Daniel B. Braun 85

Published 10:55 am Monday, June 23, 2014

Daniel B. Braun, 85, of Adams died Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the Adams Health Care Center.

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Daniel Barney Braun was born Aug. 26, 1928, in Adams, Minn., the son of Anthony and Anna (Schneider) Braun. He graduated from the Adams High School and was married to Marietta Janning on June 27, 1950, in Blooming Prairie, Minn. Daniel did carpet installations and worked at the Adams Furniture Store. He was also a licensed funeral director and worked at the Adams Funeral Home until the late 1970’s.

Dan was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Adams Fire Department, the Commercial Club and the Cedar River Golf Course. He enjoyed bowling, playing golf, fishing and playing bingo.

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He was preceded in death by his wife, Marietta in 2012; a son Gary Braun; his parents; an infant brother; two infant sisters; two step-brothers and three step-sisters.

He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Jane Braun St. Paul, Minn., Kevin and Lori Braun, Phoenix, Ariz., Carol Braun, Stewartville, Minn.; daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Rod Miller, Le Roy, Minn., Laurie and Jerry Reich, Rochester, Minn.; grandchildren, Becky, Holly, Natalie, Ashley, Trevor, Brandy, Nick, Jodi, Kelly, Katie and Sarah; 17 great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Bernadine and Pete Schmidt, Blooming Prairie, Minn.; nieces and nephews.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Adams, Minn., with Father Swaminatha Pothireddy officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. There will be a KC Rosary at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday morning at the church, with visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials are preferred to the Sacred Heart School. The Adams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.