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Personal data John Duane Bruns 

  • He was born on March 29, 1931 in s. e. of, Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD (farm).
  • Resident on December 4, 2005: Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD.Source 1
  • (Milit-Beg) in the year 1952 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.Source 1
    Marine Corp. - U.S. Korean War dates: began June 25, 1950 ended July 27, 1953
  • (Milit-End) in the year 1954 in fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on February 12, 2020 in Sioux Fls., Lincoln / Minnehaha Co., SD (Touchmark at All Saints), he was 88 years old.
  • A child of Hinderk Janssen (Jurgen) Bruns and Jantje Kuper
  • This information was last updated on December 6, 2021.

Household of John Duane Bruns

He is married to (Not public).

They got married on October 13, 1956 at Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD (2nd Ref. Chr.), he was 25 years old.

John D. Bruns oo Sylvia Muller

Marriage source: Source: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Canton, SD, The Lincoln Co. History Committee, MCMLXXXV), pg 523, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Hull, LaRie, KUPER.GED file (Fergus Fls MN, L.H., xv Feb MCMXCVI) for dd/mm/yy

Mrs. Hull cites her source: Mrs. Doris Bent Bousfield, Lennox, SD <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)
  3. (Not public)


Notes about John Duane Bruns

John Duane Bruns

Sources: Title: «u»The History of Lincoln County South Dakota«/u», (Publication location: Canton, SD, Publisher: The Lincoln Co. History Committee, Publication date: MCMLXXXV), pg 289 & 523, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"...his brother, John D. lives on a farm southeast of Lennox."

"... and John, who married Sylvia Muller and had three children."

Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Kuper GEDCOM file, (Publication location: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: LH, Publication date: xv Feb MCMXCVI)

LaRie Hull cites her source: Mrs. Doris Bent Bousfield, Lennox, SD

Author: Knox, Marvin, Title: e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Publication location: Sioux Fls., SD, Publisher: MK, Publicatin date: vi Dec MMV)

"... Didn't know if you had this or not. Marv ...

ARGUS LEADER, SIOUX FALLS, SD OBITUARIES

Hannah Smidt, Lennox, SD - 12/06/05

Lennox - Hannah Smidt, 92, died Sunday, December 4, 2005, at the Lennox Good Samaritan Center. ... She is survived by ... a brother, John D. (Sylvia) Bruns, Lennox; and 2 sisters-in-law, Dena Bruns and Gladys Smidt, Lennox. ..."

Author: N.N. (anonymous), Title: "John Bruns," (Publication location: Lennox, SD, Publisher: Dindot-Klusmann Funeral Home, Publication date: Feb. MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.dkfuneralhome.com/obituary/john-bruns

"John Bruns March 29, 1931 - February 12, 2020

John Bruns, 88, Sioux Falls, SD, formerly Lennox, SD, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Touchmark At All Saints, Sioux Falls.

John Duane Bruns was born on March 29, 1931, on a farm southeast of Lennox, the son of Henry and Jennie (Kuper) Bruns. He grew up here and attended Bennett Rural School District #89 and then graduated from Lennox High School In 1950. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War from 1952 through 1954.

On October 13, 1956, he was united in marriage to Sylvia Muller at the Second Reformed Church, Lennox. The couple farmed south of Lennox. They moved into Lennox in 1987. John also worked many years for Farmers Oil in Chancellor, and after retirement, he worked for the Sioux Falls Auto Auction for 22 years.

John was an active and faithful member of the Second Reformed Church, where he had served as an Elder. He was a life member of the Lennox American Legion Post #174. John enjoyed sports, especially playing golf and softball. He had a passion for coaching and had coached baseball and softball for many years. Most of all, John loved his family. He was devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who loved attending sports and other events of theirs.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife of over 63 years, Sylvia; children: Jan (John) Shields, Sioux Falls, Barb (Kelly) Flynn, Omaha and Mike (Lisa) Bruns, Brandon; 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law: Dena Bruns, Lennox and Evelyn Miller, Sioux Falls as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 15 at Second Reformed Church, Lennox. Visitation with the family present, will begin one hour prior to the funeral, from 10 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday."
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    Birthday March 29, 1931

    • The temperature on March 29, 1931 was between -3.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
      • February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
      • March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
      • March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
      • May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
      • August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
      • October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.

    Day of marriage October 13, 1956

    • The temperature on October 13, 1956 was between 10.5 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
      • January 3 » A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower.
      • January 28 » Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
      • March 9 » Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
      • October 8 » The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
      • October 28 » Hungarian Revolution: A de facto ceasefire comes into effect between armed revolutionaries and Soviet troops, who begin to withdraw from Budapest. Communist officials and facilities come under attack by revolutionaries.
      • December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to United Nations is adopted.
    

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