Ruth Evelyn JAHNKE

1920 - 2018  (97 years)

• Name	Ruth Evelyn JAHNKE
  Birth	10 Oct 1920	Pepin County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Jul 2018	Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin
  Notes	Ruth E. Wheeler, age 97, of Rochester, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Samaritan Bethany on 8th surrounded by her family. Ruth Evelyn Jahnke was born on October 10, 1920, in Pepin, WI, to Otto and Emma (Sinjen) Jahnke. She graduated from Pepin High School. Ruth attended college at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. On August 31, 1940, she married Lyle Wheeler. They had ten children. They enjoyed traveling including trips to Europe and Hawaii. Ruth also traveled to Australia and China. Ruth and Lyle wintered in Florida for many years. Playing cards, crossword puzzles and reading especially magazines were all activities she enjoyed. Going to the river and camping was one of her favorites. Ruth is survived by her children, Karen Rostad, Gary (Sharon) Gail (Don) Brennan, Diane (John) Dockerty all of Rochester, Peggy (Gary) Anderson of Zumbrota, Mike (Linnea) of Clearwater, MN, Cindy Wheeler (Gary Griemann) of Hugo and Timm (Cathy) of Rochester, Todd (Karen) of Burnsville; 19 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle who died in 1992; son, Dennis; grandson, Jay Brennan; son-in-law, Lyle Rostad; sister, Carrie Lindquist; and brothers, Arthur, Leonard and Richard Jahnke.
  Person ID	I39951	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Lyle Graydon WHEELER,   b. 5 May 1916, Pepin County, Wisconsin d. 11 Mar 1992, Panama City, Bay County, Florida (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Karen Ann WHEELER,   b. 20 Dec 1940, Pepin County, Wisconsin bur. Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F26935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2023