LORRAINE VENSKUNAS BRUEMMER

Lorraine Venskunas Bruemmer of New Britain passed away Friday January 13, 2006 at Hartford Hospital. A life long resident of New Britain she was the beloved wife of 33 years of Jay Porter Bruemmer and was the daughter of the late Anthony G. Venskunas and Mary ( Kritchum) Venskunas. She was a graduate of Mt St Joseph Academy in West Hartford and then graduated from Columbia University in New York where she received her Bachelor of Science degree. She also graduated from St Francis School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse and then graduated from the University of Hartford with a Master of Education degree. Lorraine was a teacher of nursing at New Britain General Hospital and was also Head Supervisor of the hospital. . She worked in that capacity until she took over the family funeral business as a licensed funeral director in 1962 when her father passed away. She became the 3rd generation of the Venskunas Funeral Home which was started in 1928. Lorraine was also the owner of Stanley Memorials. She was also a New Britain Board of Health Commissioner for many years and also owned and operated Bruemmer Venskunas Real Estate as a real estate broker for many years. Lorraine was in The Marquis Who's Who of American Woman Publications 1987/1988. She was a member of Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association, and the New Britain Fuenral Directors Association, The Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington and St Andrews Church. Both Lorraine and her husband Jay are Honorary Trustees of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Besides her husband Jay Porter Bruemmer, Lorraine is survived by her beloved daughter Linda L. Sovak who is the 4th generation in the Venskunas Funeral Home and is also the owner of Central Monuments. She also leaves her beloved grandoggies Curtis, Amber, Chiquita and Chrissy and her grankitty Charlie. Lorraine had a love of life and was actively working right up to the time of her death. She built the new funeral home facility in 1999 which was one of her ultimate goals. Lorraine and her husband Jay traveled extensively thru their married life even though Lorraine would always say " there's no place like home". Lorraine has a framed verse in her funeral home which expresses how her family feels........ If Tears Could Build A Stairway And Memories A Lane I'd Walk Right Up To Heaven And Bring You Home Again. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday January 18th at the Venskunas Funeral Home 670 Stanley St New Britain followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11am at St Andrews Church. Entombment will follow in St Mary Cemetery Mausoleum. Calling hours will be Wednesday morning from 8:15 AM until the time of leaving for church. In lieu of flowers donations in Lorraine's memory can be made to an animal rescue rehabilitation organization Out To Pasture and Rescue Inc. PO Box 310174 Newington, Conn 06131-0174 For online condolencesa please go to venskunasfuneralhome.com