Laurie Bakken

Bakken, Laurie Ann MIDDLETON Laurie Ann Bakken, age 50, passed away at home on Saturday, March 15, 2008, after battling cancer for the past two years. She was born on March 18, 1957, in Chicago, Ill. to Ronald and Dolores Brandt. Laurie graduated from James Madison Memorial High School in 1975. She worked for Sears for nine years and then Harbor Athletic Club for 22 years. However, Lauries most important role was being a wife to her husband Tim Bakken, whom she married on Nov. 29, 1975, and a mother to their two children, Cecilia Bakken and Scott Bakken. In addition to her husband and two children, she is survived by her mother, Dolores Brandt, and her two brothers, Tom Brandt (Sharon Blum) and Phil Brandt. Laurie was preceded in death by her father Ronald Brandt. Laurie and her family would like to thank Dr. Daniel Mulkerin and his staff, as well as, the U.W. Hospital staff on floor B6. A Memorial Service will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL HOME, 7435 University Ave. Middleton, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, with the Rev. Theodore G. Gullixson officiating. A private burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens at a later date. Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the funeral home in Middleton. In Lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorial donations be directed to the U.W. Carbone Cancer Center at 600 Highland Ave., K4-658, Madison, WI 53792-6164.