Bruce Charles

Pearson

Bruce passed away peacefully at the age of 92. He always said he was going to live longer than anyone in his family, and he did. He was born in St. Louis Park, MN in a house that his father built. He was raised there with his two brothers and attended St. Louis Park High School. Shortly after school he met his late wife, Margaret (Peg), at the age of 20. The two got married in 1955 and moved to Coon Rapids until they purchased 80 acres of land on Swan River in Bovey, MN and built their home where he lived until 2021. They had three children. Randall (Terri) who lives in Colorado and Cheryl (Randy) and Susan (John) who live in Anoka County. Since then, he has been blessed with 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.

He started his working career as a milkman in the days when they delivered milk to your doorstep. He later became a locksmith and owned and operated shops in North Minneapolis, Coon Rapids, Grand Rapids, and later out of his home in Bovey. He retired after 40 plus years of working as a locksmith when a fire destroyed his shop.

In his younger years he enjoyed swimming, fishing, hunting, boating, speed skating, skiing, woodworking, traveling to MN parks with an RV club, restoring old cars, and coin collecting. He once owned and flew his own airplane. In his later years, he enjoyed tinkering and relaxing with his dog Banjo on his lap.

He was preceded in death by his father Peter Pearson, mother LaVawn Pearson Hall, brothers Roland and Arnold, and a great grandson Waylon Ridout.

Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 11 am at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 11921 Nightingale Street, NW, Oak Grove. Visitation one hour prior to Mass at the Church. Interment Warba-Feeley Cemetery, Warba, Minnesota