Ruth
Weckwerth, 58
Thief
River Falls - Ruth Weckwerth, 58, died Monday,
February 18, 2002 at her home in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February
22, at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls
with Rev. Dennis Raymond officiating. Ida Nordvall
was the organist, and the soloist was Diane
Johnson. Casketbearers were Wally Holthusen, Wayne
Konickson, Jack Nelson, Jerry Spangler, Davis
Holthusen, Blair Holthusen, Greg Harris, Jim
Haugen, and Ward Brink. Honorary casketbearers
included all of Ruth's friends at Arctic Cat and
members of the Fourtown/Grygla Sportsman Club.
Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Ruth
Sharon Hanson was born on November 10, 1943 in
Bagley, the daughter of Arvin and Gertrude
(Lockrem) Hanson. She was baptized in the Lutheran
faith and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in
Thief River Falls. Ruth attended school in Thief
River Falls, graduating from Lincoln High
School.
On
March 7, 1961, Ruth was united in marriage to Jim
Weckwerth at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls. She worked at Arctic Cat from 1970 to 1981
and then at the Thief River Falls Chamber of
Commerce until 1984. She returned to work as a
secretary at Arctic Cat and worked there until July
of 1999.
Ruth
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she
served as a Sunday school teacher. She served as
treasurer of the LCW and was a member of the Thief
River Falls Christian Women's Club. Since the early
1970's, she had also been a member of the Fourtown/
Grygla Sportsman Club and enjoyed snowmobiling.
Survivors
include her husband, Jim of Thief River Falls; two
sons, Jim Jr. of Prudoe Bay, Alaska and David
(Tawnia) of Lake Stevens, Wash.; eight
grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters,
Arlis (Jerry) Hendrickson of Alexandria and Judy
(Steve) Ahren of Seattle, Wash.; and a brother,
David (Kay) Hanson of Fargo, N.D.
Ruth
was preceded in death by her parents.
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