Mertz, Ruth M.

1921 - 2017  (95 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Mertz, Ruth M.  [1]
  Born	31 Mar 1921	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Mar 2017	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 8 Mar 2017
  Ruth M. Binder, age 95, of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully at Mercy Medical Center Wednesday morning, March 8, 2017. She was born on March 31, 1921 in Oshkosh to Matthew C. and Theresa (Bauer) Mertz. Upon returning from the Pacific Theater of WWII, Robert E. Binder took Ruth to be his bride on May 23, 1946, and together they raised five daughters. They were blessed to share 65 years of marriage. Ruth had a special passion for music, and was especially talented in singing. She sang in various church choirs and as a soloist at weddings; was active with the Oshkosh Choraliers; and enjoyed playing the piano. She was also involved with volunteer service at Evergreen Manor, and was a member of the Legion of Mary at church. She and Robert did some traveling to areas of Southern US and took several trips thru the Western states as well. She also embarked on her one and only transatlantic flight to Medjugorje, former Yugoslavia, for a religious pilgrimage. Ruth was a faithful member of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish (St. Peter site), and was especially devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary. Ruth is survived by her five daughters: Susan (Don) Killilea, Oshkosh; Catherine Nordhaus, Oshkosh; Mary (Jeffrey) Wolk, Oshkosh, Theresa (Edward) Wyrembeck, Sheboygan; and Ann (George) Leroux, Fond du Lac. There are ten grandchildren: Christine (Paul) Vanevenhoven; Elizabeth Nordhaus; Molly, Robert and Kathryn Wolk; Meghan, Aaron and Ted Leroux; Nicholas and Lucas Wyrembeck. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, in 2011, two brothers; Raymond, George Mertz, five sisters; Alma Jungwirth, Sylvia Pitz, Viola Jungwirth, Irene Putzer, and Dorothy Wright. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday March 11, at 10:30 AM in Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (St Peter worship site) with the Rev Jim Jugenheimer officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the church on Saturday from 9:30 AM until the hour of services. In lieu of flowers a memorial will be established.
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I5262	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, PatrickKempen16182, JulieGonnering112641
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Mertz, Mathew C.,   b. 15 Mar 1867, Saukville, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1963, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Bauer, Theresa,   b. Abt May 1880,   d. Abt 1942  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F214916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Binder, Robert Edward,   b. 18 Apr 1919, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Aug 2011, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	23 May 1946	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Binder, Susan Ruth + 2. Binder, Catherine Mary + 3. Binder, Mary Therese + 4. Binder, Theresa Ruth + 5. Binder, Ann Frances
  Last Modified	1 May 2010
  Family ID	F2473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 31 Mar 1921 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Married - 23 May 1946 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Died - 8 Mar 2017 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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