Ruth C. DeTroye

Ruth C. DeTroye, 90, of Fond du Lac, died Saturday, October 26, 2013, at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac.

She was born on August 3, 1923, in Green Bay, a daughter of William and Clara Krueger Priewe.

On August 3, 1946, she married Kenneth J. DeTroye.

Ruth was an elementary school teacher with the Fond du Lac School District for many years.

She is survived by a daughter, Keri Mellenthin of Madison, and her sons:  Ryan (Stacy) Mellenthin, and Max Mellenthin; a daughter-in-law, Beth DeTroye of Appleton, and her daughters:  Erin DeTroye and Lauren (Brandon) Wheaton; and three great-grandchildren:  Maddie Moderson, Hunter Wheaton, and Wyatt Wheaton.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth, in 1993; and her son, James, in 2010.

There will be no visitation or service.  Cremation has taken place with inurnment at Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Ledgeview Memorial Park.

Mach Funeral Chapel & Crematory is serving the family, www.machfuneralchapel.com.