Donald
J. Bruce, age 81, of Adams, Wisconsin, formerly of
Brookfield, Wisconsin, found peace Weds, October 4, at UW
Hospital in Madison.
He was the son of Albert and Lillian (Maloney) Bruce, and
the youngest of 13 children. He was raised in Milwaukee and
enlisted in the Navy in 1943, proudly serving as a
submariner in World War II in the Pacific theater. He was
Honorably Discharged in 1946. He was a loving and devoted
husband for 60 years to Pauline (Boyer) and together they
had 11 children: Pauline, Eileen (Court) Piehler, Kathleen
Bruce-Neumann, Donald (Maureen), Colleen Ostrom, Maureen
(Bill) Wist, Christine (Perry) Woolley, Geraldine (Jerold)
Lundt, Doreen (Darryl) Fiedler, Ronald, Jolene (Todd)
Thurber. He is greatly loved and will be missed by 31
grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was much loved by his sisters and brothers, especially
Margaret Lewis and Eileen Komppa, and preceding him in
death, Geraldine Schreck, Lillian Kaminski, Gordon, Mabel
Peroutka, Albert, Jean Gartzke, Bernice Buhl, June Prescher
and Janet Edgerton-Schlehlein. Also survived by many nieces,
nephews, other family and friends.
Don was proud of his Irish heritage and celebrated with
great joy the "Wearin� of the Green."
Don is a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Brooks;
Knights of Columbus 4th Degree and Grand Knight
of Holy Ghost Council #4648 in Brookfield; and Knights of
Columbus Council #6718 of Adams; Wisconsin US Submarine
Veterans of WWII; VFW Post #6003 in Oxford; American Legion
Post #0273 in Grand Marsh and a charter member of St. Luke
Parish in Brookfield.
Don worked at Pressed Steel Tank Co. in West Allis for 19
years; and Miller Compressing Co. in Milwaukee for 30 years.
He loved his work and loved going to work every day.
Don and Pauline retired and moved to Adams in 1986. He
enjoyed woodworking and was known countywide as "The Quarter
Pounder Man." He will be remembered by all for his smile,
fun jokes and happy laughter. He especially loved spreading
happiness and making people smile. In his retirement, he
developed a love for bingo and all the people he met there.
Don was an avid music lover and a grand dancer. He is
certainly jitterbugging in heaven.
You are encouraged to join the family in celebrating the
life of this dynamic, loving, deeply cherished man, husband,
father, brother, grandpa, great-grandpa, uncle and friend at
St. Joseph Catholic Church. Services will be 6:00 P.M. on
Friday, October 6, 2006. Msgr John H. Hebl will officiate.
Private interment will be 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 7,
2006, at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Brooks, Wisconsin.
Visitation will be at the Church on Friday from 2:00 P.M.
until the time of the Mass. Military rites will be offered
at the graveside service by the Adams VFW Post #6279; the
Adams American Legion Red Cloud Post #250; and the Grand
Marsh American Legion Snyder-Richardson Post #273.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to
the Memorial Healthcare Foundation of Moundview Memorial
Hospital, Friendship, Wisconsin.
"ERIN GO BRAGH"
