Ruth (Lindhart) WOOSTER

WOOSTER, LINDHART, BLOMKER, TAYLOR, SORENSON, SMITH, SAILOR, OLSON, ST JOHN, EMERSON, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/12/2014 at 14:31:46

December 27, 1920 - January 11, 2014

Ruth Lindhart Wooster the daughter of Lawrence and Esther (Blomker) Lindhart, was born in Humboldt, Iowa on December 27, 1920. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1938 and lived in Humboldt until she married Fritz Wooster, who was a Captain in the U.S. Army, on June 1, 1945. They lived in Eagle Grove and were happily married for 31 years, Fritz passed away in 1976. Ruth lived on Broadway until she moved to Rotary Ann in 2000.

She was a long time member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and a member of the Ruth Circle. Ruth's life revolved around her family and her many friends. She remained very close to her siblings and loved to travel with her sisters to visit her sister Kathy in San Diego. Until her health prevented it, she also made a yearly visit to California to see her son Fritz and his family. She traveled to Hawaii and Europe, but spent her most beloved times at the family cabin at Lake Jefferson in Minnesota. Each year since 1966 she gathered with all of her children and grandchildren for a noisy and crowded reunion that recently included great grandchildren. She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother who will be missed by her family. Ruth's 68 years in Eagle Grove were graced by her many friends who enjoyed card games, parties, and each other's families.

Ruth passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at Rotary Senior Living, at the age of 93 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Fritz; sisters, Francis Taylor and Doris Sorenson and brother, Norman Lindhart. Ruth is survived by her four children: Fritz Wooster and wife Mary, of Piedmont, California; Jane Olson and husband Dennis, of Ames, Iowa; Mary Ann Smith and husband Scott, of Eagle Grove, Iowa and Larry Wooster and wife Beth, of Omaha, Nebraska; ten grandchildren: Katie, Laura, and Mike Wooster, Karen Smith and Megan Sailor (Jeffrey), Jon Olson (Andrea,) John St. John (Jill) and Jane Emerson (Alex), Tim and Molly Wooster; five great-grandchildren: Ryan and Claire St. John, Parker and Edison Olson and Theo Emerson and her sister, Katherine Williams of San Diego, California. Memorials may be made to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eagle Grove.

Visitation
Friday, January 17
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Foust Funeral Home
103 N. Cadwell Ave
Eagle Grove, IA
Memorial Service

Saturday, January 18
1:00 PM
Evangelical Lutheran Church
615 SW 2nd Street
Eagle Grove, IA

Foust Funeral Home - Eagle Grove, Iowa
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