Dorothy "Dottie" Ann Geise Bruggeman

Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Geise Bruggeman, 80, of the Savannah Lakes Village, wife of Bob Bruggeman, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. She was born on August 5, 1935 in Wapakoneta, Ohio to the late Arthur and Cecilia (Watercutter) Geise.

Dottie was a 1954 graduate of Coldwater High School. She attended Good Samaritan Nursing School in Dayton and was a Doctor's Assistant in Coldwater, Ohio for four years. She married the love of her life, "Bob", on April 12, 1958 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, Ohio. She retired from the Centerville Ohio School System. Following retirement, Bob & Dottie moved to Savannah Lakes Village and enjoyed life with their friends and neighbors. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in McCormick.

Mrs. Bruggeman is survived by her husband of 57 years, Bob; their two sons, Kent Bruggeman and his wife Lita of Cincinnati and Kevin Bruggeman and his wife Nancy of Middletown; two brothers, James Geise and his wife Lucy of Dayton and Bill Geise and his wife Joan of Celina; three sisters, Betty East and her husband Gene of Troy, Ruth Hausfeld and her husband Alan of Manning, SC, and Carol Pohl and her husband Frank of Vandalia; her two grandsons, Robert Bruggeman II and his wife Julia and Lucas Bruggeman; a granddaughter, Emma Bruggeman; a step grandson, Luther Bruggeman; and a great grandson, Cole Bruggeman.

A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 11:00 am at Holy Family Parish - Holy Trinity Church, 201 Clark Street, Middletown with Father John Civille officiating.

In lieu of flowers the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to HospiceCare of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave, Greenwood, SC 29646 – OR - to Good Shepherd Church, 1401 Greenwood Hwy, McCormick, SC 29835.

Funeral Home:
Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding
3805 Roosevelt Blvd.
Middletown, OH
US 45044