Funeral services are set for the 23-year-old Monticello man who was last scene outside of an Otsego hotel and finally found in the Mississippi River after a five-day search.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 at St. Michael Catholic Church in St. Michael. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. tonight.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 13 at St. Michael Catholic Church with Father Mark Moriarty of Saint Agnes Catholic Church officiating.
Joe was last scene walking from Boondox Bar and Grill early Saturday, Oct. 3 to the nearby Holiday Inn Twin Cities hotel. Witnesses said he veered off into a corn field north of the hotel, and wasn’t seen again.
More than 4,000 people searched for Brunn throughout the week last week until his body was ultimately discovered in the Mississippi River about 300 yards from the Highway 101 bridge, about 30 yards off the southern bank.
From the obituary posted on Peterson Funeral Chapel, St. Michael’s, website: Joe Brunn was born in Minneapolis to Randy and Patty Brunn on January 21, 1992. He graduated from Rogers High School and was captain of the football, hockey, and baseball teams. He graduated from Anoka Technical College with a Manufacturing Technology Degree. He worked as the Director of Operations for Brunn Industries Incorporated. Joe enjoyed being up at the family cabin, hunting, fishing, and being with his friends and family.
Joe is preceded in death by Grandparents George and Alice Ranua, and Uncle Kevin Brunn.
Joe is survived by his parents Randy and Patty Brunn of Rogers; his sister Katelyn and brother-in-law Alex, nephews Beau and Everett, and niece Myra Dehn of Big Lake; his sister Heather Brunn of Rogers and fiancé Tyler Aldridge of Woodbury; his paternal grandparents Jerry and Carol Brunn of Becker; Aunts and Uncles Steve and Carla Brunn of St. Cloud, Greg and Kelly Brunn of Wooster, OH, Ralph and Linda Maegi of Elk River, Loren Junes of Maple Grove and Karen Junes of Rogers; along with many cousins and friends.
Pallbearers will be Alex Dehn, Tyler Aldridge, friend Nick Messer, childhood friend Tanner Barblen, childhood friend Sam Hines, and college friend and co-worker Ryan Phernetton.
In lieu of flowers and gifts, the family asks that you consider donations to The United Legacy- Search, Rescue, and Recovery- Team. Envelopes will be available at the church during the visitation. United Legacy, which was created by the family of Christopher Rossing of Wright County, assisted in coordinating the multiple-day search for Joe.