• Born: 22 July 1920, Bates Township, Hand County, South Dakota, USA ^{1 3}
• Marriage (1): Arlo Austin FITCH on 27 May 1938 in Parker, Turner County, South Dakota, USA ^{1 2}
• Marriage (2): Claire L. PATRIDGE on 24 January 1946 in Saint Lawrence, Hand County, South Dakota, USA ^{1 2 3}
• Died: 7 August 2004, Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA at age 84 ³
• Buried: 2004, Rose Hill Township, Hand County, South Dakota, USA

   Other names for Mary were Mary E. FITCH ¹ and Mary E. WOODRUFF.²

  General Notes

Obituary from The Miller Press (Miller, Hand County, South Dakota):

Mary 'Betty' Patridge 1920-2004
August 17, 2004

Mary E. "Betty" Patridge, age 84, formerly of Sun Quest Village, Huron, died Saturday, August 7, 2004, at her residence at 420 21st St. SW, Huron. There will be no services or visitation. Burial of her cremated remains will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Welter Funeral Home.

Mary Patridge was born Mary Elizabeth Woodruff on July 22, 1920, the fourth child of Norman and Bertha (McFarling) Woodruff, in Bates Township, rural Wessington. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Wessington High School in 1938.

On May 27, 1938, Mary, known as "Betty," married Arlo Fitch at Parker, SD. They were later divorced.

On January 24, 1946, Betty married Claire Patridge at St. Lawrence. They owned and operated the Standard Service Station and the Coffee Shop Café in Wessington until 1953 when they moved to Winchester, Idaho, and later to San Mateo and Stockton, Calif. They shared life there until Claire's death in 1980. Betty moved to Huron in 1999.

Her favorite hobbies were pinochle, needle crafts, and visiting with friends. She created innumerable afghans and quilts, primarily for the arrival of each new grandniece and nephew. She was never happier than when she was visiting with her family and telling stories about her "untiring efforts to assist her mother in raising those pesky brothers and sisters."

She is survived by one daughter, one brother, two sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Claire; three brothers, Joy, Eugene, and Norman, Jr.; two sisters, Gladys Bell and Arlene Smith; two sisters-in-law, Norma Woodruff and Verbena Woodruff; and one brother-in-law, Joseph Bell.

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Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Woodruff Patridge

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Birth:       Jul. 22, 1920
Hand County
South Dakota, USA
Death:       Aug. 7, 2004
Huron
Beadle County
South Dakota, USA

The following was in the Huron, SD "Plainsman" issue of Friday August 13, 2004. Informant was her daughter, Patricia Trentham:
'Mary 'Betty' Patridge
Mary E. "Betty" Patridge, 84, formerly of Sunquest Village in Huron, died Satruday, Aug. 7, 2004, at her residence at 420 21st St. S.W.
There will be no services or visitation. Burial of her cremated remains will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Welter Funeral Home.
Mary Elizabeth Woodruff was born on July 22, 1920, the fourth child of Norman and Bertha (McFarling) Woodruff, in Bates Township, rural Wessington. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Wessington High School in 1938.
On May 27, 1938, she married Arlo Fitch at Parker. They were later divorced.
On Jan. 24, 1946, she married Claire Patridge at St. Lawrence. They owned and operated the Standard Service Station and the Coffee Shop Cafe in Wessington until 1953, when they moved to Winchester, Idaho, and later to San Mateo and Stockton, Calif. They shared life there until her husband's death in 1980. She moved to Huron in 1999.
Her favorite hobbies were pinochile, needle crafts, and visiting with friends. She created innumerable afghans and quilts, primarily for the arrival of each new grand-niece and nephew. She was never happier than when she was visiting with her family and telling stories about her "untiring efforts to assist her mother in raising those pesky brothers and sisters."
She is survived by one daughter, Patricia (Jack) Trentham of Sacramento, Calif; one brother, Victor (Erma) Woodruff of Wolsey; two sisters-in-law, Ellen Woodruff of Lewiston, Idaho, and Lola Fitch of Fort Pierre; one brother-in-law, Frank Smith of Tucson, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in deaath by her parnets; her husband, Claire; three brothers, Joy, Eugene, and Norman, Jr.; two sisters, Gladys Bell and Arlene Smith; two sisters-in-law, Norma Woodruff and Verbena Woodruff; and one brother-in-law, Joseph Bell."


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Parents:
  Norman Alfred Woodruff (1887 - 1959)
  Bertha Beatrice McFarling Woodruff (1896 - 1980)

Spouses:
  Claire Leo Patridge (1909 - 1980)
  Arlo Austin Fitch (1917 - 1972)*

Siblings:
  Joy Llewelyn Woodruff (1915 - 1990)*
  Lawrence Eugene Woodruff (1917 - 1998)*
  Gladys Ione Woodruff Bell (1918 - 1973)*
  Mary Elizabeth Woodruff Patridge (1920 - 2004)
  Norman Rhodell Woodruff (1922 - 1960)*
  Arlene Beatrice Woodruff Smith (1924 - 1992)*
  Victor Lee Woodruff (1926 - 2015)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Rosehill Cemetery
Hand County
South Dakota, USA

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Record added: May 03, 2008
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  Birth Notes

Rural Wessington

  Burial Notes

Rose Hill Cemetery

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 8 April 1930 in Bates Township, Hand County, South Dakota, USA.

• She had a residence in 1938 in Wessington, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA. ¹

• She had a residence in 1946 in Wessington, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA. ¹

Mary married Arlo Austin FITCH, son of Frank David FITCH and Hazel E. UNK, on 27 May 1938 in Parker, Turner County, South Dakota, USA.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce. (Arlo Austin FITCH was born on 12 June 1917 in Nebraska, USA,^{1 4 5} died on 27 April 1972 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA ^{4 5} and was buried on 30 April 1972 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.)

Mary next married Claire L. PATRIDGE on 24 January 1946 in Saint Lawrence, Hand County, South Dakota, USA.^{1 2 3} (Claire L. PATRIDGE was born on 19 July 1909 in Wessington, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA,^{1 4} died on 22 June 1980 in Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA ⁴ and was buried on 25 June 1980 in Manteca, San Joaquin County, California, USA.)