Anne Virginia (Puerner) Furstenau, of Albuquerque NM, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children and grandchildren on June 9, 2018 at the age of 86. Anne was born in Wauwatosa, WI on March 28, 1932 and spent her childhood there as part of a large, loving family. Anne's surviving siblings are Mary Puerner Oswald of Phoenix, AZ and Bert Puerner of Santa Rosa, CA. She is preceded in death by her siblings Paul Puerner, Sue Puerner Angle, and Peggy Puerner Edwards. Anne married Burnell "Burnie" Furstenau in 1952 and raised a family of six children herself. The family lived all over the country as Burnie's career progressed. Many friends are left behind in California, New Jersey, Maryland and Illinois. Anne and Burnie spent their retirement years at their lake house in Wisconsin. After Burnie's passing, Anne moved to Albuquerque, NM. Her loving friends and family will remember her as bright, fun-loving, full of energy and caring. She is survived by her six children, Stephen (Carol) Furstenau of Derry, NH, Michael Furstenau of Albuquerque, NM, Chuck (Jill) Furstenau of Marietta, GA, Anne (Gregg) Walker of Manvel, TX, TJ (Lisa) Furstenau of Downers Grove, IL and Karen (Greg) White of Albuquerque, NM. Her 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren will also mourn her loss. A memorial service in honor of Anne will be held at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, 3910 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, IL on Saturday, June 30 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the at www.alz.org. Interment will be in Scribner, Nebraska next to her husband of 50 years.