Ruth Synnove Fimreite, 82, of Monroe passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at her home. She was born the daughter of Leo and Esther (Munson) Nyre on February 22, 1934 in Mondovi, WI. Ruth was united in marriage to Donald L. Fimreite on July 9, 1960 in Mondovi, WI.
Ruth was a 1952 graduate of Mondovi High School in Mondovi, WI. She attended Winona State College where she received her degree as an LPN. Ruth was employed at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN and later at the VA Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Ruth along with her family moved to Janesville in 1966 where she worked as a nurse at the School for the Blind. In 1976 they moved again to Stoughton where she was employed at Nygaard Nursing Home. She and her family regularly attended First Lutheran Church in Stoughton. In 1988 Ruth and her family made their final move to Monroe. She had been a member of the Grace Lutheran Church ever since.
Family was extremely important to Ruth, and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be fondly remembered as an avid baker; baking cakes for her family and friends for every occasion.
Ruth is survived by her husband, Don of Monroe; children, Jeffrey (Patty) Fimreite of Laguna Hills, CA, Lori (Dave) Wehinger of Monroe, and Lisa (Roy) Quam of Stoughton; grandchildren, Michael Fimreite, Vanessa (Art) Grichine, Christine (Gary) Buxton, Jenna, Savannah and Ryan Wehinger, and Brianna and Brandon Quam; as well as a great-grandchildren, Cooper, Destiny and Ryder Buxton; and a sister-in-law, Donna Nyre of Mondovi. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, David Nyre, Sr.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Monroe with Pastor John Tabaka officiating. Burial will follow services at the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at the SHRINER-HAGER-GOHLKE Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church in Monroe.
Ruth was a 1952 graduate of Mondovi High School in Mondovi, WI. She attended Winona State College where she received her degree as an LPN. Ruth was employed at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN and later at the VA Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Ruth along with her family moved to Janesville in 1966 where she worked as a nurse at the School for the Blind. In 1976 they moved again to Stoughton where she was employed at Nygaard Nursing Home. She and her family regularly attended First Lutheran Church in Stoughton. In 1988 Ruth and her family made their final move to Monroe. She had been a member of the Grace Lutheran Church ever since.
Family was extremely important to Ruth, and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be fondly remembered as an avid baker; baking cakes for her family and friends for every occasion.
Ruth is survived by her husband, Don of Monroe; children, Jeffrey (Patty) Fimreite of Laguna Hills, CA, Lori (Dave) Wehinger of Monroe, and Lisa (Roy) Quam of Stoughton; grandchildren, Michael Fimreite, Vanessa (Art) Grichine, Christine (Gary) Buxton, Jenna, Savannah and Ryan Wehinger, and Brianna and Brandon Quam; as well as a great-grandchildren, Cooper, Destiny and Ryder Buxton; and a sister-in-law, Donna Nyre of Mondovi. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, David Nyre, Sr.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church in Monroe with Pastor John Tabaka officiating. Burial will follow services at the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at the SHRINER-HAGER-GOHLKE Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Grace Lutheran Church in Monroe.