Ruth Nadine Wohlwend

Ruth Nadine Wohlwend, 84, of Bloomington and formerly of Marion, died at 7:01 P.M. Saturday March 1, 2003 at the OSF St. Josephs Medical Center, Bloomington. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2003 at Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home with her nephew, Rev. J. Alan Chamness officiating. A commitment service will follow in the Goddard chapel at the Rose Hill Cemetery. Entombment will be in the Wohlwend family mausoleum. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A celebration of life memorial service will also be held in the Social Center of the Westminster Village in Bloomington, IL on Monday March 10, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to the Westminster village Foundation, 2025 East Lincoln, Bloomington, IL 61704; where she most recently resided, the Community Cancer Center, 407 East Vernon Avenue, Normal, IL 61761, or a charity of the donors choice. She was born June 17, 1918, in Marion, a daughter of Clarence and Bertha (Clarida) Chamness. She married Lawrence J. L.J. Wohlwend on September 2, 1939 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death. She spent most of her life in Marion, moving to Bloomington, IL upon the death of her husband, to be closer to her family. She enjoyed an excellent quality of life while residing in Bloomington at the willows, maintaining independence in her own duplex on the property of the Westminster Village retirement community. Survivors include three sons, Ronald L. (Jackie), Morris, IL; John J. (Jan), Bloomington, IL; and Bruce (Michelle), of Sugarland, TX, one sister, Juanita (Andy) Angell, of Rockford, IL; one brother-in-law, Lester (Mildred) Wohlwend, of Benton, IL, five grandchildren, Laura Glenn, Mary Olson, David Wohlwend, Tyler Wohlwend, and Tess Wohlwend, three great-grandchildren, Riley, Taylor and Jack Glenn. Other survivors include 4 nephews and 2 nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, Brother John C. J.C. Chamness, and Sister Maxine Carroll. She was most recently a member of Vale Baptist Church in Bloomington and was for most of her life an active member of the First Baptist Church in Marion. Nadine was a homemaker raising her three sons, while helping her husband, L.J. originate the Wohlwend Motor & Equipment Company, Westernaire Estates and Westernaire Plaza subdivisions; Wohlwend Farms; and the Bank of Egypt, all in Marion. She supported her husband and their sons with their passion for outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, and golfing. Nadine and L.J. also enjoyed spending many years together while at their winter home near Okeechobee, FL. after his retirement. Nadine was a 50 year plus member of the Marion Womans Club and the University of Illinois Home Extension, a past member of the Marion Clio Club; in 1964, she organized the Westernaire Estates Homemaker group and remained as a charter member until she moved to Bloomington. She was very active in Bible study at the Marion First Baptist Church and later at the Vale Baptist Church in Bloomington and enjoyed the meeting of the Bloomington /Normal Christian Womens Club. She was also a Bloomington/Normal guild member of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Bloomington/Normal Womens Club. To sign the memorial guests registry or for more information, please visit us at www.hughesfuneralhomes.com