Rose E. Bruns

	Rose E. Bruns, age 86, of Pinckneyville, died at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2004 in Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
	Rose was born January 6, 1918, a daughter of Robert and Margaret (Kellerman) Eichholz.  She was united in marriage to Joseph K. Bruns on September 17, 1935 and he preceded her in death on July 25, 1996.  Rose was a life-long resident of Pinckneyville; a homemaker and a member of St. Bruno Catholic Church in Pinckneyville.
	Survivors include two daughters, Joan Reno and husband Don of Medora, Ill. and Paulette Valier of Pinckneyville; two sons, Lawrence 'Larry' Bruns and wife Florence of Pinckneyville and Paul Bruns and wife Pat of Pinckneyville; one daughter-in-law, LaDonna Peradotto; 20 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; one sister, Marie Wheeles of Pinckneyville and one brother, Robert Eichholz of Ruma.
	She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, six sisters; three sons, Raymond, Dennis and Charles and two great-granddaughters, Audrey Ginn and McKenzie Hope Cheek.
	Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 17 at 10 a.m. in the St. Bruno Catholic Church in Pinckneyville with Father Brian Barker officiating.  Interment was in the St. Bruno Catholic Cemetery.
	Friends called at the Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home in Pinckneyville on Monday, February 16 from 4 until 8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8 until 9:30 a.m.  The Rosary was said at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
	In lieu of flowers, friends may make memorials to the St. Bruno School or St. Jude's Hospital.
