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Ruth Barrus Heimke

HEIMKE, BARRUS, REES, COOPER, WHITE

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 7/13/2006 at 09:18:24

Winterset Madisonian
July 16, 2003

Ruth Heimke, Colorado

Ruth M. Heimke, 88, of Greeley, Colo., died July 12, 2003, at Hospice NCMC.

Memorial services will be held Thursday, July 17, at Stoddard Funeral Home in Greeley.

Ruth Heimke was born Nov. 16, 1914, in Winterset to Charles and Hazel (Rees) Barrus. She attended Winterset High School and subsequently obtained her cosmetology license. On July 27, 1936, she married Dale M. Heimke in Winterset. They later moved to Colorado. Ruth was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and Iowa Club. She also was a Red Cross volunteer at Fairacres Nursing Home for 25 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann Cooper of Greeley, Colo., and Ruth White of Livermore, Colo.; a son, David William Heimke of Pueblo West, Colo.; two sisters, seven grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the First United Methodist Church c/o Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 W. 28th St., Greeley, Colo., 80634.


 

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