Anna M Bruner

Anna Ann M. Bruner, 85, Carson, ND, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Tuesday April 8, 2014, at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Fargo, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Church of the Ascension, Bismarck, with Rev. Msgr. Jim Braaten officiating. Burial will be held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Monday, April 14, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service/rosary will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Anna Blotske Bruner was born on August 2, 1928, on the family farm north of Selfridge, ND, as the seventh child of eight children of Joseph and Theresa Blotske. Anna attended school in Selfridge, ND, and later met the love of her life, Anton Tony Bruner. They were united in marriage in Selfridge, ND, on April 12, 1948. They made their home in Carson, ND, where Ann and Tony raised their seven children. She was a member of the Carson Homemakers Club for many years, and the Ladies Alter Society at the St Theresa's Catholic Church in Carson. After the passing of her husband Tony in January 1978, she had to learn to drive at age 50 and then take on the full responsibility of running a family and household as a single parent, which she handled with acceptance and determination. She later moved into assisted living in Bismarck, ND, and then to Fargo, ND, where she could be near family, as Parkinson's disease became more of a struggle in her later years. Ann was a loving caring person, a dedicated wife, and loving mother, and enjoyed being with family, relatives and friends. She loved the German, Polish weddings where she displayed her dancing skills on the dance floor. She was also a great cook, and her meals were enjoyed by many throughout the years. Ann had many interests in life which included sewing, crocheting, and enjoyed planting and caring for her flowers that beautified her yard. She was also an accomplished painter, and loved giving away her master pieces to family and friends. Always quick with a smile and a kind heart, she had an appreciation of the life God had given her. She had a strong faith in her catholic religion, which made all her decisions and tasks in life easier. She took special interest in all her grandchildren, and gave them much love and guidance in life. She is survived by her seven children, Mark Elena Bruner of Salem, Arkansas, Dave Sheila Bruner of Grand Forks, ND, Patricia Guy Thoreson of Moorhead, MN, Mike Janea Bruner of Coeur d' Alene, ID , Mary Rod Kielty of Newport Richey, Fl, Connie Tony Harris of Litchfield Park, AZ, and Paul Chris Bruner of Gladstone, Australia; her sister, Dorothy George Vetter, Bismarck, ND; and brother, Jack Connie Blotske, Gaylord, MI, 23 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Tony; her parents, Joseph and Theresa Blotske; brothers, Pete, Frank, Ferdinand, and John Blotske; and sister, Rose Jack Kraft. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, https://www.michaeljfox.org/ "When we come into this world, we cry and everyone else rejoices. When we leave this world, everyone else cries – but we rejoice"

Anna M Bruner

August 2, 1928 - April 8, 2014