The Funeral Service for Harold “Brandy” J. Brandsoy, of
Albert Lea
, will be held
at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at
St.
Theodore Catholic Church, Albert Lea.
Father James Berning and Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate.
Interment will
be in
St.
Theodore
Cemetery
.
Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on
Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 East Main,
Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church.
Brandy died on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at St. John’s Lutheran Home.
He was 87.
He was born on February 22, 1922, in Blue Earth,
Minnesota
, the son of John and Anna (Midtbo) Brandsoy.
He graduated from
Frost
High School
and then attended a trade school in
Kansas City
.
After trade school, he went to work for Hayes Manufacturing in
Grand Rapids
,
MI
, where they made parts for wings of airplanes. In 1944 he came back to
Minnesota
, and during the war, Brandy drove Army trucks transporting POW’s to a canning factory outside of Wells, and also helped his father farm.
He met Eleanor Siglowski at a dance and on January 19, 1945, they were married at St. Casimir’s Catholic
Church in Wells.
Following their marriage Brandy and Eleanor lived and farmed on the Brandsoy
Farm in
Brush
Creek
Township
.
They moved to
Albert Lea
in 1952, where
Brandy had worked at Sinclair Gas Station, Northside Creamery and Montgomery
Wards.
Harold started farming east of
Albert Lea
in 1955 and also worked at
Wilson & Co before retiring.
After Eleanor’s death, Brandy had lived for a time in
Florida
, and then moved
back to Albert Lea.
He was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church, the Elks, Eagles and Moose Clubs.
Brandy worked hard to provide for his family. He enjoyed spending
time with his buddies fishing
“Up North”, family get- togethers including
card games (huckley-buck & poker),
playing croquet in the backyard, and attending auctions.
He loved to travel especially to visit family and friends. His most memorable trips were visiting his relatives in
Norway
and
New Zealand
.
Brandy is survived by his seven children: Faye (Brent) Smith of Albert Lea,
Dean Brandsoy of
Austin
,
MN
, Dennis Brandsoy of
Blaine
,
MN
, Janet
(Bill Hadley)
Anderson
of
Hickory
,
N.C.
, Randy (Dorene) Brandsoy of Canon
City, CO, Sharon (Mike) Tronstad of
Hudson
,
WI
, and Tim Brandsoy of San
Diego
,
CA
; grandchildren Michelle (Andy) Schlagel of
Burnsville
, MN,
Brandon
Smith of
Mpls
,
MN
, Dena (Ryan) Carroll of
Fridley
,
MN
, Matthew (Carrie) Brandsoy of
Austin, MN, Leif (Amber) Anderson of Des Moines, IA, Justin (fiancé Shelly) Brandsoy of
Ventura, IA, Joshua Brandsoy of Lake Mills, IA,
Seth (Enisa) Brandsoy
of Forest City, IA, Tiffany Brandsoy of Canon City, CO,
Stacey (Brad) Darsow of Woodbury, MN, Lindsey (Joel) Krech of Oakdale, MN several great grandchildren;
brother’s-in-law and sister’s-in-law: Melvin Logemann of Fairmont, MN, Irene Rochman of WI, Marie Charlson of Albert Lea, Evelyn Schultz of Albert Lea, John (Liesel) Siglowski, Fort Collins, CO,
Robert (Trudy)
Siglowski of
Albuquerque
,
NM
, Edie Siglowski of
Albert Lea
, Larry Siglowski of CA,
and Dave Heinze of
Bloomington
,
MN
, and many, many, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Eleanor “Norie”, his son Douglas,
daughter-in-law Sharon Brandsoy, brothers Rolf and Alvin, sister Ruth Logemann and
several sister’s-in-law and brother’s-in-law.
