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Anna Ruth “Ruth-” Sundstrom Obermiller
13 Jun 1906 – 6 Jan 2014
| Birth | 13 Jun 1906 |
| Death | 6 Jan 2014 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Cemetery Loup City , Sherman County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Tamara Truette Peterson on 12 Jan 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89565147 |
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Married Jan 20 1930 Sherman Co., NE One child, Richard -------------------------------------------- LOUP CITY — Anna Ruth (Sundstrom) Obermiller, 107, of Loup City died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Rose Lane Home in Loup City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loup City, with the Rev. Shawn Kitzing officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Loup City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Higgins Funeral Home in Loup City is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Obermiller was born June 13, 1906, on a farmstead north of Loup City to August and Ida (Hanisch) Sundstrom. She was preceded in death by her husband, George. Survivors of the immediate family include a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Kathleen (Guhn) Obermiller of Loup City. Also surviving is a grandson, Russell Obermiller of Loup City. Ruth graduated from high school in 1923. She attended Kearney Normal Training College and taught in several grade schools in Sherman County. She married George Obermiller on Jan. 20, 1930. They lived on a farm north of Loup City and south of Loup City. They built their home southwest of Loup City in 1951. Ruth worked in the Loup City Creamery from 1928 to 1966. She spent many late Saturday nights writing checks for farmers for eggs and cream. They were blessed with a son, Richard. Richard married Kathleen Guhn and they blessed her with a grandson, Russell. Ruth enjoyed baking and canning. She was famous for her delicious cinnamon rolls. She would bake them every Saturday morning for the corn grinding crew and for many other functions. She always could call a person by their correct name and never forgot a name. She was a member of the Extension Club, Birthday Club and Presbyterian Women's Group. She was a member of the Eastern Star and in 1975 received a 50-year membership pin, and in 2000 she was honored for her 75 years of membership. She was also awarded the Order of the Eastern Star Imhoff Award, which recognized her as the oldest Eastern Star member in the Rose Croix Chapter, No. 298 in Ravenna. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for 45 years and in 2006 was honored by her Admiralship in the Nebraska Navy. She was a championship trivia player and enjoyed visiting with people. She was also preceded in death by her parents. Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Fund or donor's choice. From Grand Island Independent --------------------------------------------- NOTE: Ida's grandmother was a Hanisch, not her mother
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