OBITUARY: G. Marjorie Nelson Bruggeman, 1917-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Nov. 13, 2002]


                         G. Marjorie Bruggeman

Funeral services were held Wednesday, November  6, 2002 at the St. Peter
Lutheran Church, Toeterville, IA for G. Marjorie Bruggeman, 84. Pastor
Elaine Siemson officiated. Burial was in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery at
Toeterville. Bruggeman passed away Monday, November 4, 2002 at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center in Osage.

Bruggeman was born November 16, 1917, the daughter of Henry K. and Bertha
Hovland Nelson in Scarville, IA. She was baptized and confirmed in the
Lutheran Church and remained a faithful member until her peaceful death
November 4.

Marge was married to Frederick Bruggeman on March 22, 1942 and they were
the parents of Frederic, David, Ruth Ann, Mark and Mary.

Her 84 years of life were packed full of wonderful memories of her days as
a teacher in rural schools, wonderful mother to five grateful children,
co-partner in the grocery store with her husband, assistant to Dr. Blong
and Dr. Smith, and then back to just being the best mother and grandmother
one could hope for. She is well-known for her quick wit and willingness to
come to the aid of anyone in need, being a friend to all.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Gladys Purrnington,
brothers Harry and Conrad and her husband Fred.

Survivors include her children Fredric and his wife Glory of Yuba City, CA,
David and his wife Vickie of Toeterville, Ruth Ann of Inver Grove Heights,
MN, Mark and his wife Dawn of Edina, MN, Mary and her husband John Muller
of Carpenter, eight grandchildren, Scott and Greg, Tammy and Stacy and her
fiance Chad Huhn, Laurie and Jay and his wife Jenna, Meghan and Katie,
brother Kenneth Nelson and his wife Agnes, sister-in-law Ruth Nelson of
Stacyville, sister-in-law Darlene Kittleson and her husband Galen, nieces
and nephews.






Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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