Martha Lynn Brugger
January 31, 1948 to March 13, 2025

Martha Lynn Brugger of Ocean Shores, Washington,
passed away at Pacific Care and Rehabilitation Center
in Hoquiam, Washington, on March 13, 2025, at the age
of 77. She was born on January 31, 1948, in Seattle,
Washington, to parents Richard E. Wilhite and Wilda
(Hall) Wilhite. Martha's family moved to Idaho Falls,
Idaho, when she was four years old, and then to
Livermore, California when she was a teenager. She
attended college at the University of California at Davis
where she earned a BA degree in Political Science, and
met her future husband, Gary L. Brugger. The two were
married on July 10, 1970 at the First Baptist Church in Livermore.
Martha was the organist at Kennydale United Methodist Church from 1988 to 2008 in
Renton, Washington, where she and Gary resided for 37 years and raised their son
before moving to Ocean Shores. The main occupation at which she excelled and took
much pride in, however, was that of homemaker. While in Renton, she enjoyed
bowling in a women's league for nearly 20 years and for a time also bowled in a mixed
league with her husband. In addition to her family, Martha loved the cats in her life,
and she was a lifetime member of North Beach PAWS.
Martha is survived by her husband Gary, of Ocean Shores; son Mark D. Brugger
(wife Marissa) of Edmond, Oklahoma; brothers R. Glenn Wilhite (Karin) of Kirkland,
Washington, and Nelson Wilhite (Janelle) of Pioneer, California; her sister Aileen
Williams (Barry) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and two wonderful granddaughters,
Stella and Stassi Brugger.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Wilda Wilhite, and brother
Clifton Wilhite (surviving wife, Lesley).
Memorial donations can be made to the Museum of the North Beach
(www.moclips.org), and North Beach PAWS (northbeachpaws.org/Donate)
Final arrangements have been entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 12 PM on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at the
Oyhut Bay Event Center.