Rebhuhn, Ruth C. (1932-2019)
REBHUHN, WENGER, HALVERSON, WALDSTEIN, RIVERO, BOYD, SIMMONS, KELLY
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:23
Ruth C. Rebhuhn
August 22, 1932 ~ February 15, 2019 (age 86)Ruth C. Rebhuhn, age 86, of Albert City, Iowa, died on February 15, 2019, at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City.
Ruth Caroline Wenger, a daughter of Carl and Signy (Halverson) Wenger, was born in Storm Lake, Iowa, on August 22, 1932. Baptized and confirmed at the St. John's Lutheran Church of rural Albert City, she lived her youth near Albert City and graduated from the Albert City High School in 1950.
On February 4, 1951, Ruth married Robert George Rebhuhn at St. John’s Lutheran Church. At the time, Rob was stationed in Colorado while serving his country. Following his honorable discharge in 1953, they returned to Albert City where they began farming. During these early years, they were blessed with four sons: Michael Robert, Steven Paul, Mark Carl, and Perry Richard. As her children got older, Ruth worked as an administrative assistant at the Albert City and Truesdale grain elevators.
For many years, Rob and Ruth served coffee at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Albert City every Sunday afternoon. They, also, enjoyed their annual trip to Florida where they visited her brother, Paul Wenger. Ruth treasured her family, and she, therefore, enjoyed many hours babysitting her grandchildren.
A life-long, faithful member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid Society, she spent many hours making quilts for Lutheran World Relief during the winter months. Moreover, she loved to cook and will be remembered for her caramel and orange rolls. In addition, she became “famous” for her lemon sherbet with custard sauce, a special treat often requested and served at many holiday meals.
Ruth’s life will always be honored and cherished by her family which includes her sons: Mike (Deb) Rebhuhn, of Albert City, Iowa, Steve (Karen) Rebhuhn, of Farmington, Minnesota, Mark (Terri) Rebhuhn, of Marathon, Iowa, and Perry (Dana) Rebhuhn, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her grandchildren: Julie (Steve) Waldstein, of Sheldon, Iowa, Wendy Rebhuhn (Jimmy Temple), of Newell, Iowa, Brian Rebhuhn, of Albert City, Iowa, Becky (Adrian) Rivero, of Houston, Texas, Holly Boyd, of Ames, Iowa, Michaela and Nick Simmons, of Spencer, Iowa, Robert Rebhuhn, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Rachel Rebhuhn (fiancé, Patrick Kelly) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; fourteen great grandchildren and step great grandchildren; three brothers: Richard Wenger, of Manly, Iowa, Paul Wenger, of St. Petersburg, Florida; and John Wenger, of Houston, Texas; as well as by numerous nieces, nephews, other extended family members, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Rob, on April 24, 2015.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Albert City. Visitation will take place on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. Interment will follow at a later date in St. John’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home of Albert City is in charge of the arrangements.
Sliefert Funeral Homes, Albert City, Iowa, 2019.
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