Marie T. Brueggen Obituary
We are sad to announce that on October 31, 2025, at the age of 92, Marie T. Brueggen of Sparta, Wisconsin passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Sullivan and Marie Sullivan (Langsdorf); her husband Harry (Harry); her great grandchild Kathryn Hendrikson; and her siblings, Kathryn, Helen Schmitz, Louise Ducke Pearse, Lucille Schmerhorn, Myrtle Thomas, Sr., Gertrude Sullivan, Dorothy Pipp, Caroline Bertoline, Mary "Jane" Giese, Daniel, Jeremiah (Jerry), William, Thomas (Tom), Roger and James Robert.
She is survived by: her daughters, Donna Elsen (Roger) of Holmen, WI, Carol Brueggen (Jeff Stokfisz) of Rochester, MN and Kathy Wacker (Mike) of Sparta, WI; her granddaughter Stephanie Paul (Tim); her children, Isabel, Cayden, Berkly and Genna; her grandchild Callum; her children, Samantha, Kayli La Sher (Alec) and Angie Hendrikson (Slade); her grandchild Drew; her child Kelly Jo Kline (Matt); her grandchildren, Gracey, Beckett and Kinley Jo; her son David Wacker (Becky); her grandchildren, Layna and Esden; her son Christopher Wacker (Alejandra); her grandchildren, Gabriel, Gavin and Garrison; her daughter Jana Raupp (Nick); her grandchildren, Liam, Brynlee, Colton, Jameson and Nolan; her son Daniel Wacker (Codi); her grandsons, Brooks and Dawson; her stepgrandsons, Gregory Stokfisz (Samantha) and Nicholas Stokfisz (Elise Hansen); her sister Margaret Laufenberg of Sparta; her in-laws, Pat Sullivan, Kay Sullivan of Tomah, Willard, Mary Ann Brueggen, Florentine Geier of Sparta, Betty Brueggen of Cashton and Madonna Brueggen of Viroqua; Amelia. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held on Wednesday, November 5th 2025 from 3:45 PM to 8:00 PM and on Thursday, November 6th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. A Mass of Christian burial was held on Thursday, November 6th 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church (319 W Main St, Sparta, WI 54656). A graveside service was held on Thursday, November 6th 2025 from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.
