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Ruth <I>Briggs</I> Parren

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Ruth Briggs Parren

Birth
New Troy, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Death
26 Sep 1993 (aged 96)
Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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East Side Block: 13 Lot: 403 Space: 3
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"Ruth Parren
Nov. 25, 1896-Sept. 26, 1993
SAWYER -- Ruth Parren, 96, of 6328 Sawyer Road, died at 6 a.m. Sunday in Lake Bluff Nursing Center, Lake Bluff, Ill. Mrs. Parren had owned and operated Fair View Stock Farm with her husband. She was born Nov. 25, 1896, in New Troy, and was a lifelong area resident. On Oct. 4, 1915, she married Joseph Parren. He died Jan. 11, 1970. Surviving are four daughters, Nerma Pearson of Fort Myers, Fla., Pearl Wennerberg of Oak Grove Village, III., Vema Fisher of Albuquerque, N.M., and Meryl Cornwell of Eagle River, Wis.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Forest Briggs of Three Oaks. Mrs. Parren was a member of Christian United Church of Christ and Merrie Monday Quilting Club.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Chikaming Township. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Boyd Funeral Home, Bridgman. Memorial contributions may be made to the church memorial fund." From The South Bend Tribune, September 28, 1993, page 16
"Ruth Parren
Nov. 25, 1896-Sept. 26, 1993
SAWYER -- Ruth Parren, 96, of 6328 Sawyer Road, died at 6 a.m. Sunday in Lake Bluff Nursing Center, Lake Bluff, Ill. Mrs. Parren had owned and operated Fair View Stock Farm with her husband. She was born Nov. 25, 1896, in New Troy, and was a lifelong area resident. On Oct. 4, 1915, she married Joseph Parren. He died Jan. 11, 1970. Surviving are four daughters, Nerma Pearson of Fort Myers, Fla., Pearl Wennerberg of Oak Grove Village, III., Vema Fisher of Albuquerque, N.M., and Meryl Cornwell of Eagle River, Wis.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Forest Briggs of Three Oaks. Mrs. Parren was a member of Christian United Church of Christ and Merrie Monday Quilting Club.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Chikaming Township. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Boyd Funeral Home, Bridgman. Memorial contributions may be made to the church memorial fund." From The South Bend Tribune, September 28, 1993, page 16


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96520609/ruth-parren: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Briggs Parren (25 Nov 1896–26 Sep 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96520609, citing Riverside Cemetery, Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by JanFamily (contributor 47592488).