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Ruth ‘Jo’ Schilling
1930- 2018
Ruth “Jo” Schilling,
age 87, of Watertown, passed away on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Watertown
Regional Medical Center. A Mass of
Christian burial will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic
Church in Watertown with Father Miro Mannisto and
Father Bernard Rott officiating. Burial
will take place at St. Henry Catholic Cemetery in Watertown.
Family and friends
may gather at the church Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials would be appreciated to St. Henry
Catholic Church or to the Watertown Food Pantry.
Ruth Joan Faber was born on April 13, 1930, in Bear Valley, the daughter of Gerald and Bertilla (nee Schmitz) Faber. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic Grade School and Bear Valley High School. On May 13, 1958, she was united in marriage to Paul W. Schilling. Paul preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 2016. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Watertown.
Jo had been employed
at General Telephone, Douglas Grade School and St. Henry’s Church. She was an avid Chicago Cubs and Green Bay
Packers fan. She loved to read, sew,
solve crossword puzzles and make fresh bread every week.
Jo is survived by
six children, Doug (Patti) Schilling and Dan (Laurie) Schilling, both of
Watertown, Kathy (Mike) Schilling-Kressin of Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina, Jeff (Amy) Schilling of Mayville, Marc (Chris) Schilling
of Watertown and Ellen (Dana) Balicki of Geneva,
Illinois; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four
great-greatgrandchildren; sister, Pauline Dobson; nieces, nephews, other relatives
and friends.
She was further
preceded in death by her parents; father and mother-in-law, Oscar and Alma
Schilling; sisters, Jane (Gordon) Schwartz, Edith Fargen,
Katherine Ann (Tommy) Fargen and Marge (Larry)
Parkhurst; brothers, Philip Faber and Larry Faber; sisters-in-law, Helen (Bob)
Meyer, Eunice (Jerry) Wheeler and Rosemary Faber.
Hafemeister Funeral Home and Cremation Service 611 E. Main St. Watertown
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