Two Rivers, WI––Antoinette Marie Brugman, 88, of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and former Marquette resident, entered eternal life early Thursday morning, March 1, 2007, at the Holy Family Memorial Medical Center in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, following a long illness.
She was born May 12, 1918, in Marquette, a daughter of Chester and Martha Miller Stanley. She attended schools in Marquette and was a 1936 graduate of the Graveraet High School. On October 17, 1936, she married Francis Brugman in Marquette. Antoinette was employed by the State of Michigan, Department of Social Services, and worked as a houseparent at the Boys Vocational School in Lansing, retiring in 1965. After her retirement, she worked with the grandparents program with the school district in Belding.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Gerri Brugman of Two Rivers, WI; her grandson, Matthew (Kathy) Brugman of Green Bay, WI; two great-granddaughters, Kristin and Jenna Schnell. She is further survived by a sister-in-law, Ann Stanley of Marquette; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. In addition to her parents, Antoinette was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Brugman on August 12, 1992; a grandson, Peter; and a brother, George Stanley.
Friends may call at the Fassbender Funeral Home on Monday, March 5, beginning at 5:00 pm. Visitation will conclude Monday evening with the recitation of the rosary at 7:00 pm. Burial will be made in the Holy Cross Cemetery.