Lewis, Ruth C. (1914 - 2001)

Ruth C. Lewis, age 87, died Friday March 9, 2001 at Bethel Center in Arpin. Funeral services were Saturday at Hansen Funeral Chapel. Rev Richard Hermann officiated, William Allen was soloist and Maldon Plank, organist. Burial was in Mound Cemetery, Pittsville.

He was born January 7, 1914, in Buleau, ND, the daughter of Louis and Belle (nee Vincent) Wetzel. She graduated from Gilman High School, attended Taylor County Normal School and vocational school in Milwaukee.  She received her Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She taught grades one through eight at area country schools in Aurora Center, Stetsonville, Pleasant Hill, Chili, Rine Circle, Cozy Corners and the Sunbeam School in the Town of Lynn. She further taught at Loyal (Clark Co., WI) and Pittsville Public Schools where she was a sixth grade English and Social Studies teacher, retiring in 1975. She was married to John B. Lewis on October 30, 1942, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church Rectory in Gilman. Mr. Lewis died June 6, 1973. Mrs. Lewis was a former member of St Joachim's Catholic church in Pittsville and a member of the Royal Neighbors.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary (Jerome Carl) Lewis in Eau Claire and Erin (Robert) LaSage in Marshfield one son, Andrew (Mary) Lewis of Sand Springs, OK and three sisters, Lucille (Leonard) Butek of Gilman, Alice Heagle of Menomonie and Gertrude Bahrke of Milwaukee. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Lewis was pre-deceased by her parents two brothers, Francis Wetzel and Raymond Wetzel and one sister, Gladys Browning. Memorials may be designated to Marshfield Medical Foundation for Alzheimer's Research. Hansen Funeral Home assisted the family.

SOURCE: Pittsville Record, Volume 92 12, Thurs., 22 MAR 2001, Pg. 4