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Norma Jean Dale Bruns, 95, died in her sleep on June 15. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, she graduated from Iowa State College in 1945. Working as a dietician in Atlanta, in 1946 she met and married Richard Bruns, a WWII veteran. They lived in Chicago, then moved to Washington in 1957.

She was a woman of varied interests and enthusiasms, but community and political concerns were strong in her heart. A committed member of the League of Women Voters since the ’50s, she moderated many a debate, and her adherence to time limits was strict. Horns were involved. She was the chair of the Snohomish...