Ruth N. Ginn

Ruth N. Ginn, 85, of Morrowville, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Washington County Hospital. A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 19 at the Ward Funeral Home. Pastor Ron Brown officiated. Della Goldsberry played the organ while Ed Durst sang “Go Rest High on That Mountain”, “Beyond the Sunset”, and “The Old Rugged Cross.” The pallbearers were Craig Fencl, Jeff Lehman, Terry Frager, Gerry Frager, Curt Bennett, Brett Lehman, Dean Lovgren and Larry Lovgren. Burial was in the Haddam City Cemetery. Ruth was born September 16, 1925 near Morrowville, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence and Rose (Hauschel) Wells. On August 12, 1942, she married Marvin Ginn at Belleville. They lived on a farm north of Morrowville. In 2002 she moved into Morrowville. Ruth worked as a seamstress and a homemaker. Collecting barbed wire was a hobby she shared with her husband. They would travel throughout the U.S., going to barbed wire shows to buy, sell and trade. They are in the Barbed Wire Hall of Fame in Lacrosse. Ruth also collected bird houses and letter openers. She was a member of a pinochle club and coffee club at Morrowville. She enjoyed doing crafts and spending time with her family. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marvin, on January 21, 1999; son-in-law, Bob Lehman; two sisters, Betty Smith and Marie Heorman; and two brothers, Lester Wells and Lloyd Wells. Surviving include her daughters, Jean Lehman and Joyce Fitzgerald, both of Morrowville; brother, Carl (Phyllis) Wells, Great Bend, Kan.; sister, Doris (Bill) Clark, Towanda, Kan.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established and will be designated at a later date. Contributions may be sent in care of Ward Funeral Home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ruth N. Ginn, please visit our flower store.