Bruce Y. Scott III, 65, was called home to heaven on June 22, 2026 at home. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church followed by the funeral service Saturday at 11 a.m. Committal will be in Asbury Cemetery where military rites will be accorded.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years Ann (Mahnke) Scott,  two children David Scott and Rachel (Patrick) Courtney, grandsons Paul, Andrew, and Sam Courtney, a sister Cheryl Matson and in -laws James (Kristi) Mahnke and Kate Thomas. Bruce was an uncle to Julie (Kevin) Browning, Elaine (Robbie) Burnett,  Donna (Lawrence) Johnson,  Jonathon Mahnke and Anna (John) Greene and son in law to Richard ( Joyce) Mahnke.  Ten great nieces and nephews also survive him.

Bruce was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh borough,  to Cecelia & Bruce Young Scott Jr. He was baptized on August 28, 1960, at St. Johns in Wilkinsburg, PA.

Bruce’s adolescence overlapped with a pinnacle of Pittsburgh’s professional sports success; the Pirates and Steelers both won multiple championships in the 1970s. Bruce, like so many other members of the Pittsburgh diaspora, carried this piece of his hometown with him wherever he lived.

Bruce married Ann Mahnke on September 12, 1987, in Dubuque, Iowa. He took his Bachelors degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his Masters from Boston University. Bruce met his future wife at Pennsylvania State University while they were both doing post graduate work. Their relationship started with a view through a doorlite window that confirmed Bruce was taller than Ann and his earthly life ended with Bruce looking out over the valley, through a window in the home he built, to accommodate the height of their tall family.

Bruce was confirmed in his faith in November 1988 at Messiah Lutheran, Valdosta, GA. He started his career in the United States Air Force Weather Service. After defeating Communism in Europe, one forecast at a time, Bruce volunteered for another cold war and moved to Dubuque Iowa to eventually work for a snowplow manufacturing firm. There he worked as a software developer combining his engineering mindset with a skillset to solve problems.

Bruce retired June 2025 from Henderson Products, Manchester, IA. He was a lifelong problem solver who could fix anything. Bruce entered retirement with a desire to spend time with his grandsons and pursue his interests in automobiles and bicycling.  Bruce was a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and faithfully served in various leadership positions.

He is preceded in death by his parents, mother in law Clo Ann Mahnke and brother in law Robert Matson.

A sincere thanks to the staff at UPH Finley 5 Med/ Surg, University of Iowa Oncology, Hospice of Dubuque, and the Our Redeemer Church Family.

Memorials may be given to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church or National Alliance on Mental Illness  (NAMI) of Dubuque.