Ruth Searcy

Forever in our hearts

Ruth A. Searcy, age 69, of Sauk Centre, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2024 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at the church. Parish prayers will be at 4 p.m. with a rosary immediately following the prayers on Monday.

Ruth Ann Wehlage was born in Melrose, Minnesota on March 20, 1955 to Edmund and Dolores (Schwieters) Wehlage. She was married to David “Dave” Searcy at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Greenwald, MN on October 29,1977. Together they raised four children, Michael, Christopher, Rachel and Matthew, and made their home in Sauk Centre.

Ruth graduated from Melrose High School in 1973. She ran a daycare out of her home for 24 years. Alongside daycare, Ruth worked in the deli at Coborn’s for 18 years, until her retirement in 2024.

Ruth’s green thumb and love of flowers was evident by her beautiful and abundant flower gardens. She enjoyed sitting on her front porch looking for wildlife, bird-watching and listening to her many wind chimes. Her favorite pastimes were decorating her house for all occasions, Harley rides with her husband, Dave, and dedicating many hours to putting puzzles together. Ruth will be remembered for her kindness and always putting others first. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Ruth is survived by her four children, Michael (Megan) Searcy of Sartell and their children, Addison and McKenna, Christopher (Kim) Searcy of Henderson and their children, Gavyn, Jayde and Bryelle, Rachel (Damion) Majerus of Long Prairie and their children, Bentley, Hazel and Tucker and Matthew (Dakota) Searcy of Melrose and their children, Zoey and Elliot; brothers and sisters, Karen Rademacher of New Munich, Jane (Marvin) Bierschbach of St. Joseph, John (Sandra) Wehlage of Rockville, James (Ruth) Wehlage of Greenwald, Joan (Kevin) Johnson of Coon Rapids, and Robert (Judy) Wehlage of Greenwald; mother-in-law, Rosella Searcy of Sauk Centre; and many nieces and nephews.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Dave Searcy on September 1, 2024; parents Edmund and Dolores; and brother-in-law, Richard Rademacher.

The family welcomes you to wear Ruth’s favorite color, purple, in her honor.