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FESSLER Ruth Gladys Lorena Morine Fessler, was born October 30, 1904 in McPherson, KS, to CeCeclia Hanson Morine and Swan S. Morine. She passed away July 16, 2005. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday July 19, 2005, at Immanuel Lutheran Church 1700 Westport Rd. KCMO 64131. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, KCMO. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday. In lieu of flowers the family suggest contributions to the church or Heartland Hospice, 1001 E. 101st Terr. Ste. 180 KCMO 64131. Her first schooling years were in Lindsborg Rural Smoky Hill School and in District #9 school where she graduated from the 8th grade. After graduating from Lindsborg High School in 1922 she attended Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, KS. She was a member of and sang in the Messiah Chorus of Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS. Ruth was married to George Henry Fessler of Salina, KS, on January 26, 1925. They moved to Kansas City, MO and joined Immanuel Lutheran Church. Ruth treasured the years she was active at her beloved Immanuel. Singing in the choir and teaching Sunday School to children she came to love dearly. She was an active member of the former Mary-Martha Missionary Society, serving as chairman for two terms and the Ella Wilberg Careful Gleaners Sunday school class. Ruth was a member of W.E.L.C.A.A. Love Circle and the Altar Guild, serving as chairman for one term. Ruth was employed in 1955 as manager of sportswear at Rothschilds Ladies Ready to Wear on the Country Club Plaza. She worked for eight years as admitting clerk at Trinity Lutheran Hospital in Kansas City. Upon her retirement she worked as a seasonal employee at the Internal Revenue Service in Kansas City. For many years Ruth was a volunteer for The Camp Fire Girls of Kansas City, MO. She served as Guardian (group leader), Chairman of the City-wide guardian Association and on The Camp Fire Girls Council Board. She was a member of A.A.R.P. and The Scandinavian Women's Society of Kansas City, MO. Her survivors include her beloved daughter Mary Morine Nelson and granddaughter, Rondi of the home. She was proud to be the grandmother of Michael and Cathy Nelson, Brian and Michelle Crane, George and Annette Nelson and Rondi Nelson all of the Kansas City area and Paula and David Craton of Dallas, GA. She was also a proud great-grandmother of Ansley, Caylee, Ryan, Lindsey, Alisha, Nikki, Heather Morine, Stephen, Kyle, Kevin and Michael and great-great-grandmother of Annaleigh. Several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by a loved and devoted husband and father, George H. Fessler; a daughter Martha Rae Crane and a son-in-law Roy V. Crane, all of this area. Three sisters Alice Esping, Mildred O'Rourke and Hattie Shogren and one brother, Garfield W. Morine all of Lindsborg, KS. Ruth was devoted to her family. She loved the family gatherings. It was a joy to her to have the children around, and to be able to attend their various ball games and church and school functions. (Arr. Marts Memorial Services 816-561-8181)
Published by Kansas City Star on Jul. 18, 2005.

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Ruth married George Henry Fessler on 26 Jan 1925 in Salina, Saline County, KS. George (son of Benjamin Franklin Fessler and Alma Ostberg) was born on 4 Apr 1900 in Gypsum, Saline County, KS; died on 9 Mar 1959 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO; was buried on 12 Mar 1959 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]