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Ruth Stansbery
RUTH STANSBERY
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Stansbery passed away April 15, 2016, at Linn Manor Care Center in Marion. She was 98 years old.
Ruth was born March 29, 1918, in Bentonsport, Iowa, to James and Lilly (Warner) Syfert. She married George T. Stansbery on Jan. 15, 1936. She went on to work at various places in her life, including Grant School cafeteria, Stamats as a housekeeper, at Cryovac Manufacturing, and finally in housekeeping at the Cedar Rapids Airport where she retired from. While working at the airport she was awarded the airport's quarterly incentive award from 250 airport employees. This award recognizes airport employees who make an outstanding contribution toward filling airport objectives. She was praised for her personable manner with employees and the traveling public.
She enjoyed her family and everyone around her. She was a great mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and great-great-grandmother.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, who passed in 1994; her son, Duane Stansbery; her brothers, Martin, Harold and Glen; her sisters, Rita Jeffrey and Kathryn Beer; her daughter-in-law, Joan Stansbery; and her son-in-law, Robert Gustafson.
Survivors include her daughters, Norma Gustafson of Nixa, Mo., and Lois (Loren) Schmitz of Cedar Rapids; her sons, Donald (Marilou) Stansbery of Florissant, Mo., and Gary (Lynn) Stansbery of Cedar Rapids; her sister, Mary Bradfield of Bloomfield; her brother, Rex (Elouise) Syfert of Keosauqua; her eight grandchildren, Karolyn Swender, Karla (Mike) Ray, Lester (Jill) Schmitz, Leo (Sharon) Schmitz, Lorie Schmitz, Jennifer (Fritz) Hegman, Don (Stacy) Stansbery and estranged granddaughter, Kathy Abben. She also is survived by her nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories Stateroom on Tuesday, April 19. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday following the visitation, with burial following the services.
Special thanks to Dr. Lisa Hazelton, Linn Manor Care Center and Hospice of Mercy for all of the wonderful care.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Linn Manor Care Center or Hospice of Mercy.
Online condolences may be left at www.cedarmemorial.com.
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