Ruth Miller, 97 of Carroll, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Hawkeye Care Center in Carroll, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll with Fr. Craig Collison from St. Lawrence Church in Carroll officiating. Music will be by Brenda Ashley. Burial will be in the Carroll City Cemetery.
Ruth’s family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Ruth’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Ruth was born on April 22, 1918 at Dexter, Missouri, the daughter of Clarence Joseph and Maude Mary (Mossman) McDowell. She spent her younger years in Missouri and later moved with her family to Whitefish, Montana. Following the passing of her parents, Ruth was adopted and raised by Mary and Ed Cookingham.
On February 18, 1937, Ruth was united in marriage to Raymond Miller at Los Angeles, California. The couple lived in rural Pipestone, Minnesota from 1942-1954. In 1954, Ray and Ruth purchased the Ben Franklin Store in Sioux City and operated the store until 1967 when they purchased Coast to Coast in Mapleton which they operated until their retirement in 1975.
The couple resided in Okoboji from 1972 until 1992 when they moved to the Carroll community. Ray and Ruth also spent 27 years wintering in Arizona. Ruth enjoyed knitting, crocheting, baking and spending time with her entire family.
Ruth is survived by her daughters: Pat Schebler and her husband Pete of Davenport, Judy Curry and her husband Dr. Lynn of Carroll, and Peggy Bata and her husband John of Urbandale; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; as well as other extended relatives.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Raymond Miller in 2011; her daughter, Sharon Lohse and her husband Bill; her granddaughter, Susan Ludwig in 2011 as well as her siblings.
