OBITUARY: Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr, 1918-2004, Worth Co., Iowa


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[Adapted from Northwood Anchor online - Mar. 3, 2004]



                    Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr

Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr, 85, of Manly, Iowa, died Saturday,
Feb. 28, 2004, at St. Ann’s Extended Health Care Center in Winona,
Minnesota.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at
the Elk Creek Lutheran Church rural Kensett.  Burial will be in the
Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to
service time on Wednesday at the church.

Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. South, Northwood is in
charge of the arrangements.

A complete obituary will appear in next week's Anchor.

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[Adapted from Northwood Anchor online, posted March 10, 2004]


                 Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr
                  
Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr, 85, of Manly, Iowa, died Saturday, Feb.
28, 2004, at St. Ann's Extended Health Care Center in Winona, Minnesota.
Funeral services were Wednesday at the Elk Creek Lutheran Church rural
Kensett. Burial was in the Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery. Military
graveside honors were conducted by "Our Buddies" VFW Memorial Post
#6779 of Northwood. Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, was in charge
of the arrangements.

Bernice Irene (Brunsvold) Stehr, was born on July 30, 1918, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Sven and Anna (Reppe)
Brunsvold. Kensett was home for Bernice Brunsvold, where her
family farmed during the Great Depression. After completing high
school, with the help of her mom's "egg money", she attended Fairview
School of Nursing in Minneapolis.

Upon graduation, she enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps in September
1941. After further training in San Francisco, she was sent to join
the 204th General Hospital unit that set sail for the territory of
Hawaii, then on Guam Island where her unit treated casualties of the
Iwo Jima invasions.  She attained the rank of lst Lieutenant, receiving
the World War II Victory medal, Asiatic Pacific Theatre Ribbon and
American Defense Ribbon. She was proud of her uniform and everything
it stood for. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion.
After four years of service to her country, she returned to attend
the University of Minnesota and obtained a degree in anesthesia. She
continued working as a nurse anesthetist at Fairview Southdale Hospital
and Lutheran Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis for many years.

All who knew her will miss her quiet, gentle spirit and healing hand.

On Dec. 19, 1947, she married Marvin E. Stehr. After 38 years of
marriage, they divorced. She was a devoted Lutheran, and a member of
the Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett. Left to cherish her memory
is her daughter, Susan Davey of Winona, one grandson, Daniel Nesler
of Minneapolis, a brother, Eldren Brunsvold and his wife Rachael of
Kensett; as well as well as other relatives and friends. 


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