MULLEN, Ruby Pearl (nee Studer) 1917-2006

MULLEN, STUDER

Posted By: K. Kittleson
Date: 12/10/2008 at 18:25:41

Service:
Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 11:00 AM
Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church
200 South Main
Charles City, Iowa

Ruby Pearl Studer Mullen was born January 7, 1917, at Algona, Iowa, to German/Irish parents Frank and Katie (Cannon) Studer. She received her education at Rockwell, Iowa.

On September 19, 1955, she was united in marriage to Andrew J. Mullen. They later divorced.

Rubie’s childhood was cut short when her father suffered a critical heart condition when she was 11 or 12 years old that left him unable to operate the farm by himself. With her mother and younger brother, she started working in the fields using horses to plant and harvest corn, oats and beans, plow fields and cut hay. She would cut and shock oats by hand loading them onto flat bed wagons and then drive a team of horses up to a thrashing machine where she would pitch the bundles into the thrasher.

She could hold her own with any of the men. All through her life she would start work at daybreak and rest only after the sun had set and the last chores were done. She lived through the Great Depression and during the later part of World War II worked the night shift in the Oliver Foundry at Charles City. Through hard and difficult times her spirit never broke.

In July, 1963 she was permanently injured in a major car accident caused by a drunk driver. She has fought through the pain and suffering from that fateful day and never complained. Ruby treasured spending time with her family and friends and found great joy in seeing and visiting with her grandchildren and always found time to acknowledge birthdays and holidays.

She was an excellent cook, homemaker and gardener who appreciated nature and never tires of watching the birds and animals. After the accident her interest included watching television, reading and looking at pictures of different places and people around the world.

Living family members include four sons and their wives, Richard and Mary Jo Mullen of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dennis and Marilyn Mullen of Rockford, Larry and Loraine Mullen of Charles City and Russell and Peggy Mullen of Charles City; a daughter, Donna Mullen of Algona; 14 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; and soon arriving great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Dixie Lee Ellefson; two infant grandsons, Jerry Lee Stufflebeam and Michael Lee Mullen; an infant granddaughter, Toni Lee Stufflebeam; a brother, Frank Studer; and an infant sister, Eve Studer.

[Hauser Funeral Home obituary - www.hauserfh.com ]

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