Ruth Belle (Court) RYAN

COURT, RYAN, BELL, SANDFORD, RYAN-SANDFORD, SANDFORD-ONEILL, ONEILL, LARICK, JOHNSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/20/2012 at 12:18:44

June 7, 1920 ---- April 30, 2012

Ruth Belle Court Ryan, 91, of Cedar Falls, died on Monday, April 30, 2012, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., on Sunday, May 6, at the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with burial in the Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time. Memorials may be directed to the Sartori Hospital Auxiliary.

Ruth was born on June 7, 1920 in Marion, Iowa, the daughter of Dewey and Eva (Bell) Court. She married James E. Ryan on September 3, 1939 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on January 27, 2001. Ruth was a graduate of the Clarion High School and attended Iowa State University. She was past president of the Cedar Falls AMVETS Auxiliary and was a volunteer at the Sartori Hospital Gift Shop. Ruth was known for her seamstress expertise, her musical abilities and was an expert bridge and card player. She volunteered in the community, particularly with the Sartori Hospital Auxiliary. Ruth loved gardening and flower arranging, spending time with her family and was proud of her children and their spouses, her grandchildren and their families, and her precious great-granddaughter.

Survivors include two sons, Thomas D. (Joyce) Ryan of Whitewater, Wisconsin and Steven J. (Melanie) Ryan of Delavan, Wisconsin; a daughter, Jane E. (Clark) Ryan-Sandford of Seattle, Washington; four grandchildren, Josh (Hong) Ryan, Jamie Ryan, Maggie (Logan) Sandford-O’Neill and Charlie Sandford; a step-sister, Sandra Larick of Clarion; and a great-granddaughter, Fiona Ryan. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and a sister, Betty Court Johnson.

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