Ruth Hasbrouck was born on May 4, 1922, to August and Anna (Kobelt) Roepke. On September 6, 1947, she married Charles Charlton in Kenosha, and they were blessed with two daughters – Linda and Sandra. They lived in Kenosha their entire life until they retired to Largo, FL in 1971.
Ruth passed away at Harvest Home in Mt. Pleasant at the age of 102 ½ years young on April 3, 2025.
Ruth worked at Bethany Lutheran as their church secretary and taught Sunday School for many years. While in FL, Ruth was very passionate about African Violets and received many blue ribbons. Charles passed away on January 7, 1988. On December 20, 1991, she married Arthur Hasbrouck. After Arthur passed away on June 28, 2007, Ruth moved to Fond du Lac, WI where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Steve Dankert. In Fond du Lac, Ruth was very involved with the Senior Center; playing bridge, poker, bingo and side trips to the casino. In July 2018 Ruth, Sandy and Steve moved to Sturtevant, WI to be closer to family.
Left to cherish her memories is her daughter, Sandra (Steve) Dankert, 2 grandchildren, Lisa (Bill) Fink and Scott (Beth) Dankert, 5 great-grandchildren – Katie (Jon) VandenBosch, Holly Fink and Billy Fink, Amanda Dankert, and Benjamin Dankert, and her son-in-law Paul Baumann.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands and her daughter Linda Baumann. She was a member of New Life Lutheran in Somers.
We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the staff and caregivers at Harvest Home in Mt. Pleasant, and to Hospice who have all shown such deep love, respect and exceptional care in Ruth’s life. We THANK YOU all from the bottom of our hearts for taking such good care of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
A memorial service will be held at New Life in Somers, WI on April 12, 2025. Visitation from 11:00AM-12:00PM with memorial services to follow immediately at 12:00PM. Memorials may be given to New Life Church, Our Harmony Club and Hospice.
