Ruth A. (Dodge) Nerlien, 86
Ruth A. (Dodge) Nerlien, age 86 of Stevens Point, passed away Thursday evening January 29, 2015 at the Portage County Health Care Center.
Memorial services for Ruth will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 3:30 pm at Northland Lutheran Church, Northland, WI.
Ruth was born November 21, 1928 in Rice Lake, WI, the daughter of Roy Sr. and Mabel (Avery) Dodge. She graduated from Chetek High School in 1946 and married George Hackey on February 12, 1947.
The couple had two children together. On October 15, 1959 Ruth married Alvin Nerlien in Eau Claire. The couple settled on Alvin’s family farm in Amherst Jct. and had two children of their own. Ruth was a Medical Technician at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI until her retirement. She enjoyed sewing, singing, fishing, and playing the organ, marbles, and pool.
Ruth is survived by her daughter LeaAnne (Hackey) Johnson of Stevens Point, her son Kevin Nerlien of Amherst Jct., three grandchildren: Melony Johnson of Plover, Doug Kraus of Vesper, Nicole Nerlien of Amherst Jct., her step-granddaughter Katlyn Cleary of WI Rapids, two great grandchildren: Nathan and Autumn Holleran of Plover, and her brother Russell Dodge of Osseo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Roy Dodge Jr., sister Shirley (Dodge) Ruse, her two husbands, and two sons: Douglas Hackey and Brian Nerlien.
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