Lillian Bressler-Bungert

-Memorial Visitation Wednesday, August 26th, from 10-11:15AM at St. Mary Catholic Faith Community, 9520 W. Forest Home Ave. Hales Corners, WI 53130

-Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, August 26th at 11:30AM at St. Mary Catholic Faith Community, 9520 W. Forest Home Ave. Hales Corners, WI 53130

 

Lillian Bressler Bungert passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones, following a brief illness on August 9th, 2026, at the age of 94.

 

Lillian was born on May 3, 1932. She lived a life defined not by grand gestures, but by quiet love, unwavering devotion to her family, and genuine kindness to those around her. Though naturally shy, those who knew her well experienced her warm sense of humor, gentle spirit, and infectious laugh. She found joy in keeping a welcoming home, spending time with family, friends, and neighbors, and making everyone feel comfortable in her presence.

 

Lillian met Raymond, the love of her youth, while they were students at Bay View High School. They married in 1953 and built a home filled with love while raising their four children. Terry Bressler (Sheila), Randy Bressler (deceased), Dean Bressler (Tino), and Pamela McCurdy (Sean). As a devoted homemaker, she took great pride in caring for her family. A loving mother of four children from her marriage to Raymond:  Creativity was woven into the fabric of their lives. Raymond expressed his artistic talents through a successful career as an artist in the field of point-of-purchase marketing, while Lillian found her own creative outlets in crochet, sewing, cross-stitch, and needlepoint. Many family members still treasure the handmade gifts she lovingly created over the years.

 

Following Raymond’s passing, Lillian eventually found love again with Lenard Bungert after the two met while walking at Southridge Mall. They married in 2003 and enjoyed spending several years as snowbirds, dividing their time between Milwaukee and Florida. In the end, however, there was no place quite like home, and they returned to the Greenfield neighborhood she had loved for so many years.

 

Long before healthy living became commonplace, Lillian embraced a lifestyle centered on nutritious food, regular exercise, and staying active. She was among the early generation to enthusiastically attend health clubs and aerobics classes, believing that caring for one’s health was simply part of everyday life.

 

An avid reader throughout her life, Lillian especially enjoyed mystery novels. Books were rarely kept to herself—they were eagerly passed along to family and friends, creating conversations and connections that lasted long after the final chapter.

 

Those who knew Lillian will remember that her greatest gifts were often the quiet ones. Love was shown through a well-kept home, a thoughtful conversation, a handmade gift, a borrowed book, or simply being there when someone needed her. She never sought the spotlight, yet she made the lives of those around her richer through her kindness, generosity, and steady presence.

 

Her family will miss her laughter, her gentle wisdom, and the comfort of knowing that home was wherever she was. While our hearts are saddened by her passing, we are grateful for the example she set—a life lived with humility, grace, creativity, and an abiding love for family. If you wish to remember Lillian, share a mystery novel with a friend, make something with your hands, laugh with your family, or simply take the time to care for those you love. Those were the simple things that brought her the greatest joy.

 

She is survived by her children Terry, Dean, and Pamela; her husband, Lenard Bungert; her sister, Jean Muth; along with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and countless friends and neighbors whose lives were brightened by her friendship. She was preceded in death by her son Randy Bressler; her first husband, Raymond Bressler; and her siblings Viola Dickerson, Chuck Gresser, Arnold Gresser, and Shirley Fisher.

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