Ruth J. Riley

Riley-Feb 19, 1975
Ruth J., 73
258 W. Ottawa St., Richwood
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Stofcheck Funeral Home in Richwood. by the Daniel Huther, with burial in Little Sandusky Cemetery near Harpster. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.
She died at 6:07 p.m. Wednesday in Marion General Hospital, after a two-month illness.
She and her husband, B. J. Riley, had operated the B. J. Riley Plumbing Heating in Richwood.
She was a member of Lydia Chapter 83 OES in Marion, Marion Shrine 15 WSJ, Ladies Auxiliary Baccarat 40 and United Transportation Union, Whitney Lodge 846.
She was born June 2,1901, in Harpster to John and Kathryn (Bentley) Bridge. She married Ernest W. Freshour in 1920. He died in 1928. She married B. J. Riley in 1946. He died June 13, 1968.
Surviving are two sons, Carl Freshour of Marion and Ralph Freshour of Harpster; four grandchildren; a greatgrandchild; and a sister, Mrs. Pearl (Amber) Cottrell of Harpster.
Two brothers are deceased.

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