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Ruby June (Tollefson) FREEMAN

FREEMAN, TOLLEFSON, GUYER, FLATEBO, SORENSEN, HASSELBUSCH, STANGE, JOHNSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/9/2007 at 19:22:19

Ruby June Freeman, the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Guyer) Tollefson, was born June 8, 1917, at Village of Berlin, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Eagle Grove, graduating from Eagle Grove High School in 1936. Ruby was united in marriage with Claire M. Freeman on August 21, 1937, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church Parsonage in Eagle Grove. The couple moved to Goldfield in 1946. He preceded her in death on April 8, 1991. Ruby moved to the Rotary Ann Home in the fall of 2003. Ruby was confirmed in the Eagle Grove United Methodist Church and later was a member of the Goldfield Methodist Church. She also belonged to the Sew-Sew Club, 500 Club, Monday Afternoon Bridge Club and Oakridge.

Ruby passed away on Monday, March 5, 2007, at the Rotary Ann Nursing Home in Eagle Grove, at the age of 89 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Madelyn and Vivienne and a grandson, Tim Flatebo. Ruby is survived by her daughters, Judy Flatebo and husband Carrol of Eagle Grove and Jill “Sadie” Sorensen and husband Dunnie of Goldfield; 4 grandchildren: Jeff Flatebo of Grand Forks, ND, Jodi Flatebo of Kamrar, Todd Sorensen of Clarion and Kelly Sorensen of Eagle Grove; 9 great-grandchildren; 5 step great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, William Freeman of Coralville and Glen Freeman of Walker and sisters-in-law, Marie Hasselbusch of Geneseo, IL, Margaret Stange of Iowa City and Arlene Johnson of Cedar Rapids.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 8, 2007, 2:00 p.m. at the Goldfield United Methodist Church with Pastor Dale Schoening officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Foust Funeral Home in Eagle Grove. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Goldfield. Memorial may be left to the discretion of the family.

Copyright, The Fort Dodge Messenger
March 6, 2007


 

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