| Ruth R. Overocker | |
| June 27, 1918 - May 30, 2010 | |
| Longtime resident of Lake Bluff | |
| Memorial Service: 11:00 A.M., Saturday June 05, 2010 at The Union Church of Lake Bluff, 525 E. Prospect Avenue, Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044 | |
| Ruth R. Overocker, 91, longtime resident of Lake Bluff, died May 30, 2010 at the Midwest Palliative and CancerCare Center in Skokie, IL. Born June 27, 1918 and raised in Ft. Wayne, IN., she graduated from Franklin College, IN with a degree in social work. During WWII she worked for the Red Cross and met her beloved "Bill" (Willard) at the Ft. Wayne Service Man's Club where he cut in to dance with her and the dance continued for 52 years until his death in 1999. When Bill was transferred to Baumholder, Germany as Director of Education for the Army, they traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East. She also worked for the Lake Bluff Children's Home working with adopted families of newborns. She loved everything about Lake Bluff especially the 4th of July Parade, the lake, the Woman's Club, and the Union Church of Lake Bluff where she served on many committees and sang in the choir for over 30 years. She was an accomplished pianist and loved going to Ravinia Music Festival and Lyric Opera of Chicago. She will be terribly missed by her children, Wendy (David) Wiegers of Gurnee and David James of Chicago, her grandchildren, Elizabeth (Daniel) Strahan, of Beach Park, Matthew of Michigan City, IN and Jeffrey of Dallas, TX, her great grandchildren Jacob and Zachary Strahan, her sister-in-law, Florence Roadcap, her many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews as well as her many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Lula Wird Payne and John William Roadcap and her brother, Roy R. Roadcap. What will be missed most will be her beautiful smile and her loving ways. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 5 at 11:00 am at the Union Church of Lake Bluff. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Union Church, 525 E. Prospect Ave., Lake Bluff, IL 60044 or the Midwest Palliative CareCenter, 2050 Claire Ct., Glenview, IL 60025. Info Wenban Funeral Home, (847)-234-0022 or www.wenbanfh.com. | |
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