Ruth Marion Kuelske

Ruth M. Kuelske of Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Toni & Trish House in Auburn. She was 85 years old. Ruth Marion Feuerstein was born on June 15, 1940, in Saginaw, Michigan, to the late Heinrich and Emily (Nikolai) Feuerstein. She was a proud graduate of Arthur Hill High School. Ruth married Elmer Emil Kuelske, Sr. on October 25, 1958; he preceded her in death on May 20, 2020. She held a variety of working positions over the years, a soda fountain worker serving food at Bock Pharmacy, a frame maker at Therma Glass, a secretary for a carpet cleaning business, and eventually retiring from Tupperware as a packer and shipping and receiving. The role she loved the most was being a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Ruth later in life attended Saginaw Business Institute where she studied medical terminology and graduated from top of her class. She was raised in the Lutheran Faith – Missouri Synod. After retirement, Ruth found enjoyment putting together puzzles, as well as watching television. She was an avid reader and enjoyed working with clay creating pots and beautiful birds. Ruth also loved crocheting and pressing her luck at the casino. She will forever be remembered being a wonderful mother and grandmother, for always saying “I love you”, and for truly living a wonderful life where she created many beautiful memories and stories.

Surviving are a daughter and three sons: Tammy (Mark) Youngs of Saginaw; Jonathan (Mary) Kuelske of Saginaw; Elmer (Emilia) Kuelske Jr. of Saginaw; Kevin Kuelske of Saginaw; four grandchildren: Joshua Youngs and his fiancée, Lindie Vandeberghe and family of Saginaw Township; Shane Youngs of Saginaw Township; Travis Kuelske of Saginaw; and Breona Kuelske of Saginaw; a great-granddaughter Everleigha Kuelske; a niece, Connie Bolek of Chesterfield; a nephew, David Settle of Burton; a great-niece, Tara Goulet of Romeo; a great-nephew, Garth Allen of Attica.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Kuelske Sr.; parents, Heinrich and Emily Feuerstein; three sisters and a brother: Lorraine Kluck, Betty Ann (Bob) Fibert, Robert Zwingman, and Bertha (Bud) Taub; and a nephew, Rick Kuelske.

A funeral service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at the W. L. Case and Company Funeral Directors, 201 N. Miller Rd., Saginaw, MI 48603. Rev. William Hessler will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome to visit with the family at the funeral chapel on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Toni & Trish House of Auburn. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at the funeral home or through www.casefuneralhome.com.