Obit: Kendrick, Rueben (1938 - 1995)

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Surnames: KENDRICK MCDANIEL

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner 02/15/1995

RUEBEN KENDRICK (1938 - 1995)

Rueben Kendrick, 56, Loyal, Clark County, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 1995, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1995, at Rinka Funeral Home, Loyal. Father Roman Kaiser officiated. Burial was in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Loyal.

Pallbearers were Bob Bertz, Bob Pozanski, Don Kirkconnell, Leslie Shepard, John Miller and Brad Asselin.

Rueben Kendrick was been on June 20, 1938, in Carter, Wis., to George and Ellen (nee McDaniel) Kendrick. As a young man, he lived on the family farm.

He was institutionalized in 1954. He moved to the Clark County Health Care Center in Owen in 1980. He resided there until moving to Pabich's Residential Facility in Loyal in 1989. He worked at the Adult Development Service in Greenwood for many years. Rueben could always be seen waving to people coming into or leaving Loyal on Hwy. 98 on the west side of town.

Survivors include his mother four brothers, Virgil, Rudy, Roddy and Robin four sisters, Roxanna, Evaline, Rebecca and Ruby and many caring friends.

He was preceded in death by his father one brother, George Jr. and one sister, Caroline.

Rinka Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.