Ruth E. Wilson

Moline, Illinois Ruth E. Wilson, 84, of Moline, died Thursday, December 25, 2003, in Rosewood Care Center, Moline. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. Burial is in Rose Lawn Memorial Estate. Visitation is 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association. The former Ruth Steinbrink was born March 31, 1919, in Harvey, Illinois, the daughter of Carl and Edith (Longbrake) Steinbrink. She married Archie Wilson on July 15, 1939, in Muscatine, Iowa. He died August 16, 1997. Ruth was office manager for Strafford Door Company for 15 years, retiring in 1981. She previously worked at May Company, Moline, and Sears Roebuck. She was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Moline, AARP, and Moline Family Campers, and enjoyed camping, fishing, knitting, arts and crafts, and handwork. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Jacqueline A. Wilson, of Evanston, Illinois; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Steinbrink, and a niece, Beth Kupsco, both of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and a cousin, David Steinbrink of Finley, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, her brother, Charles Steinbrink, and her nephew, Charles Steinbrink Jr. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com. END OF OBITUARY