JAEGER, Ruby Evelyn (Sonne) 1924-2009
JAEGER, ARMSTRONG, SONNE
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 12/12/2009 at 13:45:34
Ruby Jaeger
Visitation:
Monday, December 14, 2009
Hauser Funeral Home
1205 South Main St.
Charles City, IowaService:
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
200 South Main
Charles City, IowaRuby Jaeger, 85, of Charles City, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.
Ruby Evelyn Jaeger was born October 15, 1924, in Floyd County, the daughter of Harry and Clara Bell (Armstrong) Sonne. She graduated from the Colwell School and worked for several years at Woolworth’s in Charles City.
On December 9, 1945, she was united in marriage to Claire Jaeger. They farmed all their lives north of Charles City. Ruby was baptized at the Colwell United Church of Christ and attended Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Double Dozen Club. Her interests included embroidery, cooking, canning and flower gardening. She will be remembered for her spectacular potato salad. Ruby thoroughly enjoyed her family; especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and always looked forward to their dropping in for a visit.
Living family members include three children, Duane (Sandy) Jaeger , Linda Zubrod and Donna (Craig) Hippen all of Charles City; six grandchildren, Troy (Dara) Jaeger, Michael (Tricia) Jaeger, Melissa (Tim) Piper, Chad (Melissa) Zubrod, Heather (Jeremy) Eichenberger and Haley Hippen; eight great grandchildren, Tate, Rhett and Roush Jaeger, Bailey Piper, Kynseth Zubrod, Noah, Aleah and Jennifer Eichenberger and another soon to arrive; and three sisters-in-law, Madelynn Sonne of Nashua, Norma Jaeger of Charles City and Edith Sonne of Nashua.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on August 31, 2002; a granddaughter, Jennifer Hippen; two brothers, Edward and Dale Sonne; a sister-in-law, Virginia Sonne; a brother-in-law, Rodger Jaeger and a nephew, Alan Sonne.
[Hauser Funeral Home obituary, 12/12/2009]
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