Obituaries & Guestbook

Ruth Dietz was born August 8, 1928 to Gottlieb and Frieda Dietz. Ruth was their fifth daughter. She attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Central High School.
Ruth was employed at the Jacob Jung Decorating Studios for one year when John Dulmes joined the company. She later married Clarence John Dulmes on August 31, 1946. They had three sons, Jeffery, Daniel and Gary.
In 1960, with the Lord’s Blessing, they decided to venture out on their own and open Dulmes Paint Store. Today the store is known as Dulmes Décor Carpet One, owned by their son Gary.
John and Ruth’s family was complete with the addition of three daughters-in-law, Dyanne, Beth and Susan. They blessed the Dulmes’ with five grandchildren: Gregory, the twins Dawn and Lucas, Anna and Ali.
Ruth lost her eyesight in 2005.
In 2010 she lost her loving husband John. Prior to his passing, their dreams were fulfilled with travel, a condo in Florida as well as a home at Crystal Lake.
“We had a wonderful life, because we didn’t do it our way, we did it God’s way.” -Ruth Dulmes
Ruth was preceded in death by her sister Laverne and brother-in-law Arthur Aschenbach, a sister Beatrice and her husband Wally Dotz, sister-in-law Alda and Les Lammers, brother-in-law Harold Stolper, brother-in-law Bob Larson, her son Daniel in 2015, daughter-in-law Dyanne in February, 2018, niece Shirley Aschenbach in March, 2018 and niece Charlotte Rahn in July 2021.
She is survived by two sisters Rose Marie Larson and Edithe Stolper. Without Rose Marie, Ruth declared that independence in her own home would not have been possible. She also credited Edithe for strengthening her spiritual life. “She inspired me with every visit.” Ruth is further survived by son Gary (Sue) Dulmes, son Jeffery Dulmes, five grandchildren, Gregory (son of Bonnie Dulmes), Dawn, Lucas (Amelia), Ali (Matteo Parpaiola), Anna (Colin) Whinnery, great-granddaughter Nora Whinnery, great-grandson Wyatt Dulmes and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may gather at Trinity Lutheran Church, 824 Wisconsin Ave. Sheboygan on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 12:00 p.m. noon. Pastor John Berg will officiate. Burial will take place in the Hingham Cemetery.
Online condolences my be expressed at www.reinboldfh.com.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established for Trinity Lutheran Church in Sheboygan and the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.
Special thanks to Bob and Jean Krepsky, Artie and Vicki Larson, Debbie Buchanan, Wendy Lundt, and Kathy and Diane Aschenbach who would all visit and let Ruth talk for hours. Betty Kuehlmann, dearest friend of 64 years and Audrey VanDixhorn- who took care of all medical needs. Pastor Berg and Pastor Mech for their monthly visits, and finally an expression of immense gratitude for all of those people who improved Ruth’s quality of life.
“I always thought ‘My Way’ by Frank Sinatra was stupid. All of the wonderful things in my life were not ‘my way’ they were God’s.” – Ruth Dulmes