Clara Ione (Davis) Ringberg, age 98, of Darlington, Wisconsin, formerly of Oswego, Illinois, peacefully returned to the loving arms of her husband, Clarence, and her Savior ~ the Lord God, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at the home of her granddaughter, Rachel. Private family services will be held at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020 at AuSable Grove Presbyterian Church in rural Yorkville, IL, burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials may be made to the Clara Ringberg Memorial Fund and mailed to the Melby Funeral Home, PO Box 245, Platteville, WI 53818 or to the Dunn Family Funeral Home, 1801 Douglas Road, Oswego, IL 60543.

Clara was born in rural Yorkville, IL on February 10, 1922, the sixth daughter of Bert and Lydia (Friebele) Davis. She attended Yorkville schools, graduating June of 1940. She married Clarence Ringberg on September 14, 1940. He preceded her to heaven on September 24, 1994 after 54 years of marriage. She worked at the Copper Kettle in Oswego, Sears, Roebuck, and Company, Aurora for five years, and Carson Pirie Scott, retiring after 17 years. She was a member of the AuSable Grove Presbyterian Church for over 70 years, and was active teaching Sunday School, the Missionary Ladies, and a member of the Laugh A Lot Club.
Clara is survived by her daughter, Charlene (Ron) Wheaton, of Yorkville, IL and her son, Bob (Fran) Ringberg, Belmont, WI. Grandchildren ~ Randy (Dawn) Wheaton, Yorkville, IL, Rachel Ringberg, Darlington, WI., Cate (Bill) Winters, Madison, WI., Chris (Heather) Ringberg, Platteville, WI. Great grandchildren ~ Cory (Sam) Davis, Yorkville, IL., Dan (Trisha) Bahr, Belmont, WI, Jon Gerhards, Cuba City, WI., Sebastian (Allie) Gerhards, Muscatine, IA., Kurt Ringberg-Cardey, Potosi, WI., Lizzie, Nichol, Allie, and Andrew Ringberg, Platteville, WI. Great-great grandchildren ~ Caleb, Trenton, Payton, Fischer, Reegan, Kaden, Elynnor, and two more due any day now.

She was preceded to heaven by her parents, husband, granddaughter Tammi Lynn Wheaton, sisters and brothers in law, Ruth (Ed) Baker, Rachel (Joe) Lindenmeier, Martha (Fred) Carpenter, Dorothy (Jim) Eddy, Doris (Don) Hattersley, and brother, Robert Earl Davis in infancy at age 19 days.

Clara Ringberg

February 10, 1922 - July 07, 2020

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