Obituary of Larry Wayne Brunsen

Services for Larry Brunsen, 74 of Milford, Iowa will be Friday, September 30 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at First Lutheran Church in Milford, Iowa. Burial will be at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa. A visitation will be held Thursday, September 29, 2016 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm with the family present from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Larry Wayne Brunsen, the son of Herbert and Muriel (Bird) Brunsen, was born September 25, 1942 in Woden, Iowa. After attending grade school in Woden, Larry graduated from Corwith High School. Larry lived in Wesley, Iowa before moving to Milford in 2003. On August 5, 2006, Larry was united in marriage to Suz (Dandy) Brunsen in Milford. Larry was a truck driver for many years and enjoyed fishing, farming, rebuilding engines and rode in Ragbrai in 1999. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Larry passed away September 27, 2016 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at seventy-four years of age. He is survived by his wife, Suz Brunsen of Milford; son, Brian Brunsen and his wife, Donna, of Waterloo; daughter, Brenda Brandt and her husband, T.J., of Titonka; grandsons, Brent Brunsen and his wife, Liz, Brody Brunsen and his fiance, Ashli, B.T. Brunsen and fiance, Lizzy, Bryce Brandt, Bret Brandt and Brock Brandt; great-grandsons, Micah and Rowan Brunsen; step-children, Kohlene Lausen and her husband, Jay, of Estherville and Flint Dandy of Rossie; step-grandchildren, Natalie, Elizabeth, Caleb, Megan, Lausen, Adam Lawin, Deann Beck and her husband, Andy and Tanya Lawin; step-great-grandchildren, Joeziah and Maeleigh Lawin; two brothers, Jim and Dick; two sisters, Donna and Sandy; sister-in-law, Ruth Brunsen. Larry was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dale; one step-grandson, Everett James Lausen.