Ruth Ann Gosser's Obituary
Ruth Ann Gosser, 69, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.
Ruth was born July 25, 1946, in Normal, to Eldon and Loretta (Reineke) Hodges. She married James Gosser. He passed January 9, 2009.
She is survived by her seven children, Michael (Christina) Pherigo of Decatur, Odie (April Welker) Knell of Decatur, John Knell of Decatur, Tina Cohen of Decatur, Mary (Mike Hurtado) Childs of Normal, Nay Nay Knell of Bloomington and Lucy Knell of Bloomington; twenty – four grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; one brother, Carl (Marcy) Hodges of Lebanon, IL; and two sisters, Mary Jane (Den) Almojela of Buck Eye, AZ and Linda (Gregory) Doyle of Tucson, AZ.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband James; one son, Richard Hodges and one sister.
Services to celebrate the life of Ruth Ann Gosser will be 11 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2015, at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, before the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to any animal shelter of the donor’s choice.
The family of Ruth Ann Gosser is being served by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home, 2091 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL. View the online obituary and send condolences to the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com.
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