Keith Brunner Obituary

Keith Brunner attended La Follette High School in Madison, WI. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Keith Brunner.

Graduation Year	Class of 1977
Date of Passing	Oct 25, 2009
About	DeForest – Keith A. Brunner, age 50, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at the Meriter Hospital in Madison. Keith was born on July 20, 1959 in Madison, the son of Kenneth and Julie Brunner. He married Karen Acker on June 24, 1989 in Cross Plains. Keith worked for over 10 years in the banking industry for Valley Bank, before working for the State of Wisconsin in the Department of Revenue for the past 20 years. Keith was an active member of St. Olaf’s Catholic Church, as well as a Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus in DeForest. Keith was a boy scout when younger and later enjoyed fishing with his son and golfing with his son, father, brothers and brother-in-law and camping with his family. He also enjoyed hiking at his favorite park, Devil’s Lake, with his family. But most of all, his family will always remember Keith's willingness to help others and his love for ice cream. Survivors include his wife, Karen; two children, Kayla and Michael Brunner; his parents, Kenneth and Julie Brunner of Madsion; 4 siblings, Patrick Brunner of Waukesha, Gary (Wende) Brunner of Eau Claire, Alexandra ( John) Williams of Madison and Tammie Brunner of Madison; mother-in-law, Patricia Acker of Middleton; 3 sister-in-laws, Kim (Will) Hensen of Waunakee, Nancy (James) Kovars of DeForest and Marica Doll of Sun Prairie; one brother-in-law, Darrell Acker of Middleton; three close friends, “Uncle” Phil Alcocer, Dan Sauer and Tom Helman and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by a sister in infancy, his father-in-law, Daniel Acker and a brother-in-law, Joe Doll. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the family for the further education of his children. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at St. Olaf’s Catholic Church, 623 Jefferson Street, DeForest WI at 11:00 AM. Fr. Gary Wankerl will celebrate. A visitation will take place at the Ryan Funeral Home, 6924 Lake Road, DeForest on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM and also at the church on Thursday from 10:00 AM until the time of service. Burial will conclude at St. Olaf’s Catholic cemetery. The family would like to extend a special thank you to all of the nurses, doctors and Chaplins at Meriter Hospital for all the care they extended to Keith and all the support they gave our family while he was there.