RUBY CHRISTENSEN
Funeral services for Ruby D. Christensen,
96, Cherokee, formerly of Aurelia, will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, January
18, 2006, at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia with Pastor
Harold Werley officiating. Burial will be in the Elk Township Cemetery,
rural Alta. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.
at the Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia.
Ruby died Sunday, January 15, 2006, at the
Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center in Cherokee, Iowa.
Ruby Delphine Kruse was born on a farm near
Alta, IA, on August 13, 1909, to Gust and Emma (Betcher) Kruse. As a
child, she and her brother Raymond moved with their parents to Aurelia
where she attended school and graduated from the Aurelia High School in
1927.
In 1934 she married Bernard Johnson and they
made their home in Aurelia. Bernard passed away in 1959. Ruby married
Rasmus Christensen on June 12, 1975 in Aurelia. Rass passed away on
January 31, 1989, and Ruby continued to live in her home until she moved
to the Cherokee Villa.
Ruby was employed for many years as a
checker at the Kruse Grocery Store owned by her brother Raymond in
Aurelia. She later worked as a waitress at the Johnson Café in Aurelia
as well as the D&R Lunch and Speelmon’s Steak House in Cherokee. She
also was a waitress for the Arrow Café in Cherokee. Ruby enjoyed being
a homemaker too, and spent much of her time taking care of her father
and her uncle Fabian for several years. She will be remembered as
someone who was always willing to help others.
Ruby was a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Aurelia and was involved with the Women’s Society of
Christian Service. She was also a faithful member of the Pythian
Sisters for many years. Her hobbies included baking, knitting,
crocheting, and gardening.
Preceding Ruby in death were her parents,
husband Bernard, husband Rasmus, and brother Raymond Kruse.
Survivors include one niece, Janice and her
husband Ron Cuthrell of Colorado Springs, CO, three nephews, Tom and his
wife Judy Kruse of Cherokee, IA, Don and his wife Jean Kruse of
Longville, MN, and Roger Kruse of Houston, TX. Also surviving are two
great-nieces, Lori and her husband Bill Young of Colorado Springs, CO,
and Stacy Kruse of Omaha, NE, two great-nephews, Scott and his wife Judy
Kruse of Hoffman Estates, IL, and Tim Cuthrell and special friend Annie
of Crosby, MN.
