Neil A. Bauernfeind

Neil Bauernfeind, age 58, of North Branch, died on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003 as a result of a heart condition.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, North Branch with Pastor Loren Mellum and Pastor Kevin Haseltine officiating. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Grandstrand Funeral Home and one hour before services at the church. Music by Rachel Piersdorf, Lyndsey Larson, Vernon Johnson and Deb Aulich. Interment at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
Neil was born Aug. 2, 1945 in Thorp, Wisc., to Leon and Francis Bauernfeind. He graduated in 1964 from John Marshall High School. After high school Neil served in the Army for three years.
On Feb. 15, 1975 he was united in marriage to Harlyn L. Johnson at Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake. They had a daughter Amy, 19 and a son Adam, 18.
Neil worked as a telephone technician for 30 years and was a bus driver for the North Branch School District. He loved the young people on his bus. They called him ìCaptain Neil.î
Neil loved his family, fishing, working in the yard, the boundary waters, and cooking. His children were his treasured gifts from God; and that love spilled over to many children and young people in his family and community.
He could fix and repair anything and loved sharing that gift with others. He was a faithful blood donor. He loved the Lord and served him quietly, faithfully and consistently.
Neil is survived by wife Harlyn Bauernfeind, daughter Amy, son Adam, brothers David and Anne Bauernfeind, Carl and Chris Bauernfeind, sisters Louise and Dicke Aunne, Marie Bauernfeind, Ruth and Bob Paul and his wonderful extended family.

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