Klopp, Ruby C.

Ruby C. Klopp, 90, of Davenport, formerly of rural Walker, died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Home in Davenport. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, by Pastor Kenneth Graham. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at the funeral home and one hour before the service on Friday. Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.

Survivors include her children, Calvin (Joyce) Klopp of Davenport, Marlene Myers of Marion, and Joanne (Larry) DeLong of Scottsdale, Ariz.; nine grandchildren, Diana (Jeff) Fassett, Dawn (Judd) Zulgad, Jana (David) Bennett, Leisa (Brian) Osterhaus, Kurt Myers, Jeffrey DeLong, Jennifer (Todd) Gardewine, Daniel (Narelle) Klopp, and Kraig (Nadine) Myers; and 10 great-grandchildren, Madysen, Levi, Benjamin, Emily and Avery Gardewine, Jordynn and Maya Osterhaus, Eva and Emmanuel Klopp, and Cora Bennett.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Orbra and Olive (Martin) Kent; husband, Orlan; grandchildren, Kristin and Joel Klopp; daughter-in-law, Ann Klopp; son-in-law, Albert Myers; sister, Opal Duffield; and brother, Melvin Kent.

Ruby was born Sept. 4, 1923, on the family farm on Martins Creek Road in rural Marion. She was a 1941 graduate of Marion High School. Ruby married Orlan Klopp on June 19, 1941, in Marion. She was a 4-H leader, involved in Garden Club, Homemakers Club and Card Club. Ruby was an avid bowler and enjoyed crafts. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Center Point and Christ Community Church in Marion.

Ruby was very active in the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who always had an open door and a listening ear.

Published Sept. 11, 2013 in The Gazette