F. MICHAEL "MIKE" BRUGGER

F. MICHAEL "MIKE" BRUGGER, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 20, 2017, surrounded by family. Born July 8, 1942, in Minneapolis, Minn., he was a son of Frank and Silvia Brugger. Mike attended Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wis., Ligonier Valley High School in Pennsylvania, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and St. Francis University in Pennsylvania, where he met his loving wife of 52 years, Peggy McCarthy Brugger. Mike began his career in sales with the Calgon Industrial Division of Merck and was later a distributor of carbide cutting tools and industrial coolants. His career took him to St. Louis, Mo.; Long Island, N.Y.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Reading, Pa.; Rochester, N.Y.; and Tulsa, Okla., before settling in Fort Wayne in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Peggy of Fort Wayne; children, Shari (Rick) Rivera and Justin Brugger (Rebecca Beeckman), both of Fort Wayne, and Melissa (Dan) Purdy of Allen, Texas; and grandchildren, Dan (Emma) Herber, Caleb Herber and Kara Purdy, all of Fort Wayne, Joshua (Taylor) Herber and Tessa Rivera, both of Cleveland, Ohio, and Jenna Purdy of Allen, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two siblings, Mary Elizabeth Dolin and Tony Brugger. Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church, 7215 St. Joe Road, with calling one our prior. Viewing also from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2017, at Fairhaven Funeral Home, 6557 N. Clinton. Memorials to the Heartland Hospice. Memorial Fund or the Our Lady of Good Hope Building Fund.