Bruce Edward Reinertsen

November 23, 2020

Mr. Bruce Reinertsen, age 77, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, N.C. Memorial services will be held privately by the family. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Bruce was a son of the late Arnold and Clara Nelson Reinertsen. He graduated from Fort Hamilton high school, received a degree from Brooklyn College and went on to receive his MBA from Long Island University. Bruce worked for the city of New York under Mayor Koch and worked for Ocean Spray and for NUS (National Utility Service) as a fuel analyst. Later in his life he taught special needs children and adults as well as teaching math to prisoners. He was proud of his 21 years without alcohol and picked up his coin not long before his death. He attended River Vale Evangelical Free Church as an active member and loved his congregation. Bruce enjoyed singing in the church choir, fishing, reading, watching golf, and playing golf in his younger years. Always a gentle giant, Bruce’s Brooklyn accent, rubber band books, duct tape contraptions, listening ear and charismatic smile will truly be missed. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Elaine Pedersen Reinertsen; his daughter, Dawn Tanis and her husband, Jim of Fort Mill, S.C.; his daughter-in-law, Jill Reinertsen of Fort Montgomery, N.Y.; his grandchildren, Julia, Ella, Michaela, Megan, and Cody. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his son, Darren Reinertsen (2017); and his twin brother, David Reinertsen (1983).