Mrs. Norma Mae Brurud

Norma Mae Brurud passed into life eternal at 7:30 a.m. Saturday while at the Journey Home in Bartlesville. Norma was born April 23, 1926, to Barton and Ora Galagar in Avant, OK. She completed grade school and high school in Avant and then attended Business College in Bartlesville. She married Don Brurud on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) of 1948, at the First Methodist Church in Bartlesville. They made their home in Bartlesville where they were both employed at Phillips Petroleum Co. Norma later terminated her employment with Phillips to stay home and raise their two sons, Clark and Brian up to the age when they enrolled in school. She then returned to the workforce and was employed by Jane Phillips Hospital in the business office. She worked there for 15 years before retiring. Norma was a devoted wife and a loving mother and grandmother. She was a wonderful cook and homemaker. She loved life and staying active. She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. Surviving Norma are her loving husband Don of the home; sons Clark and Brian; and her beloved granddaughters (Brian’s children) Bailey Brurud and Mallory Brurud; as well as two brothers Floyd Galagar and his wife Carol of Amarillo, TX, and Robert “Bob” Galagar and his wife Geneva of Muskogee, OK. Preceding Norma in death were her parents, one sister Peggy Jane Lawson and one brother William “Bill” C. Galagar. In her last days on earth, Norma was cared for by the staff and volunteers at Journey Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial donations to be made to the non-profit Journey Home, care of the Bartlesville Community Foundation, 415 Silas St, Ste. 100, Bartlesville, OK 74003. Norma’s family will receive friends at the Davis Family Funeral Home, 918-534-3030, 113 S. Osage (Hwy. 75), Dewey, on Thursday, June 26, 2014, from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. on Friday, June 27, 2014, at Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Mark Carter officiating. Immediately following the interment at Memorial Park Cemetery friends are invited to the Brurud Ranch for a luncheon, Brurud Ranch is located south of the Silver Lake and Gap Rd intersection, 24200 N 3950 Rd, Ochelata, OK 74051. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared with Norma’s family at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.

Mrs. Norma Mae Brurud

April 23, 1926 - June 21, 2014