Cindy Bruening, 54, of Pearland, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Cindy was born on September 13, 1954 in Freeport, Texas. She graduated from Vidor High School in 1972, and worked as a Registered Nurse at M.D. Anderson in Houston for twenty-seven years, where she retired in April 2008.
She is survived by her mother, Ethel Bruening of Vidor; brothers, Charles Bruening, Jr. and his wife Dixie of Oklahoma, David Bruening of Beaumont; nieces and nephews, Kendall Bruening, Daniel Bruening, Jacob Bruening; cousin, Brenda Wile of Houston; was loved by “The Gang” from VHS, and many friends from Houston and M.D. Anderson. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard Bruening.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, in Vidor, with burial to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of her family and friends will be Friday, January 23, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a rosary recited at 6:00 p.m. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made in Cindy’s memory to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 297153, Houston, Texas 77292 or the Humane Society of Southeast Texas, 2050 Spindletop, Beaumont, Texas 77705.
