Bruce Elliott

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Bruce Elliott

  Gordon “Bruce” Elliott Jr., 86, of rural Hinton passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 24, 2021.

  Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 27, 2021 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City with Pastor Mark Bedford officiating. Private burial will be at a later date at Liberty Township Cemetery rural Hinton. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home.

  Gordon Bruce Elliott Jr., the only child of Gordon Bruce Sr. and Ruth Marie (Brosamle) Elliott, was born July 23, 1935 in Sioux City, IA. Bruce grew up on the family farm near Hinton.  He attended country school through fifth grade then went to Hinton Community School where he graduated in 1953. After high school, he attended Iowa State University then attended the University of South Dakota. He returned to the family farm after his dad suffered a heart attack.  

  On July 28, 1957, Bruce was united in marriage to Mary “Jane” Kasch at Trinity Lutheran Church near Hinton. This union was blessed with two children and the family made their home on Bruce’s family farm. He truly enjoyed farming and raising livestock. After retiring from farming, he worked at the Sioux City Stock Yards.

  Bruce enjoyed golfing and working on his farm which will be recognized as a Heritage Farm in 2022. Above all, he cherished spending time with his wife and family. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sioux City. In earlier years, he participated in 4H having the Grand Champion Steer in 1951 at the Plymouth County Fair and the Interstate Championship Show in Sioux City. Later, he was a 4H Leader and had served on the Hinton Community School Board.

  Bruce is survived by his wife, Jane of rural Hinton; daughter, Stacey Elliott of Story City, IA; son, Jim (Diana) Elliott of Story City, IA; three grandchildren: Trent (Kjersten) Elliott, Jade (Caleb) Schlatter, and Julian Elliott; other relatives and many friends.

  He was preceded in death by his parents.

Family Tribute:

 Our family is heartbroken. Christmas Eve, the patriarch of our family passed unexpectedly.  He was a great, great man.  A farmer. A man of integrity.  A man that rose each day before the sun and knew the value of faith, family, and a hard day’s work.  He spent his life on the farm.  The farm that his great, great grandpa founded in 1872.  What a legacy the Elliott men have left for the rest of us.  We are proud to carry the Elliott name.  The Elliott farm will be a Heritage Farm (150 years in the family) this coming summer.  Bruce was so looking forward to celebrating that milestone and 65 years of marriage with his wife, Jane Elliott.  We all were.  

  Christmas Eve morning he woke up and took his last drive around the farm section, went for a short walk to the fence line near his shop, went inside his home, sat next to his wife over a cup of coffee and passed away.  It’s a beautiful story, really.  It’s exactly how he would have wanted to pass.  Because it’s the season of Christmas, because we believe in the birth, life, death and resurrection of a savior that offers us grace and eternal life that we rejoice in our heartbreak.  Please lift our family in prayer as you celebrate Christ with your individual families.  The Christmas story is what brings us peace.