Ruth Amdal, 1907-1987

AMDAL, NOE

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/23/2009 at 06:53:40

ESTHERVILLE - Services for Mrs. Selmer (Ruth) Amdal, 80, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel with the Rev. John P. Besore III officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. She died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1987 at Rosewood Manor Nursing Home.

Ruth E. Noe was born Jan. 1, 1907 at Estherville, the daughter of Vance and Lucy (Hoover) Noe. She attended Estherville School. On Nov. 14, 1939 she was united in marriage with Selmer Amdal at Estherville. She lived her entire life in Estherville and was a great-granddaughter of Esther Ridley for whom Estherville was named. She has been at Rosewood Manor since March, 1987.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Order of Eastern Star.

Survivors include one daughter, Carol Amdal, Estherville and a sister Jeanne Noe, Estherville.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two brothers.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; December 19, 1987.