Ruth Wakefield

Portrait of Ruth Wakefield

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Born: Wednesday, October 19, 1927 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa

Died: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa

Lived: 85 years 5 months 15 days

Parents

Father:  William Henry Wakefield An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1878/IA - 1957/IA)

Mother:  Cadie Grace Stargell An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1892/MO - 1970/IA)

  (see also: Pedigree for Ruth Wakefield)

Siblings

Brother:   Everett Ray Wakefield (half-brother)♂ (1900/IA - 1974/CA)

Sister:   Marguerite Mabel Wakefield (half-sister)♀ (1901/IA - 1986/CA)

Sister:   Alice Cleo Wakefield (half-sister)♀ (1908/IA - 1992/WA)

Brother:   Harold William Wakefield ♂ (1911/IA - 1979/IA)

Sister:   Lena Mae Wakefield Colton+ ♀An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1912/IA - 1993/MO)

Brother:   Ersel Raymond Wakefield ♂An indication that this person has military service (1914/IA - 1943/IT)

Sister:   Anna Merle Wakefield ♀An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1915/IA - 1998/IL)

Sister:   Grace Irene Wakefield Walker+ ♀An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1917/IA - 1979/UT)

Sister:   Ester Madge Wakefield ♀ (1918/IA - 1919/IA)

Sister:   Marie Ellen Wakefield Lawson Boyer+ ♀An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1919/IA - 1992/NE)

Sister:   Sarah Bell Wakefield Mikels+ ♀An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1921/IA - 2012/IL)

Sister:   Alice Jean Wakefield ♀ (1922/IA - 2005/ID)

Brother:   Clarence Woodrow Wakefield+ ♂An indication that a portrait of this person is available (1924/IA - 2016/IA)

Brother:   Harry Howard Wakefield ♂ (1930/IA - 2003/IL)

Brother:   Bobby Richard Wakefield ♂An indication that this person has military service (1932/MO - 2010/IA)

Brother:   Everett Darrell Wakefield ♂ (1934/IA - 2018/IL)

  (see also: Cousins for Ruth Wakefield)

Spouse

Name:   Henry Erickson Benz (1923/IA - 1996)

  Date: 12/31/1947 (age: 20 years 2 months 12 days) - 10/15/1996 (death/spouse, 48 years 9 months 14 days)

  Place: Rock Island County, Illinois

Children

Son: -unpublished-

Son: -unpublished-

Daughter:   Shelia Ruth Benz Walker+ ♀ (1951/IA - 2013/AZ)

Son: -unpublished-

  (see also: Descendants of Ruth Wakefield)

History/Life Events

  Descendant of 2 war veteran(s)/patriot(s) (see details).

Sources/Contributors (show only official sources)

  1930 Appanoose County IA Census

  1940 Appanoose County IA Census

  William Henry Wakefield Obituary

  Grace Wakefield Certificate of Death, 1970

  Grace Wakefield Obituary

  Marie Ellen Boyer Obituary

  Ruth Wakefield Obituary

  Shelia Ruth Walker Obituary

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