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Ellen Ruth Snurr Carr
11 Sep 1940 – 20 Sep 2010
| Birth | 11 Sep 1940 |
| Death | 20 Sep 2010 |
| Cemetery | Greenwood Cemetery Lexington , Dawson County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Tracy Lichtenwalter on 28 May 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58991557 |
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dau.of Joseph Snurr and Rose Fajmon Snurr Ellen Ruth "Ruth" Carr, 70, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Monday, September 20, 2010, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. Ruth was born Sept. 11, 1940, at Sumner to Joseph and Rose (Fajmon) Snurr. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard "Dick" Carr, on Aug. 20, 2010.Survivors are: daughters and sons-in-law, Crystal and Rodney Sherman of Alda and Kim and Tim Schoneman of Lexington; brother and sister-in-law, Leonard and Edna Snurr of Lincoln; sisters-in-law, Jeanne Hopkins of Des Moines, Iowa and Linda and Rich Kennicutt of Lexington; grandchildren, Stacey Schoneman of Omaha, Tyler Schoneman of Lincoln, Nicole Clemens of Lincoln, Tanner Carr and Matt Sherman both of Alda; mother-in-law, Dorothy Carr of Lexington and a host of friends and relatives. She graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1958 with the love of her life, Dick. The couple was married Feb. 5, 1961, at Lexington. Two daughters were born to this union Crystal and Kim.She worked for a time wrapping meat at Safeway and was a telephone operator for the telephone company. On July 5, 1966, she was hired as a Program Technician for the ASCS office in Lexington and gradually worked her way up to the County Executive Director. She spent 38 years there retiring on Sept. 3, 2004. Ruth cared about her clients deeply as well as her family and friends. Ruth was a diagnosed with cancer in 2002, through chemo and radiation and a six-month life expectancy, she was an eight year survivor. Ruth was an inspiration to all who knew and loved her.Ruth enjoyed reading, going to garage sales, golfing, crossword puzzles and spending time with her gi rls and their families. She was a wonderful confidante to many friends as well as family members.Ruth was also preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Margaret and a brother, Clarence. North Platte Telegraph
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