Ken Brunner

Kenneth Allan Brunner,

67, Willow City, ND, and

formerly of Minot, passed

away Tuesday, August 20,

2019, at Trinity Hospital

in Minot.

Ken Brunner was born

on January 30, 1952, in

Minot, ND, to Klamantz C.

and Alvina (Hiller)

Brunner. He lived in Deer-

ing, ND during his early

childhood, before the fam-

ily moved to Minot. He

graduated from Minot

High School.

Ken was once married

to Irene Tuchscherer.

They lived in Minot and

have two sons, Eric Allan

and Bradley Joseph. He

was employed in con-

struction and at Sweet-

heart Bakery. Ken was

also once married to Joan

“Joni” Johnson of Minot

and they have one son

Robert “Bob” Brunner.

Ken worked for Cass Clay

as a salesman for home

delivery. Ken enjoyed his

early morning trips to the

truck stop for coffee,

conversation with his

brothers and friends. Ken

loved playing/dealing pok-

er and for years held

multi-weekly poker games

in his home. He enjoyed

flying to Vegas or driving

to casinos around North

Dakota. In 2011, Ken’s

home was flooded, so he

then bought a home in

Willow City, ND.

Ken is survived by: his

3 sons Eric (Lisa) Brunner

and their sons, Chase and

Ty, of Lake Tapps, Wash-

ington, Bradley (Julie)

Brunner of Graham,

Washington, and Robert

“Bob” Brunner (Katie Jo

Fratz) of Minot/Queen

Creek, AZ, Bob’s sons,

Ethan Hoppe of Alexan-

dria, MN and Kaden

Brunner of Queen Creek,

AZ; brother, Mike (Cindy)

Brunner, Minot; his aunt

Ardell Hillerud of Town-

er, uncle, Junior (Gladys)

Hiller; and cousins. His

beloved 10 year old cat

Midnight.

He was preceded in

death by: his parents; an

infant brother; brother,

Klemy (Harriet) Brunner,

and his nephew, Douglas,

who passed away at the

tender age of six.

Cremation has taken

place.

A Celebration of Ken’s

Life will take place Fri-

day, August 23, 2019, at

2:00 p.m. at the VFW

Club, Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.