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Viola Brown Ringenberg

Charleston, Illinois

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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...

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The Witters family . . .
The twins and Chuck have such wonderful memories playing with the Ringenberg kids. Your folks were always so nice to us. What a carefree and safe life we had back then. Jodie, remember our skunk club? My thought and prayers are with you.

Jeanne (Witters) Thomas

I remember babysitting for you kids. My mother did, also. We loved being neighbors to your family and the younger ones in our family had such a good time with Richard and Jodie. God bless you all. Norma Witters Klaus

She was always such a nice lady to us kids in the neighborhood. So was Dr. Ringenberg. I am closest in age to Richard and Jodie but I do remember John and Larry.
We had so much fun growing up in that neighborhood. Good neighbors and friends. The Plaths, Martha Schmidt, David Claar and I hope I haven't forgotten anyone. Playing 30 Scatter at night and all of the other kid games we played. It was so safe and fun then. Richard and Jodie lived the closest to us so we spent more time at...

A miserable cold has necessitated I take this route to express my sympathy to you all. As a nurse, Vi would approve of my decision. We lived as neighbors to Ringenberg's from 1969 to 1977 and enjoyed a relationship with them long after we moved. When seeing Vi "around," we would exchange bits of information about our children and what we were doing. I missed that after Vi moved to Michigan.
It is hard to lose a parent at any age. Sixty years ago on a cold rainy December day I...

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of your family. The Witters family have such fond memories of your family and the wonderful times we had at your house and playing with all of you. Your mother was such a gracious person and that was especially true to our family. You will always have such great memories of her and that will be a blessing to you. God will hold each of you during this difficult time.

Tim and Joyce (Witters) Bennett

I HAD KNOWN VI AND LARRY RINGENBERG SINCE 1964 WHEN LARRY HIRED ME TO TEACH MATH AT EIU. THEY WERE BOTH VERY KIND AND CARING TO ME AND MY LATE WIFE SNEH.
VI TOOK CARE OF ME AS A NURSE IN I965 IN THE OLD CHARLESTON HOSPITAL. SHE WILL BE MISSED.
PLANET EARTH IS POORER BECAUSE SHE LEFT HER.