Mrs. ROBERT (Pauline Kelch) RUEGNITZ 1912-2003

KELCH, RUEGNITZ, KIMBALL, GLEYSTEEN, ENGEL

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 11/11/2003 at 14:52:05

Pauline Ruegnitz

Telegraph Herald - Sunday, September 14, 2003

Pauline (Kelch) Ruegnitz, 91, of Eastcastle Place, Milwaukee, formerly of Glendale, Wis., passed away peacefully Friday, Sept. 10, 2003.

Private family services were held. The Feerick Funeral Home, Milwaukee, was in charge of arrangements.

She was born and raised in Lake View, Iowa, daughter of Alfred and Abigail Kelch.

She graduated from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

She had resided in Dubuque for many years with her husband, Robert, who owned Ruegnitz Drugs.

Surviving are a stepson, Duncan Ruegnitz Kimball, and his mother, Ricarda Kimball, of Phoenix, Ore.; a sister, Winifred (Carl) Gleysteen, of Fox Point, Wis.; a brother, Alfred (Lois) Kelch, of Mequon, Wis.; and nephews, Richard (Sarah) Kimball and John (Susan) Gleysteen, and their children, Julie, Christopher and Amy, of Milwaukee, and Peter (Jill) Gleysteen, and their children, Randy and Ryan, of Grant's Pass, Ore., Susan Engel, of Boulder, Colo., and Robert Engel, of Salida, Colo.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ruegnitz.

Memorials may be given in Pauline's name to the Milwaukee Audubon Society, National Chapter, 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, Wis. 53217.