Bruce was born in Algona, Wa. on November19, 1949 to Clarence and Donna Hutton. He grew up in Auburn and Barron, Wis. along with his brother Larry and sisters Janice, Joanne and Judy. After graduating in Barron, he joined the Navy in 1969 and served until retirement in 1989. He served on USS Leonard F Mason, USS Midway, and USS Enterprise, then Fallon, Nev navy base, Adak, Al navy base, and Whitby Is navy base. In April of 1973 Bruce married Pamela and they had 2 children, Nikki and Seth. Following were grandchildren Kyleigh, Sebastian, and Macy and great grandson Hunter. Bruce enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cribbage, making rock flower beds around the house, and spending time with family and friends at coffee shop. He was much loved and will be greatly missed.