He grew up on a farm in Callender, Iowa and graduated from Callender Community High School where he participated in basketball and baseball, twice pitching a no-hit, no-run game.
He married Gloria Urban in 1959. They later divorced. In 1992 he married Jeanette Stevens. Bruce joined the Air Force after High School Graduation completing basic training in San Antonio, TX and served from March 1959-December 1963 in Biloxi, MS and Salina, KS.
After the Air Force, he worked for IBM for 28 years, mostly in Waterloo, IA and Boulder, CO. After retirement from IBM, Bruce worked for Sears in the tool department and then for Colorful Images. He also volunteered with the Longmont Senior Center assisting with computer classes.
Bruce enjoyed family, woodworking, sports, coffee with friends and socializing with neighbors. Bruce is survived by daughter, Donna Stepan of Arvada; son, David Brandt and his wife Elva of Garland, TX; granddaughter, Emily Brandt of Fort Worth, TX; grandson, Eric Stepan of Arvada; brother, Dale Brandt, Callender, IA; stepson, Mike Schmoker; stepdaughter, Pam Hackbarth; stepson, Neil Schmoker and wife Monica, and step grandchildren, Tim Hackbarth, Danielle Hackbarth, Nick Schmoker, Steven Schmoker, Katie Schmoker, Brian Schmoker and wife Lindy, and step great-grandchildren, Leo Allen-Hackbarth and Sam Palin. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jeanette Stevens and his son-in-law, Tony Stepan.
A memorial service will be at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St. Longmont, CO 80501 on May 17, 2024, at 10:00 am with inurnment at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery at 1:00 pm. Memorial contributions in Bruce’s memory may be made to the Longmont Meals on Wheels, 910 Longs Peak Ave, Longmont, CO 80501.
To share memories and condolences, please visit his memorial page at ahlbergfuneralchapel.com.
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