Doris Ruetten

Doris M. Ruetten age 98 of Nashua, Iowa died Sunday, October 5, 2014, at her daughter's home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, OCTOBER 24, 2014, at the United Methodist Church, Nashua with burial the following day in the Pulaski Church Cemetery near Muscoda, WI with Hope Jacobs, Cheri Mullins, Michael Ruetten, Scott Ruetten, Tim McMains, Max Jacobs and Derek Gremban serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family beginning at 1:00 p.m. Friday, OCTOBER 24, 2014, at the United Methodist Church, Nashua. Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home - Olson Chapel in Nashua is in charge of arrangements. Doris Maxine Ruetten was born November 13, 1915 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Earl and Dorthy (Thomas) Potterton. She attended the Dodgeville school system and was the valedictorian for Dodgeville High School Class of 1934. In 1938 she married Hubert James Ruetten in Dubuque, Iowa. To this union six children were born. Doris was a hardworking mother and housewife, while her husband, Hubert was cheesemaker in Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Chippewa Falls and Muscoda. In 1961 the family moved to Nashua where Doris has lived ever since. She also was a loving foster parent much of her life for many children in both Wisconsin and Iowa. She later married Roy Mollencopf in Nashua, IA. Doris was always active in her church no matter where she lived. In Nashua, she enjoyed her Sunday school class and reading scripture at the United Methodist Church. She also loved studying and reading the bible. She attended a weekly bible study group for over 40 years, read her bible every day, and several times would read through the entire bible in a years time. Doris was an avid reader and writer. She read many books and kept a journal for a number of years, detailing her life as a child and a young woman. Throughout her life, Doris loved children, especially babies. She also liked to bake, with her family considering her specialities to be muffins, cookies and pies. Doris is survived by her six children; Patricia (Gene) Owens of Valley Center, CA, Roger (Peg) Ruetten of Stillwater, MN, Susan (James) Jacobs of Nashua, IA, Mary (Cooper) Mackin of Roanoke, VA, Cynthia (Tad) Barnaby of Portage, MI and Jeanne Fenske of Sheldon, IA, P.J. Hoppe of Brooklyn Park, MN; one step daughter, Kay (Joe) Pagel of Waverly, IA; 19 grandchildren, Michael (Leslie) McMains of Newport Beach, CA, Timothy McMains of Englewood, CO, Cheralyn (Ray) Mullins of Roseville, CA, Katrice (Mark Ziefle of White Bear Lake, MN, Michael (Kristen) Ruetten of Dallas, TX, Liza (Joseph) Miller and Scot (Dawn) Ruetten of Muscoda, WI, Lori (Brian) Laufenberg of Platteville, WI, Jennifer Ruetten of Middleton, WI, Bruce (Tricia) Jacobs of Waterloo, IA, Brian Jacobs of LaFarge, WI, Brad (Dawn) Jacobs of Charlottesville, VA, Brent (Shannon) Jacobs of Sterling, IL, Brooke Sue (Scott) Shrum of Ankeny, IA, Betrenna Jacobs of Ames, IA, Hayley (Nick) Froiland of Sioux Falls, SC, Brenda Jacobs of Rockwell, IA, Eric (Maria) Gremban of Carlsbad, CA and Derek (Nicole) Gremban Bellingham, WA; 28 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; one daughter-in-law Linda Ruetten of Muscoda, WI; two sisters, Mary Eleen Jewel of Mineral Point, WI and Ann (Frank) Snyder of Sierra Vista, AZ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Hubert and second husband, Roy; one son, Frederick Ruetten; one brother, Lloyd Potterton and one great-grandchild, Colin Ruetten.