Abigail Stoudt

Stoudt, Abigail Ann "Abby" (Bruer) BEAVER DAM Abigail Ann "Abby" (Bruer) Stoudt, age 51, of Beaver Dam, passed away at her home, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Abby was born May 29, 1957, the youngest daughter of Donald and Frances Bruer of Madison. The family moved to Montello where Abby attended Montello High School graduating in 1975. Abby graduated from UW-Madison with a bachelors of science degree in occupational therapy, Herzing Institute with an associate degree in medical transcription, and later from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee with a masters degree in hospital administration. Abby had a love of all animals great and small and was always surrounded by her dogs, cats and horses at her rural Wisconsin farm. Abby felt strongly that what we do defines who we are and loved her work and enjoyed every day that she spent working with the staff at St. Marys Hospital in Madison. Abby is survived by her husband, Bud Stoudt; parents, Frances Bruer of Prairie du Sac and Donald Bruer of DeForest; sister-in-law, Dixie Bruer of Madison; brother, Robert (Judy) Bruer of Stillwater, Minn.; sister, Susanne Bruer of Sauk City; nieces, Kristina Pickar and Valerie Pickar; nephew, Brett (Anna) Pickar; and cousins, Douglas Schenck and Joanna Franks. Abby was preceded in death by her brothers, Donald and Dennis. Memorial services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, 2008. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 2 p.m. until the time of the service. Memoriam should be made to the family and will be forwarded to Columbus Countryside Veterinary Clinic to assist indigent animal care. Special thanks to Joann Feeney, Brad Weber, Brian and Sonja Stauffacher, Don and Karen Zantow, Mike and Kari Hughes, Steve and Teri Dolphin, the Corey Johnson family, and her many, many friends who have been instrumental in the familys time of need. The family would like to extend special thanks to the medical staff of St. Marys Hospital, Dean Oncology and Hematology, as well as the staff of Hillside Hospice, and all the family and friends for their continued support of the family