Yvonne V. Brunstad

Yvonne Vincent Brunstad, age 96, of Chippewa Falls, died on Monday, November 4, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.

She was born October 7,1928, in Chippewa Falls to Lawrence and Pearl Vincent. She attended First Ward School, Chippewa Falls Junior and Senior High Schools, and Stout.

Yvonne married her high school sweetheart, Robert (Bob) Brunstad, on May 8, 1948. They lived most of their married life in Chippewa Falls, but lived for short periods in Bemidji, MN, Portage, WI, and Fullerton, CA.

Yvonne was a homemaker, had various secretarial jobs, and worked alongside Bob in the beginning years of what became Amoco Chemical Company. Yvonne was most proud of the work she did for Seymour Cray, hand drawing circuit boards for Cray 2 Computers. When retired, she enjoyed writing poems and self-published a book called It Could Be Verse. Her second book, Do You Still Miss Papa? is an account of Bob’s last years.

She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, P.E.O., Red Hats, and several other special groups of friends.

Survivors include a daughter, Ellen (Dale) Yindra; and sons, Bill (Mary) Brunstad and Tom (Gina Zappa) Brunstad; grandchildren, Heather (Adam) Rogge, Zachary (Nicole Benson) Brunstad, Lauren (Kevin) Monks, Leslie (Nick) Bauer, Anthony (Peyton) Brunstad, and Vincent (Donna) Brunstad; greatgrandchildren, Evan, Seth, and Ashton Rogge, Fiona and Lana Monks, Beau and Maxwell Bauer, Cooper, Calvin and Chase Brunstad, Adeline and Logan Brunstad; sister-in-law, Marilyn Vincent; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded by her parents; husband, Bob; brother, Darrell Vincent; and sister, Jeanne Crane.

The visitation will be on Sunday, November 17, at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel, from 3-5 p.m. The memorial service will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church on Monday, November 18 at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 10 until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Trinity United Methodist Church or Heyde Center for the Arts are preferred.