Schwalenberg, Ruben

1918 - 2006  (87 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Schwalenberg, Ruben
  Born	7 Jun 1918	, Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Feb 2006	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	27 Feb 2006
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Schwalenberg, Rub en A.Ruben A. Schwalenberg, Oshkosh, entered eternal life on Saturday, Februa ry 25, 2006, at Manor View - Evergreen Retirement Community of Oshkosh. Ru ben was born June 7, 1918, in Calumet County, Wisconsin, the son of the la te Rudoph and Amelia (Mathes) Schwalenberg. On February 1, 1942, he marri ed Ruby Pautz at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hilbert. He was employ ed at the AAL Insurance for Lutherans (Thrivent) for forty years, retiri ng in 1982. Ruben was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Appleton - he w as a Sunday School teacher for over twenty years, a member of the Gold en K Kiwanis, and was the beloved "Tin Man" at Appleton Medical Center's Y ellow Brick Road-Wizard of Oz program for the kindergarten children.He is survived by his wife and best friend of 64 years, Ruby; his cherish ed two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and John Groth, of Platte City, M O, and Carol and David Hinshaw, of Oshkosh; five dearly loved grandchildre n, Julie (Rod) Newberry, of Acworth, GA, Paul Groth and his fiancee Kia ya Elfter, Jeni (Jason) Brewer, of Kansas City, MO, Emily Hinshaw, of Chic ago, Ill., and Amanda Hinshaw, of Oak Creek, Wis.; He had a special love f or his five great grandchildren, Lauren, Brandon, and Joshua Newberry, Acw orth, GA, and Trinity and Khyler Brewer of Kansas City, MO; a sister-in-la w, Ardis Picard, and many nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Luella Federwitz, a nd his twin sister, Ruth Duchow.Funeral services for Ruben will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 200 6, at FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, 601 East Glendale Avenue, Appleton, with Re v. Daniel Thews officiating. Interment will be in Appleton Highland Memori al Park. Friends may call from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at t he funeral home, and again from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services direc tly at the church. The casket will be closed at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in his name to the Faith Luther an Radio Ministry, Faith Lutheran Special Needs, or to their Emergency Fun d.The family extends a special thank you to Dr. Jack Anderson, his nurse Ju dy for the care and concern for Ruben, especially the last five years, The da Care Hospice nurse Lisa for her visits last June and the entire sta ff at Manor View-Evergreen. A special thank you to CNAs Christa and Sara h, another Sarah, Sara, Rebecca and to Tamar, the social worker, and to Li nda, his nurse who shared Wizard of Oz stories with him. WICHMANN FUNER AL HOME 537 North Superior Street Appleton 920-739-1231
  Buried	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I123304	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Schwalenberg, Rudolph,   b. 5 Nov 1883,   d. 16 Oct 1960  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mathes, Amelia,   b. 12 Nov 1881, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1965, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F47885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pautz, Ruby,   b. 10 Jul 1920, Reedsville, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 2011  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1942	Hilbert, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Schwalenberg, Mary   2. Schwalenberg, Carol
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F46480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 7 Jun 1918 - , Calumet County, Wisconsin, USA Married - 1 Feb 1942 - Hilbert, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA Died - 25 Feb 2006 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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