Viola Brown Ringenberg

Viola Brown Ringenberg East Lansing Viola "Vi" B. Ringenberg, 92, of East Lansing, Michigan, formerly of Charleston, IL, died November 26, 2010. Viola was born on December 2, 1917 in Baltimore, MD, to the late William and Pearl (Wilson) Brown. She was a U.S. Army Nurse during WW II. It was in the Army that she met her husband, Lawrence A. Ringenberg. Vi lived in Charleston, Illinois for most of her adult life and was well known and loved by her many friends and professional colleagues there. She was employed and volunteered in several positions as a Registered Nurse in the Charleston area. For over 60 years, she was a member of the Charleston United Methodist Church. She was an avid bridge player and loved knitting and crossword puzzles. Above all, she was a tireless caregiver to her husband and family. Viola is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Richard R. (Lynn) Ringenberg of Washington DC, John J. (Shelley) Ringenberg of Monroeville, OH, and her daughter and son-in-law, Joanne J. (Terry) Vanderveen of Okemos, MI; nine grandsons; and ten great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Elnor (Ernest) Wright of Baltimore. Viola was preceded in death by her husband in 1995, her son, Lawrence A. Ringenberg, Jr. in 1990, and two sisters. The family will receive friends at the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 1730 E. Grand River Avenue, East Lansing Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 2-3 p.m.