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Laurel Bruggen Obituary
Laurel was born in 1935 and raised on a farm in Genoa, IL and graduated from Marengo High School. She then graduated from Rockford Nursing College and became a nurse. Laurel and Ben were married in 1956 and moved to Grayslake in 1960. She was a long-time member of the United Protestant Church in Grayslake where she taught Sunday school and Confirmation and faithfully served on many committees and organizations. Laurel volunteered for many different community organizations such as PADS Lake County, Feed My Starving Children and Meals on Wheels.
Laurel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, and she will be missed by all who knew her.
A visitation will be held May 11, 2024 at 10 AM at the United Protestant Church, 54 S. Whitney St. in Grayslake, with a memorial service to follow at 12 PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to PADS Lake County. For more information, please call (847)223-8122 or visit www.StrangFuneral.org.
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Tim and Ginny Girmscheid and Family
May 10, 2024
"Miss Laurel" will forever remain in our hearts as one of our family's most cherished neighbors and friends. Her unconditional love for others impacted each one of us and we are grateful for her example. We miss her and sense her absence in our neighborhood. She leaves behind a void that will be hard to fill. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
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Tom May
May 3, 2024
I have such fond memories of working side by side with Laurel teaching the UPC confirmation class. She was such a lovely, warm and generous person who always had a smile. My heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to her family.
-Tom May
Jerry Hinkley
April 29, 2024
At least 25 years ago, my son Neil was in the neighborhood visiting his friend Carl, saw Laurel outside, and stopped to chat. She needed an access door installed so the gas company could more easily read her meter. Neil had tools in his truck so he and Carl made the necessary cuts, constructed a door complete with hinges, and were finished in an hour or so. Laurel came outside with the checkbook and inquired how much she owed. The two boys looked at each other and both shrugged.
Neil then said, "Mrs. Bruggen, I don´t ever remember paying you for all the days you spent with us in Sunday School and Confirmation Class, or the times you stayed overnight with us at a church lock-in".
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