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Lucille Kay Kennedy Ruma

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Birth	:	24 Dec 1918 Belgrade, Nance County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	15 Jan 2012 Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Mary's Family Cemetery, Bryant, Clinton County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9645300, -90.3282000
Description	:	BRYANT, Iowa — Lucille K. Ruma, 93, of Bryant, Iowa, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Prairie Hills. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Sugar Creek, Iowa. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Clinton Chapel-Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory, where a Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bryant. Pallbearers will be Allen Kreikemeier, Bill Buettner, Sherrie Fischer, Wenndie Kline, David Farrell and Steven Farrell. Lucille was born December 24, 1918, in Belgrade, Neb., the daughter of John E. and Julia... Read More	BRYANT, Iowa — Lucille K. Ruma, 93, of Bryant, Iowa, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Prairie Hills. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Sugar Creek, Iowa. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Clinton Chapel-Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory, where a Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bryant. Pallbearers will be Allen Kreikemeier, Bill Buettner, Sherrie Fischer, Wenndie Kline, David Farrell and Steven Farrell. Lucille was born December 24, 1918, in Belgrade, Neb., the daughter of John E. and Julia (Carroll) Kennedy. She married Sam Ruma in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. He died June 23, 1994. Lucille had many careers as she journeyed throughout life. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Family, faith and friends were the most important to her. Lucille grew up on a Nebraska farm, graduated from Cedar Rapids, Nebraska High School, moved to Omaha and later married a city slicker, Sam. Lucille and Sam loved to dance and even taught ballroom dancing. Later they enjoyed square dancing. They moved to Iowa in 1940, where Sam was a pharmacist. In 1953 they became co-owners of Sam's Pharmacy. Lucille showed her compassion for people as a physical therapist aide and later as a bookkeeper at Jane Lamb Physical Therapy for 30 years. She also enjoyed reading (and holding a book!), traveling, bowling and gardening, including raising flowers. Playing cards was a favorite pastime. Her second Wednesday of the month 500 club of 50 plus years was a top priority. Lucille enjoyed being Irish and loved St. Patrick's Day. Her family would attest to the fact that because of her Sicilian husband, she became the best Irish meatball and spaghetti maker in the world. As a devout Catholic, the rosary was her favorite prayer, followed closely by the Guardian Angel prayer and her devotion to St. Theresa. Survivors include her daughter, Lu Ann Farrell of Bryant; sons, John A. (Penney) Ruma of Valley, Neb., and Sam R. (Janice) Ruma of Texarkana, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Melvin J. (Bernita) Kennedy of Grand Island, Neb., and Carroll (Jeanine) Kennedy of Cedar Rapids, Neb.; sisters, Joan (Richard) Batenhorst of Omaha, Neb., and Jean Lutz of Houston; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and one sister. Memorials may be made to the family for a charity of their choice.

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Lucille Kay Kennedy Ruma's memorial is located at: Saint Mary's Family Cemetery, Bryant, Clinton County, USA.
When did Lucille Kay Kennedy Ruma death?
Lucille Kay Kennedy Ruma death on 15 Jan 2012 in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.9645300
Longitude: -90.3282000

Family Members:

Parent

John Ernest Kennedy

(1888 - 1969)

Julia Esther Carroll Kennedy

(1892 - 1968)

Spouse

Sam Alfio “Sam” Ruma

(1917 - 1994)

Siblings

Leonard John Kennedy

(1913 - 1986)

Arnold Joseph Kennedy

(1914 - 1980)

Donald W. Kennedy

(1916 - 2003)

Melvin James “Bud” Kennedy

(1923 - 2019)

Carroll Edward Kennedy

(1925 - 2013)

Mary “Maxine” Kennedy Robinson

(1928 - 2011)

Children

John Alfred Ruma

(1940 - 2017)

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Coordinate: 41.9889153, -90.1973505

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Coordinate: 41.9425011, -90.4614029

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24. Old Van Buren Cemetery
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