Ruth Green

Ruth Caroline Green, 85, passed away on Thursday, June 4th, 2015 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Golden and Nancy Green of Adrian, Minnesota. She was born January 9, 1930 in Morgan, Minnesota, to Martha and Emil Koblin, and was the oldest of three children. Ruth graduated from Morgan Public High School in 1948 and met her future husband, Bruce Franklin Green, on a blind date. They were married on October 6, 1954, at first living on a farm near Sanborn, but eventually moving to Finland, Minnesota where for many years Ruth worked at Apollo Restaurant, located in the same town. On retirement, they moved back to Sanborn, settling on the family farm. They had been married 60 years at the time of Bruce's death on January 26th of this year. Ruth was a member of Red Rock United Methodist Church and the Germantown Tuesday Extension Club. She enjoyed cooking, canning, crocheting, gardening, and embroidery. Ruth loved to have her family around her, always making sure that there was plenty of home made food when they came to visit. She will be greatly missed. Ruth is survived by her sister, Darlene (Wallace) Huebert of Sanborn, Minnesota, her brother, Donald Koblin of Morgan, Minnesota, six children: Sandra (Darrell) Johnson of Long Lake, Minnesota, Golden (Nancy) Green of Adrian, Minnesota, Linda Marx of Monticello, Minnesota, Bruce (Bev) Green of Grand Marais, Don Green of Howard Lake, and Pat (Stacy) Green of Hastings, Minnesota. Ruth is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Darrell, Sarah, Jennifer, Charissa, Jessica, Miranda, Derek, Lisa, Kelly, Ashley, Anna, and Andy; and eleven great-grandchildren: Lucas, Curtis, Rebecca, Lillian, Harley, Raelynn, George, Linzi, Jackson, Adam, and Lily. The Family wishes to thank Compassionate Care Hospice of Worthington, Minnesota for the support and wonderful care they gave to Ruth. Visitation 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Monday, June 8, 2015 Red Rock United Methodist Church, Sanborn, MN 45812 County Rd. 10 Sanborn, Minnesota, United States 56083 Service Information 1:00 pm Monday, June 8, 2015 Red Rock United Methodist Church, Sanborn, MN 45812 County Rd. 10 Sanborn, Minnesota, United States 56083 Interment Information Sanborn City Cemetery 33067 200th St. Sanborn, Minnesota, United States 56083