Bruning Funeral Home

Yolanda "Carol" Sanders, of Cheney, WA, passed away surrounded by friends and family on March 21, 2023 in Minneapolis, MN from complications with cancer. Carol was born on May 8, 1953, in Burlington, WA to Joyce and Lawrence Adamek. She was a graduate of Burlington-Edison High School in 1971, and was the 3rd of four siblings, including two older sisters and a younger brother. Carol was born and raised in western Washington, where she attended business school, took cake decorating classes, and worked for Skagit Valley Community College. Carol eventually relocated to Cheney, WA in 1988 with her then husband, Tom Golden and their two children. Carol worked for Eastern Washington University for...

Donald (Don) Monforton passed away on April 30, 2022, at home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Gallatin Gateway, Montana, to Earnest and Nan Monforton in 1936. He married Patricia Maroney of Bozeman, Montana in 1958, and then attended the United States Army flight school where he became a helicopter pilot and flight instructor. He retired from the service in 1976 as a Major, but continued to fly part-time for several years, obtaining close to 10,000 flight hours. He owned and operated an apple and pear orchard in Leavenworth, Washington for a few years before settling with his family in Oakesdale, Washington, where he worked with a number of farmers in the area for over 35 years. He...

Our beloved Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Brother and Uncle, Gerald D. Lundt, entered into eternal rest on November 28, 2021. He was surrounded by his family as he passed into the loving arms of his savior Jesus Christ. Gerald was born in North Dakota in 1942, and moved to Longview, WA at the age of five. Gerald graduated from RA Long High School in 1960. Upon graduating he joined the military which took him around the world, he would eventually retire from the military with 24 years, 1 month and 2 days of service in a combination of Active and Reserve enlistment. Gerald held a long career with the State of Washington in two departments as a computer programmer which ended in 1998 to enter...