Obituary of Ruth IKERT

IKERT, Ruth August 6, 1929 – October 10, 2012 Ruth passed away peacefully at Strathmore Hospital on October 10, 2012 with her husband Carl by her side, at the age of 83 years. Ruth is survived and will be missed by her husband Carl of 63 years; her three sons and their wives, Carson (Vicki), Paul (Jodi) and Tom (Crystal); ten grandchildren, Stacey, Brent, Shane, Morgan, Sam, Lynsey, Cameron, Jennifer, Amanda and Carlee; and eight great-grandchildren, Presley, Annika, Eli, Kaden, Winry, Marek, Rayna and Lily. She is also survived by her siblings, Ed (Jan), Helen and George and will be missed by her many friends and relatives. Ruth was predeceased by her sister Betty, and her parents John Unrau and Sarah Wiebe. Ruth was born and grew up in southern Manitoba. She met Carl in Winnipeg while she was cooking for a threshing crew. Ruth and Carl were married on August 3,1949 in Winnipeg, and then moved to Windsor, Ontario, where their first son, Carson, was born. Eventually they moved to back to Winnipeg where their sons Paul and Tom were born. They moved the family to Calgary in 1957 and settled in Millican. In 1968 they moved to a farm in the Strathmore area where they lived for 35 years until they moved into Ranchwood Estates in Strathmore in 2004. In 2011, Ruth made the move to Sagewood. Ruth’s life revolved around her family, friends and the Alliance Church both in Calgary, and then Strathmore. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Strathmore Alliance Church at 1:00 p.m. To send condolences, please visit www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca Send Condolences