Miss Bieritz was a 1926 graduate of Yorkville High School. Ruth was formerly employed as an operator for Illinois Bell in Yorkville until 1939, when the phone company went to the dial sysetm. She then became a long-distance operator in Oak Park, IL, until her retirement. Ruth wa a member of the Telephone Pioneers. Miss Bieritz was a lifelong member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Yorkville. She had been active in various church organizations and enjoyed volunteering her sewing abilities.
Survivors included her three brothers: Erick Bieritz of Yorkville, Herman Bieritz of Ottawa, and Walter (Elorn) Bieritz of Yorkville; one sister, Irene, who resided at Pleasantview Nursing Home, as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers: George, Gerhardt, and Reuben; four sisters: Evelyn Hardecopf, Rhoda Bieritz, Anna Sullivan, and Esther Bieritz.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 31, 1995, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Yorkville, with Pastor John Leaf officiating.
Visitation was held Monday, January 30th at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, 410 E. Countryside Parkway, Yorkville.
Miss Bieritz was a 1926 graduate of Yorkville High School. Ruth was formerly employed as an operator for Illinois Bell in Yorkville until 1939, when the phone company went to the dial sysetm. She then became a long-distance operator in Oak Park, IL, until her retirement. Ruth wa a member of the Telephone Pioneers. Miss Bieritz was a lifelong member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Yorkville. She had been active in various church organizations and enjoyed volunteering her sewing abilities.
Survivors included her three brothers: Erick Bieritz of Yorkville, Herman Bieritz of Ottawa, and Walter (Elorn) Bieritz of Yorkville; one sister, Irene, who resided at Pleasantview Nursing Home, as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers: George, Gerhardt, and Reuben; four sisters: Evelyn Hardecopf, Rhoda Bieritz, Anna Sullivan, and Esther Bieritz.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 31, 1995, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Yorkville, with Pastor John Leaf officiating.
Visitation was held Monday, January 30th at the Larson-Nelson Funeral Home, 410 E. Countryside Parkway, Yorkville.
Family Members
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Evelyn Mathilde Louise Bieritz Hardecopf
1896–1981
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George Heinrich Bieritz
1898–1898
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Gerhardt August Bieritz
1899–1992
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Rhoda Wilhelmine Bieritz
1901–1976
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Erick Herman Bieritz
1902–1997
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Irene Elisabeth Bieritz
1903–1995
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Anna Lorena Bieritz Sullivan
1905–1984
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Esther Selma Bieritz
1907–1983
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Reuben Friedrich Bieritz
1909–1979
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Herman Wilhelm Bieritz
1910–1997
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Walter Carl "Pete" Bieritz
1912–2001
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