NAME OF DECEASED: RUTH ANN MARSCHKE AGE: 75
ADDRESS: Golden Living Center, Rib Lake
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 2:10 PM Saturday, October 26 at Golden Living Center, Rib Lake where she had resided for the past 8 days
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 2 at Woodland Community Church, Westboro
OFFICIATING: Pastor Brian Karlick
INTERMENT: Interment of her cremated remains will take place at Lakeview Cemetery, Rib Lake
VISITATION: Hemer Funeral Home – Rib Lake from 4 to 8 PM on Friday, November 1 and also at church from 10 AM until the time of services on Saturday, November 2
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: December 28, 1937 at Cook County, IL
EDUCATION: Michigan, Rib Lake and Medford schools
MARRIAGE: Previously married and later divorced.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: She baby sat for more than 100 children throughout her life while residing in Rib Lake. She worked as a nurses aid in Chippewa Falls for a period of time. She returned to Rib Lake where she did volunteer work at the Rib Lake Sr. Center, Rib Lake American Legion Auxiliary and Golden Living Center. She enjoyed crocheting, needle work and word search.
MEMBER OF: Rib Lake American Legion Auxiliary; Past member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Medford and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Rib Lake
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Daughter – Patty Marschke of Menomonie, WI ; Son – Mike Marschke of Adams County, WI
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sisters – Sandra Hanson of Milwaukee, Nancy (Joey) Ellis of Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina, Sue (Rollie) Thums of Rib Lake, Diana (David) Schaus of Mayville, Debra (Fred) Kravontka of Wausau
Brothers – Jack (Tootie) Marschke of Hollywood Park, FL, Art Jr. “Butch” (Joan) Marschke of Medford, Gary (Donna Krueger) Marschke of Rib Lake, Bryan (Dawn) Marschke of Rib Lake
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brother – Jim Marschke ; Brother-in-law: Don Hanson
DECEASED FATHER: Arthur Julius Marschke DECEASED MOTHER: Gertrude Vera Simon
URNBEARER: Gary Marschke
OTHER INFORMATION: Further survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends
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