RUTH MAY WOOD

Ruth Wood, adopted daughter of William and Elizabeth Dickey, was born Ruth May Fettkether on January 15, 1906. She was adopted by the Dickey family on October 5, 1906. She grew up and was educated in Rolfe schools. She was united in marriage to Bloy Wood on June 1, 1928 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple made their home in Rolfe, later moving to Chicago where they lived for 11 years. Mr. Wood was employed in factory work and Ruth worked in a department store. In 1943, the couple began farming near Gilmore City and continued to farm until their retirement in 1968. In 1968, they moved to Humboldt. Ruth was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church in Humboldt, as well as a member of Order of Eastern Star (Lodge No. 195 A.F. and A.M.) in Humboldt. The couple spent 64 happy years together until Bloy passed away on December 3, 1992. In 2000, Ruth moved in with a granddaughter and grandson-in-law.

Ruth was an amazing goodwill ambassador and was loved by all the people she met in her travels. She lived at home with her family until she was rushed to Overlake Hospital (Bellevue, Washington), the morning of May 4, 2007. She passed away the afternoon of May 4, 2007 due to complications from a massive heart attack.

To honor her wishes and memory, Ruth will be laid to rest with her husband Bloy in the Clinton-Garfield Cemetery, Rolfe, Iowa.