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Ruth Hazel Miller 1920-2009

TURK, HANSMEIER, MILLER, BOLAND, CAHOON, RAMSTAD, HAWBAKER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 11/14/2009 at 13:23:18

Ruth H. Miller, 89, of Waukon died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 20 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Douglas Mathison officiating. Burial was held in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Ruth Hazel Miller was born September 12, 1920 in rural Waukon, the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Turk) Hansmeier. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and attended Elk School in rural Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1939.

March 21, 1942 she married Leonard Jasper Miller at the Zion United Church of Christ parsonage in Waukon. They farmed together in Ludlow Township, where they milked dairy cows and raised crops for many years. Ruth loved working on the farm, especially with the farm animals which she would often name. Her dogs were very special to her and she loved each one dearly.

Ruth was a member of Zion United Church of Christ. She enjoyed working in her vegetable and flower gardens, canning, feeding and watching the birds. She also enjoyed playing cards, playing Old Maid with Dennis’s children, baking cookies, coffee cake, bread and going out to eat. Her favorite times were spent with family and friends and taking the bus to Waterloo to see her sister, Bernice.

Survivors include her children, Charles (Jeanie) Miller of Corvallis, OR, Sharon (James) Boland of Decorah, Dennis (Karla) Miller, Clint Miller and Rhonda (Kirby) Cahoon, all of Waukon; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and a son-in-law, Larry Ramstad of Decorah. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard, who died in 1999; a daughter, Janice Ramstad; a great-granddaughter, Amanda Berg; a brother, Howard Hansmeier; and two sisters, Bernice Hawbaker and Delpha Hansmeier.

Casketbearers were Troy Ramstad, Mark and Renee Boland, Jonathan, David, Mike and Jodi Miller, Blair and Megan Cahoon, Joan Burgart, Nicole McCasland, Stephanie and Cody Radloff and Kristan Dahlstrom.

Waukon, Iowa newspaper, THE STANDARD, October 21, 2009
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