"My mom, grandma to my children, you are and always will be missed and loved"
In loving memory of
Laurie E. Braun
October 4, 1941 - July 3, 2005
Laurie E. Braun, 63, of St. Charles died with her husband Robert Braun, on Sunday, July 3, 2005, at their home, due to a house fire.
Laurie was born on October 4, 1941, in Forrest City, Iowa to Wayne and Charlotte (Beecher) Stephens. She was raised in Chatfield and graduated from Chatfield High School in 1959. Laurie was married and later divorced. She graduated from Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, Minn. with an LPN degree in 1979. On September 26, 1986, she married Robert Braun in Rochester, Minn. Laurie worked as a Nurse in Deer River, Minn. and at the Whitewater Health Care Center in St. Charles. She worked at Bauer's Hardware Hank for many years also in St. Charles. Laurie loved town festivals, parades, marching bands, county fairs and took great pleasure in the simple things in life.
She is survived by two sons: Gary (Kim) Olson of Eyota, Minn. and Allen (Kendra) Smith of Grand Rapids, Minn.; three daughters: Kay (Jeff) Fishbaugher of St. Charles, Minn., Patty Goor of Oronoco, Minn. and Chris Stephens of Eyota, Minn.; 13 grandchildren; three brothers: Dennis (Ruth) Stephens of Circle Pines, Minn., Martin (Linda) Stephens of Rochester, Minn. and Stuart Stephens of Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters: Karen Long of Fillmore, Minn. and Martha (Gary) Morin of Jacobson, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, one son and one granddaughter.
There will be a Memorial Mass for Laurie and her husband Robert at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in St. Charles with the Rev. James Callahan and the Rev. Sharon Johnson officiating. Burial of her cremated body will be at a later date. Friends may call from noon until the time of services on Wednesday at the church. Hoff Funeral Homes - St. Charles Chapel is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Tributes
"I met Laura when she started to date Bob. When he told me he wanted to marry her I told him go for it, she seems to be the perfect one for you. I am so glad they did marry, they were perfect together. She was great at Hardware Hank, I used to go in and say "Laura I need one of those things" and she would know exactly what I was talking about! I thought she was amazing! I am so sorry and sad that she is gone. I will miss her and Bob sitting in the front yard, waving at everyone that went by. A lot of times people would stop and visit a bit and then drive off home. To the family. I am so sorry for your loss. She was a very nice person that I knew. I am sure that God in his almighty wisdom took the both of them at the same time for a very special reason. We may never know what that was, but I am sure there was one. God Bless them and us as well. Pat"