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Lena Ruffing

Birth	:	1835 Germany
Death	:	2 Dec 1916 Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0261002, -92.3897018
Description	:	Please Note: Lena's year of birth is approximate, based on her age at death in her obituary: 81 years. According to the census records in ancestry.com, Lena was born in Wurtemberg, Germany. I have not entered a maiden name for Lena, as there are several different spellings of her maiden name in the marriage records of her children, and I am uncertain what it actually was. Obituary From “Ottumwa semi-weekly courier,” Tuesday, December 5, 1916, Page 8: Mrs. Lena Ruffing, widow of Jacob Ruffing, died at 5:45 o’clock Saturday evening at the family home, 421... Read More	Please Note: Lena's year of birth is approximate, based on her age at death in her obituary: 81 years. According to the census records in ancestry.com, Lena was born in Wurtemberg, Germany. I have not entered a maiden name for Lena, as there are several different spellings of her maiden name in the marriage records of her children, and I am uncertain what it actually was. Obituary From “Ottumwa semi-weekly courier,” Tuesday, December 5, 1916, Page 8: Mrs. Lena Ruffing, widow of Jacob Ruffing, died at 5:45 o’clock Saturday evening at the family home, 421 Church street. She was 81 years old and had lived in Ottumwa for a long time. She is survived by four daughters and five sons. They are Sister Mary Bernard of the Sisters of Visitation at Wheeling, W. Va., Mrs. Anna Gaume of Redlands, Calif., Mrs. Catherine Swartz, Mrs. Elizabeth Myers [sic], Henry, Joseph, Charles, Louis and Jacob Ruffing all of Ottumwa. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock from the house to St. Patrick’s church where high mass will be sung by Father Henry Hogan at 9 o’clock. Interment will take place in Calvary cemetery. The family requests no flowers be sent.

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Lena Ruffing's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Ottumwa, Wapello County, USA.
When did Lena Ruffing death?
Lena Ruffing death on 2 Dec 1916 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0261002
Longitude: -92.3897018

Family Members:

Spouse

Jacob Ruffing Sr.

(1819 - 1885)

Children

(1853 - 1940)

(1855 - 1943)

(1858 - 1944)

(1862 - 1938)

Catherine Ruffing Schwartz

(1863 - 1952)

Jacob J “Jake” Ruffing Jr.

(1869 - 1933)

Mrs Elizabeth Ruffing Mier

(1871 - 1930)

Anna Ruffing Gaume

(1873 - 1946)

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Coordinate: 41.0261002, -92.3897018

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Coordinate: 40.9646988, -92.4005966

13. Nasby Corner Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0833477, -92.3418505

14. Agency Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9916800, -92.3074000

15. Harris Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0694574, -92.4779650

16. Chief Wapello Memorial Park
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Coordinate: 40.9918000, -92.2926000

17. Wilkenson Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9527862, -92.4418455

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Coordinate: 41.1094017, -92.3649979

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Coordinate: 41.0708008, -92.4867020

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21. Brumsey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0097386, -92.2668483

22. Dexter Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9333425, -92.4168449

23. Zion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9448000, -92.4615000

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