Pauline L. Bruschi

Pauline Lily (Archer) Bruschi, age 89, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2015, in Dallas, TX. Pauline was born on December 5, 1925, in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Canada the second of eight children of John and Doria Archer. One of her proudest achievements was moving to Montreal to study Nursing. At the Universite de Montreal she met Dr. Walter Bruschi, married on October 27, 1951, and moved to the United States for Dr. Bruschi's career and to start their family of six children. His work in psychiatry took them all over the States from New York and back to Canada and then to New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana and eventually to Topeka, KS in 1971. Only familiar with her native language of French, she was self-taught to read and speak English, crediting various TV shows that helped her along the way. After her husband passed, she found her passion through her hobbies, including tennis, bowling, golf, knitting, and her grandchildren. She was always on hand in the summer for them to share an ice cream cone by the pool or run them around the court in a game of tennis. She had an infectious presence, being the light and laughter of any room she entered. Friends would gravitate to her and our family's hearts were warmed by her incredible laugh and way of always making us smile. Pauline was loved as our matriarch . . . mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; her son, Charles Bruschi; grandson, Jason Swim; sister, Jeanine Payne; and brothers, Jean Paul Archer, Robert Archer, Marcel Archer and Rene Archer. She is survived by her daughters, Mari Tietze, Denise Hudson, Gina Bruschi-Douglas, and Jocelyne Strahm; son, John Paul Bruschi; grandchildren, Andrew Teekell, Brandon Tietze, Crystal Hudson, Sophia Douglas, Veronica Douglas, Jake Swim, Angela Swim and Alex Bruschi; great-grandchildren, Juliette and Pierce Teekell; siblings, Huguette Hubert and Pierrette Archer-Bilocq and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held on Monday, October 26th, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. for the private family visitation, 9:30 a.m. for the rosary, and 10:00 a.m. for the service at Christ the King Church, 5973 SW 25th Street, Topeka, KS 66614. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The American Heart Association, http://donate.heart.org or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, https://www.stjude.org/donatenow or by calling 1-800-805-5856. Condolences may be sent online to www.kevinbrennanfamily.com.

Pauline L. Bruschi

December 5, 1925 - October 20, 2015