Timothy Scott Bruner

Timothy Scott Bruner, 33, known affectionately as Tim or Timbo Slice, passed away suddenly November 30, 2019 at his Bloomington home. He was born June 17, 1986 in Washington, D.C., the son of Kathryn Mary Bruner and John O’Brien. He moved to Toronto, Ontario and lived there with the L’Arche community from 6 months old to 12 years old. Tim graduated from Harmony School, Bloomington, in 2004 and attended Indiana University. Tim had a beautiful life in Canada. He was loved and reared there by a community of friends. He loved playing pick up hockey with friends on the frozen pond outside his house. Tim enjoyed cross-country biking with the DeCycles group, reached legendary levels on Halo video games and became a consummate movie buff after a stint as a movie theater usher in high school. Right out of high school, he was employed for several years as a manager and waiter at local restaurants, including Farm Bloomington, Malibu Grill, and Grazie Italiano. Tim’s skills and wit greatly enhanced many a patron’s culinary experience and he took great pride in his work. He was most recently employed at Catalent Pharma Solutions and also worked for years as a part-time carpenter with his uncle, Kevin Bruner, a local contractor. Tim also had worked as a teacher’s aide at Binford and Templeton Elementary Schools, where students and teachers alike valued his special care in performing his job. He was a loving son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend to many. He was very charismatic, outgoing and charming, and often lent friends and even strangers a hand on the spur of the moment. All will miss his great bear hugs and his bright blue eyes. He was preceded in death by his father, John O’Brien, and his maternal grandparents, Wallace Clarence “Wally” Bruner, and Patricia Ray (Thomas) Bruner. Tim was also preceded in death by his aunts, Sherri Lyn Bruner-Osteen and Bonnie Susan Bruner; an uncle, John Patrick Bruner, and a first cousin, Kyle Nicholas Bruner. He is survived by his mother, Kathryn Mary Bruner, of Bloomington, sister, Sarah Bruner, of Indianapolis, step-grandmother, Natalie Bruner, of Indianapolis, uncles and aunts, Rickey and Virginia Bruner, of Monroe, Wis., Michael and Kathleen Bruner, of Whiteland, Ted and Carol Bruner, of Marshall, N.C., Tim and Sydney Bruner, of Laurel, Md., Kevin and Gloria Stearns-Bruner, of Bloomington, Kris Bruner, of Ellettsville, Wally Bruner and his wife, Tonya Ballew, of Indianapolis, and Natalie Bruner and her husband, Alan Graeff, of Bethesda, Md. He is also survived by 18 first cousins, and his faithful side-kick, Louie the cat. A celebration of Tim’s life will be held Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m., at Grazie Italiano Restaurant, 106 W. 6th St., Bloomington. Friends have set up a sustaining fund at Harmony School in Tim’s honor. Those wishing to contribute may contact fern@harmonyschool.org for details. Arrangements by Allen Funeral Home and Crematorium in Bloomington. Online condolences, photos, and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares.com

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Timothy Scott Bruner

June 17, 1986 - November 30, 2019