Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ludema, Ruth E. July 24, 2013 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com January 16, 2015, 2:26 am Hastings Reminder - Sat. July 27, 2013 Ruth E. Ludema, age 89, of Clarksville went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born to Gerrit and Mary (Been) Wiegerink on February 17, 1924 in Grand Haven. She was a 1941 graduate of Grand Haven High School. On February 9, 1946 Ruth married Joe Ludema. Together they farmed in the Clarksville area until retirement. Ruth had been a nurse's aide briefly at Mary Free Bed in Grand Rapids. She enjoyed being a homemaker, mother and grandmother. Ruth is survived by her husband, Joe; children, Jane Leet, Robert (Meredith) Ludema and Patricia (Larry) Boyink; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; son, Steve Ludema; siblings, Jeannette (Carl) Bethke, Albert (Sein) Wiegerink, Mary (John) Bottje, Lillian (John) Swiftney; twin sister, Esther (Don) Rosso, and brother John (Harriet) Wiegerink. Funeral ceremonies were held at the Harvest Community Church, 620 6th Avenue, Lake Odessa, MI 48849 on Friday, July26, 2013. Memorials in Ruth's name may be given to the Harvest Community Church. Arrangements made by Koops Funeral Chapel, 935 4th Ave. Lake Odessa, MI 48849 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/ludema29556nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb