Ruth Ossenkop

Ruth Mae Ossenkop was born September 21, 1919, the daughter of Amandus and Agnes Shelldorf Kracht. She passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan, Iowa, at the age of ninety-one.
Ruth was born in Westside, Iowa. She attended Westside Community Schools, graduating with the class of 1936. She was united in marriage to Vernon Ossenkop on October 20, 1938, at St. John Evangelical Church in Westside, Iowa. They made their home on a farm near Vail, Iowa, in Hayes Township. To this union were born five children.
Ruth worked hard on the farm, raising and selling chickens and tending to her garden. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and collecting ceramic chickens. She also liked to watch sports of all kinds, especially following the Iowa Hawkeyes and stock car racing. Some of her favorite television programs included Wheel of Fortune; Judge Judy; Dr. Phil; and The Price Is Right.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vernon in 1984; twin infant sons; three brothers:Sam and his wife, Helen; Ivan; and Pat and his wife, Evangeline; one sister, Laverna and her husband, Ed. She is survived by one son, Larry and his wife, Mary; two daughters: Mary Kae and her husband, Rex; and Linda and her husband, Delbert; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert and his wife, Rowene; other relatives and friends.