Ruth Caroline Anna Kruse, 88, Hills, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The Rev. Mary Dodgson will officiate. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Hills.
Ruth Ahrendt was born Nov. 20, 1921, to George and Cora (Rentschler) Ahrendt on the family farm near Luverne. She was baptized at home on Dec. 4, 1921. When she was three months old, her family moved to a farm in Sioux County, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1939. She helped her family for a year before she enrolled at West Mar College, LeMars, Iowa. She became a teacher and taught for 6 1/2 years.
On Sept. 25, 1948, she married Edwin Kruse in Inwood, Iowa. They farmed near Inwood while she taught school nearby. They then moved to the Kruse family farm. In 1950 the couple moved to a farm near Larchwood, Iowa, and farmed there for 12 years. They bought a farm near Hills and farmed for 10 years. At that time she worked as a nurse's aid at Tuff Memorial Home and occasionally as a substitute teacher. In 1973 they moved to Waubun, where they owned and operated Kruse's Hideaway Resort. In 1989 they retired and returned to Hills. Her husband, Edwin, died in 1998. She lived at Tuff Memorial Home since January 2001.
Mrs. Kruse was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills, and Lake Grove Lutheran Church, Waubun. She taught Sunday school and vacation Bible school, she was on the Board of Directors and was active in women's circles. She was a member of Itaska West Resort Association and various homemaker clubs. She and her husband belonged to a pinochle club. She also served as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, cooking, baking, and music. She enjoyed entertaining and helping others and meeting new people.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth (LaVonne) Kruse, Jackson, and Daniel Kruse, San Francisco, Calif.; two daughters, Shirley (Eugene) Sandager, Hills, and Judy Kruse, Mt. View, Hawaii; five grandchildren, Cindy Dinkel, Jeff Kruse, Tarah Huston, Brittany and Kelly Sandager; four great-grandchildren, Trevin and Trajan Dinkel and Chloe and Jonathan Huston; two brothers, Kenneth (Mary) Ahrendt and George (Lazetta) Ahrendt, all of Inwood; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Ahrendt, Sacramento, Calif.
Mrs. Kruse was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edwin, two brothers, Vernon and Robert Kruse, a granddaughter, Amy, and a sister-in-law, Trudy Ahrendt.
Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The Rev. Mary Dodgson will officiate. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Hills.
Ruth Ahrendt was born Nov. 20, 1921, to George and Cora (Rentschler) Ahrendt on the family farm near Luverne. She was baptized at home on Dec. 4, 1921. When she was three months old, her family moved to a farm in Sioux County, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1939. She helped her family for a year before she enrolled at West Mar College, LeMars, Iowa. She became a teacher and taught for 6 1/2 years.
On Sept. 25, 1948, she married Edwin Kruse in Inwood, Iowa. They farmed near Inwood while she taught school nearby. They then moved to the Kruse family farm. In 1950 the couple moved to a farm near Larchwood, Iowa, and farmed there for 12 years. They bought a farm near Hills and farmed for 10 years. At that time she worked as a nurse's aid at Tuff Memorial Home and occasionally as a substitute teacher. In 1973 they moved to Waubun, where they owned and operated Kruse's Hideaway Resort. In 1989 they retired and returned to Hills. Her husband, Edwin, died in 1998. She lived at Tuff Memorial Home since January 2001.
Mrs. Kruse was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills, and Lake Grove Lutheran Church, Waubun. She taught Sunday school and vacation Bible school, she was on the Board of Directors and was active in women's circles. She was a member of Itaska West Resort Association and various homemaker clubs. She and her husband belonged to a pinochle club. She also served as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, cooking, baking, and music. She enjoyed entertaining and helping others and meeting new people.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth (LaVonne) Kruse, Jackson, and Daniel Kruse, San Francisco, Calif.; two daughters, Shirley (Eugene) Sandager, Hills, and Judy Kruse, Mt. View, Hawaii; five grandchildren, Cindy Dinkel, Jeff Kruse, Tarah Huston, Brittany and Kelly Sandager; four great-grandchildren, Trevin and Trajan Dinkel and Chloe and Jonathan Huston; two brothers, Kenneth (Mary) Ahrendt and George (Lazetta) Ahrendt, all of Inwood; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Ahrendt, Sacramento, Calif.
Mrs. Kruse was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edwin, two brothers, Vernon and Robert Kruse, a granddaughter, Amy, and a sister-in-law, Trudy Ahrendt.
Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Caroline Anna Kruse, 88, Hills, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The Rev. Mary Dodgson will officiate. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Hills.
