Knudtson, Ruth Maxine (1924-2018)

KNUDTSON, STILLE, HARTZELL, TUE

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/25/2018 at 13:06:29

Ruth Maxine Knudtson
August 4, 1924 - April 24, 2018

Ruth Knudtson, age 93, of Mason City, formerly of Lake Mills, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Heritage Care Center in Mason City, Iowa.

A daughter of Lester and Helen (Hartzell) Stille, Ruth Maxine (Tue) Knudtson was born on August 4, 1924, in Klemme, Iowa. She attended Liberty #7 country school just west of their farm home and graduated from Klemme High School in 1941 at the age of 16. She, then, attended AIB Business School in Des Moines, Iowa.

In 1942, she started working at the Polk County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) Office. Then, she transferred to the Iowa State ASCS Office. On April 28, 1952, Ruth married Lavon Tue at the Methodist Church in Klemme, Iowa. She left the ASCS office in 1952 after her son, Greg, was born. Regrettably, Lavon passed away on May 4, 1954. Ruth, then, returned to work at the Hancock County ASCS Office in Garner, Iowa. She remained there for twenty-eight years, retiring in August of 1974 at the age of 50.

On June 29, 1973, Ruth married James H. Knudtson at the Methodist Church in Clear Lake, Iowa. They lived on the farm until 1993 when they moved into Lake Mills, Iowa. An active member of the Methodist Church in Klemme and then of the Winnebago Lutheran church, she, also, participated in the American Legion Auxiliary in both Klemme and Lake Mills.

Ruth is survived by her two sons, Greg (Nancy) Tue, of Clear Lake, Iowa, and Mark (Margaret) Tue, of Garner, Iowa; three grandchildren: Chad (Michelle), Andrew (Meghan), and Morgan; and three great-grandchildren: Nathan, Sydney, and Levi. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Lavon, in 1954; her second husband, James, in 2008; and her sister, Lois Stille.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Winnebago Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills, with Pastor Bill Peters officiating. Burial will follow in the Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme, Iowa. Visitation is schedules for one hour before the service at the church on Friday.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, Iowa, 2017.

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