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Ruth Ann Rask
July 24, 1925 — November 20, 2015
Waukon
Ruth A. Rask, 90, of Waukon, IA, died Friday, November 20, 2015, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 23rd, at 11:00 AM at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon, with Pastor Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call one hour before services on Monday at the church. Martin Funeral in Waukon, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Ruth Ann Rask was born on July 24, 1925, in the French Creek area of rural Lansing, IA. Her parents were Theodore and Mathilda (Hausman) Welper. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at the French Creek Methodist Church. She attended French Creek # 1 rural school and graduated from Waukon High School in 1943. On March 25, 1950, she married Samuel Rask at the Methodist Parsonage in New Albin, IA. They farmed together for many years in French Creek area. Ruth loved working on the farm, especially taking care of the cows.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church where she was very active in ladies groups. Ruth was also a member of Farm Bureau and active in her neighborhood sewing club. She enjoyed being involved with her children's 4H activities, working in her vegetable and flower gardens, feeding and watching birds, taking care of her cats and kittens and attending her granddaughter's horse shows.
Survivors include her children: Sharon (Frank) Hammel of Postville, IA, and Gordon (Lila Nobles) Rask of Castalia, IA; her grandchildren: Christie Hammel (Kyle) Larson of Cologne, MN, and Denver Rask of Castalia. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Samuel who died in 1993; and a brother William Welper.
Ruth Ann Rask was born on July 24, 1925, in the French Creek area of rural Lansing, IA. Her parents were Theodore and Mathilda (Hausman) Welper. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at the French Creek Methodist Church. She attended French Creek # 1 rural school and graduated from Waukon High School in 1943. On March 25, 1950, she married Samuel Rask at the Methodist Parsonage in New Albin, IA. They farmed together for many years in French Creek area. Ruth loved working on the farm, especially taking care of the cows.
She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church where she was very active in ladies groups. Ruth was also a member of Farm Bureau and active in her neighborhood sewing club. She enjoyed being involved with her children's 4H activities, working in her vegetable and flower gardens, feeding and watching birds, taking care of her cats and kittens and attending her granddaughter's horse shows.
Survivors include her children: Sharon (Frank) Hammel of Postville, IA, and Gordon (Lila Nobles) Rask of Castalia, IA; her grandchildren: Christie Hammel (Kyle) Larson of Cologne, MN, and Denver Rask of Castalia. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Samuel who died in 1993; and a brother William Welper.
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