Eleanor Delia Bruns-Hiatt, 99, Rapid City, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at home. She was born Sept. 16, 1915 in Tyndall, SD to Guy and Delia (Allen) Robbins. She had 9 sisters and 7 borthers. What a fantastic lady, loving mother and devoted wife. As a child she used to pick and clean chickens, iron clothes and pump gas for 25 cents a day. She loved to dance at the Elks Club, the Moose Lodge and the VFW. She enjoyed dressing up for Halloween and always wanted her yard and house decorated for Christmas. She loved the Black Hills, camping, fishing and hunting with Otto. They had an old wood outboard fishing boat they named FULL-A-BRU (Larry Fuller and Otto Bruns). Eleanor was a great cook and her specialty was making pies and she was always ready to play cards (May I). Up until last year she was driving her little VW bug convertible with “Love Bug’ license plates, ladybug black dots and headlight eyelashes. She enjoyed those penny slots at Tin Lizzies and Cadillac Jacks in Deadwood. Her hobbies were knitting and crocheting, specializing in afghans, at which she was so proud of. She won many ribbons at county fairs. Toward the end she had awesome caregivers that came in daily, preparing meals and seeing that she got to bed. I have such gratitude for Marilyn Hershly, Sue Peterson, Ilze McCracken, Elaine Noyes, Verma Stehly, Kathy Heldreth and her best friend Lois Meredith (wife of Buddy Meredith country western singer). She always spoke her mind and you always knew her likes and dislikes; pancakes had to be thin. All that knew her loved her and she was an awesome, positive inspiration to all. This was my Mom. The first love of my life and I always called her 2-3 times a day and she was always upbeat. I would like to give special thanks to Chris Braband, Dan Turgeon, Frank Stehly, Jim Steele, Dexter Koehne and Scott Koenig. Eleanor is survived by her son Jerry Lee McCain; her grandson, Michael Bruns McCain; her granddaughter, Michelle Dawn McCain; her brother, James ‘Rollie’ Robbins and her sister Mildred McDermott.