BRIGGEMAN, Fern

(Maiden Name: Sironi)


Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Fern Briggeman (nee Sironi), age 79, of Prescott, died Aug. 2, 2005, in Prescott. She was bom Oct. 20, 1925, in Philadelphia, Penn., to Robert and Phoebe (nee Mayer) Sironi. Fern enjoyed the American Ballet Theatre as a teen and was a dancer on the television variety shows of Vaughn Williams and Jackie Gleason. She was a member of the June Taylor dancers. She married William James Briggeman, an architect, in 1981, in Long Island, N.Y. William died Jan. 12, 1999. Fern is survived by her son, John Briggeman, and daughter-in-law, Lisa. Interment to be privately held at Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, N.J. Memorial services will be held next week at the Samaritan Towers. Contact Becky at 778-3302 for details. Fern's wry humor and caring heart will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends at Samaritan Towers. Information provided by survivors.