Mason City Globe Gazette Obituary:
NORTHWOOD, IOWA - Ruth Ann Borcherding, 62, of Northwood died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
Miss Borcherding's funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Daniel Hart officiating. Burial will take place at the Newburg Cemetery at Carpenter.
Ruth Ann Borcherding was born April 10, 1947, in Mason City, the daughter of Alvy and Florence (Johnson) Borcherding. She was baptized May 4, 1947, at Deer Creek Lutheran Church. She became a member of First Lutheran Church on June 4, 1951. She was confirmed June 10, 1962, at First Lutheran Church.
Ruth Ann lived most of her life in Northwood. She spent her life helping others never asking for anything in return. She cared for both her parents until their deaths.
Ruth Ann taught Sunday school for many years and dispatched for the taxi service until ALS took her voice.
She enjoyed family history and keeping scrapbooks, puzzles, visiting family and especially enjoyed attending her niece and nephews activities, never missing any important events. Her faith was very important to her and played a major role in her life.
She is survived by her brother, Ronald (Cathie) of Waseca, Minn.; nephews, Richard (Stacie) and Jonathan (Julie) of Brownsdale, Minn.; niece, Molly, of Waseca; and great-nephew, Jude, of Brownsdale; many aunts, uncles and cousins. Very special friends, Randy and Amy Severson and Rose Fredricks, and the wonderful staff at the Lutheran Retirement Home.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, of Northwood is assisting the Borcherding family with the arrangements.
Mason City Globe Gazette Obituary:
NORTHWOOD, IOWA - Ruth Ann Borcherding, 62, of Northwood died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
Miss Borcherding's funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Daniel Hart officiating. Burial will take place at the Newburg Cemetery at Carpenter.
Ruth Ann Borcherding was born April 10, 1947, in Mason City, the daughter of Alvy and Florence (Johnson) Borcherding. She was baptized May 4, 1947, at Deer Creek Lutheran Church. She became a member of First Lutheran Church on June 4, 1951. She was confirmed June 10, 1962, at First Lutheran Church.
Ruth Ann lived most of her life in Northwood. She spent her life helping others never asking for anything in return. She cared for both her parents until their deaths.
Ruth Ann taught Sunday school for many years and dispatched for the taxi service until ALS took her voice.
She enjoyed family history and keeping scrapbooks, puzzles, visiting family and especially enjoyed attending her niece and nephews activities, never missing any important events. Her faith was very important to her and played a major role in her life.
She is survived by her brother, Ronald (Cathie) of Waseca, Minn.; nephews, Richard (Stacie) and Jonathan (Julie) of Brownsdale, Minn.; niece, Molly, of Waseca; and great-nephew, Jude, of Brownsdale; many aunts, uncles and cousins. Very special friends, Randy and Amy Severson and Rose Fredricks, and the wonderful staff at the Lutheran Retirement Home.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, of Northwood is assisting the Borcherding family with the arrangements.
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