Lueck, Ruth Ann (Peckham) 1942 - 2015

LUECK, PECKHAM, CUMMINGS, OVIATT, PETRONI

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/4/2015 at 14:15:22

Ruth Lueck, age 73, of Cresco, IA passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her home in Cresco, IA.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Cresco United Methodist Church in Cresco with Pastor Kayla Lange officiating. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, at Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home 404 North Elm Street, Cresco, IA, and continue one hour prior to the service at the church.

Ruth Ann was born in Cresco on November 19, 1942 to Art and Geneva (Cummings) Peckham. She was the oldest with three brothers: Tom, Steve, and Bill. She was raised on her family’s dairy farm just east of town where she enjoyed riding horses and everything a family farm has to offer. She graduated from Cresco High School. She and husband Lester were high school sweethearts.

Ruth Ann’s strength, determination, compassion, and love, gave her strong family ties, lifelong friendships, bonds with co-workers and patients, and was someone to idolize. She amazed everyone with her energy level, her drive, passion, and her endless list of interests. She was active with her family, her community, her church, Oak Lawn Cemetery, meals on wheels and taking care of others. She had a long career as a geriatric nurse practitioner and obtained a PhD in health care because she loved everything about caring for others. Her most recent experience was working at Evans Assisted Living after moving back to Cresco.

She loved to travel, fishing in Hawaii for Marlin, Alaska and frequently for Walleye at the Lake of the Woods with her husband and seeing special friends they have there, spending time with her family, grandchildren and friends. She especially loved to smile, the water, fresh air, walking her dogs, riding her bike, and most of all, socializing.

She will live on in the hearts of her husband Lester of Cresco; son Lynn of Bend, OR; grandchildren Mike (Kira) Lueck and Tom (Carly) Lueck of Bend, OR; and Kristina Oviatt of Vancouver, WA ; and great-grandchildren: Isabella Petroni, Payton and Teddy Lueck; and her brother: Tom Peckham of Dike, IA. Ruth joins her two daughters: Becky and Lori, her parents, and brothers: Steve and Bill Peckham in heaven.

Source: Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home database

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