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Ruth Gwin
Ruth Gwin
Victor
Ruth Gwin, 86, of Victor, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Brooklyn Community Estate in Brooklyn.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 20, at St. James Lutheran Church in Victor. Interment will at Victor Memorial Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Victor American Legion.
Visitation with the family present will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor.
Memorials may be designated to Essence of Life Hospice or to St. James Lutheran Church, mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 485, Victor, IA 52347. Memories and condolences may be shared with her family online at www.smithfh.com.
Ruth is survived by her daughters, Valerie Hansen of Victor and Sherri (Mark) Seaton of Deep River; her grandchildren, Chase (Codie) Hansen, Ashley (Cody) Stek and Shawn (Sarah) Seaton; great-grandchildren, Karsen, Karter, Kyra, JR and Harper; brothers, Wayne (MaryAnne) Meyer of Williamsburg, Kenneth (Elaine) Meyer of Fairfax and Donald (Judy) Meyer of Willard, Mo.; brothers and sisters-in laws, Marlene Gwin, Marilyn Baustian, Terry Bryan, Jan Bushong and Nita (Chris) Stanford; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death her husband, Bud, who passed in 2011; and her parents.
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