Obit for BRUDE, David Lloyd (b.1938 d.2007), St. Louis Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo Submitted: March 2007 ========================================================================= David Lloyd Brude, 68, dies David Lloyd Brude, 68, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2007 at Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born to Roger and Ina (Berg) Brude on August 4, 1938 in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis in 1956. He served in the U.S. Army. He married Carol Brude on October 5, 1980 and together they cared for Dave's sons: Mike, Joe and Mark while living in Minneapolis. Dave and Carol moved to Ely to build a home "on top of the rock" at Moose Lake in 1982. In 1984 the couple moved to Soldotna, AK where Dave was the contractor and supervisor for swimming pools being built throughout the state in schools and hotels. Dave retired in 2005 and the couple returned to Ely. His first love was Ely, Moose Lake and the Boundary Waters which he first came to as a Boy Scout at age 13. He is survived by his wife Carol, sons Mike (Kathy), Mark (Lori), Joe and his children Anna and Michael and their mother Kathy; step-grandchildren Ronny, Chris, Christina, Alyssa and Marissa, and a great-granddaughter Arianna; three sisters: Marilyn, Kathy and Lori and a brother John. Dave was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Janet. At Dave's request he was cremated. A memorial service was held Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Bill Fossom presiding. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family or the American Cancer Society. ========================================================================= Copyright Ely Echo 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================