Ruth C. Dankbar
December 28, 1938 — March 13, 2013
Ruth C. Dankbar
GARNER - Ruth C. Dankbar, 74, of Garner, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.
Memorial mass will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, March 16, 2013 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner, with Fr. Dennis Miller officiating.
Inurnment will be at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Garner, and will
follow services at the church.
A visitation wake will be held from 5 to 7 PM, Friday, March 15, 2013 at Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Ruth Carolyn Boyd was born December 28, 1938, to Leona (Boom) and Gaylord Boyd in Lake City, IA. She was the oldest of five girls and spent her early life helping on the family farm, southeast of Lytton, IA. She graduated from Lytton High School in 1956. Ruth attended Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis, MN. and graduated with a certificate in clinical laboratory techniques. After graduation, she returned to Iowa and started working at the Iowa Falls Hospital.
Ruth was united in marriage to Eugene (Gene) Dankbar on May 8, 1959. They moved quite often with the Milwaukee Road, as they were transferred from town to town. They moved their young family from western South Dakota to eastern Iowa before they settled in Gene's hometown of Garner, IA., in 1966.
She worked for the medical practice of Drs. Brownstone, Youngstrom, and Dankle in Clear Lake as a laboratory and x-ray technician from 1966 until her retirement in 1994. Following retirement, she enjoyed daily coffee with her friends, card club, and traveling to see her grandchildren. In their retirement, she was able to enjoy trips to Mexico and Hawaii. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed helping others. She will be missed dearly by all. Ruth was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, in Garner.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 54 years, Gene; her children, Gene, Jr. (Sandy) Dankbar of Rochester, MN., Johnna (Robert) Sweers of Guttenberg, IA., and Wendy (Ron) Ambrosen of Leland, IA.; her sisters, Karen West of Fort Dodge, IA., and LaDaun Wilkes of Des Moines, IA.; her grandchildren, Steve Dankbar, Melissa Dankbar, Zachary (Kalie) Sweers and their daughter, Mazie, Taylor Sweers and fiancee, Mandy Kakec, Kristen Sweers, Robby Sweers, Wesley Holland, Wade Holland, and Wyatt Holland.
She was preceded in death by her parents; infant sisters and brother, Ava, Marlys, and Gary, and sisters, Kathleen Casey and Marlene Anderson.
Memorial mass will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, March 16, 2013 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner, with Fr. Dennis Miller officiating.
Inurnment will be at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Garner, and will
follow services at the church.
A visitation wake will be held from 5 to 7 PM, Friday, March 15, 2013 at Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Ruth Carolyn Boyd was born December 28, 1938, to Leona (Boom) and Gaylord Boyd in Lake City, IA. She was the oldest of five girls and spent her early life helping on the family farm, southeast of Lytton, IA. She graduated from Lytton High School in 1956. Ruth attended Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis, MN. and graduated with a certificate in clinical laboratory techniques. After graduation, she returned to Iowa and started working at the Iowa Falls Hospital.
Ruth was united in marriage to Eugene (Gene) Dankbar on May 8, 1959. They moved quite often with the Milwaukee Road, as they were transferred from town to town. They moved their young family from western South Dakota to eastern Iowa before they settled in Gene's hometown of Garner, IA., in 1966.
She worked for the medical practice of Drs. Brownstone, Youngstrom, and Dankle in Clear Lake as a laboratory and x-ray technician from 1966 until her retirement in 1994. Following retirement, she enjoyed daily coffee with her friends, card club, and traveling to see her grandchildren. In their retirement, she was able to enjoy trips to Mexico and Hawaii. She loved her family and friends and enjoyed helping others. She will be missed dearly by all. Ruth was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, in Garner.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 54 years, Gene; her children, Gene, Jr. (Sandy) Dankbar of Rochester, MN., Johnna (Robert) Sweers of Guttenberg, IA., and Wendy (Ron) Ambrosen of Leland, IA.; her sisters, Karen West of Fort Dodge, IA., and LaDaun Wilkes of Des Moines, IA.; her grandchildren, Steve Dankbar, Melissa Dankbar, Zachary (Kalie) Sweers and their daughter, Mazie, Taylor Sweers and fiancee, Mandy Kakec, Kristen Sweers, Robby Sweers, Wesley Holland, Wade Holland, and Wyatt Holland.
She was preceded in death by her parents; infant sisters and brother, Ava, Marlys, and Gary, and sisters, Kathleen Casey and Marlene Anderson.
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