Obituary of Ruth Wolf

Ruth Marie Wolf On Saturday morning, October 22, Ruth saw the face of her Lord and Savior as she left this life to spend eternity with her family. Ruth was born on April 28, 1927 in Beardstown Illinois to Carl and Marie (Spencer) Opper. She later moved to East Peoria and then on to Greenfield Illinois where she graduated from Greenfield High School in 1944. Ruth married Louis Wolf Jr. on July 6, 1947 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Carlinville. Ruth was a stay at home mother raising four children. She took a job as a school cook when her youngest started 7th grade. In 1977 she fulfilled her life long dream of entering nursing school. She graduated from Capital Area School of Nursing as an LPN the same year her youngest graduated from High School. She worked at Weatherford Nursing Home and it was one of her greatest joys. She enjoyed gardening, canning, her flower beds, camping and quilting. She loved her church and taught Sunday school for several decades. Besides her husband she leaves behind her four children; Sherrill (Leslie) Totsch of Carlinville; Wendy (Rodney) Frankford, of Hettick, Il; Chris Wolf of San Antonio, Tx; and Lisa Wolf of Carlinville. There are five grandchildren; Linda (Keith) Gray of Carlinville; Becky (Butch) Reels of Carlinville; Mark (Nikki) Totsch of Carlinville; Jessica Wolf of Wauconda, Il; and Craig (Kara) Frankford of Carlinville. And there are eleven great-grandchildren; Ezekiel Gray, Cora Anne Gray, Clara Gray, Rex Reels, Kip Reels, Jay Reels, Lana Totsch, Brendan Totsch, Kinna Frankford, Cagney Frankford and Rhett Frankford. She is also survived by 5 nieces and nephews, 12 great nieces and nephews, and 21 great-great nieces and nephews. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Eileen Mears Morrow; brother-in-law Raymond Mears; brother-in-law Russ Morrow; brother Fred Opper; sister-in-law Eunice Opper Adcock; brother-in-law Perry Adcock, and one niece Maralee Johnson. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Carlinville. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 10:00 am at the church with Rev. Cliff Woodman officiating. Burial will follow in Charity Cemetery, rural Carlinville. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Carlinville or Carlinville Area Hospital. Davis-Anderson Funeral Home, Carlinville is in charge of arrangements. Friends and family may sign the online guest book and light a candle in Ruth's memory by visiting www.davisandersonfuneralhome.com