Bremer County

 
Sgt. Ruth E. Knight

 

 

 

 

 

Sumner -- Mr. and Mrs. Matt Zubriggen of Sumner, have a daughter, two sons and a son-in-law serving their country.

Their daughter, Sgt. Ruth E. Knight, 23, is doing clerical work at the air base at Salinas, Cal., having entered the service in 1943. She is the wife of Sgt. Roy D. Knight, 28, veteran of the Tunisian, Sicilian and Italian campaigns and at present with the Seventh army.

Source: The Courier, Waterloo IA - February 18, 1945

Ruth Elaine Zubriggen Knight was born Feb. 8, 1922 to Mattias and Marguerite Wirz Zubriggen. She died Sept. 13, 2019 and is buried in Postville Cemetery, Postville, IA. 

Source: ancestry.com