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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ruth E.
4 Donnewald, nee Holtgrave, of Breese who passed away on August
5 18, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Ruth Donnewald was born June 18, 1928, in Breese,
7 to Alvin and Lenore Bingham Holtgrave; they preceded her in
8 death; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Ruth Donnewald married former State treasurer and
10 State Senator James H. Donnewald on June 24, 1953, in St.
11 Dominic Catholic Church in Breese; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Ruth Donnewald was preceded in death by her
13 parents, her sister, Carolyn Fredenberg; a sister-in-law,
14 Shirley Holtgrave; and brothers-in-law, Freemont "Slugger"
15 Wobbe, Jerry Farrell, Alan Christinsin, Larry Brauch and Peter
16 Fredenberg; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Mrs. Donnewald was a homemaker and a member of St.
18 Dominic Catholic Church in Breese; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Ruth Donnewald is survived by her husband, James;
20 her children, Eric (Pam) Donnewald, Craig (Theresa) Donnewald,

 

 

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1 and Jill (Ken) Kailin; her grandchildren, Katie and Steven
2 Donnewald and Mitchell, Jenna and Elise Kailin; her brother,
3 Ray (Angie) Holtgrave; and her sisters, Martha Wobbe, Rita
4 Christinsin, Elizabeth "Bess" Brauch, and Mary Margaret
5 "MaGee" Farrell; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Ruth
9 Donnewald; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the family of Ruth Donnewald as a symbol of our
12 sympathy.