Vollbaum, Ruby Marie (1922 – 2014)

VOLLBAUM, FREDERICKSON, CHRISTENSEN, BUCKLAND

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/27/2014 at 18:54:28

Name of deceased: Ruby Marie Vollbaum (nee Frederickson)

Aged: 91 yrs, 11 mo, 24 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Jan. 30, 1922, Avoca, IA

Died: Jan. 23, 2014, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: private funeral service was held on Jan. 25, 2014, at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca, IA; Pastor Al Hazelton of First Assembly of God, Harlan, IA, officiated.

Survived by: Children, Carl Vollbaum of rural Shelby, IA, and Joy Buckland of Derby, KS.

Predeceased by: Parents, Malling and Marie (nee Christensen) Frederickson; husband, Ervin; brother, Hans Frederickson; sister-in-law, Martha Frederickson

Education: attended country school; graduated from Walnut High School, Walnut, IA, Class of 1940. Ruby attended Dana College and was a member of the Dana Choir.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Ervin Vollbaum; Sep. 18, 1948; English Lutheran Church, Avoca, IA

Employment: She spent 4 years teaching in country schools near Corley and Walnut. She worked at Goodrich Dairy in Omaha, NE, and the Ford Garage and Bank in Walnut, IA. After her marriage, she was involved in all aspects of the farm, including a dairy operation for several years. In the summer she canned her garden produce and made several kinds of jelly. Ruby also worked at the Harlan Newspaper as a bookkeeper from 1971 to 1997.

Hobbies/Interests: fan of dirt track racing and NASCAR; was a regular attendee of the annual Shelby County Rural Teachers Reunions; liked to watch the bird activity around her feeders; read books and the Harlan Newspapers; put puzzles together; in the summer she canned her garden produce and made several kinds of jelly.

Sources: harlanonline.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com