RUNKLE, Rita Sue^{[1, 2, 3]}

1931 - 2014  (82 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	RUNKLE, Rita Sue  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 September 1931	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 January 2014	Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America   [2, 3]
  Burial	23 Jan 2014	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America   [2, 3]
  Notes	MACOMB - Rita Sue Bryan, 82, of Macomb, Ill., passed away at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Parc Provence in Creve Coeur, Mo. She was born Sept. 29, 1931, in Macomb, Ill., to Ernest "Boots" and Maxine Sullivan Runkle. She married Richard "Dick" Bryan on June 14, 1952. He preceded her in death on Jan. 8, 1986. Surviving are one daughter; Karen Bryan of Creve Coeur, Mo.; one son, Kent (Karen) Bryan of Warrensburg, Ill.; two grandchildren, Kayla (Jeremy) Stice of Marietta, Ga., and Kyler Bryan of Herrin, Ill.; and one brother, Max Runkle of Topeka, Ill. She worked for the Macomb Journal and Everly House and farmed with her husband for many years. She was a member of the Jerusalem United Methodist Church, Macomb Country Club and McDonough County Farm Bureau, where she served on the Board of Directors. She was active in many farm-related and community organizations. She was an avid golfer, tennis player and bowler. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at the Dodsworth-Piper-Wallen Funeral Home, where visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. Chaplain Jim Crawford will officiate. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund. Please sign guestbook or leave condolences at www.dodsworthfh.com. Published in Peoria Journal Star on Jan. 21, 2014.
  Person ID	I422250453630	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	RUNKLE, Ernest William,   b. 29 September 1898, Illinois, USA d. 15 November 1956, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America (Age 58 years)
  Mother	SULLIAVAN, Maxine S.,   b. 17 April 1906, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America d. 30 April 1990, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States of America (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F3250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BRYAN, R.
  Children	1. BRYAN, K.   2. BRYAN, K.
  Family ID	F11710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

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