Ruth Ann Wenger

Ruth Ann Wenger, 86, of Footville, formerly of Monroe, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, July 3, 2016, at St. Elizabeth’s Manor in Footville. She was born on March 14, 1930, in Rock County, the daughter of Herman and Lillian (Foslin) Skogan. She married Gottfried Wenger Jr. on October 17, 1953, at the West Luther Valley Church. Gottfried passed away on April 29, 1999.

Ruth was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Deerfield and was confirmed at East Luther Valley Church in rural Beloit. She attended the Howard School and graduated from Brodhead High School in 1948, where she was salutatorian of her class.

Ruth was interested in interior design and home fashion and also had collected dolls. She was a member of the Jordan Busy Bee’s Homemaker’s Club.

She had worked at the Coffee Shop on Center Avenue in Brodhead, and then lived briefly in Rockford, Illinois, working at Kresses and Mangel’s Women’s Wear.

After being married, Ruth and Gottfried lived in the Brodhead area, moving in 1958 to rural Monroe to farm in Jordan Township. Ruth worked briefly at Maple Grove Restaurant in Monroe.

She is survived by her daughter, Wanda Kay (William) Austin, Brodhead, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a daughter in infancy.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Bethany Lutheran Church in rural Brodhead with Rev. Richard Thickpenny officiating. Burial will be in West Luther Valley Cemetery.  A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead.

Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.

Ruth had accepted the Lord as her personal Savior.