Carmel Kay (Bruns) Zink, age 65, of Carrington, ND, passed away peacefully at CHI St. Alexius in Carrington, after a long battle with cancer.

Carmel was born on April 30, 1960, at the Jamestown Hospital to Anna and Charles Bruns.  She has two sisters, DeeDee and Anna “Annie”, and a brother, Toby.  Carmel attended Carrington High School and graduated in 1978.  After graduation, she worked at Holy Villa Nursing Home.  Carmel and Tom welcomed their son, Adam, to the world on January 30, 1994.  After a long courtship, Tom married the love of his life at a surprise wedding in Ixtapa, Mexico, on February 12, 1996. On March 18, 1997, they had their second son, Seth.

Carmel’s battle with cancer started in 2000 with breast cancer.  She cleaned for numerous friends and family and helped her sister, DeeDee, on many different painting jobs.  In the summer of 2022, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which then progressed into lung cancer that she fought until her final days.

Carmel enjoyed going on vacations.  One of her favorite pastimes was quilting.  She also enjoyed the monthly birthday parties uptown with the girls.

Carmel is survived by her husband, Tom; sons, Adam (Shayla) and Seth; granddaughter, Callyn; sisters, DeeDee Bruns and Annie (Dave) Pederson; brother, Toby (Nancy) Bruns; brothers and sisters-in-law, Peter Zink, Jane and Kevin Lura, Jerome and Patty Zink, Dan and Cindy Zink, Tony and Lori Zink, Mary T Roth, Wayne and DeAnna Zink, Bob and Julie Zink, Becky Zink; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Anna; brother, Todd; in-laws Cedy and Russell Zink, Bonita Zink, Dean Zink, and Rick Roth.

Carmel’s Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, from 2:00PM-3:00PM followed by a Funeral Service at 3:00 PM, all at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington.

Her Burial will be at the Carrington Cemetery.