Ruth Ahrendt was born Nov. 20, 1921, to George and Cora (Rentschler) Ahrendt on the family farm near Luverne. She was baptized at home on Dec. 4, 1921. When she was three months old, her family moved to a farm in Sioux County, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1939. She helped her family for a year before she enrolled at West Mar College, LeMars, Iowa. She became a teacher and taught for 6 1/2 years.
On Sept. 25, 1948, she married Edwin Kruse in Inwood, Iowa. They farmed near Inwood while she taught school nearby. They then moved to the Kruse family farm. In 1950 the couple moved to a farm near Larchwood, Iowa, and farmed there for 12 years. They bought a farm near Hills and farmed for 10 years. At that time she worked as a nurse's aid at Tuff Memorial Home and occasionally as a substitute teacher. In 1973 they moved to Waubun, where they owned and operated Kruse's Hideaway Resort. In 1989 they retired and returned to Hills. Her husband, Edwin, died in 1998. She lived at Tuff Memorial Home since January 2001.
Mrs. Kruse was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills, and Lake Grove Lutheran Church, Waubun. She taught Sunday school and vacation Bible school, she was on the Board of Directors and was active in women's circles. She was a member of Itaska West Resort Association and various homemaker clubs. She and her husband belonged to a pinochle club. She also served as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, cooking, baking, and music. She enjoyed entertaining and helping others and meeting new people.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth (LaVonne) Kruse, Jackson, and Daniel Kruse, San Francisco, Calif.; two daughters, Shirley (Eugene) Sandager, Hills, and Judy Kruse, Mt. View, Hawaii; five grandchildren, Cindy Dinkel, Jeff Kruse, Tarah Huston, Brittany and Kelly Sandager; four great-grandchildren, Trevin and Trajan Dinkel and Chloe and Jonathan Huston; two brothers, Kenneth (Mary) Ahrendt and George (Lazetta) Ahrendt, all of Inwood; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Ahrendt, Sacramento, Calif.
Mrs. Kruse was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edwin, two brothers, Vernon and Robert Kruse, a granddaughter, Amy, and a sister-in-law, Trudy Ahrendt.
Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The Rev. Mary Dodgson will officiate. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Hills.
Ruth Ahrendt was born Nov. 20, 1921, to George and Cora (Rentschler) Ahrendt on the family farm near Luverne. She was baptized at home on Dec. 4, 1921. When she was three months old, her family moved to a farm in Sioux County, Iowa. She attended country school and graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1939. She helped her family for a year before she enrolled at West Mar College, LeMars, Iowa. She became a teacher and taught for 6 1/2 years.
On Sept. 25, 1948, she married Edwin Kruse in Inwood, Iowa. They farmed near Inwood while she taught school nearby. They then moved to the Kruse family farm. In 1950 the couple moved to a farm near Larchwood, Iowa, and farmed there for 12 years. They bought a farm near Hills and farmed for 10 years. At that time she worked as a nurse's aid at Tuff Memorial Home and occasionally as a substitute teacher. In 1973 they moved to Waubun, where they owned and operated Kruse's Hideaway Resort. In 1989 they retired and returned to Hills. Her husband, Edwin, died in 1998. She lived at Tuff Memorial Home since January 2001.
Mrs. Kruse was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Hills, and Lake Grove Lutheran Church, Waubun. She taught Sunday school and vacation Bible school, she was on the Board of Directors and was active in women's circles. She was a member of Itaska West Resort Association and various homemaker clubs. She and her husband belonged to a pinochle club. She also served as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, cooking, baking, and music. She enjoyed entertaining and helping others and meeting new people.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth (LaVonne) Kruse, Jackson, and Daniel Kruse, San Francisco, Calif.; two daughters, Shirley (Eugene) Sandager, Hills, and Judy Kruse, Mt. View, Hawaii; five grandchildren, Cindy Dinkel, Jeff Kruse, Tarah Huston, Brittany and Kelly Sandager; four great-grandchildren, Trevin and Trajan Dinkel and Chloe and Jonathan Huston; two brothers, Kenneth (Mary) Ahrendt and George (Lazetta) Ahrendt, all of Inwood; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Ahrendt, Sacramento, Calif.
Mrs. Kruse was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Edwin, two brothers, Vernon and Robert Kruse, a granddaughter, Amy, and a sister-in-law, Trudy Ahrendt.
Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills is in charge of arrangements.
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(OBIT & PHOTO): Rock County Star Herald, Online, 29 Dec 2009.
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