Ruby LaVerne Hoelzen
Born: November 22nd, 1921
Died: September 26th, 2015
Obituary
Ruby LaVerne Hoelzen, 93, of Burlington, died at 8:45 PM Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington.
Born November 22, 1921, in Alamo, TN, she was the daughter of Walter and Florence Culuffer Bodkin. On June 16, 1941, she married Robert Hugo Hoelzen in McLemoresville, TN. He died December 23, 2000.
Ruby was a homemaker.
She was a 1940 graduate of Alamo High School.
She was a member of the Oak Street Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family, playing Bingo and Skippo at Autumn Heights, where she was a resident for many years. She was a die-hard St, Louis Cardinal's and Iowa Hawkeye's fan.
Survivors include four sons, Michael (Claudia) Hoelzen of New London, Randall (Donnalea) Hoelzen of West Salem, WI, David (Berit) Hoelzen of Burlington, and Steven (Lisa) Hoelzen of Peoria, AZ; 11 grandchildren, Brian, Michelle, Justin, Katrina, Wayne, Rachel, Karl, Kristine, Nathan, Eric, and Kyle; 12 great-grandchildren, Alex, Chelsea, Courtney, Emma, Kate, Marshall, Mason, Theo, Ethan, Ebony, Ava, and Jack.
Besides her husband she was preceded by her parents, and one sister Maggie Mae Legget.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM with the family to receive friends Monday, September 28, 2015 at Prugh-Thielen Funeral Home, 3940 Division St.
The funeral service for Mrs. Hoelzen will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Oak Street Baptist Church with Reverend Gary Karas officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A time of food and fellowship will be held in the fellowship hall at Oak Street Baptist Church following the interment.
A memorial has been established to the Oak Street Baptist Church. - See more at: http://www.thielenfuneralhome.com/obituary/Ruby-LaVerne-Hoelzen/Burlington-IA/1547367#sthash.nIbJ2pud.dpuf