Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Zion
Lutheran Church of Lincoln, with the Rev. David
Ramirez officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Mrs. Ruwe was a homemaker.
She was born Aug. 29, 1913, at Mount Pulaski. Her
parents were George and Alvina Danner Leimbach. She
married Edward Ruwe at Beason in November 1936. He
preceded her in death.
She is survived by one son, George (and Judy)
Ruwe of Carol Stream, three grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one brother,
Charles Roos, and one sister, Lucille Cooper.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of
Lincoln.
Mary was very active in the community. She served
35 years on the Mount Pulaski Library board, 10
years on Rolling Prairie Library board and 14 years
on the Illinois State PTA board. She was a life
member of the state and national PTA. She was
president of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary for two years, a member of the Mount
Pulaski Woman's Club, and president of many local
and church organizations. |