Ruth Alvina Borcherding

Ruth A. Borcherding, 92, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 5th, at 2:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, with Pastor Wayne Ellingson officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 12:00 PM until time of services on Saturday at the church. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Ruth Alvina Borcherding was born March 5, 1926, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of John and Lucia (Christ) Sieg. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ and attended rural Elk country school in Makee Township in rural Waukon. Ruth worked at a factory in Decorah, IA, during WWII making parachutes to be used in airplanes. On June 5, 1945, she married Arthur Louis Borcherding. Ruth and Arthur bought a farm north of Luana, IA, where they farmed until Arthur's death in 1979; she then moved to Waukon.

Ruth was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She was a very caring mother and grandmother and enjoyed working in her vegetable and flower gardens. Ruth also always had a dog with her.

Survivors include her children: Judy (Charles) Shuros of Dorchester, IA, Mary (Russell) Imoehl of Garner, IA, Norman Borcherding of Luana, and Carol Tryon of Waukon; 11 grandchildren: Jennifer (Marc) Mikkelson, Teresa Laham, Allan (Miriam) Shuros, Kristi (Cory) Malek, Michelle Imoehl, Melissa (Andy) Eldridge, Laura (Jeff) Rasmussen, Charles Tryon, Chad (Ikha) Tryon, Carlton Tryon, and John (Angreina) Knudtson; and 19 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a grandson Clifford Tryon, who died in 2012.

Honorary casketbearers are Ruth's grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Casketbearers are Charles, Chad, and Carlton Tryon, Allan Shuros, John Knudtson, and Colten Mikkelson.