Philip Urban Bruegeman
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Philip served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
Phil Bruegeman, of Grangeville, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2024, at Syringa Hospital. He was born in Cottonwood, Idaho on September 7,1934, to Fred and Bernadine (Wassmuth) Bruegeman. He attended grade school at St. Joseph Catholic School in Cottonwood and high school at St. Gertrude's Academy.
He worked for and lived with the Wayne Eckert family from 1950 until he joined the army in January of 1954. On May 1, 1954, he married his high school sweetheart Norma Sarbacher at Ferdinand, Idaho and they lived in California, Kentucky and Alabama. Then they returned to the Camas Prairie in January 1956 and moved to Grangeville in July 1956, living there until his death. He worked for the local sawmills for 14 years, then at Brown Motors where he retired after 28 years. After a few months he went to work for JEM Machine for 6 more years. He then worked for both 7A Cabinets and Lenora's Custom Cabinets, retiring for good when he turned 80 years old.
Phil was very active in the Sts. Peter & Paul Church, being involved in the Knights of Columbus and the school PTA. He also spent 33 years as an officer of the Inland Lumber and Associates and the Pine Tree Credit Unions.
Phil enjoyed spending time with his family and friends going camping, 4-wheeler riding, fishing and hunting.
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