Died 8 April 2008

Burial in Blair Cemetery

Published in Enterprise on 11 April 2008

Ruth Bruse, 91, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at her home in Blair.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12, at the First United Methodist Church in Blair. A graveside service will follow at the Blair Cemetery.

Ruth Jenkins was born March 5, 1917, in Tilden to Earl L. and Ida Irene Jenkins. She attended elementary school in Tilden and, after completion of the sixth grade, moved with her parents to Kennard, where she completed grades seven through nine. She graduated from Blair High School in 1935, and later attended Dana College and Van Sants Business College in Omaha. She was a member of Chapter EQ of the P.E.O Sisterhood in Blair, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

She will be remembered as a loving wife, and a "Jim dandy mom."

She is survived by two sons, J. Charles Bruse of Washington, D.C., and Mark S. Bruse of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren; her brothers, Earl F. Jenkins of Lincoln and Warren C. Jenkins of Evanston, Ill.; cousins; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John.

In lieu of flowers, memorial are suggested to the National Arthritis Foundation or First United Methodist Church in Blair.

#2-Published in Omaha World Herald on 11 April 2008

BRUSE-Ruth, age 91, Blair, NE. Survived by 2 sons, J. Charles Bruse, Washington, D.C., Mark S. Bruse, Houston, TX; 3 grandchildren; 2 brothers, Earl Jenkins, Lincoln, NE, Warren Jenkins, Evanston, IL.

SERVICES Saturday 10:30 am First United Methodist Church, Blair. Burial Blair Cemetery. VISITATION will begin 12 pm Friday. Family will receive friends 4-6 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to National Arthritis Foundation or First United Methodist Church.

CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME Blair, NE 402-426-2191

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Ruth Jenkins Bruse

Born October 5, 1963 Council Bluffs, Iowa ~ Entered Into Rest March 23, 2010 Omaha, Nebraska

Funeral Services 10:30 A.M. Friday, March 26, 2010 First Methodist Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Rev. David Weesner, Rev. Denny Silk. Organist: Katy Flynn. Vocalists: Karl & Belinda Jacoby. Musical Selections: “Through The Years”, “Spirit Song”, “Because He Lives”, “Untitled Hymn”, “I Am Free” ~~~ Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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