Ruby G. Harville
Ruby G. Harville, 85, of Prairie du Chien passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Crossing Rivers Hospital.
She was born March 15, 1929 in Valeo, Calif., the daughter of Fred and Etta (Eisenhower) Hohstadt. She married Keith Harville on Oct. 14, 1947 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. She and her husband farmed many years in Patch Grove Township. Ruby was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved to bake and cook. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed gardening.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Keith of Prairie du Chien; her children, Doreen (Roger) Fish of Eastman, Tim Harville of Sparks, Nev., Trudy (Cliff) Wachter of Woodman, Dean Harville of Boscobel, Linda Wellumson and Lynn (Connie) Harville both of Prairie du Chien and Rodney Harville of Sparks, Nev.; twenty-four grandchildren and thirty-one great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, John and Norman; and her sisters, Marjorie, Mary Lou and Doris.
A celebration of Ruby’s life will be held on what would have been her 86th birthday, Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Prairie du Chien with Pastor Mike Christensen officiating. Interment will be later in the Patch Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Sunday, March 15, from 12 p.m. until the time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. The Garrity Funeral Home of Prairie du Chien is assisting the family.