OBITUARY: Ruth E. Lewis, 1908-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [ From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, May 10, 1996 (edited)] Ruth E. Lewis OSAGE, IOWA--Ruth E. Lewis, 88, of Osage, died Wednesday, May 8, 1996, at the Faith Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the United Church of Christ with the Rev. John Gilbert officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Ruth E. Lewis was born April 22, 1908, in Toronto, South Dakota. Survivors include one daughter, Jeannette Lewis Merijanian of Montevallo, Ala.; one sister, Norma Lauen of Mason City; one brother, Richard Hetland of Winchester, Va.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and three sisters. The Champion Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)