Obit: Wilson, Ruth (1895 - 1961)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Wilson, Pippert, Walter, Forke, Thatcher, Timmerman, Olson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) January 12, 1961

Wilson, Ruth (3 September 1895 - 9 January 1961)

Funeral services are to be held today (Thursday) in Palatine, Ill., for Mis Ruth Wilson, 65, of Palatine, who died Monday in Neillsville.  The Rev. Harold Olson, pastor of the Palatine Methodist Church, will officiate.  Burial will be made in the Hillside Cemetery.

Miss Wilson, daughter of the late George and Bertha B. (Pippert) Wilson, was born September 3, 1895, in Palatine, where she had resided her lifetime.

Surviving are three step-sisters: Mrs. Elmer (Edna) Walter, Palatine, Ill., Mrs. Harvey (Ethel) Forke, Itasca, Ill. Mrs. Harold (Josephine) Thatcher, Indianapolis, Ind.; a brother, Albert Wilson, Neillsville; and a step-brother, Edward Timmerman, Arlington Heights, Ill.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Georgas Funeral Home in Neillsville.