Ruth Darlene Pekarek

1940 - 2025

Ruth Pekarek, age 84 of Foley, passed away unexpectedly June 10, 2025, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, June 28, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. at the church, and burial will take place in the parish cemetery. Service with dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home.

Ruth Darlene Pekarek was born Oct. 24, 1940, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Theodore and Mathilda (Prock) Schieffer. She married Norman Pekarek and later divorced. The couple had two children, Beverly and B.J. Ruth worked at Foley Produce, the Foley Turkey Hatchery and Westling Manufacturing in Princeton. She enjoyed her birthday club friends, Foley Area CARE. outings and Tuesday Bible study. Her greatest love was being a grandmother and great-grandmother. The family would like to thank Shirley Dingmann for being a dear and true friend.

She is survived by her daughter, Bev (Marvin) Moulzolf of Foley; grandchildren, Jake (Sarah) of Foley, Adam (Brittany) of Princeton; Jeremy of Foley and Brittany Pekarek; great-grandchildren; Caitlyn, Emma and Rolland; and brothers and sister, Ted, Virgil, Al and Marilyn. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, B.J., and brothers and sisters.

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