Pipestone County MN Archives Obituaries.....Stoltenberg, Dena (Bruns) June 6, 1985
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Family notes/ "History of Pipestone County" written July 1984
Dena Bruns was born January 16, 1894 near Little Rock, Lyon County, Iowa to 
Anna (Venenga) and Dick Bruns, emigrants from Hanover, Germany. 

Dena can be found in the 1900, 1905, & 1910 censuses living at Grant, Lyon, IA:
1900: Dirk Bruns 39, Anna Bruns 34, Gertie Bruns 7, Dina Bruns 6, Gesina Bruns 
4, Frank Bruns 2. 
1910: Dick Bruns 49, Annie Bruns 44, Gestie Bruns 17, Dena Bruns 16, Lena Bruns 
14, Frank Bruns 12, John Bruns 9, Annie Bruns 7, Lucus Bruns 57, Henry Bruns 
15, Joe Bruns 13, John Bruns 9. 
Found in the 1920 census at Elmer, Pipestone, MN: Dick Bruns 59[54], Anna Bruns 
54, Dena Bruns 25, John B Bruns 19, Anna Bruns 16. 

Dena married Otto Henry Stoltenberg (born September 1, 1889 Oneida, Tama, IA, 
died December 25, 1946 Pipestone, MN.) in 1921 at Pipestone, MN. and the couple 
began farming.

They had 4 children: 
Donald Henry Stoltenberg (born August 30, 1921 Trosky, MN, died February 2, 
1975 Pipestone, MN); 

Anna Mae Stoltenberg (born November 10, 1922 Trosky, MN, died February 15, 2007 
Pipestone, MN); 

Clifford Arthur Stoltenberg (born July 17, 1927 Trosky, MN, died August 5, 2005 
Pipestone, MN, married Virginia Ann Bolte 1948 MN, married Tarna Hegge 1967 
Pipestone, MN, married Mildred W Roberts October 28, 1995 Pipestone, MN); 

Lester Cecil Stoltenberg (born December 15, 1928 Trosky, MN, married Alice 
Wiskeur Oct 30, 1950, died December 27, 1993 Pipestone, MN.).

Family found in the 1930 census at Troy, Pipestone, MN: Otto N Stoltenberg 40, 
Dena Stoltenberg 36, Donald Stoltenberg 8, Anna Stoltenberg 7, Clifford 
Stoltenberg 2, Lester Stoltenberg 1.

Dena's biography can be found in the booklet: "A History of Pipestone County", 
July 1984, written by the Pipestone County Historical Society - 

Dena Bruns was born in Lyon County, Iowa to Dick and Anna (Venenga) Bruns, 
January 16, 1894, near Little Rock, Iowa. She attended school through the 
eighth grade. She had three sisters, Grace Bruns Kerkove; Sena Bruns Litchsinn; 
and Anna Bruns Trigg. Her brothers were Frank Bruns and John Bruns of Verdi, 
Minn. Her family lived in Lyon County, Iowa until 1911, then moved to Minnesota 
near Hatfield. 

While living north of Pipestone, in 1921, she married Otto H. Stoltenberg. He 
had served in World War 1. She and Otto moved to the Trosky vicinity, where 
their four children were born. Those children attended country schools at 
Trosky and then District 9 after they had moved to Troy Township where they 
lived for a few years. While they lived north of the K.T. Store and in the 
vicinity of Verdi, Clifford and Lester went to school at Verdi. They later 
moved to other farms in Troy township, Pipestone, MN. 

Otto died in 1946. The family continued farming for 18 years after his death. 
Then they had a farm sale and moved to Pipestone, Minnesota. Anna lives at home 
and takes care of her mother. Clifford does trucking in Salt Lake City, Utah. 
Lester lives at home but works at a farm. 

Dena attended the Presbyterian Church when she was able. She is 89 years old 
(in 1984) and her health is failing but she does many things for herself. 
Arthritis and picking corn since the time she was six to sixty-six years, and 
kneading "too many to count" loaves of bread have left their mark on her 
hands." 

Dena Bruns Stoltenberg died June 6, 1985 at Pipestone, MN. and is buried at the 
Old Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone, Pipestone, Minnesota.

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Censuses were transcribed as found, obvious spelling errors were not corrected.

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