Article: Obituaries for Jul 27, 2009

Ruth Cherry

Ruth Cherry, a long time resident of Kendall County and former resident of Batavia, died Thursday July 23, 2009 at Walnut Grove Village, Morris, IL. Ruth was born in Memphis, TN on October 7, 1915 to Sam W. Baar and Bertha W. (Smith) Baar. Ruth lived in La Grange, IL and graduated from Lyons Township High School and Lyons Township Junior College. In 1937, she graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in French. After college, Ruth worked for three years in Chicago in the office of a college fraternity. On December 21, 1940 in LaGrange, IL, Ruth married Robert Seely Cherry of Oswego, IL whom she met at the University of Illinois. They moved to his parents' farm in ...

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