There will be an open house for the celebration of his life on Saturday, May 21^st at the Humphrey home from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Bruce was born July 2, 1930 in Coloma, Wisconsin, the son of Fred and Tress (Mohlke) Humphrey and attended school in Hancock, Wisconsin graduating from High School in 1947. He attended Central State Teacher’s College in Stevens Point until he was drafted by the U.S. Army where he served until his father’s death in 1952. On March 19, 1952 he married Alyce L. Archambault in Chicago, Illinois and after his discharge from the Army they settled in Coloma, where they have lived for 53 years. Bruce was an auto and small engine mechanic for many years, working in various service stations and his own business until 1969 when he began working for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as an auto mechanic. Later he worked for UW-SP as a purchasing agent for the Physical Plant until his retirement in 1992.

Bruce was highly intelligent, a man of strong opinions and many interests. He loved his wife and family and his good life. Other enjoyments were hunting and fishing anywhere with his many buddies, deep friendships with his sons-in-law, and reading.

He and Alyce designed and built their home themselves in 1979, and in his retirement Bruce honed his woodworking skills, creating many beautiful pieces of furniture. He had great determination and fully recovered from a brain aneurysm in the spring of 2000, continuing to work in his shop and on the land until a heart attack in September 2003.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Dorothy.

His wife, Alyce; daughters Cheri Humphrey, Stevens Point; Diane (Gary) Lueck, Friendship; Irene (Dick) Klapoetke, Stevens Point; grandchildren, Karen (Mark) Poirier, Stevens Point and Kevin Klapoetke, St. Paul, MN survive him.

We love him very much and will miss his companionship and inspiration.