- Van Dinter, RuthRuth, 82, formerly of Appleton, passed away at her home in Cedarburg, whe re she lived since 1970, on September 21, 2006, with her family at her sid e. Funeral service will be held at St. Francis Borgia-North Monday, Septem ber 25, 2006, at 7 p.m. Visitation will be held at the church from 4 p. m. until time of the service. Intombment will be at Resurrection Cemeter y, Donges Bay Road, Mequon, WI. Mueller Funeral Home in Cedarburg is servi cing the family.Ruth (Dumphy) Van Dinter born December 7, 1923. in Rochester, NY; daught er of the late James and the late Gertrude (Kellerson) Dumphy.Ruth served in the US Navy during World War II where she met and married h er husband of 57 years on October 2, 1948. She was a member of the Americ an Legion Post 288 of Cedarburg. The American Legion will have a walk thro ugh with military honors.Her greatest joy was her family and she devoted her entire life to fulfill ment of the roles wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She lov ed spending time with her family, quilting, knitting and collecting doll s.She was an avid quilter and knitter. Children of the area were warmer beca use of the hats, mittens and quilts she made and donated to Brother Book er of St. Bonifice Parish, Holiday Cheer Givers, Family Sharing and St. Fr ancis Borgia Parish. In the 1960's, she worked at Home Mutual Insuran ce CO (Secura), Appleton, where she was the supervisor of the filing depar tment.She is survived by her loving husband, Robert L. Van Dinter Sr. of Cedarbu rg; She is blessed with six children: Ellen (Louie) Mischer, Little Chut e; Vicki Van Dinter, Menasha; Jane (John) Swanson, Janesville; Rich (Jeann e) Van Dinter, Cedarburg; Debbie (Jon Saporito) Van Dinter-White, Cedarbur g; Bob (Robin) Van Dinter, Jr., Cedarburg; 15 grandchildren: Bryan (Shayn i) Mischler, Kim Mischler, Connie (Troy) Hoehne, Chris Kline, Lisa (Jame s) Schuenke, David Sipple, Jared Swanson, Justin (Anne) Swanson, Julia Swa nson, Jordan Swanson, Joelle Swanson, Jaimee Swanson, Tyler White, Trav is White, Troy White, seven great-grandchildren: Trevor, Tori and Carter H oehne, Skyler and Raeleigh Schuenke and Maxwell and Evan Swanson; furth er survived by a sister, Jeanne (Pete) Christoff and nieces: Maureen (Ke n) Steele, Carol (Kevin) Rohr, Kathy (Tom) Crowder, Cindy (Jay) Kirk and g reat-nieces and nephews all of Rochester, NY.She was preceded in death by her parents, her in-laws, Marie and Cooney V an Dinter and a nephew, Peter Christoff.A special thank you to Vicki, a devoted daughter, who spent every weeke nd for the last two years being Mom's companion and nurse mate. Our fami ly is truly indebted to her.
WHAT MOM TOOKMost often when we think of mom we think of what she's given: the softne ss of a loving touch, a gentle guide for living, a nightly tip-toe in a ro om, an understanding look: but, sometimes when we think of mom we thi nk of what she took. She took a child and taught it how to live this li fe with pride; she took those kindergarten tears and kept them all insid e. She took the hands that longed to hold her child and not let go; used t hem to push her child along the way, to thrive and grow. Took time to do s ome other things like sew, and clean and cook, and never thought to ask f or thanks for all the things she took.
Thanks Mom, We Love You!
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1923 - 2006 (82 years)
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