March 6, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.
Ruth I. Kliss
Ruth I. Kliss
Ruth moved to the Detroit area right after high school and aided in the war effort as one of "Rosie the Riveters." She worked specifically on the "Hell Cat" airplanes.... At the end of the war she returned to the Sugar Camp area and married William Kliss on May 18, 1946. God blessed them with 53 years of marriage before Bill preceded her in death on the 4th of July in 1999.
After their marriage Ruth and Bill lived on the farm in Sugar Camp where they raised their six children. When the younger kids got a little older Ruth went back to work at the Coca Cola plant in Rhinelander. She was employed there until her retirement in 1982.
Ruth was a lifelong member of the St. Kunegunda Catholic Church and was a longtime member of the Ladies Altar Society. In her spare time she enjoyed picking wild berries, gardening and tending to her flowers. She enjoyed the winter in the Northwoods and loved to take the kids ice fishing whenever she could. She was proud of her hometown and country and was very patriotic.
Ruth is survived by her daughters Doloris (Thomas) Onson and Katherine Rodemeier, her sons William (Phyllis), Greg (Diane), Lionel (Gail) and Michael (Lori), her 20 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren, her sister Eileen Hintz, nieces, nephews, other family and many friends. In addition to her husband she was also preceded in death by her sister Romona Kunda-Baroka and her brother Leon King.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 11 a.m., with visitation from 9 to 11 a.m., all at the St. Kunegunda Catholic Church. Father Bala Reddy Allam will officiate. Interment will follow in the St. Kunegunda Catholic Cemetery. A memorial is being established in Ruth's name and may be directed to her family. You may leave your private condolences for the Kliss family at www.carlsonfh.com. The Carlson Funeral Home (715-369-1414) is serving the Kliss family.
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