Ruth Demro

Ruth Demro, age 87 of Nashua, Iowa died Friday, December 5, 2014, at Cedar Vale Assisted Living in Nashua. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday December 10, 2014 at St. John Lutheran Church, Nashua with Rev. Bill Nielsen officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Nashua with Renae Johnson, Randy Demro, Ryan Demro, Holly Macpherson, Kristi Demro, Tracy Demro, Alexandra Murff and Rachel Murff as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday December 9th at the Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home - Olson Chapel in Nashua. Further visitation will be one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Ruth Arline Demro was born November 30, 1927, in Kenowsha, WI, the third of eleven children born to Charles and Florence (Ersing) Patten. She received her education in Charles City graduating from the Charles City High School in 1945. She worked at Salsbury Labs in Charles City in her youth. On January 8, 1949, at the Congregational Church in Charles City, she married Ronald P. Demro. To this union four children were born. Ruth stayed at home raising her family and also worked at two Nashua gift shops, the Serendipity Shop and the Calico Cat. She also did babysitting for several area families. Memberships include the R.E.S.T. Club, the Nashua Womens Club, St. John Lutheran Church and Circle where she was also a Sunday School Teacher for over 25 years. Ruth enjoyed the outdoors, working in the garden and ‘puttering’ in the dirt. She embroidered, sewed, cooked and loved to watch Nascar and bird-watching, especially looking out for cardinals. She mostly loved the quality time she was able to spend with her family and fondly recalled the years she watched her husband Ronnie play ball around the area. Survivors include two sons, Terry (Cindy) Demro and Dennis (Zelda) Demro all of Nashua; two daughters, Vicki (Bill) Jones of Nashua and Rhonda (Curtis) Murff of Mokena, IL; eight grandchildren, Renae Johnson, Randy Demro, Ryan Demro, Holly Macpherson, Kristy Demro, Tracy Demro, Alexandria Murff and Rachel Murff; five great-grandchildren; five sisters, Jean (Carlton) Veigel of Boise, ID, Betty Patten of St. Paul, Mary Fisher of Nashua, Janice Monson of Charles City and Kathy (Chuck) Kraut of North Richland Hills, TX; two brothers, Kenneth (Joyce) Patten of St. Paul and Wendell (Donna) Patten of Charles City. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Joan Patten and Patty Saurez; one brother, Robert Patten.