Donnely, Ruth^[1]

1893 - 1953  (59 years)

• Name	Donnely, Ruth
  Born	11 Jul 1893	Three Lakes, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  _FSFTID	LT87-V4Y
  _UID	1619A7B266CE4ECF9D635B3A77499BCD9693
  Died	23 Feb 1953	Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Buried	Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I2499	We Are Three Lakes
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Donnelly, James,   b. 20 Jun 1858, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 1934, Three Lakes, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Nash, Eve,   b. Jun 1861, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1948, Three Lakes, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	1887  [2]
  Family ID	F736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Duer, Dr. Guy Robert,   b. 5 Sep 1884, Oakland, Coles, Illinois, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1974, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1915  [3]
  Children	1. Duer, Ruth Elizabeth,   b. 16 Aug 1918, Halstead, Harvey, Kansas, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 2003, Braham, Isanti, Minnesota, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2024
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Ruth Donnelly

  
  

• Notes

  Ruth could do anything she tried and she was willing to work hard, not caring very much about the "social position" she held as a prominent doctor's wife in the community. She painted the walls and the 12 ft. ceilings, upholstered furniture, made hats, coats and clothes (even formal gowns), knitted, had a huge flower garden with formal beds of iris, peonies, poppies, and lillies of the valley. She raised vegetables and chickens (by the hundreds) during the war, wringing their necks, plucking and cleaning them herself. She and Guy built Courtesy Court Cottages and she ran it each summer for 12 years. She picked wild berries and made jam. She also picked wild mushrooms for cooking. She was part English and loved her "tea parties" each afternoon. Tea was served with milk and sugar as the English did.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Find A Grave Memorial, Memorial ID 55870763. [S47] 1900 U.S. Census, Wisconsin, Oneida, Gagen, ED 189, Sheet 5A. [S10] Find A Grave Memorial, Memorial ID 17976601.