Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Charles County Humane Society or Siteman Cancer Research Center. Beloved wife of Mark C. Bruening; loving daughter of the late John and Marie "Dink" Von Bokel; cherished mother of John V. (Patricia) Leitsch, Chris M. (Donna), Craig M. (Mary) and Carey J. (Cindy) Bruening and Carol S. (Larry) Cadwallader; proud grandmother of Tracy (Josh) Burpo, Hillari (Joe) Bon, Todd Michael (Mary) Bruening, Brad Cadwallader, Kyle Cadwallader, Kristin Cadwallader, Jennifer (Scott) Crecelius, Laura (Adam) Johnson, Christopher Allen (Lindsay), Jonathan and Douglas Bruening; dear great-grandmother of Rylie Crecelius, Mallory Burpo, Haley Bon, Frankie Bon, Jackson and Cooper Bruening; dear sister of Billie Sue "Bee" (William) Todd and the late Dorothy "Woots" Merlyn. Mrs. Bruening was a bench processor at Monsanto Chemical Company for 25 years before her retirement. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in O'Fallon, Missouri.