Lorraine M. (Hegg) Bruss, 96, Burlington, died Oct. 22, 2011, at Arbor View Communities. She was born March 18, 1915, in Faribault, Minn., and was a graduate of Bay View High School.
On June 26, 1937, in Milwaukee, she married Harvey H. Bruss. Following marriage they made their home in Greenfield and Florida. In 1979 they moved back to Burlington. He preceded her in death on Sept. 7, 1994.
They owned and operated Aladin Corporation and South Side Window & Wall Cleaning Company in Milwaukee. She had retired from J.C. Penny Co. and was a member of Cross Lutheran Church in Burlington.
Survivors include her children, Sandra (Lee) Gantenbein, Greenfield, Dennis (Pat) Bruss, Grafton, Jack (Melissa) Bruss, Milwaukee; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was further preceded in death by her sister, Mary Jane Wise; brother, Charles Hegg; grandsons, Dean R. Gantenbein and Jeffrey T. Bruss.
Visitation is Friday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. until time of memorial service at 11 a.m., at Cross Lutheran Church. The Rev. Carolyn Sellers will officiate. Private inurnment will take place at Highland Memorial Park. Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home & Crematory, Burlington, is assisting the family.
Memorials to either Odyssey Hospice, 197 Chestnut St. Burlington, WI 53105 or to Cross Lutheran Church, 126 Chapel Terrace, Burlington, WI 53105 are suggested.
The family would like to express a special thank you to the staff at Arbor View Communities and Odyssey Hospice for all their wonderful care and comfort.
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