Born August 17, 1945 in Williston, North Dakota to Arthur and Ester Brunsvold, Ken lived in Bozeman, Montana most of his life. He moved to Maine in 2008 and was in the process of moving home to Montana, when he passed away peacefully in Salt Lake City, UT at Intermountain Medical Center on August 15th with his son Sterling, daughter Alicia, and dear friend Greg Woodhouse by his side.

Ken is also survived by his children Stacey and Scott Kelsey, grandchild Torrin Martz, sister Evonne Kemper and her husband Tom. He is preceded in death by both parents and his brother Homer.

Ken played football for Montana State University from 1964 to 1966 and was an integral part of the 1964 Hall of Fame team that won the Camellia Bowl.

Ken had a big heart, playful sense of humor, and loved his family and friends. Music was his greatest passion and as an accomplished singer, songwriter and musician, he worked with The Doobie Brothers, Elvis Presley and many more. Later in life he started his own company, Spirit Wind Flutes, and became one of the premier craftsman of Native American Flutes made in the tradition of Northern Plains tribes. Notably, his flutes were played in the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. As a proud adopted member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, Ken was known by his given name of One Bear.

Ken was active with the Brunswick Coastal Rotary Club in Maine. In addition to working to raise money through charitable concerts and auctions, Ken participated in a Music Exchange with Uganda, working to implement clean water initiatives and health care facilities while learning local musical traditions.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to Brunswick Coastal Rotary, Attn: John Dennen PO Box 911, Brunswick, ME 04011.

Memorial service to be held in Montana at a later date.