Ruth Ann Cieslinski's Obituary
Ruth Ann Cieslinski, 81 years of Columbia, IL, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at Woodland Manor Care Center, Arnold, MO. She was born April 26, 1943, in St. Louis, MO.
Ruth Ann was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She especially enjoyed the many times that she went camping with her family. She also loved to bowl and enjoyed playing bingo.
Surviving are her daughter, Cheryl Cieslinski of St. Louis, MO, daughter, Becky Cieslinski Renth (Douglas) of Columbia, IL, son, Daniel (Heather) Cieslinski, Jr. of Denver, NC, and daughter, Susan (Thomas) Haggerty of Waterloo, IL, her granddaughter, Brianna M. (Mathew) Knight, her great grandsons, Easton, Lawson & Dalton Knight, along with other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Cieslinski, her grandson, Travis Self, her grandson-in-law, Mathew N. Knight, her parents, William F. and Edith V., nee McAllister, Ehlert and her sister, Billie Jean Bye.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and on Thursday, December 19, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. at Leesman Funeral Home in Columbia, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Leesman Funeral Home with Jason Stapleton, officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery in Radom, IL.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Knights Sons' Savings Account, Fredonia Valley Bank, P. O. Box 625, Eddyville, KY. 42038 for her great grandsons' education. For more information, please access our website, www.leesmanfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were handled by Leesman Funeral Home.
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