Obituary for
Arlene Margaret Rueth (Krebs)
ARLENE M. RUETH age 86 of Jefferson passed away Friday November 4, 2016 at Alden Estates of Jefferson. She was born on November 10, 1929 in Cold Spring, daughter of the late William and Ella (Luebke) Krebs. She married Jerome Rueth on August 29, 1946 at the St. John’s Rectory. Jerome preceded her in death on October 28, 2003.
Arlene was employed at the Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital for 17 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jefferson. Arlene enjoyed watching the Milwaukee Brewers and was an avid NASCAR fan one of her requests was that those that attend her service wear NASCAR or Brewer gear “if they would like to”.
She will be deeply missed by her family. Children Linda (Richard) Mueller of Jefferson,
Thomas (Mary) Rueth of Jefferson, Connie Pence of Fort Atkinson, DeeAnne (Richard) Patton of Appleton.
6 Grandchildren and 12 Great grandchildren
Timothy (Amy) Mueller and their children Lucas, Alexandra, Olivia Mueller,
Daniel Mueller and his children Elliot and Avery Mueller,
Jonathon (Melinda) Mueller and their children Natalie and Evan Mueller,
David (Tina) Mueller and their children Sydney, Megan, and Alex Mueller
Chad Pence and his daughter Krystal Pence,
Kevin (Casey) Pence and their daughter Allie Pence.
Sisters; Marion Knaack of Fort Atkinson, Carol (Jerry) Coxe of Whitewater, Judith Prisk of Fort Atkinson,
Ella Wawrzyniak of Jefferson, GA, Rosalind (Dennis) Kraus of Fort Atkinson,
Brothers Lawrence (Ruthie) Krebs of Jefferson, Mike (Laverne) Krebs of Fort Atkinson,
Sister-in-law Shirley Krebs of Jefferson.
She is further preceded in death by her parents William and Ella Krebs, husband Jerome,
son-in-law Kenneth Pence, Brothers William Krebs Jr, Donald Krebs, Ronald Krebs.
Sisters Shirley Bauer, Kathy Weiler
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday November 9, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jefferson with the Rev. Thomas Coyle officiating, burial will follow in the Cold Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass.
In lieu of flowers please make donations in Arlene’s name to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church or to Tomorrow’s Hope.
Visit www.schneidermichaelisfuneralhome.com to leave a condolence or light a candle in her memory.
