Grandma Ruth

My dear sweet Grandma Ruth passed away recently and we celebrated her life this past weekend with a viewing, funeral, grave dedication, and a luncheon. Grandma was an amazing woman and I've been blessed to live close to her nearly all my life. We all have incredible memories of grandma and her kindness, service, spunkiness, and honesty. I want to be more like her in so many ways.

 

 

The weather was perfect on this day. Here are my brothers and cousins as pallbearers.

 

Grant and me at the cemetery. Grant just loved the free space to race around with his cousins.

Grandma's beautiful casket and floral arrangement

At the church we enjoyed a family luncheon that was beautifully done and delicious too. Preston spent the day with Grandma Norine because he would have been unhappy with all the activities and no naps. 

 

For the first time since my wedding 6.5 years ago, all five of us siblings were together. Dave came from Seattle, Matt from Tulsa, Laura from Dayton, and Adam and me from here. It was wonderful to see them all and have some time together.

 This is certainly not a complete family picture (we are missing 2 spouses and 9 kids), but here is the group with whom we enjoyed the weekend.

We love you and miss you Grandma Ruth but we are so happy that you are with grandpa again and that you can speak and move and serve like you used to!!!