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Birth	:	21 Feb 1909 West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Oct 1985 Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Joseph Cemetery Old, Iowa City, Johnson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6721992, -91.5203018
Description	:	ELIZABETH K. RUESS Iowa City, Iowa - Elizabeth K. Ruess of 503 N. Van Buren Street, a retired elementay school teacher, died Monday, October 21, 1985 at Mercy Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 76. Mass will be said at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Henry Greiner officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22 at Donohue-Lensing Funeral Home, where a rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to... Read More	ELIZABETH K. RUESS Iowa City, Iowa - Elizabeth K. Ruess of 503 N. Van Buren Street, a retired elementay school teacher, died Monday, October 21, 1985 at Mercy Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 76. Mass will be said at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Henry Greiner officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Iowa City. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22 at Donohue-Lensing Funeral Home, where a rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the Regina Education Center. Miss Ruess was born February 21, 1909 in West Liberty, a daughter of Frank and Sarah Cunniff Ruess. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1926 and from the University of Iowa in 1930. She taught school for 35 years, the last 30 at McKee Elementary School in Des Moines, retiring in 1975. In 1970 she received the Outstanding Elementary School Teacher Award. While attending the University of Iowa, she was an entertainer on WSUI radio. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Bud (Geraldine) Sheridan and Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Ipsen, both of Iowa City, two nieces; and a nephew; and several great nieces and nephews. Printed in the Tuesday, October 22, 1985 edition of the Iowa City Press Citizen, Page 3A, C1.

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Elizabeth K. Ruess death on 21 Oct 1985 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.6721992
Longitude: -91.5203018

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Frank Roland Ruess

(1865 - 1924)

Sarah Honorah Cunniff Ruess

(1873 - 1937)

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