The Funeral Mass for Phyllis Bruning will be at 12:30PM, Friday, February 19, 2016 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Thomas Loomis officiating. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Preston at 11:00AM, Wednesday, February 24, 2016.

Phyllis (Pam) McAllister Bruning 82, of Rochester, died peacefully on Feb. 16, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at Seasons Hospice.

Pam was born on June 2, 1933, to Alma and Clark McAllister in St Paul, MN. She grew up in St Paul where she graduated from St Paul Central High School in 1951. She began working at Western Electric and met the love of her life John Bruning. They soon married (December 26, 1955) and began a wonderful life together. They moved to Omaha for 3 years and in 1960 moved to Rochester, MN. She enjoyed many years as a sales associate at Bachmans in Rochester, and later as a travel agent for the Travel House. Pam sang in the choir in high school,and also sang in Pax Christi's choir for 25 years and then Holy Spirit's choir until last year. She belonged to the Eden Garden Club, the Rochester Music Guild, Friends of Mayowood and the Northern Hills Woman Golf League. Pam enjoyed spending time with her family especially the times spent at Breezy Point Resort in Northern Minnesota. She enjoyed the many activities that would bring people together by entertaining in her home. She enjoyed the opportunity to get to know new faces and to catch up with old friends.

Pam is survived by her daughters Jane (Rocky) McCaleb of Rochester and Sandy (Rick) Hagen of Cresco IA. grandchildren, Bryan (Alissa) McCaleb of Rochester, Kevin (Jennifer) McCaleb of Indian Rocks Beach, FL, Jacob Hagen of Seattle WA, and Ryan Hagen of Cedar Falls, IA; great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Jaxson and Brayden McCaleb of Rochester and Colin McCaleb of Indian Rocks Beach Fl. She was preceded in death by her loving husband John, an infant daughter, Ann Marie and grandson, Nicholas Lee Hagen.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Seasons Hospice House in Rochester or to Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Rochester.