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Geraldine Dorothy Wissink Ruess

Birth	:	3 Sep 1925 Lone Tree, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Feb 2019 West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Calvary Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5564003, -91.2711029
Description	:	courtesy of the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home West Liberty, Iowa Geraldine (Jerry) Dorothy Wissink Ruess passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family on Saturday, February 2, 2019. She was born Sept 3, 1925 to Aloysius and Katharine Halterman Wissink in Lone Tree, Iowa, and married June 1, 1948 to Robert Ruess at St Mary’s Church in Lone Tree, Iowa. Jerry and Bob worked the Ruess family farm for 50 years, where they reared their seven children offering advice as they chose and the freedom to be what they... Read More	courtesy of the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home West Liberty, Iowa Geraldine (Jerry) Dorothy Wissink Ruess passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family on Saturday, February 2, 2019. She was born Sept 3, 1925 to Aloysius and Katharine Halterman Wissink in Lone Tree, Iowa, and married June 1, 1948 to Robert Ruess at St Mary’s Church in Lone Tree, Iowa. Jerry and Bob worked the Ruess family farm for 50 years, where they reared their seven children offering advice as they chose and the freedom to be what they wanted to be. Before her marriage, she taught Country School for five years near Lone Tree Hills in a one-room school house, whose students thanked her as recently as 2017. As organist for St Mary's (Lone Tree) and St. Joseph's (West Liberty) for more than 75 years, her music brought joy and happiness to those respective congregations. Jerry and Bob hosted an AFS Student, Boonmak Hongyim from Thailand 1964-65. Upon retirement, she and Bob enjoyed many winters in Arizona, but remained members of St. Joseph Church. She was very active in Church, school, community and 4-H. In her retirement Jerry became an accomplished artist in pen and ink, oil and watercolor. Her drawings of West Liberty landmarks recently raised a significant amount in support of West Liberty community preservation. An avid quilter to her death, her quilts were a well treasured gift to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and her card play was remarkable and uncanny. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, and sisters, Anna Mayer, Marie Van Mechelen and Leona Grothe, as well as her brothers, Joseph Wissink, Leonard Wissink and Larry Wissink. Also preceding Jerry was her beloved daughter-in-law, Paula Schaedlich Ruess. Jerry is survived by her children, Terry (Teresa) Ruess, Dick (Paula) Ruess, Julie (Bob) Ruess Penno, Bill (Vonda) Ruess, Larry (Bess) Ruess, Kate Ruess Carter and John Ruess. Her 18 grandchildren, Jaime and Ryan Ruess, Julia Ruess, Tricia, Cathy, Jeff, Doug and Joe Penno, Charissa, Casey, Charles, Kelsi, and Cody Ruess, Elizabeth and Nathan Ruess, Matt, Holly, and Allison Carter have given her the joy of 19 great grandchildren. The family will be welcoming visitors at St Joseph Catholic church on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 4:00-7:00P.M. followed by a Catholic wake. A Funeral mass will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday February 7,2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Liberty. Burial services in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, West Liberty will follow immediately after Mass. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, West Liberty Depot or a charity of the donor's choice.

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Geraldine Dorothy Wissink Ruess's memorial is located at: Mount Calvary Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA.
When did Geraldine Dorothy Wissink Ruess death?
Geraldine Dorothy Wissink Ruess death on 2 Feb 2019 in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.5564003
Longitude: -91.2711029

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Robert Henry Ruess

(1924 - 2001)

Siblings

Joseph Aloysius Wissink

(1914 - 2001)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Calvary Cemetery
West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5564003, -91.2711029

2. Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5619011, -91.2641983

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6. Timberlake Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5531006, -91.1900024

7. Downey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6119003, -91.3182983

8. Nichols Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4782000, -91.2792000

9. Lenz Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5101370, -91.3631260

10. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4843000, -91.3480000

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Coordinate: 41.5452995, -91.1483002

12. Wesson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4606018, -91.2771988

13. Dunfee Burial Site
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Coordinate: 41.6266900, -91.1834904

14. Watkins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4516983, -91.2908020

15. Chamness Burial Plot
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Coordinate: 41.6597351, -91.3182108

16. Hickory Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6637000, -91.3073000

17. Gatton Burial Ground
Moscow, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5731600, -91.1133800

18. Pee Dee Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6699982, -91.2142029

19. Springdale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6786003, -91.2581024

20. Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
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Coordinate: 41.6681500, -91.3519900

21. West Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6502991, -91.1556015

22. Burnett Burial Site
Rochester, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6680782, -91.1834911

23. Saint Bernadette Catholic Church
West Branch, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6755750, -91.3396070

24. Molback Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6253910, -91.4181800