Louisa was a short but strong woman. She lived a hard life, worked so hard. Louisa buried 3 infants (in death), at 53 became a widow, buried her two beloved oldest sons and 2 adult daughters. Her remaining four children: Leona, Elmer, Ev and Fay were able to say goodbye to her 5 months short of her 102nd birthday, her mind was as sharp as a tack.
Louisa was the last link to 'the old world', her hometown in Rockenhausen, Germany as she had always kept in correspondence (she wrote and spoke German) with cousins and relatives who remained there. When she passed, that link was gone until around 2011 when a great grand daughter had re-established the link via Facebook, now 4 generations later.
Louisa was a special woman.
Louisa was a short but strong woman. She lived a hard life, worked so hard. Louisa buried 3 infants (in death), at 53 became a widow, buried her two beloved oldest sons and 2 adult daughters. Her remaining four children: Leona, Elmer, Ev and Fay were able to say goodbye to her 5 months short of her 102nd birthday, her mind was as sharp as a tack.
Louisa was the last link to 'the old world', her hometown in Rockenhausen, Germany as she had always kept in correspondence (she wrote and spoke German) with cousins and relatives who remained there. When she passed, that link was gone until around 2011 when a great grand daughter had re-established the link via Facebook, now 4 generations later.
Louisa was a special woman.
Family Members
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Earnest Fredrick Ruebsam
1900–1952
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Walter Heinrich Ruebsam
1901–1956
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Bertha Alice Ruebsam
1904–1936
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Alice Lillian Ruebsam
1906–1907
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Elmer William Ruebsam
1906–1987
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Leona Lena Ruebsam Peterson
1908–2002
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Edna Rosie Ruebsam Paulson
1910–1970
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Evelyn Rosella "Ev" Ruebsam Jaqua
1910–2005
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Fay Mildred Ruebsam Rule
1919–2015
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