Ruth Jurrens

Ruth Jurrens Service

Sibley, IA

     Ruth Jurrens age 79 of Sibley, Iowa passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Country View Manor in Sibley.

     Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 13, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church in Sibley with Reverend Terry Simm, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery at George.

     Visitation will be Friday, February 12^th from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM with the family present from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley.

     Ruth Elaine Jurrens was born June 7, 1941 to Emil and Lillian (Renken) Hargens in Sibley.  She attended Ashton Public School and graduated valedictorian in 1959.  When Ruth was 16 her mother died of polio, two years later she gained a wonderful stepmother, a stepbrother, and two step sisters.

     On July 10, 1959 she was united in marriage to Jake Jurrens.  They lived near George, then moved to a farm Southwest of Sibley, then made their home on a farm Southeast of Sibley.  She helped with farming, raised 5 children, Lori, Lonnie, Lisa, Larren, and Lanette.  She attended the Presbyterian church as a child, then joined the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley at the age of 16.  She taught Bible School, Sunday School, and Catechism.  She was active in the Church P.W. group.  Ruth did a lot of sewing when her children were in school.  She loved cooking, gardening, feeding her birds, as well as collecting bird & chicken figurines.  She did a lot of canning & freezing, and baking.  Ruth really enjoyed reading and would often read a book in one night.  She loved her family, especially her great grandchildren. 

     Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 61 years, Jake; children, Lori Vander Plaats of Spirit Lake, IA, Lonnie (Teresa) Jurrens of Sibley, IA, Lisa (Gene) Reiser of Brandon, SD, Larren Jurrens of Windom, MN, and Lanette (Jason) Johanning of Round Lake, MN; grandchildren, Stacey, Jeremy, Tara Vander Plaats; Michael, Joshua, Alex Jurrens; Tyler Reiser, Carly Kulzer, Braiden Reiser; Andrew Jurrens, and Amanda Duerr; great grandchildren, Davian, Nevaeh, Bronson, Brooklyn, Connor, Dylan, Delaney, Raife, Teige, Ledia, Maximilian, Wyatt, William, and Aria; brother, Robert (Bonnie) Hargens of Lincoln, NE; step sisters, VerAnn Kimbrough of Lake Lure, NC, LaRae (Rick) Dressler of Lake Crystal, MN, step sister-in-law, Linda Jacobsma of Ham Lake, MN; along with extended relatives and friends.

     She was preceded in death by her parents Emil and Lillian; step mother Anna Mae Hargens; step brother, Burdell Jacobsma; and step brother-in-law, Mac Kimbrough.