Ruth Tuecke

RUTH CORSON TUECKE

Guttenberg

Ruth Corson Tuecke, 97, of Guttenberg, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Guttenberg Care Center.

Ruth was born in Littleport, Iowa, on Jan. 23, 1918, to T. Franklin and Laura (Jennings) Corson, the first daughter and the third of eight children. Ruth graduated from Littleport High School and attended Elkader Junior College after which she taught country school. On April 9, 1938, she married Carl Tuecke of Guttenberg. She was employed for almost 20 years as a secretary at Farmer's Mutual Insurance in Garnavillo and later she was a drive-up teller at First National Bank in Waverly for over 20 years. In 1993, 10 years after Carl retired as the campus electrician for Wartburg College, they returned to Guttenberg, Carl's hometown.

Ruth is survived by her three sons, John (Patricia) Tuecke of DeKalb, Ill., William (Mary) Tuecke of Marion and Daniel (Patricia) Tuecke of Beaverton, Ore.; six grandsons; one granddaughter; 27 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Anna Mae (Tuecke) Anderson of Milwaukee; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, Franklin and Laura (Jennings) Corson; husband, Carl; seven brothers and sisters and their spouses; five of her six brothers and sisters-in-law; and one grandson.

Arrangements are being handled by Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, 207 S. First St., Guttenberg, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22. Funeral service will be at at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the funeral home. Interment will be at Garnavillo Community Cemetery, Garnavillo.

In lieu of flowers and all style of sympathy, Ruth has requested that you make a donation in her honor to either St. John's Lutheran Church in Guttenberg, the Guttenberg Public Library or Guttenberg Dollars for Scholars.