Ludwigs, Ruth L. 1919-1999

LUDWIGS, OLSON, SWEDEBERG, JOHNSON, ROBINSON

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Date: 8/9/2008 at 20:45:52

Sioux City Journal: Saturday, March 13, 1999

Ruth L. Ludwigs

CHATSWORTH, Iowa - Ruth L. Ludwigs, 79, of Chatsworth died Thursday, March
11, 1999, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron,
Iowa, with the Rev. Allen Bidne officiating. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, with the family
present 6:30 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Schroeder Funeral
Home.

Mrs. Ludwigs was born Oct. 24, 1919, in Sioux City, the daughter of Carl H.
and Nannie O. (Swedeberg) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed in the
Lutheran faith. She attended school in Lawton, Iowa, graduating in 1936.

She married John Ludwigs on Aug. 4, 1973, in Chatsworth.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church
Women, and Lutheran Brotherhood. She enjoyed embroidery, quilting and
ceramics.

Survivors include her husband; two sons and their wives, Ken and Jill
Johnson of Denver, Colo., and Jeff and Barb Robinson of Chatsworth; a
daughter and her husband, Margo and Paul Hodgins of Sioux City; a
stepdaughter, Judy Smith of Sioux City; two stepsons and their wives, Jim
and Lori Ludwigs and Jay and Cheryl Ludwigs, all of Omaha, Neb.; six
sisters, Esther Arnswald of Le Mars, Iowa, Vivian Comstock of Arizona,
Lavone Rose of Sioux City, Carol Axelson of Wisconsin, June Utesch of
Loveland, Colo., and Nadine Mook of Salix, Iowa; a brother, Bob Olson of
Fort Collins, Colo.; 19 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Harold and Ralph
Olson; and a sister, Marilyn Olson.

Pallbearers will be Greg Summers, Jerry Johnson, Jason Robinson, Glenn
Farrer, Tom Reeves and Kenny Smith.
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Another Obituary:

Hawarden Independent, Hawarden, Sioux, Iowa, USA Thursday, March 19, 1999

Ruth L. Ludwigs, 79, of Chatsworth, died Thursday, March 11,1999, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron, with Rev. Allen-Bidne officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.

Mrs. Ludwigs was born October 24,1919, in Sioux City, the daughter of Carl H. and Nannie O. (Swedeberg) Olson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended school in Lawton, graduating in 1936. She married John Ludwigs on August 4, 1973, in Chatsworth.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church Women, and Lutheran Brotherhood. She enjoyed embroidery, quilting and ceramics.

Survivors include her husband; two sons and their wives, Ken and Jill Johnson, of Denver, CO, and Jeff and Barb Robinson, of Chatsworth; a daughter and her husband, Margo and Paul Hodgins, of Sioux City; a stepdaughter, Judy Smith, of Sioux City; two stepsons and their wives, Jim and Lori Ludwigs and Jay and Cheryl Ludwigs, all of Omaha, NE; six sisters, Esther Arnswald, of Le Mars, Vivian Comstock, of Arizona, Lavone Rose, of Sioux City, Carol Axelson, of Wisconsin, June Utesch, of Loveland, CO, and Nadine Mook, of Salix; a brother, Bob Olson, of Fort Collins,

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Harold and Ralph Olson; and a sister, Marilyn Olson. Pallbearers were Greg Summers, Jerry Johnson, Jason I Robinson, Glenn Farrer, Tom Reeves and Kenny Smith.