Birth date: Sep 3, 1942 Death date: Jun 28, 2018
Ruth Katherine (White) Burggren, age 75, of McBride, passed away at Masonic Pathways in Alma on June 28, 2018. She was born on September 3, 1942 in Ithaca, the daughter of Elmer and Julia (Raducha) White. Ruth was a twin with her Read Obituary
Mike, Marlena, Mason, and Maddie So sorry for the loss of your mom and grandma. You are in my thoughts and prayers Rich and Becky Race
My sister Ruth took over be Mom for us after our Mpm passed away and she was only in the 8th grade .Doing our laundry using the old ringer washer and big tubs of water for rinse the clothes and hung them out side to dry. She taught me to cook and clean. Remember that we would go & get these yellow apples from a farm down the road from us & she made applesauce. Went she was dating someone while in high school she and the friend introduced us to pizza. It was quite a treat for us. On Thursday night we're have popcorn and fudge she made great peanut butter fudge but one time she burned her hand real bad when got spoiled. She climbed this big tree and fell down breaking her arm. We always went into town on Friday nights to get our groceries for the week and she would take us to the show while our Dad went to the bar to socialize with other farmers. She & Ruby were the first to graduate from high school in our family. I was in a small 4h group and I was Making a skirt ,I didn't do such a good job on sewing the hem so she tore it out and redid it so I could get a ribbon for it. One day at our one room country I was being picked on by a couple of boys, came home crying & so upset....Ruth took care if that right away with a long letter to the teacher. She always watched out for us and did the best she could. Sorry I didn't do as much as I could have done went she needed us to be there but I'll be grateful for having her in my life and may she rest in peace now . Thank you Ruth
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