- Date Of Birth: August 19, 1924
- Date Of Death: February 18, 2021
- State: Florida
Ted Bruns, 96, died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 while under the care of Cates House in Ocala, Florida. Ted was born into this life on August 19, 1924 in Hildesheim, Germany. He was the son of the late Rudolf and Anna (Burgdorf) Bruns. Selected by the Ventor Foundation, Ted came to the United States in 1954 to continue his medical training as an intern at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey. While in the operating room, he met his future wife, Jean, who was a student nurse. After several moves, Ted and Jean settled in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and lovingly raised their three children. Ted, a board-certified pediatrician, was highly respected by his colleagues and adored by his patients and their parents. Among his many professional accomplishments were Director of Cystic Fibrosis Care at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital, Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Chairman of Pediatrics at Elmbrook Hospital, Brookfield, Wisconsin as well as authoring numerous published studies in prestigious medical journals.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Jean Bruns and his sister, Erika Andersen.
Ted is survived by his son, Robert H. Bruns (Susan), Americus, GA; his daughters, Barbara A. Kohler (Jeff), Centreville, VA; and Susanne C. Hintz (Roger), Mt.
