Monday, March 16th, 2015
Mary Alice Bruns
Mary Alice E. Bruns, 76, St. Henry, died March 11, 2015, at her home.
She was born Feb. 19, 1939, in Sharpsburg, to the late Arthur and Florence (Zehringer) Rose. On Sept. 4, 1961, she married Donald L. Bruns, who died July 11, 1999.
Surviving are a brother, Thomas J. Rose, St. Henry, and in-laws, Dale and Marilyn Bruns, Mary and Bud Granger, Marlene and Jerry Schmitz and Carol and John Ranly, all of Fort Recovery.
Also deceased is a sister-in-law, Alice Rose.
She formerly worked at Celina Insurance Group. She was an accomplished organist and played for many years at St. Henry Catholic Church. In recent years she was the organist and choir director at St. Aloysius Church, Carthagena, and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Portland, Ind. She also was organist for first Saturday devotions at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, and special devotions at the Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics.
She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, where she was a collection counter and a member of the Ladies Altar Rosary Sodality. She also was a graduate of Fort Recovery High School.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Catholic Church, St. Henry. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Sisters of the Precious Blood.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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