- Date Of Birth: January 3, 1925
- Date Of Death: January 29, 2022
- State: Illinois
Edna Ruth (Freese) Harlow, 97, of Kinsman, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Heritage Manor in Streator. Ruth was born January 3, 1925, in Ottawa to Edmund H. and Edna Rosa (Spohr) Freese.
She graduated from Grand Ridge, Ottawa High School in 1943, and Rockford School of Business in 1945. Ruth married Elmer W. Harlow on December 3, 1947, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ottawa. She worked at Peabody-Myers for 26 years, retiring in February 1987. In 1941, Ruth was the LaSalle County Corn Queen. She was a Grundy County 4-H Leader for 10 years and an MVK Senior Citizen.
She survived her two children, Sandra (Art) Watson of Streator, Sharon (Joe) Wilkins of Bloomington; 5 grandchildren, Amber Matsko, April Steigerwald, Tony Wilkins, Kaitlyn Harlow, and Perry Harlow; 6 great-grandchildren; and her daughter-in-law, Doreen Harlow of Kinsman.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Edmund and Edna, and her husband, Elmer; one son, Mark Harlow; one granddaughter, Angela Watson; and two brothers, Robert and Roger Freese.Pallbearers will be Gary Harlow, Scott Freese, Chris Matsko, Brian Steigerwald, Tony Wilkins and Perry Harlow.
