Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Brunkhorst 1938 - 2009

BRUNKHORST, BURCH, PARROTT

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/27/2013 at 12:44:55

Sioux City Journal
17 November 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Brunkhorst, 71, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Touch Stone Living Center.

Per Margaret's wishes, the body was cremated. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. Gordon Quitt officiating. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent online to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Peggy was born March 23, 1938, in Lake City, Minn., to Raymond and Margaret (Burch) Parrott. She attended school in Lake City.

She was married to Philip J. Brunkhorst on July 23, 1960, in Lake City. She and her family settled in Sioux City in 1973. She was a nurse's aide and a teacher's aide, before helping build the family business, Elastomer Engineering Inc. in Sioux City and worked there until her retirement.

She enjoyed camping and fishing with her family and friends. She was an avid Iowa Hawkeye and Minnesota Vikings fan. After retirement, she enjoyed traveling throughout the world, visiting Rome, Africa, Australia and Mexico. She was a friend of Bill W for more than 30 years.

She is survived by her husband, Philip of Sioux City; three sons, Kevin and Lesa Banks Brunkhorst of Antigonish, Nova Scotia and Westfield, Iowa, Joseph Brunkhorst of Sioux City and David and Kristine Brunkhorst of Sioux City; grandchildren, Michael and Stephen Brunkhorst; sisters, Marjorie and Grant Hayes of Duluth, Minn., and Phyllis and Butch Hanson of Red Wing, Minn.; a brother, Robert and Marlene Parrott of Lake City, Minn.; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.