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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, July 5, 2003-
Ruth M. Wilke, 98 of Columbus, Nebraska died July 1, 2003 at David Place in
David City. Services will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Columbus,
on Saturday, July 05, 2003 at 10:30 AM with Rev. John E. Nelson, Jr.
officiating. Interment will be at the Christ Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Gass Haney Funeral Home on Friday, from 3:00 PM -
7:00 PM and at Christ Lutheran Church on Saturday, from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM.
There will be a family prayer service on Saturday at 10:15 AM at the church.
Ruth M. Wilke was born February 20, 1905 in Lyons, Nebraska to Rev. J. Paul
and Marie (Ruhland) Kuehnert. At the age of 13, the family moved to rural
Columbus where her father was a minister at Christ Lutheran Church. She
attended District 15 grade school and graduated from Columbus High School.
She married Gottlieb Wilke on September 16, 1925 at Christ Lutheran Church
with her father presiding. They made their home in the Christ Lutheran area.
She enjoyed gardening and cooking. She was a lifelong member of Christ
Lutheran Church, a charter member of the Christ Lutheran Ladies Aid and a
member of LWML.
Ruth is survived by:
Daughter - Ruth Ann (George) Behlen - Columbus, NE
Daughter - Margaret (Albert) Olson - Portland, OR
Daughter - Gretchen Schroeder - Columbus, NE
Son - Julian (Janice) Wilke - Columbus, NE
Son - Robert (Carolyn) Wilke - Columbus, NE
Son - Theodore Wilke - Portland, OR
Son - Walter (Arlene) Wilke - Columbus, NE
17 Grandchildren
38 Great-Grandchildren
2 Great-Great-Grandchildren
Ruth was preceded in death by:
Parents - Rev. J. Paul & Marie (Ruhland) Kuehnert
Husband - Gottlieb F. Wilke
Brother - Karl Kuehnert
Brother - Paul Kuehnert
Brother - Walter Kuehnert
Brother - Rudolph Kuehnert
Brother - Richard Kuehnert
Brother - William Kuehnert
Brother - Theodore Kuehnert
Sister - Anna Going
Sister - Marie Kaiser
Sister - Ida Kollmorgan
Sister - Esther Grotelueschen
Sister - Gertrude Kreft
Sister - Eunice Schuricht
Son-in-law - Bill Schroeder
Granddaughter - Janelle Wilke[ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]
From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, July 5, 2003-
Ruth M. Wilke, 98 of Columbus, Nebraska died July 1, 2003 at David Place in
David City. Services will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, rural Columbus,
on Saturday, July 05, 2003 at 10:30 AM with Rev. John E. Nelson, Jr.
officiating. Interment will be at the Christ Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Gass Haney Funeral Home on Friday, from 3:00 PM -
7:00 PM and at Christ Lutheran Church on Saturday, from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM.
There will be a family prayer service on Saturday at 10:15 AM at the church.
Ruth M. Wilke was born February 20, 1905 in Lyons, Nebraska to Rev. J. Paul
and Marie (Ruhland) Kuehnert. At the age of 13, the family moved to rural
Columbus where her father was a minister at Christ Lutheran Church. She
attended District 15 grade school and graduated from Columbus High School.
She married Gottlieb Wilke on September 16, 1925 at Christ Lutheran Church
with her father presiding. They made their home in the Christ Lutheran area.
She enjoyed gardening and cooking. She was a lifelong member of Christ
Lutheran Church, a charter member of the Christ Lutheran Ladies Aid and a
member of LWML.
Ruth is survived by:
Daughter - Ruth Ann (George) Behlen - Columbus, NE
Daughter - Margaret (Albert) Olson - Portland, OR
Daughter - Gretchen Schroeder - Columbus, NE
Son - Julian (Janice) Wilke - Columbus, NE
Son - Robert (Carolyn) Wilke - Columbus, NE
Son - Theodore Wilke - Portland, OR
Son - Walter (Arlene) Wilke - Columbus, NE
17 Grandchildren
38 Great-Grandchildren
2 Great-Great-Grandchildren
Ruth was preceded in death by:
Parents - Rev. J. Paul & Marie (Ruhland) Kuehnert
Husband - Gottlieb F. Wilke
Brother - Karl Kuehnert
Brother - Paul Kuehnert
Brother - Walter Kuehnert
Brother - Rudolph Kuehnert
Brother - Richard Kuehnert
Brother - William Kuehnert
Brother - Theodore Kuehnert
Sister - Anna Going
Sister - Marie Kaiser
Sister - Ida Kollmorgan
Sister - Esther Grotelueschen
Sister - Gertrude Kreft
Sister - Eunice Schuricht
Son-in-law - Bill Schroeder
Granddaughter - Janelle Wilke
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