Person:Ruth Burmeister (1)

Ruth E Ragen Nov. 19, 1912 -- July 28, 2004

Ruth E Ragen, 91, of Granville Boulevard died late Wednesday evening at Be thesda Care Center. She was born in Rocky Ridge to the now-deceased Herman and Hattie (Waggone r) Burmeister. On June 25, 1929, Ruth married Arthur Ragen in Angola, In d. He preceded her on Jan. 10, 1996. Surviving are grandchildren, Kathleen Reineck, Kelly Kolhoff, Michael, Pat rick and Daniel Ragen; five great-grandchildren; sister, Phyllis Damschrod er of Elmore; and brother, Roland Burmeister of Fremont. Preceding her a re son, Don Ragen, brothers, Carl and Albert Ragen, and sister, Marvel V an Ness. Ruth attended Fremont High School. She was a member of First Presbyteri an Church and the Fremont Federation of Women. She worked for many yea rs at the Howard Zink Corp. as a seamstress. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home, 416 S Ar ch St. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery. Memorials: Easter Seals. Online condolences: keller koch@@ezworks.net Originally published Friday, July 30, 2004 added by Jon Jay Shultz, July 30, 2004