Hossfeld, Ruth C. (Bloodgood) 1908-1993

Ruth C. Hossfeld
Sept. 8, 1908-Feb. 1, 1993

Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, February 3, 1993, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Ruth C. Hossfeld
1908-1993
retired registered nurse
for Miles Laboratory

Funeral services for Ruth Catherine (Bloodgood) Hossfeld, 84, 2330 E. Main St., lot 23, Niles, are scheduled for Thursday at 1:30 pm. with the Rev. Terry Tessari, of St. John's United Church of Christ, officiating.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Hossfeld died at 8:05 p.m. Monday at Mercy Memorial Medical Center in St. Joseph following a two-month illness.

Born Sept. 18, 1908, in Harvey, Ill., she lived in Niles since 1939, coming from Chicago.

She was married to Carol Wilhelm Hossfeld, who preceded her in death on July 17, 1958.

She was a retired registered nurse for Miles Laboratory in Elkhart. She worked for 51 years in the nursing field, working in Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan.

Hossfeld was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Niles. She was a member of the Women's Fellowship Group at St. John's.

Survivors include two daughters, Merielyn Millin of Niles and Vivian Mikesell of Portland, Ore.; a son, David Hossfeld of Granger; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a sister, Helen Clark of Blue Island, Ill. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Dianne Mikesell, in 1972.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's United Church of Christ.