Frances E. Fruit Obituary (1921

Frances E. Fruit, age 92, of Menomonie, WI passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Dunn County Health Care Center. The former Frances E. House was born March 23, 1921 on the home farm in the Town of Menomonie, Dunn Co. Wisconsin to George and Elsie (Kurschner) House. She attended Ideal Grade School and Menomonie High School. On March 28, 1939 Frances married Richard N. Fruit also on the home farm. Together they farmed near Wheeler for two years and then Colfax before purchasing a farm in the Town of Sherman in 1945, where they farmed until Richard passed away in 1978. Frances move to Menomonie in 1980 and has made her home at the Dunn County Health Care Center since 2004. Frances was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church in Wheeler for many years. She was active in the Dunn County Farm Bureau, a member of the Board for the Dunn County Historical Society and also a 4-H Leader in her younger years. She enjoyed bird watching, doing ceramics and quilting. Each of her grandchildren received a lap quilt she had made. Frances always had a candy jar full of goodies for her visitors. She loved her family and enjoyed helping take of her grandchildren. She will be sadly missed. Frances is survived by her children, Helen (Duane) Fayerweather of Stillwater, MN, Kurtis (Joyce) Fruit of Darby, MT; two daughters-in-law, Marilyn Fruit of Menomonie and Carole Fruit of Jackson, MI; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law Lillian House. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Richard; three sons, Richard G. "Dick", Lee and Lyle; a brother Malvin House; and three sisters, Gladys Fruit, Fern Lemon and Eunice Pabst. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Grace United Methodist Church in Wheeler, with Pastor Tim Matthaei officiating. There will be visitation from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and at the church one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Burial will be in Sherman Cemetery in the Town of Sherman, Dunn Co. WI.