BAK, Ruth A. (1937-2011)

BAK, STOKESBERY, BABCOCK, HUSSMANN, SHAFER, SCHUMACHER, METCALF, POST, GALLOWAY, MENKEGOUGE

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 1/11/2014 at 21:02:44

Obituary: Ruth A. Bak

Ruth A. Bak, 74, of Newton, Iowa, previously of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, at Careage of Newton.

The daughter of Marguerite (Stokesbery) and Clayton Babcock, she was born May 2, 1937 in Mason City, Iowa and spent her childhood in Garner, Iowa. A graduate of Spirit Lake High School in 1955, she married Borge Bak in Spirit Lake in 1959.

She is survived by her six children; Dennis (Cheryl) Bak of Billings, Mont.; Julie Bak (Pete Hussmann) of Newton, Iowa; Dana (Linda) Bak of Apple Valley, Minn.; Wendy (Bob) Shafer of Roanoke, Virg.; Dale (Julie) Bak of Phoenix, Ariz.; and Trudy (David) Schumacher of Sioux Falls, S.D.

Also surviving are three sisters, Delores Metcalf, Joan Post and Jani Galloway; and two brothers, Jack Babcock and Paul Babcock.

She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, Ryan and LaShalle Bak of Billings; Corey Bak of Des Moines and Noah and Zane Hussmann of Newton; Miranda and Katie Bak of Apple Valley; Libby, Haley and Eagan Shafer of Roanoke; Bethany Bak of Orlando, Fla.; and Sara and Jack Schumacher of Sioux Falls.

She was preceded in death by her parents; step-father, Titus Menke; a sister, Marilyn Gouge; and a brother Don Babcock.

Memorials may be sent to the A-T Children's Project (www.atcp.org), a non-profit, tax-deductible organization working to find a cure for a rare genetic disease, ataxia-telangiectasia, that two of her grandchildren, LaShalle Bak and Zane Hussmann, live with.

No formal services will be held.

Posted by Newton Independent on September 19, 2011 at 09:51 AM in Obituaries