Ruth Weber, 1984

A native of Illinois where she was born in 1917 Mrs. Weber lived in Centerville before coming to Champaign just prior to her marriage at age eighteen. She worked for a while with her mother at Eisner Bakery, then at an egg plant. She and her husband and three children always liked to go out on picnics. Mrs. Weber also enjoyed bingo and card games, and played cards at home in the evenings. She was also very fond of jigsaw puzzles . . Widowed several years ago she lived with her daughter and grandson in 1984. "One does not have so much to worry about once the kids are raised," she remembered in 1984. She does what she can to help others and lives simply, but, as she says, "nicely." She remembers being told she would not walk again. In 1984 walking was one of her favorite pastimes.

Source: Raymond Bial, There is a Season, Champaign County Nursing Home, 1984.