ers she grew on her farm. Ruth enjoyed raising flowers and selling them to local florists and at the Red Oak Farmers Market with her sister Rae. Making crafts and attending craft shows with her twin sister was a hobby she loved - and Bob gracefully endured. Ruth and Rae took turns starting and completing each others sentences. Now that Ruth has joined Rae in Heaven, God will be able to understand the conversation.
She was preceded in death by her parents, son Brent, her devoted husband Bob, her brothers, Harold Bauman and Alfred Bauman, and sister Rae Bergstrom. Those left with cherished memories are her daughter Sherry and son-in-law Jim Thompson of Gladstone, MO; grandsons, Trip Thompson and his wife, Megan of Kansas City, MO, Robert Thompson and his wife, Chelsea Woo of Burlingame, CA, and Benjamin Thompson of Gladstone, MO; two great-grandchildren, Frankie and Ryder Thompson of Burlingame, CA; sister-in-law Carolyn Bauman of Centerville, IA; nephew, Roger Bergstrom and his wife Jill of Red Oak, IA, many nieces, nephews and her extended adopted relatives the Thompson Family.
A celebration of life service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at the Villisca United Methodist Church with visitation and luncheon with the family to follow the service. A private family interment service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Villisca United Methodist Churchs Food Bank and The Crisis Fund.
Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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