A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Rural Titonka. Burial will be held in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday and continue until the time of service at the church.

Russell Dean Bruns passed away on November 14, 2025, at Kossuth Regional Health Center after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Russ was born on September 11, 1959, in Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Norman and Marlys (Steinburg) Bruns. He graduated from Titonka High School in 1977 and later attended Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg. Russ was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Titonka.

Russ grew up on the family farm outside of Titonka, where he enjoyed participating in high school track

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