The former Catherine Seibel, she was born January 18, 1873, in Manitowoc county and was married November 7, 1893 at Sheboygan. They lived in Green Bay until 1915, then moved to a farm in the town of Chase where they lived until 1919, when they moved to Oconto Falls and settled on a farm. In 1923 they came to the city of Oconto Falls. Mrs. Bruenning was a member of the Altar Society of St. Anthony's Catholic Church.