Ruth Marie Wilder Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Ruth Marie Wilder of Decatur, Indiana, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Ruth left this world on September 13, 2025 at the age of 90, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ruth Marie Wilder to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Howard A. Fillman and Edith Marie Fillman (Amstutz); her husband Edward E. Wilder; Arthur and Helen Wilder.
She is survived by: her daughters, Roxanne Ray (Robin) of Decatur, Rozann Schmidtke (Gregor) of Monroeville, Indiana, Ronda Sovine (Michael) of Canton and Rolisa Bowen (Keith) of Plainfield, Indiana; her grandchildren, Rochelle Chilcote (Chad), Rachel McCullough (Jason), Erika Werling (Jason), Derek Schmidtke (Becky), Alexis Schmidtke, James Sovine (Kimberly), Katrina Scalf, Nicholas Bowen (Kara) and Michael Bowen; and her great grandchildren, Rylee Chilcote, Teagan, Ben McCullough, Lillyan, Owen Scalf, Cecilia, Evelyn Sovine, Abby, Saphira, Mason Werling, Daphnie, Bobby Jo Freeman and Wells Bowen.
Preferred memorials are to Lutheran Hour or Zion Lutheran School.
