Tuesday, May 14, 2013

RUTH E. SUNDERLIN


NAME OF DECEASED:   RUTH E. SUNDERLIN     AGE:  98

 

ADDRESS:  Country Gardens Assisted Living, Medford; A former Rib Lake area resident

 

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH:  7:50 PM Sunday, May 12 at Country Gardens Assisted Living, Medford where she had resided for the past 1 year

 

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM Friday, May 17 at United Methodist Church, Rib Lake

 

OFFICIATING:  Rev. Kyochul Shin

 

INTERMENT:   Interment of her cremated remains will take place at Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake 

 

VISITATION:  United Methodist Church, Rib Lake from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Friday, May 17

 

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: January 14, 1915 at Fairfax, MN

 

EDUCATION: Riplinger, WI elementary schools and attended Unity, WI High School

 

MARRIAGE: April 21, 1931 at Neillsville, WI to Ernest Sunderlin and he preceded her in death Dec. 6, 2001

 

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After her marriage, they resided in Riplinger, Oshkosh, and in 1946 moved to Rib Lake.  They owned and operated a plumbing, heating, and bottle gas business for a period of time.  They built the Rib Lake Laundry Matt.  She also worked at the Rib Lake Shoe Factory & clerked at the IGA Grocery Store.  They moved to Horseshoe Bend, AR in 1975, residing there until moving into Country Gardens in Medford 1 year ago.  She enjoyed fishing, traveling, bowling, skating & had her private pilot’s license, enjoying flying.  She was an artist, taking lessons from Joe O’Brein.

 

MEMBER OF:  United Methodist Churches of Rib Lake & Horseshoe Bend, AR; Flying Farmers Flying Club of AR where she served as Queen for 2 years.

 

SURVIVING CHILDREN:  Beatrice “Bea” Klemm of Medford, Nancy Baar of Lakeside, CA, Phyllis (Robert) Jester of Fort Mohave, AZ, William “Bill” (Judy) Sunderlin of Fargo, ND

 

CHILDREN DECEASED:  Son – Robert “Bob” Sunderlin in 1958

 

# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN:  18     GR-GRANDCHILDREN:  30   

GR. GR. GRANDCHILDREN:  31

 

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister – Lucille Brier of Milwaukee

 

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Lena Dreier, Erna Stromberg, Dora Schultz, Lydia Hardrath, Frieda Wellman, Carl & Victor Dallman

 

DECEASED FATHER:  Fred Dallman     DECEASED MOTHER: Anna Falk

 

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Hope Hospice of Medford

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