Obit: Rychnovsky, Ruth Irene #2 (1926 - 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Rychnovsky, Liskow, Kutsche, Anderson, Grebel, Meske, Resong, Joseph

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 8/14/2013

Rychnovsky, Ruth Irene (21 June 1926 - 11 August 2013)

Ruth I. Rychnovsky, 87, of Neillsville died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at the Oakwood Villa in Altoona.

Ruth Irene Kutsche was born June 21, 1926, in Neillsville, the daughter of Ray and Hattie (Liskow) Kutsche. She graduated from Neillsville High School and started what became a 34-year career of working at the Clark County Courthouse. Ruth started out as a court reporter and worked her way up to a legal secretary for the district attorney’s office. Ruth was united in marriage to Edward Rychnovsky May 1, 1948.

Ruth was a warm and generous person who loved to entertain and cook for friends and especially her children and grandchildren. No one left her house hungry. She loved to play bridge, shop and get together with her “Coffee Women.” Ruth was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

She is survived by a son, Scott (Donna) Rychnovsky of Beaver Dam, a daughter, Lori (Mark) Anderson of Altoona, and two grandchildren, Andrea (Gary Grebel and Jackson Anderson. She is also survived by a sister, Vada Meske of Marshfield.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a brother-in-law, Albert Meske.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville. The celebrant will be Rev. Varkey V. Joseph. Music will be provided by St. Mary’s Choir and Ronnie Resong, organist. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Church. Interment will be in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com.  The Gesche Funeral Home is assisting Ruth’s family with funeral arrangements.