Wally Brusse, age 91, died peacefully on July 22, 2012 in Portland. Wally was born in Huron, South Dakota on September 20, 1920 on a farm with his three sisters, brother and Mom and Dad. He was very much into playing baseball in his high school days. Wally joined the US Army in February of 1941, first going into the Engineers Corp then transferring in March of 1941 to the Air Corp. He is a veteran of 53 missions in Africa and Sicily as a navigator and bombardier on a B-25. When he was discharged almost five years later he had won the Presidential Unit Citation and the Air Medal with Eight Oak Leaf Clusters. He met his wife, Anne, on his first night home from overseas at the Trianon Ballroom in Seattle. They were married a year later on July 6, 1945, the same day as his discharge from the Army. After Wally left the service he went to work for International Harvester in Seattle and was transferred to Portland and finished his 33 years with the company as a Partsman. Later he worked for Freightliner Company as a parts consultant for eight years. Wally is survived by his wife of 67 years, Anne and his seven sons: Randy, Jim, Phillip, Jeff, Tim, Scott and Casey Brusse. 12 Grandchildren and 14 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by daughter, Pam. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 25th and Thursday, July 26th from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM each day at Hustad Funeral Home, 7232 N. Richmond Avenue. A Mass of Christian Burial for Wally Brusse will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 27, 2012 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 5227 N. Bowdoin, Portland. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Hustad Funeral Home.