Ruth Irene Bolte
Born: April 10th, 1934
Died: April 12th, 2010
Obituary
Ruth Irene Bolte, 76, of Burlington, died at 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2010, in Blair House Nursing & Rehab in Burlington. Born April 10, 1934, in Nauvoo, Ill., she was the daughter of Sherman Sylvester and Garnet Louise Nichols Smith. On June 18, 1955, she married Edward L. Bolte in Fort Madison. He died March 8, 1989. Mrs. Bolte worked many years at Sylvania, Antennacraft, and Lamont. She also worked at Walmart for 12 years. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, sewing, homemaking, and watching the World Poker Tour and NASCAR on TV. Survivors include one daughter, Karen Sue Smith of Burlington; one grandchild, and one niece. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, one grandchild, her parents, and one brother. No visitation is planned. The body has been cremated. The graveside committal service for Mrs. Bolte will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington, with the Rev. Dean Graber officiating. A memorial has been established.