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Ruth Elizabeth Aanestad Carlson

Birth	:	13 Oct 1920 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	2 Feb 2009 Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Wayne Zion Cemetery, Jones County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1650009, -91.1825027
Plot	:	Lot #249
Description	:	SOURCE: CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, FEBURARY 4, 2009, PAGE 5B Ruth Elizabeth Aanestad Carlson died peacefully Feb. 2, 2009, at the Meadowview Memory Care Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born Oct. 13, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minn. On the day of her birth she was adopted by the Rev. Cornelius Walter Aanestad and Emma Borgina Nelson, and taken back to their home in Twin Valley, Minn. She graduated from Twin Valley High School and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. In 1944 she met Torrence Carlson, married him and then watched him ship out... Read More	SOURCE: CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, FEBURARY 4, 2009, PAGE 5B Ruth Elizabeth Aanestad Carlson died peacefully Feb. 2, 2009, at the Meadowview Memory Care Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born Oct. 13, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minn. On the day of her birth she was adopted by the Rev. Cornelius Walter Aanestad and Emma Borgina Nelson, and taken back to their home in Twin Valley, Minn. She graduated from Twin Valley High School and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. In 1944 she met Torrence Carlson, married him and then watched him ship out to the South Pacific for World War II. Following the war, she and Torry received their Master’s degrees in education. Torry from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Ruth from the University of Iowa; and eventually settled in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, having both taken music teaching jobs there. Ruth spent the rest of her life teaching children the joy of music at Taylor Elementary School. In retirement, she would continue to accompany local high school music productions, give piano lessons, and even took a part time job playing the piano in a local department store. During all of that, she joined her husband in giving generously of her time to First Lutheran Church ad before that, St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church. She and her husband are responsible for fostering generations of music lovers in Cedar Rapids, as well as playing an essential role in the appreciation of fine arts in Eastern Iowa. In 1997, Torry was lost to cancer, but Ruth continued on with the love and help of friends and family. Ruth is survived by two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Valley (Tom, deceased) and Rebecca Ann Collier (Kenneth), both f Cedar Rapids; the eldest daughter, Patricia Ruth Fluegel (James), having passed away in 1970, two grandsons, Thomas Valley (Kelly) and Joh Valley; as well as four great grandchildren, Morgan, Kieran, Eilish and Bronwyn. She is also survived by her sister, Dorothy Nelson of Seattle, Wash., and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A public celebration of Life service will be held at First Lutheran Church on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1 p.m. Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. * * * * * * * * * * * Suggested edit: Ruth’s adopted sister was my mother, Dorothy Mae Aanestad Nelsen FAG #210255758 Contributor: Anonymous (50338666)

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Ruth Elizabeth Aanestad Carlson's memorial is located at: Wayne Zion Cemetery, Jones County, USA.
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Ruth Elizabeth Aanestad Carlson death on 2 Feb 2009 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1650009
Longitude: -91.1825027

Family Members:

Parent

Rev Cornelius Walther Aanestad

(1885 - 1951)

Emma Bergine Nelsen Aanestad

(1885 - 1950)

Spouse

Torrence Ewald Carlson

(1918 - 1997)

Children

Patricia Ruth Carlson Fluegel

(1945 - 1970)

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