DeSART, Ruth Lorrayne (nee Jones) 1911-2005

DESART, BLAKE, JONES

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/26/2009 at 10:26:37

Ruth Lorrayne DeSart

MASON CITY, IOWA — Ruth Lorrayne DeSart, 94, of Mason City died Friday (March 25, 2005) at Good Shepherd Health Center.

Funeral services for Ruth will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with the Rev. Jim Stiles of First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home.

Memorials may be given to the Ruth L. DeSart Memorial Fund. The proceeds of this fund will be used for a stained glass window at the First United Methodist Church.

Ruth was born on January 18, 1911, in Rockford, Floyd county, Iowa. She was the daughter of Hal and Nellie (Blake) Jones. She attended school in Rockford and graduated from Rockford High School in 1928. Following graduation, Ruth moved to Mason City and graduated from Hamilton Business School.

Ruth was united in marriage to Francis C. DeSart on September 1, 1933, in Rockford. Ruth worked as a secretary for the North Iowa Fair Association for many years, retiring in 1972.

Ruth was a sixty-plus- year member of First United Methodist Church and a 58-year member of the PEO Sisterhood, Chapter IW, in Mason City.

Ruth enjoyed many things, most of all family. She was extremely proud of her grandchildren. She loved her home and one could always find her cleaning or working on her yard. She had the most beautiful peonies and enjoyed sharing them with her neighbors. She loved her neighborhood and loved watching the children play and grow. She also enjoyed playing bridge, gardening and playing the piano. "Ruthie's Peanut Brittle" was well known, as it was the "best peanut brittle in Mason City."

Ruth is survived by her daughters, Nancy Delahoussaye of Kingwood, Texas, Susan Borcherding and husband, Glenn, of Mason City; two brothers, Donald Jones and wife, Virginia, of Rockford, Robert Jones and wife Lucille of Indiolantic, Fla.; grandchildren, Janet Delahoussaye of Santa Monica, Calif., Joey Delahoussaye and wife, Caron, of Kingwood, Texas, Scott Greeves of Tempe, Ariz., Leah Greeves of Tucson, Ariz., and one great granddaughter, Abbigail Delahoussaye of Kingwood, Texas.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Hal and Nellie Jones; her husband, Francis; one daughter in infancy, Patricia DeSart; and one brother, Lloyd Jones.

Ruth was greatly admired and loved by her family and friends. She will be missed but never forgotten.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.

[Globe Gazette]