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Ruth Ellen Baxter Hargens

Birth	:	15 Dec 1920 Rockham, Faulk County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	26 Sep 2012 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	G A R Cemetery, Miller, Hand County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.5078011, -98.9858017
Plot	:	block 36, lot 4, grave
Description	:	Ruth Hargens, 91, of Miller, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 1, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Miller with Pastor David Winterfeldt officiating. Burial followed at G.A.R. Cemetery, Miller. A prayer service was held at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Reck Funeral Home, Miller. Ruth (Baxter) Hargens was born December 15, 1920 at Rockham, SD to Franklin and Cora (Keller) Baxter. She lived the early years of her life on a farm in Carlton Township. She attended rural grade school and... Read More	Ruth Hargens, 91, of Miller, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 1, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Miller with Pastor David Winterfeldt officiating. Burial followed at G.A.R. Cemetery, Miller. A prayer service was held at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Reck Funeral Home, Miller. Ruth (Baxter) Hargens was born December 15, 1920 at Rockham, SD to Franklin and Cora (Keller) Baxter. She lived the early years of her life on a farm in Carlton Township. She attended rural grade school and graduated from St. Lawrence High School in 1940. She continued her education at Wessington Springs Junior College and Northern State University at Aberdeen, receiving her B.S. Degree in Elementary education in 1975. She taught school for 29 years in Hand County. Ruth married Henry Hargens on October 16, 1942. Three sons were born to this union: Robert, Duane and Larry. They lived in Miller until moving to St. Lawrence in 1943. She resided in St. Lawrence until 2006 when she moved to Courtyard Villa Assisted Living Center in Miller. In May of 2011, Ruth moved to Sioux Falls where she resided until her death. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in St. Lawrence and V.F.W. Auxiliary in Miller. She was also a member of the Hope ladies circle in Miller, an active member of the Senior Center of Miller and the St. Lawrence Firemen's Boosters. She enjoyed sewing many quilts for the World Relief Project at the Lutheran Church. Survivors include her three sons: Robert (Judy) Hargens, Sioux Falls, Ray Duane Hargens, Casper, WY, and Larry Hargens, Sioux Falls; six granddaughters: Trina, Tiffani, Jennifer, Cindy, Amber, and Brittany; ten great grandchildren; one brother: Paul (Glenda) Baxter, Knoxville, TN; one sister: Mary Hines, Wessington Springs; one sister-in-law: Merilyn Baxter, Redfield; and several nieces and nephews. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; three brothers: Sheldon, Carroll and Merle; one daughter-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and one brother-in-law.

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Ruth Ellen Baxter Hargens's memorial is located at: G A R Cemetery, Miller, Hand County, USA.
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Ruth Ellen Baxter Hargens death on 26 Sep 2012 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.5078011
Longitude: -98.9858017

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Henry Hargens

(1901 - 1989)

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Ray Duane Hargens

(1946 - 2020)

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