RACINE – Mrs. Mildred (Millie) M. Tweedt, 91, passed away at Ridgewood Care Center on Thursday, November 24, 2022.

She was born in Smithville, Mississippi on September 22, 1931, to the late Durell and Lee (nee Chandler) Ferguson.   She married Ronald Tweedt on September 7, 1957,  in Fulton, MS.  They later lived in Lakefield, Minnesota before moving to Racine in 1968.

Millie worked at High Ridge County Home, later to become Ridgewood Care Center, until her retirement.

She is survived by her three daughters, Moena Olson, Bonnie (Doug) Kleimola, and Cindy Tweedt; her five grandchildren, Bernie Olson, Sonya Olson, Kacie (Eric) Sodergren, Kindy (Yonaton) Rouache, and Kai (Samantha Ingle) Kleimola.  She is further survived by seven great grandchildren; three sisters, Dot Malone, Shirley Williams, and Lanetta Henderson; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.  In addition to her parents and husband, Millie was preceded in death by her brothers, Edward Ferguson, Wayne Ferguson, and Rodney Ferguson.

Family and friends are invited to meet in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, for a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.  A prayer service will take place at 11:00 a.m.   A procession to West Lawn Memorial Park for her interment will follow.

Thank you to all of the Ridgewood staff and a very special heartfelt thank you to the staff on 2 east who cared so well for our mother these past years.

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