"Dear Lorna & Gary and Family, Please accept our sincere sympathy at the passing of your Mom. May your memories be etched in your hearts forever. It was great to see you Lorna at the bank. Thank you for your friendship:) I am a grade school classmate of Lorna's and my Dad, Lenny Van Beek and I both worked at The West Bend Company, at the same time Ed did. "
In loving memory of
Ruth K. Preboski
November 5, 1918 - December 10, 2011
Ruth K. Preboski, age 93, of West Bend, Wisconsin passed away on December 10, 2011, at The Fields Assisted Living in West Bend.
Ruth was born on November 5, 1918, in Antigo, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late William and Ida (Mumme) Below. She was married to Edward Preboski on April 25, 1946, at St. Hyacinth's Church, in Antigo.
Ruth loved spending time with her family, was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles.
She is survived by her children, William (Linda) Preboski of Sun Prairie and Lorna (Gary) Brabender of West Bend; four grandchildren, Katie (Travis) Thomas of Adell, Daniel (Samantha) Brabender of West Bend, Ellyn Brabender of DePere and Paul (Renae) DeBarbieri of Madison; three great-grandchildren, Dylan Brabender of West Bend, Roman DeBarbieri of Madison and Taylor Thomas of Adell.
She is also survived by her sister Jeanne Christensen of Chico, California and her sister-in-law June Below of Antigo and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Edward and her brothers Allen Below and William Below.
Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday December 16, 2011 at the Bradley Funeral Home, 1550 Neva Road Antigo. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Tributes
"We visited Ruth in West Bend whenever we happened to be there because she and my mother (Helen) were such very good friends for a LONG time. Mom visited she and Ed in Fl. We pray they are having a reunion in Heaven right now. We send our sympathy and love, Marlys and Dave"