School Board Member Lillian Brueggemann Dies at 89

Lillian S. Brueggemann, a lifelong Northporter, died on July 25 after a long battle with cancer. She was 89. 

Brueggemann's passion was education. She served as executive secretary to the Northport-East Northport Superintendent's office for over 30 years and on the Board of Education for 15 years. To better understand the education system and the children it served, she attended high school classes and took exams for both AP and IB courses.

A woman of many talents, she loved to bake, cook and sew. She made all her own clothes from age 19 and painted idyllic landscapes which are now on display at the Brueggemann Funeral Home, which she co-founded. 

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Brueggemann, loving mother of David Brueggemann and his wife Linda, Dennis Brueggemann and his wife Ann, Douglas Brueggemann and his wife Martha and the Late Dana Mark Brueggemann.  Cherished Grandmother of Danny Brueggemann, Dianna (Anthony) Brueggemann-LoBue, Robert (Carmela Candiloro) Brueggemann, Peter (Lana Cohen) Brueggemann, Christopher (Lyndsay Fox) Brueggemann, Eric (Michelle) Antonello, Dustin (Sarah) Antonello and Michael (Julie Spangle) Antonello.  Adored great –grandmother to Izabella Marie LoBue.  Dear sister of the late Georgianna Schroeder, the late Marion Conklin and the late Henry Straub.  

Her funeral was held at St Paul’s Lutheran Church in East Northport. She was buried in Genola Rural Cemetery. 

Donations to the Lillian S. Brueggemann Educational Scholarship Fund, c/o  The Brueggemann Funeral Home, 522 Larkfield Road, East Northport, NY 11731 would be greatly appreciated.  www.BFHLI.com.