Obit: Strohbusch, Ruth L. (1931 - 2009)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Strohbusch, Wilk, Weber, Brost, Audley, Vick, Cole, Fischer, Harstvedt

----Source: Marshfield News Herald, Marshfield, Wood Co., WI, Tues., 20 Jan. 2009

Strohbusch, Ruth L. (25 Aug. 1931 - 17 Jan. 2009)

Ruth L. Strohbusch, 77, of Watertown passed away Sat.evening Jan. 17, 2009, at her home surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer.

A funeral Mass will be held Wed., Jan. 21, 2009, at 11:30 a.m., at St. Henry Catholic Church in Watertown with the Rev. Brian Wilk officiating. A private burial will be held at a later date in St. Henry Catholic Cemetery in Watertown.

Relatives and friends may call at the church Wed. from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Henry Catholic Church and Rainbow Hospice. The Hafemeister Funeral Home in Watertown is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth was born Aug. 25, 1931, in Auburndale, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Weber) Brost. She attended Marshfield Senior High School in Marshfield. On Sept. 13, 1952, she married Kenneth Strohbusch at St. Henry Catholic Church. Ruth was a proud and dedicated stay-at-home mother of six. Ruth spent her later years as a surrogate grandma to numerous local families. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, playing cards, doing crossword puzzles, watching game shows and courtroom dramas and, of course, her occasional $20 limit at the nickel slot machines. Ruth was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, and she leaves the people that were blessed to know and love her with many fond memories.

Survivors include three daughters, Nancy (James) Audley of Allen, Texas; Sharon (Randall) Vick of Dousman and Judy (Neil) Cole of Watertown; three sons, Douglas (Kathi), Steven (Susan) and Paul (Dawn) Strohbusch, all of Watertown; 20 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, Aaron, Adriane, Jenny (Matt, Ben and Makenah), Jessica, Jon, Josh (Ashlee, Mackenzi and Braylon), Tara (Will and Colton), Noah, Emma, Ami (Josh and Jayk), Jami (Joey), Cole, Amanda (Taylor and Addison), Becky (Ella), Kyle (Sarah and Brett), Kale, Kory, Aubrey, Cheney and Rasine; two sisters, Olive (Donald) Fischer of Surprize, Ariz., and Virjean Harstvedt of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Delores Brost of Beaver Dam and Virginia Brost of Sheldon; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Strohbusch; her parents; her brothers, Claude and Norman Brost, and two grandchildren, Amity and Alli Audley.