Ruthie
W. Ostrum, age 73, of Monroe Center, Wisconsin, died
Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Villa Pines Living Center
in Friendship, Wisconsin.
Funeral services
will be 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at the
Roseberry's Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin. Pastor
Duane Schultz will officiate. Interment will be at the
Monroe Center Cemetery, Town of Monroe, Adams County,
Wisconsin.
Visitation will
be at Roseberry's Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 17, 2007,
from 1:30 p.m. until the time of service.
Ruthie was born
November 10, 1933, in Tomah, Wisconsin, to Charles and
Jennie (Gray) Cole. She married Ralph E. Ostrum on January
26, 1952, in Adams, Wisconsin, and resided in the Town of
Monroe since 1959.
Ruthie enjoyed
her church, swimming, her Calorie Cut-up Club, baking,
reading, music, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Ruthie was the Teacher/Director of Arkdale Head Start for
many years and enjoyed working with the children and their
parents.
Ruthie was
preceded in death by her parents, Jennie and Charles Cole;
brothers, Robert (Nonie) Cole, Daniel (Laverne) Cole and
Charles Cole, Jr.; and sister, Gloria (Duane) Martin.
Survivors:
Husband: Ralph Ostrum of
Arkdale, Wisconsin
Daughter: Nancy (Ray)
Churchill of Friendship, Wisconsin
Daughter: Joy (Dale) Casperson
of Adams, Wisconsin
Daughter: Helen Powell of
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Son: Wade Ostrum of Oshkosh,
Wisconsin
Grandchild: Nathan Winchester
of Tempe, AZ
Grandchild: Ray Churchill of
Friendship, Wisconsin
Grandchild: Hannah Powell of
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Grandchild: Harmony Powell of
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Grandchild: Haven Powell of
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Sister: Wanda Huntington of
Belvidere, IL
Sister: Helen (Charles)
Anderson of Arkdale, Wisconsin
Sister: Sharon Huntington of
Adams, Wisconsin
Brother: Eugene (Dawn) Cole of
Arkdale, Wisconsin
Brother: Gerald (Helga) Cole
of Decatur, IL
Sister-in-law: Beverly Cole of
Arkdale, Wisconsin
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