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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 23667
Title: Coralie M. Bruegger
Date: 12/15/1940-12/28/2017
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 12/15/1940
Summary: Coralie M. Bruegger, 77, Watford City, ND, passed away, December 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family at CHI St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND. Her funeral service was January 4, 2018, at First Lutheran Church, Watford City with Pastor Rob Favorite officiating. Interment was in Our Redeemer’s Cemetery, northeast of Keene, ND. Coralie Marie Jore was born December 15, 1940, to Ernest and Esther Jore in Alexander, ND, at her Grandpa and Grandma Olson’s house. Coralie was confirmed March 7, 1954, at Keene First Lutheran Church. She attended grade school at the Keogh School and graduated from Watford City High School in 1958. She married the love of her life, John Bruegger, on July 10, 1959. Together they celebrated 58 years of marriage. Many of Coralie’s favorite memories include talking about her homestead on the farm, climbing the butte, and all of the memories made during Christmas. She enjoyed gardening, playing Yahtzee, baking (including making her white chocolate mix for friends and family), and drinking coffee, especially with Sharon. She always liked keeping up with her grandchildren and making numerous phone calls to friends and family. Coralie is survived by her loving husband, John Bruegger; children, Kim Skarda and husband Wayne, Keene, Jeff Bruegger, Rapid City, SD, Kris Brenna and husband Gregg, Gilbert, AZ, and Jean Kalberer and husband Jeff, Powell, WY; six grandchildren, Jessi Skarda (Tom Parchman), Kelli Garton (Travis), Jami Skarda-Craft (Mike), Cody Kalberer (Lexi), Korrie Kalberer and Samantha Brenna; great-grandchild, Jackson Parchman; siblings, Dick Jore and Sharon (Duke) Olson; and nieces and nephews. Coralie was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Esther Jore; mother-in-law and father-in-law, George and Mary Bruegger; sister-in-law, Sandy Jore; and daughter-in-law, Debbie St. John.
Red ID: FND_I_74335 Image ID: 555846 Image Notes: FND001 23667

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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