JACK BRUNOTTE (1945-2024) LOCAL #10 DES MOINES POLICE

JACK BRUNOTTE (1945-2024) LOCAL #10 DES MOINES POLICE

04/22/2024

Jack Brunotte

October 8, 1945 - April 22, 2024

 

Jack Brunotte, 78, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2024 at home. He was born on October 8, 1945, the son of Esther and Gerald Brunotte.

Jack graduated from Mitchellville High School and AIB. He served in the US Army in Ethiopia. Jack retired from the Des Moines Police Force after over 29 years of dedicated service. He had many hobbies, golfing, reading, collecting old books and magazines. He was a hockey enthusiast– he faithfully followed the Iowa Wild and Des Moines Buccaneers and participating in the Golden Gloves in his younger years. He was a cigar connoisseur and had many cigars from around the world.

Jack was known for his humor and kept everyone laughing

Jack is survived by his sister, Jean Coe of Mitchellville.; niece, Melanie (Gregg) Todd of Ankeny; nephews, Kevin (Jessie) Coe of West Des Moines and Scott Coe of Ames; great nephew, Cooper; great nieces, Brooke, and Taylor; sister-in-law, Mary Brunotte and niece, Olivia (Akshay) Dave.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dale Brunotte and brother-in-law, Tom Coe.

Family will greet guests on Friday, May 3, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., at Hamilton’s Mitchellville Funeral Home, 303 Center Ave., S., Mitchellville, Iowa. Following visitation, a funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 12:00 p.m. Burial will then take place at the Mitchellville Cemetery in Mitchellville.

Memorial contributions may be directed to his family or the Des Moines Police Department, 25 E. 1st Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 – when making your donation please direct it to the Canine Department in loving memory of Jack.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com

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