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RUTH VAN WAMBEKE

1920 - 2020

BORN

1920

DIED

2020

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Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory - Barrington

149 West Main Street

Barrington, Illinois

RUTH WAMBEKE Obituary

BARRINGTON - Ruth Van Wambeke, 100, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 26, 2020. Born August 26, 1920, the daughter of Andrew and Amelia Bjornberg, she was preceded in death, by her husband, Robert H. "Budd" Van Wambeke. She is survived by her children, Judith Moseman, William Van Wambeke, Diane Solberg, and Shirley Gessner; a sister, Sylvia Temmer; fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Village Church of Barrington.

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Published by Daily Herald on Dec. 13, 2020.

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