Mayer, Ruth Babette

1920 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Mayer, Ruth Babette  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	24 Dec 1920	Niederhochstadt, Germany   [1, 2, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1935	Germany   [2]
  Immigration	30 Apr 1936	New York, New York, New York, USA   [6]
  	Europa
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1993	Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Died	16 Sep 2015	Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
  Buried	Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I14784	Our Family
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayer, Albert,   b. 27 Jan 1880, Niederhochstadt, Germany ,   d. 10 Feb 1966, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Westheimer, Mina,   b. 24 Sep 1892, Grosseicholzheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 13 Jul 1974, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F5349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosenberg, William Wolfgang,   b. 9 Jul 1915, Berlin, Germany ,   d. 11 Sep 2002, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	24 May 1941	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
  Children	1. Rosenberg, Richard Allan   2. Rosenberg, Nancy   3. Rosenberg, Kenneth Sidney
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F7377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rosenberg, Ruth Mayer, 94, a long-time resident of Alton, IL died Wednesday the 16th of September at Rosewood Care Center. Ruth was born on December 24, 1920 in Niederhochstadt, Germany. She immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1936, at age 15, in the wake of anti-Jewish sentiment. She graduated from Soldan High School at age 17. She married William Wolfgang Rosenberg in 1941 and they raised three children. For 25 years, she owned and operated Lee Anne Shop, a women's clothing shop in downtown Alton. Ruth took great pleasure in her years volunteering for multiple area service organizations, including: the Alton-Wood River Zonta Club, Beverly Farms and The Caravan Shop. Ruth was an expert bridge player, theater enthusiast, accomplished baker, devoted mother, and a hands-on grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her three children: Kenneth Rosenberg (Peggy) of Ft. Myers, FL; Richard Rosenberg (Rosemary) of Naperville, IL; and Nancy Borenstein (David) of Buffalo Grove, IL. She is survived also by her grandchildren: Daniel, Megan, Benjamin, Joshua and Zachary. She has three great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, William, sister, Lucy Lopata and her granddaughter, Katie Rose. Graveside service Friday, September 18th, 11:00 AM at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery, Rosenberg, Ruth Mayer, 94, a long-time resident of Alton, IL died Wednesday the 16th of September at Rosewood Care Center. Ruth was born on December 24, 1920 in Niederhochstadt, Germany. She immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1936, at age 15, in the wake of anti-Jewish sentiment. She graduated from Soldan High School at age 17. She married William Wolfgang Rosenberg in 1941 and they raised three children. For 25 years, she owned and operated Lee Anne Shop, a women's clothing shop in downtown Alton. Ruth took great pleasure in her years volunteering for multiple area service organizations, including: the Alton-Wood River Zonta Club, Beverly Farms and The Caravan Shop. Ruth was an expert bridge player, theater enthusiast, accomplished baker, devoted mother, and a hands-on grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her three children: Kenneth Rosenberg (Peggy) of Ft. Myers, FL; Richard Rosenberg (Rosemary) of Naperville, IL; and Nancy Borenstein (David) of Buffalo Grove, IL. She is survived also by her grandchildren: Daniel, Megan, Benjamin, Joshua and Zachary. She has three great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, William, sister, Lucy Lopata and her granddaughter, Katie Rose. Graveside service Friday, September 18th, 11:00 AM at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Cemetery,

  
  

• Sources

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