By Patrick Osborne
Ruth E. Kerzisnik, who was born on August 1, 1920, died March 31, 2009.
She was the beloved wife of the late Frank J.; loving mother of Marianne and David Fields, the late Frank E. and the late Peter; fond sister of Joyce, (Al) Jastrab and the late Doris Koss and Lorriane Rhodes; dear grandmother of Joy and Dr. James Osborne, Matthew Kerzisnik, Brad Kerzisnik, David Fields and Dr. Karen Dupuis.
She was a registered nurse at St. Anthony Hospital and retired as Director and Nurse-Assistant Administrator. She was a member of the St. Anthony Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae, president of the Bohemian Womans’ Civic Club , member of the Mother & Friends of St. Procopius University, member of the Berwyn Womans’ Club, member of the Berwyn Historical Society, member of the St. Mary of Celle and member of the Friends of the Library and Berwyn-Cicero Council on Aging.
With baseball season underway, Kerzisnik would want this piece to end one way and one way only.
As she would say, “go Cubs, go.”