Ruth E. Bruggeman, 89, of Hoskins, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home in Norfolk.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 9 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoskins. Rev. Rodney Rixe will be officiating the service. Burial will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Norfolk. Visitation will be held from 4 -7 p.m., Friday, April 8 at the Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk.
Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth E. Bruggeman was born Aug. 27, 1932 in Norfolk to Oscar and Dorothy (Lindsteadt) Christiansen. Ruth was baptized in September of 1932 at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk and confirmed in April of 1946 also at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Ruth attended grade school at Christ Lutheran School in Norfolk and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1950. Ruth married Gerald E. Bruggeman on June 11, 1950 at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Gerald passed away on Oct. 14, 2010.
After marriage, the family lived in Hoskins. Ruth’s faith was a major part of her life and she always enjoyed going to church. She enjoyed going out to eat, attending stock car races and watching her husband race, playing cards, watching Nascar, and spending time with her family. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoskins, LWMS, the Ladies Aid, and the Extension Highland Club.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Larry (Jan) Bruggeman of Hoskins, Lynne (Jerry) Allemann of Wayne, Terry (Marliese) Bruggeman of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Karen Thor of Norfolk, Keith Bruggeman of Wayne, son-in-law Bill Borgmann of Norfolk; 18 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald; parents Oscar and Dorothy; daughter, Diane Borgmann; son Dan (Gerry) Bruggeman; two grandchildren, Matthew and Katie Borgmann; and three great-grandchildren; brothers, Alfred and Donald; twin-sister, Ruby Adair, and sister, Ilene Graham.
Casket bearers will be Ruth’s grandsons, Jeremy Bruggeman, Jeff Bruggeman, Ryan Allemann, Joel Allemann, Ethan Bruggeman, Clayton Thor, Calvin Thor, Joshua Bruggeman, and Mark Sloan.
Honorary casket bearers will be Ruth’s granddaughters, Abby Borgmann, Emily Borgmann, Jeanne Packer, Renae Allemann Cuevas Dias, Tory Bruggeman, Lizzie Zimmermann, Danica Hopkins, Kimberly Thor Adams and Kim Adair.
Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.
