BRUTSCHE, Daniel Leo

BRUTSCHE, HOWE, PEVESTORF, ANDERSEN, BERGMAN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 4/28/2008 at 15:06:43

"The Fairfield Ledger", Thursday, April 24, 2008, Page 8

BRUTSCHE, Daniel Leo -- Daniel Leo BRUTSCHE, 66, of Coon Rapids, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Annunciation Church in Coon Rapids, with the Rev. Anthony Pick and Deacon Louie Meiners officiating.

Mr. BRUTSCHE was born Nov. 18, 1941, in Des Moines, the son of Paul and Rita HOWE BRUTSCHE. He married Nancy PEVESTORF June 17, 1967, at Annunciation Church in Coon Rapids.

Mr. BRUTSCHE grew up on the family farm in Guthrie County. He graduated from Kuemper High School in Carroll in 1959 and continued his education at Iowa State University in Ames. He earned his agriculture business degree in 1963. Following graduation, he worked as a loan officer for Federal Land Bank in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. During this time he joined the National Guard. In 1966, he started farming in partnership with his father. He and his wife lived on the family farm in Guthrie County. In 1986, Mr. BRUTSCHE started as a farm financial planner through Iowa State Extension Service. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2007.

Mr. BRUTSCHE was a member of Annunciation Parish in Coon Rapids. He was a past member of Guthrie County Cattlemen's Association, Farm Bureau and I.S.U. County Extension Council. He was active in Guthrie County Democrats, Guthrie County American Legion, Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board.

He enjoyed working on agricultural policy isues, telling people about his Irish heritage, listening to jazz, farming and spending time with his family.

Survivors include his wife; five children, Mary ANDERSEN and husband Kevin of Fairfield, Michael BRUTSCHE of Reno, Nev., Catherine BERGMAN and husband Greg of Peabody, Kan., Joseph BRUTSCHE and wife Andria of Woodbury, Minn., and Patrick BRUTSCHE of Reno, Nev.; and three grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

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