Ruby Clarene Klopp

KLOPP, KENT, MARTIN, MYERS, DUFFIELD

Posted By: Carrie Robertson (email)
Date: 11/4/2016 at 11:01:21

Wednesday September 11, 2013 The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ruby C. Klopp, 90, of Davenport, formerly of rural Walker, died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Home in Davenport. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Pastor Kenneth Graham. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 at the funeral home and one hour before the service on Friday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
Survivors {omitted for privacy}
She was preceded in death by her parents, Orbra and Olive (Martin) Kent; husband, Orlan; grandchildren, Kristin and Joel Klopp; daughter-in-law, Ann Klopp; son-in-law Albert Myers; sister, Opal Duffield; and brother, Melvin Kent.
Ruby was born Sept. 4, 1923, on the family farm on Martins Creek Road in rural Marion. She was a 1941 graduate of Marion High School. Ruby married Orlan Klopp on June 19, 1941, in Marion. She was a 4-H leader, involved in Garden Club, Homemakers Club and Card Club. Ruby was an avid bowler and enjoyed crafts. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Center Point and Christ Community Church in Marion.
Ruby was very active in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who always had an open door and a listening ear.