Ruth A. Heabler

1936 - 2015

Ruth A. Heabler, 79, of Huntley, Ill., formerly of Kenosha and Mt. Prospect, died peacefully Nov. 9, 2015, at home with her family by her side.

Visitation will be on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home, 10763 Dundee Road, Huntley, Ill. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10307 Dundee Road, Huntley, Ill. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Journeycare Hospice.

Ruth was born Feb. 12, 1936, in Kenosha, Wis., the daughter of Frank and Matilda (Kirsch) Stukel. On July 3, 1954, she married Frank D. Heabler. She was a member of St. Mary Church, and part of the prayer shawl ministry. Ruth loved to bowl, golf, garden and loved to play cards.

She is survived by her loving husband, Frank D. Heabler; her children, Nancy Moreno and Frank D. Heabler, Jr.; and by her grandchildren, Jessica and Frank Joseph. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Matilda and by her brother, Raymond Stukel.