughter, Edith Goettle (Leon), Donnybrook, ND; granddaughter, Allison Courneya and her friend Jay Holgerson, great-grandsons, Max and Kyle Courneya, all of Williston; sister, Florence Johnson (Chester), Palermo; brothers, Lawrence Bruhn (Darlene), Palermo, and Gilbert Bruhn (Mary), Wolf Point, MT; sisters-in-law, Martha Bruhn, Vera Nelsen and Mildred Fiest, all Minot; brothers-in-law, Melvin and Clayton Hansen, both of Rochester, MN; numerous nieces and nephews also survive. Roy was preceded in death by his wife, Eletha parents, son, Richard, brothers, Julius and Earl Bruhn, sister, Ethel Stave, sister-in-law, Elaine Logan, and brothers-in-law, Richard and David Hansen.

Funeral Service: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at 11 a.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home Chapel, Minot

Visitation: Tuesday, Today, March 16, 2004, from Noon until 7 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home.

Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Minot

Officiant: Pastor Mark Narum, Stanley, ND

Music: Special CD selections, "In The Garden" "Borning Cry" "Life Is Like A Railway To Heaven"
Collin Raye, "Love Me"

Honorary Bearers: Roy's family and friends and Bruno Serrano, former roadmaster, Great Northern Railroad, Bismarck, ND, and all who worked on the railroad with Roy throughout the years.

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