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Ruth Mavis Manchester Wheeler

20 Aug 1929 – 24 Sep 1999

Birth	20 Aug 1929
Death	24 Sep 1999
Cemetery	Cottonwood Cemetery Burwell , Garfield County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Bo Reiter on 31 Jul 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12552047

Bio

Daughter of Gerald & Ora (Walkup) Manchester. Married to Donald Wheeler on 8-27-1960 at Burwell, NE. From the Grand Island Independent Newspaper: KEARNEY (AP) -- A 70-year-old woman injured when the car she was riding in pulled over so its passengers could take a picture of a monument spanning Interstate 80 has died. Ruth Wheeler, of Burwell, was injured Sept. 13 when the car she was in was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer. Deputy County Attorney Andrew Hoffmeister said Wheeler died Friday. According to the Nebraska Highway Patrol, the car Wheeler was in had slowed down to pull off onto the shoulder so the passengers could take a picture of The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, which spans I-80. The truck drove over the rear of the car and both vehicles careened into a ditch. Fines have been increased from $10 to $100 for drivers who stop to gawk and take photographs of the arch. The decision to increase the fines was made in August after discussions between the patrol, state Department of Roads and area law enforcement authorities.

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Family

Parents

• Gerald Naeve Manchester 1902–1969
• Ora Orilla Walkup Manchester 1905–1993

Spouse

• Donald Dean Wheeler 1931–2001

Siblings

• Lyle Gerald Manchester 1925–1997
• Alvin Loy Manchester 1927–2008
• Esther Louise Manchester 1928–2002
• Betty Lou Manchester Pesek 1930–2013
• Evelyn Blanch Manchester Janicek 1933–2010
• Kenneth LeRoy "Ken" Manchester 1936–2009
• Keith LaVern Manchester 1936–2019

Children

• Donald Gene "Donnie" Wheeler 1960–2023
• Tami Sue Wheeler 1964–2023

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