OBITUARY: Ruth G. Gansen, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted May 22, 2002]


                            Ruth G. Gansen

A memorial gathering for Ruth G. Gansen, age 101, of Riceville, IA will be
held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Riceville on Saturday, May 25 from
2 pm to 4 pm in the fellowship hall. A private burial was held at Riverside
Cemetery, Riceville, IA. Ruth passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in
Rochester, MN.

Ruth G. Gansen was born on March 3, 1901 in rural Elma to William and Ida
Cochran Bunston. She attended local schools and on October 29, 1928 was
united in marriage to Mathias A. Gansen in Elma, IA. Ruth spent her entire
life in Howard and Mitchell counties farming with her husband "Matt." They
were also owners of a restaurant.

Preceding her in death were her husband "Matt" in 1997, one brother Charles
Bunston, formerly of Waterloo and one sister Emily Fogle, formerly of
Riceville, IA.

Survivors include two nieces: June Newhouse of Riceville, IA and Patricia
Trask of Waterloo, IA. Also surviving is a brother-in-law William Gansen of
Lime Springs, five sisters-in-law: Mrs. Gert Womack of Riceville, Mrs. Mary
Gansen and Mrs. Lucille Gansen both of Elma, IA, Mrs. Thelma Gansen of
Marble Rock, IA and Mrs. Ann Leibel of California.





Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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