Grace M. Brzezinski, 93, of Wausau WI, passed away Wednesday November 3, 2021 at Renaissance Assisted Living under the care of her family and hospice.
Grace was born on May 1, 1928 in Bevent WI to the late Ben and Anna (Dombeck) Gorski. On August 18, 1951 she married Raymond Brzezinski at St. Ladislaus Church, Bevent. He preceded her in death on October 3, 2019 after 68 years of happy marriage.
Grace was a homemaker her entire adult life and enjoyed keeping a large garden with her husband, canning the vegetables she grew, cooking and baking for her family, embroidery and taking long walks. She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church for 47 years and volunteered weekly for decades. Grace was happiest in life spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Grace is survived by her two children, George (Maxine) Brzezinski of Wausau and Ann (Dennis) VanderKooy of Ringle, five grandchildren, Samantha (Jeff) Knapp of Plano IL, Kailey (Kyle) Prochaska of Middleton WI, Jeremy VanderKooy of Ringle WI, Matthew (Sandra) VanderKooy of Highland Park IL, and Melissa (Kelly) Goetsch of Wausau WI, along with 10 great grandchildren, Ryder and Mason Knapp, Henry and Vivienne Prochaska, Carson and Lilie VanderKooy, Olivia and Evan VanderKooy and Audrey and Caroline Goetsch. She is also survived by her sister, Barbara Gruna, of Ringle WI and brother, George (Shirley) Gorski, of Weston WI.
Visitation will be held at St. Agnes Catholic Church on Tuesday November 9 at 9:30 a.m., followed by funeral mass at 11:00 a.m., and burial in the parish cemetery. Father Greg Bohren will be officiating.
John J. Buettgen Funeral Home is assisting the family. For online condolences, please visit
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The family wishes to extend their sincere appreciation to the staff of the Renaissance Assisted Living for the excellent care given to Grace in her final days.