Obit: Campbell, Bruce Glen (1950- 2022)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Campbell, Downing, Hoff, Draeger, Middleton, Hess
----Source: Cuddie Funeral Home (Thorp, Clark Co., WI) 8/08/2022
Campbell, Bruce Glen (14 September 1950 – 6 August 2022) With Flag
Bruce Glen Campbell passed away at home surrounded by his family on August 6,
2022, after a two-year battle with cancer. Private services will be held.
Bruce was born September 14, 1950, and grew up in Middleton. After graduating
from Middleton High School in 1968, he attended Wartburg College in Waverly,
Iowa, and earned his BA in Biology and Education in 1972. Bruce met and
instantly fell in love with Cindy Downing on their first day of class at
Wartburg College in 1968. They were married on June 23, 1973, in Forest City,
Iowa. He called Cindy “his bride” for over 49 years.
On December 1, 1969, an unforgettable night, that changed his future; while
bowling on a college league team, he and everyone in the bowling alley were
concentrating on the televised Selective Service Draft. It was a big deal for
men that age whose futures were resting on their possible involvement in the
Vietnam War. September 14 was the first number drawn—Number 1—his birthday.
There was virtually no way out of his enlistment after graduation the following
year. Needless to say, Bruce did not pay for any drinks that night. He served in
the U.S. Navy for two years (1972-74) as a radioman at the Naval Air Station on
Whidbey Island, Washington, and following that, served four years in the US Navy
Reserve in Des Moines, Iowa.
Bruce had a strong desire to help and heal others. He enrolled at Palmer College
of Chiropractic from 1974-1978 where he received his Doctor of Chiropractic
degree. For 41 years, from 1979 to 2020, Bruce maintained a successful
chiropractic career in Thorp. Always at the ready to meet patients at his office
every hour of the day or night and even known to make house calls for those in
dire need. He was loved, trusted, and respected by everyone who walked through
the door of Campbell Chiropractic Office. His knowledge and healing art were
unrivaled thanks to his education and experience using the Gonstead method.
Boating and water skiing were a part of every summer of his life. As a teenager,
he participated in canoe races on the Wisconsin River, and later with his
family, he spent many summers boating on Lake Wissota where he patiently and
joyfully taught his daughters and granddaughters how to waterski. For many years
he golfed on Monday night league at Meadowview Golf Course.
The famous Christmas tradition of making his labor-intensive family peppernut
cookie recipe rested on his shoulders. If you were lucky, he would share a
sampling! Bruce was a kid at heart and the most selfless and content man a
family could ask for. He loved all things Disney and he and Cindy made several
trips to Disney World and Disneyland with their children and grandchildren. He
couldn’t wait for family vacations and particularly enjoyed traveling to Mexico
for chiropractic seminars. His sense of humor endeared him to family and
friends. He could rarely drive by a Culver’s without stopping for a turtle
sundae or a chocolate shake. At the last, he was content to sit on the patio
swing in the backyard.
He will be dearly missed by his wife, Cindy, of Thorp; two daughters: Carrie
(Kevin) Hoff of Cadott, and Katie (Nick) Draeger of Sheboygan; five
grandchildren: Stephanie Hoff and her husband, Conway Middleton, Isabella Hoff,
Damian, Sloan and Craig Draeger; one sister: Brenda (Tim) Hess of Brookfield;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Bruce was preceded in death
by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be given in Bruce’s name to
the Thorp Food Pantry.
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