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Personal data Tena F. Franzen 

  • Alternative name: Tena Franzen Bruns
  • She was born on May 18, 1897 in in proximo, Titonka, Kossuth Co., IA (farm).
  • She was christened in the year 1897 in fortasse, somewhere in IA.
  • Confirmation of church membership on March 16, 1913 in fortasse, somewhere in IA.
  • She died on September 30, 1986 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA (St. Joseph's Mercy Hosp.), she was 89 years old.
  • She is buried on October 2, 1986 in Immanuel Luth. Cem., Bingham Twp., Hancock Co., IA.
  • A child of Frank Franzen and Tetje DeBoer
  • This information was last updated on December 20, 2012.

Household of Tena F. Franzen

She is married to Fred E. Bruns.

They got married on February 24, 1921 at Immanuel Luth. Chr., Bingham Twp., Hancock Co., IA, she was 23 years old.

Fred E. Bruns oo Tena F. Franzen

Marriage source: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"Fred E. BRUNS * 8 May 1891 German Valley, IA + 4 May 1972 Titonka, IA # 8 May 1972 northwest of Woden, IA oo 24 February 1921 Immanuel Lutheran Church Tena F. FRANZEN * 18 May 1897 on a farm near Titonka, IA as daughter of Frank FRANZEN and his wife Tena * DE BOER + 30 September 1986 Immanuel Lutheran Church cem. northwest of Woden, IA ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. Frederick Bruns  1933-1935
  2. Leonard Bruns  1933-1935
  3. Marjorie Etta Bruns  1922-2016 


Notes about Tena F. Franzen

Tena F. Franzen

Source: Boyken, Ruth & Hans-Georg, Obituaries from the area around Titonka ... Kossuth County, Iowa Teil i, (Titonka IA, Boyken & Boyken, MMVII) no pagination, ISBN 0-9670802-8-2, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"Fred E. BRUNS * 8 May 1891 German Valley, IA + 4 May 1972 Titonka, IA # 8 May 1972 northwest of Woden, IA oo 24 February 1921 Immanuel Lutheran Church Tena F. FRANZEN * 18 May 1897 on a farm near Titonka, IA as daughter of Frank FRANZEN and his wife Tena * DE BOER + 30 September 1986 Immanuel Lutheran Church cem. northwest of Woden, IA ... Tena Bruns, 89

Funeral services for 89 year old Tena Bruns will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, October 2 in the Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Trudy Peterson officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery with Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf FuneralHome in charge of arrangements.

Casket bearers are Arvid Boyken, Gary Boyken, Eldean Boyken, Henry Ullmann, Floyd Ullmann and Ray Franzen.

Tena F. (Franzen) Gruns was born May 18 1897 on a farm near Titonka, Iowa to Frank and Tena (DeBoer) Franzen. She was baptized in 1897 by Rev. Diekhoff and confirmed on March 16, 1913 by Rev. August G. Wellner. She received hereducation in the Titonka rural school system.

She was united in marriage to Fred Bruns on February 24, 1921 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural titonka. The couple farmed near there until they retired in 1948 and moved to Titonka.

She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and enjoyed cooking, flowers and handwork.

She had been a resident of the Titonka Care Center since March of 1984. Tena passed away Tuesday morning September 30 at the St. Jospeh [sic] Mercy Hospital, Mason City at the age of 89.

She is survived by her daugher, Mrs. Elmer (Margie) Boyken of Buffalo Center; grandsons Arvid, Gary and Elden; 4 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Amandy Bruns and Mrs. Flora Ullmann, both of Titonka.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Fred, and 3 sisters." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Tena F. Franzen

Herman Franzen
< 1850-????
Wuppke Stohr
< 1850-????
Frank Franzen
1864-1942
Tetje DeBoer
1872-1947

Tena F. Franzen
1897-1986

1921

Fred E. Bruns
1891-1972

Frederick Bruns
1933-1935
Leonard Bruns
1933-1935
Marjorie Etta Bruns
1922-2016

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