Bill Bluege

A masonic service followed by a memorial service for Mr. William Paul Bluege, age 80 of Cookeville and formerly of Jefferson, WI, will be held Saturday, October 19th at 3:00 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. His family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Bluege passed on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born September 29, 1939 in Chicago, IL to the late Emil and Helen Drager Bluege. He received his bachelor's degree from Concordia University, Chicago and a masters degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. He served as principal at West Elementary in Jefferson, Wisconsin. He also owned Blues Brothers Storage in Jefferson and he was very active in the Rotary Club of Jefferson. He and his wife Gerry have lived in Cookeville for the last 14 years where he has been an active mason with Cookeville Lodge F&AM #266. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother Robert ‘Bob' Bluege. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Geraldine ‘Gerry' Novak Bluege; son, Paul and wife Laura Bluege of Sparta; daughter Jenny Hay of Sparta; grandchildren, Maria, Valerie, Roy and Laura; and great grandchildren, Samone, Reece, Sammy, Ben, Abby, Savannah, Myca, Orion and Milo. Hooper-Huddleston & Horner is in charge of arrangements. (931)526-6111 Share memories and condolences at www.hhhfunerals.com.