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Ruth Elaine Chrisman Walters

Birth	:	22 Apr 1938 Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Apr 2017 Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Eldora City Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3613014, -93.0876999
Description	:	Ruth Walters, age 78, of rural Eldora, passed away late afternoon on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Reverend David Splett officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Eldora Cemetery. Ruth was born April 22nd, 1938 at a farm west of Marshalltown and the second child to Alfred and Mabel Chrisman. The family then moved east of Whitten where she graduated valedictorian of her class in 1955. After high... Read More	Ruth Walters, age 78, of rural Eldora, passed away late afternoon on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Valley View Nursing & Rehab Center in Eldora, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora with Reverend David Splett officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Eldora Cemetery. Ruth was born April 22nd, 1938 at a farm west of Marshalltown and the second child to Alfred and Mabel Chrisman. The family then moved east of Whitten where she graduated valedictorian of her class in 1955. After high school, Ruth worked for the Hardin County Superintendent of schools, and Bruce Clampitt Insurance Agency before owning and operating Pleasant Hills Insurance Agency. She married Larry K. Jeske on January 19, 1958. To this union, they had two children, Mark and Dawn. Larry passed away in 1963 from a farm tractor accident. On November 19, 1966 she married Gary D. Walters and the two farmed and she continued in the insurance business (40+ years) until her retirement. Ruth was active in many organizations throughout her life including 4H, bowling, volunteering, helping with county elections, scouting and being a farm wife and mother. She was a wonderful seamstress, loved gardening, cooking, playing the piano, fishing at her and Gary’s private lake, (Pleasant Lake), spending time with grandchildren and great grandchildren, family and friends including Gary’s classmates, the “Rowdies” monthly luncheons. She also liked mushroom hunting, flowers, especially growing her own, and the wild ones near her home. Church was very important to Ruth and she was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, serving as past Voters Meeting secretary several times and in a Ladies Church Circle. R uth was preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law Rocky Fratzke; in-laws, Lucille Harrington, George and Dorothy Goschke, Marvin Walters, Pat Walters, Bob and Faithe Walters. Ruth will be greatly missed by her loving husband of 50 years, Gary Walters, Eldora, IA; their children, Mark (Debra) Jeske of New Providence, IA, Dawn Fratzke of Jessup, IA; grandchildren, Travis (Branigan) Jeske of New Providence, IA, Jenna (Seph) Amling of Cedar Falls, IA, Kayla Fratzke of Jessup, IA, and three great grandchildren, Jensen Jeske, JR Amling, and Jericho Brockmeyer; brother Al Chrisman of Conrad, IA, first cousin Mary (Dean) Mitchell of Marshalltown, IA; brothers-in-law, Bill (Sandra) Walters of Marshalltown, IA, Ronald (Barb) Walters of Storm Lake, IA and several cousins, nieces, nephews, and great nieces and great nephews of Jeske, Walters, and Chrisman families.

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Ruth Elaine Chrisman Walters's memorial is located at: Eldora City Cemetery, Eldora, Hardin County, USA.
When did Ruth Elaine Chrisman Walters death?
Ruth Elaine Chrisman Walters death on 19 Apr 2017 in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.3613014
Longitude: -93.0876999

Family Members:

Parent

Alfred Morgan Chrisman

(1898 - 1965)

Mabel Leota Wiley Chrisman

(1899 - 1966)

Spouse

Larry Kay Jeske

(1936 - 1963)

Gary Dean Walters

(1937 - 2021)

Siblings

Alfred “Al” Chrisman

(1931 - 2017)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3626000, -93.0905500

2. Ellsworth Cemetery
Eldora, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3651199, -93.0857129

3. East Lawn Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 42.3605300, -93.0727600

4. Eldora Training School Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3558000, -93.1291000

5. Buckner Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3685989, -93.0453033

6. Steamboat Rock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4055000, -93.0618000

7. Xenia Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3119011, -93.0781021

8. Hardin County Home Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3978004, -93.1524963

9. Francisco Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

10. Jackson Township Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4219017, -93.1572037

11. Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3156013, -93.1883011

12. Rough Woods Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3582993, -93.2091980

13. New Providence Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2877998, -93.1671982

14. Sheppard Cemetery
Gifford, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.0843964

15. Melrose Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3255997, -92.9558029

16. Kidwiler Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4571991, -93.1492004

17. Hadley Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2672005, -93.1544037

18. Sheller Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3678017, -92.9439011

19. Point Pleasant Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3422012, -93.2311020

20. Oakwood Cemetery
Owasa, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4500008, -93.1731033

21. Hauser Cemetery
Whitten, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2528000, -93.0302963

22. Hazel Green Cemetery
Ackley, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.0905991

23. First Christian Reformed Cemetery
Wellsburg, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4338989, -92.9633026

24. Highland Cemetery
New Providence, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2783012, -93.2117004