Tara Marie LeMay
Born to Sara Marie LeMay March 6, 2011, Tara was a gift that brought our family so much joy as a baby.
One of Tara’s favorite activities has always been music. She enjoyed playing the trumpet and singing in the choir at Elk Mound Middle School. Tara was an exceptionally hardworking student. She had many friends, teachers and classmates, who will miss her greatly.
Our family was not expecting the loss of Tara or for her life to be cut so short so soon. We are devastated by this loss and will feel the absence of Tara forever.
She was given the nickname “Miss Sassypants” by her mother at a young age. She wore that name proudly. Tara spent nearly every moment with her mother, who was her very best friend on this earth and now in Heaven.
Tara had three big brothers, who always protected her and she loved spending time with each of them. In addition to her brothers, she had three girl cousins, who she was particularly close to and enjoyed spending time with. The six of them were all by her side, from her first day, until her last.
She is joined in Heaven by her mother – Sara LeMay; her grandmother – Brenda Joyce LeMay; her great-grandmother – Joyce Lucinda LeMay; her great-aunt – Jodeen Kouba; and her cousin – Craig Bauer.
She will forever be missed by her three brothers – Reid (Paige Fransway) LeMay, Eau Claire, Kyle (Leanne Rafferty) LeMay, Thorp, and Eli Lorentz, Chippewa Falls; a father – Ricky (Jennifer) Ruthven, Rice Lake; three additional siblings, who now carry her love and memory with them, as well – Brianna Thon, Connor Ruthven and Saffron Ruthven; a very special grandmother – Patricia Christiansen, Cornell; a niece – Angeliece LeMay; an aunt and uncle – DeeAnna (Gregory) Heuer, Fairchild; cousins – Anita (Jason), Eau Claire, Cassandra (Travis) Kubesh, Rice Lake, Ashley (Max) Kroeplin, Owen, Brianna (Monte) Amundson, Neillsville, and Erica Heuer, Eau Claire; five second cousins she loved dearly – Owen, Maci, Daxter, Lucy and Hailie; a great-aunt – Elizabeth (Larry) Bauer, Chippewa Falls; second cousins – Amy (Brent) McCune, Osseo, and Brad Bauer, Chippewa Falls; special people dear to Tara – Ryan (Stacy) Smith and family, Elk Mound; Lily, Kaitlyn, CC and many other friends.
Even though Tara only spent a short amount of time with us, she was immensely loved, and brought immeasurable joy and laughter to those around her.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m., for Tara and Sara, Saturday, June 25, at Cornerstone Apostolic Church in Elk Mound, with visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a luncheon to follow. A celebration of life will be held that evening, at Sweeny’s Y Go By in Cornell, at 5 p.m.
The Cremation Society of Wisconsin in Altoona, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Online condolences may be expressed at cremationsociety-wi.com.
