Bruce Jeffrey Edelstein

After a difficult 10 month battle with aggressive lung cancer, Bruce passed away peacefully on his 62nd birthday, surrounded by family and close friends. He leaves devastated and heartbroken, his wife Ivy Childs Edelstein, children: Rachel, Teddy and Nathan Edelstein; Parents Brenda and Ernie Edelstein; siblings: Mark Edelstein (Wendy Nielsen) and Traci Charney (Greg Charney); Ivy's siblings: Danny Childs (Shelly Palmer), Julie Childs (Doug Wood), Lauren Childs (Robert Studdiford), Mark Childs (Shari Pulcrano) and Max Childs (Venus Pangan); and 20 nieces and nephews.

Bruce was most recently the IT Director at Bonterra Organic Estates continuing a career spanning four decades of helping people with computer systems at KayPro, HP, Agilent, Keysight, Fireman's Fund, and Trinchero Estates.

More importantly, Bruce was an accomplished musician and guitarist. He started his first band "The Boys" in high school, with his soon to be brother in law, Mark Childs and his lifelong friend, Stephen Rexrode. Through the decades he continued playing with them during family events while also performing with other bands. Never without his guitar or banjo, he led a life defined by music, making multitudes happy with his many Hootenannies, Keepers Band and Live Karaoke Band. Bruce will always be remembered for his great sense of humor, kind and giving nature and steady, calming influence in any situation. His loss leaves a huge hole in his Oregon Country Fair family, Burning Man family and family family. Everyone he knew loved him so very very much and he will be deeply missed.

Published in North Bay Bohemian and Healdsburg Tribune · October 3, 2024