Ruth M. Brown Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Ruth M. Brown (River Falls, Wisconsin), who passed away on January 10, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ruth M. Brown to pay them a last tribute.

As we bid Ruth farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Ruth is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Gustave Spiering and Alice Arneson Spiering; and her sister Lois Goldsmith (Daniel H. Brown). She is survived by: her children, Diane Kretz (Michael), Suzanne Silverman, Tom Brown (Karen) and Ellen Wiseman (Doug); and her sister Mary Upton. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.

Memorials preferred to the University of Wisconsin River Falls Foundation-the Dr. Daniel H. Brown Family Endowed Scholarship, 410 South Third Street, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022.