Feerick Funeral Home Shorewood
Laura Bresnahan Bush, 36, of Whitefish Bay, WI, died peacefully on December 2, 2022 after a courageous thirteen-month battle with young-onset colon cancer. Born on May 22, 1986 in Elmhurst, IL. Laura was the third and youngest daughter of Dr. Timothy and Sharon Bresnahan (ne? Roggow).
Laura's most important and cherished roles were those of wife to the love of her life, Brendan, and mother to her two boys, Benjamin and Theodore "Teddy". She loved Benjamin and Teddy more than anything in the world and always made them her first priority, no matter the circumstance and throughout the entirety of her harrowing battle against cancer. Laura will live on forever in the hearts of her boys and will always be there to comfort and guide them through her eternal love for them.
Laura is survived by her beloved husband, Brendan, and their two boys, Benjamin and Theodore "Teddy"; parents Dr. Timothy and Sharon Bresnahan (ne? Roggow), Elmhurst, IL; sister Theresa Bresnahan-Coleman and husband, Zane Coleman, Elmhurst, IL, and children Shayna "Shea", Reece, and Neal; sister Maureen Baska (ne? Bresnahan) and husband, Jake, Granger, IN, and children Madeline, Tegan, and Chloe; father- and mother in-law Michael and Kathleen Bush, Davenport, IA; brother-in-law Daniel Bush and wife Megan, Davenport, IA, and children Hannah and Lucy; and sister-in-law Kelly Bush, Davenport, IA. Laura is also survived by many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 11th from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Feerick Funeral Home in Shorewood, WI. There will be an additional visitation opportunity at Holy Family from 10:00-11:00 a.m. before the funeral Mass. All are welcome.
Funeral services and a Mass of Christian Burial for Laura will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 12th at Holy Family Catholic Church in Whitefish Bay, WI. Burial will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Resurrection Cemetery in Mequon, WI.
Memorials may be made in Laura's name to the Hartford Family Foundation, Inc., Colorectal Cancer Alliance (https://impact.ccalliance.org/fundraiser/4308284), or Froedtert Hospital Foundation. The family encourages and appreciates requests for the offering of Masses for the repose of the soul of Laura Bresnahan Bush.
Please see Feerick website (FeerickFuneralHome.com) for full obituary.
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Chicago Tribune
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