Ruth (Pace) Arnold

Ruth (Pace) Arnold, age 90 of Woodville, Wisconsin died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Good Samaritan Home in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.
Funeral service for Ruth will be on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Woodville.  Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at church prior to the service on Tuesday.  Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Woodville.

Ruth was born on a farm in rural Eddyville, Iowa to George W. and Susan M. (Stump) DeTar on September 20, 1921. In 1930 the DeTar family moved to a rural farming community near Connersville, WI.  Ruth graduated from Boyceville High School with the Class of 1939. She then worked at Montgomery Ward in St. Paul, MN and Chicago, IL for several years. In 1943 she enlisted in the Army's WAC Section and served her country for several years at various Army bases in the United States.
On Thanksgiving Day, 1945, she was united in marriage to Charles L. Pace at Deer Park, WI. They owned and operated a dairy farm for many years near Wilson, Wisconsin. Charles died in 1993. Ruth was then married to Robert Arnold from 1995 until his death in 2000.
Ruth passed away on August 2, 2012 at St. Croix Falls, WI, at the age of 90. She is survived by daughter Patricia (Kenneth) Mitchell; sons Charles Robert (Barb) Pace, William Thomas (Barb) Pace, and Scott James (Kate) Pace. Granddaughters Amanda Cook, Angela Mandera, Camilla & Brittany Pace, Frances & Nellie Pace. Grandsons Jeffrey Cook, Nick & Joe Pace.  Great Grandchildren Jaden Cook, Majel Schmaltz, Shelby Cook, Emma Mandera, Keiran Mandera, and Teigan Cook.  Also nieces, nephews, and numerous dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents George and Susan DeTar; Husbands Charles Pace and Robert Arnold; Son John Pace; Brothers Robert and Ralph DeTar; and Foster Sister Hazel DeTar.
A celebration of Ruth's life will be held Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at  Zion Lutheran Church in Woodville, WI. with Rev. Keith Anderson and Rev. Andy Boe officiating.  Judy Veenedaal was organist and John Terkelsen was vocalist.  Visitation will be held at the church prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m.  Pallbearers were Amanda Cook, Jeffrey Cook, Angela Mandera, Joe Pace, Kevin Rieland and Camilla Pace.  Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Woodville, with military honors provided by the Woodville American Legion Post 301.