Ruth Bachmann

MADISON-Bachmann, Ruth, born May 25, 1924, age 91 of Madison died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at home, surrounded by the love of her family, friends and Kitty Kat. She was born in Boscobel, the daughter of Fred and Erval Frazier. As a girl, she worked hard on the family dairy farm milking twenty cows twice daily from age twelve. At the age of 18, she moved to Madison, started working at Oscar Meyers and in 1945 met and married the love of her life, Fred Bachmann on September 15th. In 1954, Fred and Ruth started Bachmann Construction Company. Ruth was known to work just as hard side by side with Fred in the construction company as she did for her family at home. Ruth enjoyed time with her family, her most recent best friend Maureen and her dear Kitty Kat. She loved to cook, do puzzles with her great-grandson, and listen to country western music. Ruth's unique spirit is shown clearly in some of her favorite sayings; "Where there's a will, there's a way," "If everyone in the world was the same, it'd be a boring place to live," and "I have no regrets about my life, there's not a thing I would change." The love she had for her family and friends is what she'll be remembered for. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred. She will be greatly missed by her friends, relatives and close family members; her daughters, Diane and Deborah; her sons, Allan (Robin) and Frederick (Kiya); her grandchildren, Naomi (Brian), Noah, David, Ashley (Kyle), and Carmen; and her great-grandson, Eden. Funeral services will be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, at 10 a.m., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday. Online condolences may be made to www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive (608)221-5420