Gertrude (Trudy) Brunsting Tr ….

Gertrude (Trudy) Brunsting

Tr u d y ( Brouwer) Brunsting passed away on Feb. 22, 2024, after a long health battle. She had recently celebrated her 88th birthday with her entire family.

Trudy was born in Hudson, South Dakota, on the family farm on a snowy February day. Her parents later moved to Rock Valley, Iowa, where she grew up and lived both on a farm and in town.

After graduating from Western Christian High School, Trudy worked at the town drug store until her high school sweetheart, Alvin (Al) Brunsting, proposed. Once married, they moved many times throughout the years, from the east coast to the midwest, and on to California.

When Trudy and Al first retired, they spent a short time in Arizona. Finally, in 2002 they settled in Leisure World in Seal Beach, California, to be near children and grandchildren. Trudy lost the love of her life, Al, in 2011, after many years of marriage. She loved to play games, sing, walk, knit and crochet, garden, spend time with friends/neighbors, family, and her grandchildren. Trudy also enjoyed potlucks, and having breakfast with friends. She attended Cornerstone Church in Long Beach, California.

She is survived by four daughters, three granddaughters, three step-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren and two step great-great grandchildren, and also a brother with his family. Trudy will be missed greatly.

Her family rejoices in the hope that they have in Jesus— that they will one day see her again in Heaven, and be reunited.